The Biggest FPS Game You've Never Heard Of - CrossFire

When you hear the words “most popular FPS game”, what comes to mind? Halo, Call of Duty, CS:GO, or VALORANT? Back when I started playing online video games with my friends, there was one thing we all wanted to play: shooters.
Most of us couldn’t afford Xbox Live or high-end gaming PCs, but thankfully, we were growing up at a time when free-to-play online shooters that didn’t require a beefy rig were being churned out left-right, and center.
Among the games we played, one title would go on to be picked up by one of the largest video game publishers in the world, who envisioned an esports scene that could rival that of CS:GO. Unfortunately, some dreams are a little too big, and though the game ended up surviving for a decade longer than most had anticipated, it ended up flopping hard.
This, is CrossFire.
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[@plokplot8900]

This game was so popular due to it being f2p and that the system requirements were quite low so internet shops in Asia could install them and attract kids who grew up playing this game.

[@DarkZerol]

The game debuted way back in 2007, it was basically marketed as a F2P alternative to Counter-Strike and it's widely played and continues to get supported till this day especially in the eSports scene which is seriously impressive.

[@plokplot8900]

@@DarkZerol cs never really got a good foot hold as the staple fps in Asia. Most copies of cs was probably a pirated version and any sort of online scene was non existent. There were other fps games before cf but it seems cf was the better one.

[@dieptrieu6564]

@@plokplot8900 It was the closest to CS, whereas other games try to look way too different. That's why it become the best

[@sirkrodz]

That was stated on the video tho. But okay

[@charles2521]

There are hundreds of thousands of F2P FPS with low system requirements. This game became popular for the same reason as Counter Strike: it is old and has become a classic.

[@hunterbhr]

As a brazilian, I can asure that this game used to be huge in here. I spent 5 years of my life play this game, and watching this gave me a mixed fellings of good sensations remembering how good it was to get kills and make beatiful plays. And bad sensations of remembering the amount of rages caused by a bad net code, poor hit reg and hackers ever now and then.

[@ruanluzlopes9004]

It's true, although i never played it myself cause i was stuck with Warface

[@SenaHawe]

CrossFire was a thing, definitively essential for currently FPS scene in Brazil

[@joaopedroformozo6555]

Lembro até hoje de ter ficado até as 3 horas da manha assistindo a BD na final do campeonato mundial. Nunca joguei CF, mas comemorei muito com aquele título

[@leoporfis]

came to see if any brazillians had commented cf was definetely huge here and was the introduction of fps to a lot of people

[@LeviatanCortez]

Same here, Bruno. I spent 2 years playing this gams. I used to love the ghost mode because i was too bad to shoot. Good memories. It was the first fps I played a lot.

[@ozziefps]

This game is like the runescape of shooters. You never really quit, you just take long breaks.

[@DrP33lz]

True, I come back to this game almost every year

[@DRlFTIN]

That’s how I feel about CS

[@Voolee2196]

True lol

[@vnthang7331]

Sounds about right.

[@Oblivion1407]

The melee weapons in this game hits different. I could play melee-only mode all day long.

[@thieftactician9989]

FR, axe one shotted with left click on head it was so cool hahahahaha

[@heartriah]

sameeeee

[@chairwood]

play super smash bros melee

[@FirefistAce98]

The axe is just og, but the kukri, Katana, or the AK Bayonet 😂 just goated

[@MasonH24]

@@thieftactician9989 As it should be. An axe to the head, you're fucked.

[@dotQuadcore]

Crossfire is one of the household FPS name in Indonesia. Even to this day, this and it’s direct rival, Point Blank, is still common to be found among gamers here.

[@norske_ow3440]

I miss point blank, good to hear it’s still going strong!

[@Isani.myhani]

Point blank is filled with cheaters XD

[@suluhwidyotomo7942]

never played crossfire, is it as p2w as point blank?

