Counter-Strike is the most popular competitive shooter in video game history. Over the 20 years of the game’s existence, thousands of different cards have appeared in it. While on the professional CS 1.6 scene, teams were competing in locations with the planting of bombs, fans had a lot of fun freeing the hostages. For a selection of the most popular hostage maps in the history of Counter-Strike 1.6, see Cybersport.ru.
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cs_mansion
Perhaps it is cs_mansion that is considered the very first map in the history of Counter-Strike. The location, created for the early beta version of the shooter by developer Magnus Lind, has become one of the most popular and recognizable for many years. Subsequently, many remakes of the map were made, the most famous of which was cs_estate. Of course, the legendary location has found a place in the newest version of the shooter – however, in CS: GO it is only available in the Workshop (there are more than 200 variations of it). Unfortunately, you won’t be able to play cs_mansion on official servers.
cs_mansion in CS-1.6
cs_italy
By 2023, hostage cards had lost their popularity, thanks in large part to the development of the professional Counter-Strike scene, which is played only on bomb-laden maps. But the players who went to the computer clubs of the 2000s should remember well the fierce battles for the hostages. One of the most popular cards of this type was cs_italy. Users liked the location so much that in 2012 Valve created an updated version for CS: GO, which allowed fans to run cs_italy on the official servers. However, over time, interest in “little Italy” disappeared, and now you can fight on it only in the “Arms Race” and “Normal” mode.
cs_italy in CS-1.6
cs_office
Cs_office is another portal to the beginning of the 21st century. An incredibly atmospheric map, just like cs_italy, with hostage rescue mechanics. The location, like cs_mansion, appeared in the very first version of the game. The map is present in absolutely all parts of Counter-Strike, and in the newest CS: GO it can still be played in ranked matches (the only map with hostages from the entire list), so even the most old fans can still enjoy battles in their favorite ones. ” offices “.
cs_office in CS-1.6
cs_assault
Another incredibly popular card from the distant, distant times. Having become insanely in demand in CS 1.6, the location received updated versions in all versions of the shooter except Condition Zero. In Global Offensive, for example, for a long time after its release, it was available in competitive mode, just like Office. However, with the development of the professional scene and the decline in interest in locations with hostages, cs_assault went to Italy to host the “Arms Race” and “Regular” matches.
cs_assault in CS-1.6
cs_militia
I would like to end this collection with one more hostage map (yes, like all the previous ones). Militia, in 1.6 similar to a rocky desert, in later versions of the shooter appears as a beautiful country residence with a large house. Insanely fun and versatile from a tactical point of view due to the legendary “tunnel”, the map was one of the most popular among all. Militia, like many locations from this list, was available for playing in CS: GO ranked matches for some time, but a few years after the release, it went into a kind of peace in unpopular shooter modes.
cs_militia in CS-1.6
