Counter-Strike 1.6 hacked to run on Android
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Counter-Strike, the highly-popular online shooter game is now compatible with Android phones, with due credit to a programmer named Alibek Omarov, who has created the unofficial Android port of the 13-year-old game. He had earlier been part of the team that converted Valve's classic Half-Life to the mobile platform.
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You can now enjoy Counter-Strike 1.6 on your Android phone if you take care of a few pre-requisites to make the game fully functional.
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Aiming, shooting, and physical movements could get cluttered if you use the traditional finger-swipe approach on your smartphone. Instead, you could use supported peripheral devices like a mouse and a keyboard with USB on-the-go adapter.
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On the contrary, Wired reports that the game's touchscreen controls are "surprisingly competent" while player "movement and strafing seem fairly smooth." Also, you can change weapons and shoot bullets with a single tap.
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If you are already getting too curious to test the game on Android, just download Xash3D software and ensure a legal version of the game is added to your Steam account, so that you can copy the files. The game also requires you to install Omarov's mod via GitHub. Â
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If you are still not convinced, check out the gameplay video for the modded version of Counter-Strike 1.6 for Android:
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