[@adsdads3990]

@@suluhwidyotomo7942 cash weapon tends to have more ammo + lit skin If you watch nowadays CF esports they still use basic AK / M4

[@suluhwidyotomo7942]

@@adsdads3990 sooo, slightly more f2p friendly than point blank? it's been 10+ years since my last point blank match, i can't recall correctly

[@hieunguyenrileygekko]

this game makes EA and Activision look like charity groups

[@Viilap]

How

[@zhihuixu965]

Microtransactions

[@kuchikibyakuya7697]

Begging for money. This game not

[@aster4405]

@@kuchikibyakuya7697did you not watch the video?

[@nonameguy155]

Tencent is always good at making money with games so...

[@minakonami3754]

This game is a part of my life, even after releasing better games in terms of graphics, it is still my favorite for 10 years.

[@diogene1985]

Bro, i know what you mean!

[@nuoxy]

Best game ever

[@matteoclementi]

Never stopped playing it since 2009

[@verolyn8459]

> better graphics > bruh

[@evans2267]

​@@matteoclementiwow

[@kobe8753]

This was the most popular FPS Games in the Philippines, I hope they create another game similar to this. I hate how newer FPS games tend to have just 2-3 modes.

[@zeyu-mu6vj]

现在crossfire在菲律宾依旧受欢迎吗，我想知道菲律宾现在为什么没有CFEL联赛，当地没有游戏代理商吗

[@Sylphvine]

I remember playing this game in a computer shop in the Philippines it was so fun, I'm glad to see this get recognize again

[@Opasidity]

my dad owned a computer shop in phillipines(luzon) it had the game so i played alot but the mp was so sweaty so i just played zombies lmao

[@thealgorithmsentmehere5994]

first multiplayer fps game you played i assume

[@jiekendinner]

@@Opasidity were you the type who cheezes zombie with a friend or the one who gets into glitch spots?

[@Opasidity]

@@jiekendinner haha nope we we where to stupid

[@itzmekeepingsignph8039]

6:09 tang ina

[@Saul30119]

I can't believe that you talk about CF without talking about the Zombie mode

[@faradise3819]

Ghost > Zombie

[@cloudynguyen6527]

There are zombies mode in CS and they are more fun imo. In CF, zombies aren't that threatening -_-

[@bookofnamzays9477]

crouch and jump spam .. i'member

[@Saul30119]

@@bookofnamzays9477 bhop 👍

[@afdalridwan3813]

@@cloudynguyen6527 agreed, since child i think ghost more bringing jumpscare but in reality CS zombie is way more jumpscare no matter how much i play the game compare to crossifire

[@Tracy_Motel]

I've been playing this game for 10 years already. The nostalgia is strong

[@diogene1985]

Same here 11 years bro....

[@kagamitaiga9167]

Same bro, 14 years of playing this game

[@quela7560]

hi, if you have the 2007 version, can u share please? i have looked extensively and seems like it have been vanished :/

[@quela7560]

@@diogene1985 hi, if you have the 2007 version, can u share please? i have looked extensively and seems like it have been vanished :/

[@quela7560]

hi, if you have the 2007 version, can u share please? i have looked extensively and seems like it have been vanished :/

[@Shasho97]

I play crossfire west everyday Everyday I enjoy ghost mode Basically it's for real real real pros Black list ( Ghosts ) can do tricks to move invisible Global risk ( Defenders ) can hear ghost's breath detect and pinpoint them and kill them But if they walk you can see them It's basically an advanced search and destroy mode where ghosts try to plant C4 or kill GR it's so satisfying in an incredible way

[@Shasho97]

I recommend you try it with your friends.

[@I_hate_HANDLES]

i had goosebumps playing this mode as a kid, but my parents limited me playing cf one hour a week, so i never played this enough

[@SAINTMARKLLOYDCINCO]

I still play this mode up to this day!

[@avoidthevo1d]

I actually remember putting some time into Crossfire when i was younger, mainly because my only PC was a crappy laptop that couldn't run almost anything, CS:GO ran in like 20fps on 800×600. And yes, it's microtransactions were incredibly awful, and the frags did feel satisfying

[@thadex454]

Pay 2 win?

