Counter Terrorist Special Ops 2019

It seems that the game hasn’t been updated since 2014 (in fact, the latest update was rolled out in September 2019). The visuals, advertised as “Western-style,” in fact, resemble some 1980s’ low budget action movie, like the most mediocre ones by Golan-Globus. Sand and heat, some unidentified uniform and enemies you need to lay in stocks – if you are nostalgic about the 1980s, you may even like it.

Gameplay – 4/5

As the name implies, it’s a mobile imitation of the famous Counter-Strike franchise, with a first-person perspective and lots of weapons and armor. That’s right. You play as a counter terrorist fighter on the mission (or rather on mission by mission), here to kill the terrorists. The terrorists – how strange! – are shooting back, and you need protection as well as precision.

The AI-controlled enemies seem too dumb sometimes, not reacting even when you stand in front of them. But you better look around, because, even as smart as zombies, they are still dangerous when approaching.
The game offers you several levels with mission-based upgrades, and you get rewarded for any completed mission. The more you earn, the better weapons, the more ammo and the stronger armor you can purchase, providing further success. Of course, you don’t have to wait: the game supports microtransactions, and one can accelerate the pace.

Controls – 5/5

There is little room for mistakes, and the controls are alright, with a virtual joystick under the left thumb, a camera moving area, and buttons for pulling the trigger or altering weapons. The response is fast enough, even on rather old phones and tablets. It’s only available for Android, so external controllers can be used too, if it makes sense for you.

Replay Value – 3/5

Unless you make at least one payment, you will want to prefer something else. Though quite well done in terms of missions and levels, the game may irritate you with stupid AIs and even more with endless ads. Yet if you find some thrashy pleasure in it, you might find the source of inspiration in replaying and proceeding.

The Bottom Line

The game is stuffed with ads, though the developers assure that any purchase will remove them forever. But the main issue is being secondary as hell. Not that it’s completely fake, but it obviously exploits a more famous brand, and does it well enough to attract about 5M players.