Q 01/05

Which programmer, nicknamed 'Gooseman', co-created the original mod?

A) Minh Le

B) Gabe Newell

C) Robin Walker

D) Erik Johnson

Answer · why

A) Minh Le

Le had previously worked on the Navy SEALs mod for Quake and on Action Quake 2 before starting his own project.

Q 02/05

Counter-Strike began as a mod for which game?

A) Quake II

B) Half-Life

C) Unreal Tournament

D) Doom II

Answer · why

B) Half-Life

Gabe Newell later credited the mod with an unusual year-over-year rise in Half-Life's own sales.

Q 03/05

In what year did Valve release the first Counter-Strike as a retail product?

A) 1998

B) 2002

C) 2003

D) 2000

Answer · why

D) 2000

The retail box was branded Half-Life: Counter-Strike because, Jess Cliffe said, the game lacked a strong identity of its own.

Q 04/05

Which studio developed Condition Zero, the follow-up released in March 2004?

A) Gearbox Software

B) Hidden Path Entertainment

C) Turtle Rock Studios

D) Barking Dog Studios

Answer · why

C) Turtle Rock Studios

Turtle Rock later built the bot AI that became a precursor to the systems in Left 4 Dead.

Q 05/05

Ritual Entertainment's earlier version of Condition Zero shipped alongside it under what name?

A) Tour of Duty

B) Deleted Scenes

C) Lost Missions

D) Black Ops

Answer · why

B) Deleted Scenes

It is a linear single-player campaign with briefings, a blowtorch, a fiber-optic camera and remote-controlled bombs.