Counter-Strike Nexon: Studio

Counter-Strike Nexon: Studio (formerly Counter-Strike Nexon: Zombies) is a free-to-play first-person shooter game developed and published by Nexon. It is a mh:awesomegames:Steam port of Counter-Strike Online, a mh:awesomegames:Counter-Strike game developed for the Asian market by Valve and Nexon.

Why It Sucks

 * 1) The game itself is a huge mess. It does add some new modes, but they seem to be really off for Counter-Strike. Zombies are kind of unfitting in the Counter-Strike franchise (though to be fair, Counter-Strike's custom zombie mode is really popular), Fun mode consists of various modes like Soccer, Hide & Seek (which is a rip-off of Gmod's Prop Hunt mode) and there is even a Minecraft-like build tool.
 * 2) Some servers are a mess too.
 * 3) Due to being F2P, it is pretty much a pay-to-win and just like any other "F2P" Asian online shooter it is filled with microtransactions and relies heavily on them. You get some starter weapons which require you lots of headshots to get a few basic zombies killed, and it is really hard to get better weapons without paying. And to make it worse, a lot of weapons (and also factions and classes) can be bought and used only for limited period of time, and many can be unlocked only via things like decoders, lootboxes etc. There is even an in-game item you have to buy and use, so you can just vote-kick someone.
 * 4) The game is still on the GoldSrc engine, which is really outdated.
 * 5) Since technically this game is a Steam port of CSO, which is aimed at Asian market (as said above), most of its unique characters, zombies and factions are designed in anime-style, which really doesn't suit Counter-Strike at all. The female characters are the most notable, as they do not fit in the CS universe.
 * 6) There are some technical problems, some of which can occur to players from specific regions. For example, Ukrainian players are having problems with buying things from the in-game store.

Redeeming Qualities

 * 1) Despite that game's unique modes look and play off, they are actually pretty interesting and add variety. They can be pretty fun to play in too.
 * 2) There are a lot of new factions, characters, maps, modes, weapons and other features unique to the game.
 * 3) Nexon still supports the game and adds new things, though big updates seem to have a huge time-gaps sometimes.
 * 4) Technically, it gives the non-Asian players an opportunity to play in Counter-Strike Online (though Turkish players already got the Counter Strike Online until it was shut down in 2014 due to favor of the CSN:S).

Reception
Just like Counter-Strike Online (which is basically the same game despite some differences), this game received a lot of positive reviews from many Asian players, though many others have mixed or negative opinions. Reviews from other players however are mostly mixed due to problems stated above.