[@avoidthevo1d]

@@thadex454 Yes, pretty much. If i remember correctly, even different variations of the same gun could have gameplay differences

[@WisteriaBerlitz]

@@thadex454 P2W guns that did a bit more damage, P2W character skins that appear smaller (not sure if reduced hitbox)

[@metero9227]

@@avoidthevo1d not such much back then there was not even pistol only and sniper only back then 2007 xD i was just looking for new game after warrock began to get to much cheaters beta was so funny has ghost in gm u could use a cheat where u can shot wiht the knife xD

[@nuoxy]

nothing wrong with the microtransactions

[@negikogok]

This game was stupid popular when I was still a kid living in China. I was the weirdo who was playing Halo 3 with foreigners online with my friend's Xbox while all my classmates were wondering why I don't play Crossfire if I'm into FPS games.

[@user-lb9ib2iy8r]

现在在中国还是挺流行cf的

[@user-hi9dw4el9h]

十年老兵报道

[@tunguska2370]

Your decision is still right

[@Petnwurst]

it was the exact opposite for me here in germany, only one friend of mine who introduced me to the game was playing crossfire, besides that it was (for most of the people) only fifa call of duty or battlefield

[@negikogok]

@@Petnwurst Extra funny since nowadays gamers in China call COD “Crossfire for Americans” as a joke

[@Nythand]

I miss this game with a passion. There is something so satisfying about the simple graphics, sfx and vfx in this game. I wish more people in NA liked this game, i want to play it, but the NA servers are barren or slot reserved.

[@furiomorius7962]

I would agree with you if it was 2007 to maybe 2015 version. CrossFire 2.0 is plagued with terrible matches, unbalanced gameplay, god awful map design, netcode issue, etc. GP shop weapons are obsolete. Sure, there is some good stuff in the Mileage shop, but it's still nothing compared to VIP/ZP weapons. Back then, I used to rock with an M16 and Desert Eagle against ZP players and would get called a cheater. Now I need to farm for craft/upgrade for my weapons or buy shit in the black market for coupons to go toe to toe with ZP players. Luckily, I completed an event that earned me an M4A1 Proto; it's overpowered as the VIP/ZP M4s. There's even a character than could cancel sniper recoil by kicking. The CrossFire that we used to know is not there anymore. I miss the time when I could just login and play the game. I fucking hate farming for shit just to get even; I feel miserable playing after coming back 1 month ago. There are far better free-to-play first-person shooters out in the market than this. Since Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is now also free-to-play, there's no point in coming back to CrossFire anymore. Unless you just like its aesthetics.

[@Forgottentwice]

Switch to Asia server bro literally at least 3 people in the internet cafe play this game all the time. Everyone I know plays or has played crossfire in their life here in Asia 😂

[@zeyu-mu6vj]

​@@Forgottentwice你是哪个国家的

[@PandoXon]

Great video. A lot of what you said hits the point. There are some more things you could have mentioned, but i think overall the most important things got mentioned.

[@retr34tbutundercover64]

This is the game that started my gaming passion. I can never forget this game

[@brentxyletandelacruz6580]

me too gaming carrer gaming passion

[@Paterq]

Whycwoykd someone play this cs rip off. It is worse on every aspect

[@EduCLS]

@@Paterq This is not the case. Crossfire has over 500 weapons, over 50 different game modes, over 100 different scenarios, and so on. In terms of content it is far superior to Counter Strike.

[@platinumplayer930]

@@Paterq But when it is your first game, in 2008 with f2p hay good online server, you can easily enjoy it you know. Especially when you compare with Counter Strike Online.

[@louismeiering4555]

As a german "allmost-pro" in crossfire, let me tell you about some stuff we had to go trough: 1. When Crossfire Europe wasnt released, we had to play on "NA", but we couldnt crouch because the keyboard layouts were programmed so badly, we had to switch to US-Layout, switch the keyboard settings ingame and then switch back. 2. 1000hz polling rate isnt supported, or at least lets your mouse go up and down while aiming left-right. 3. You could click your mouswheel on the scope/right-click button in settings menu, when you played AWM (AWP in csgo) or any other sniper, you could just press shoot button and instantly quickscoped which is btw. very strong in csgo because there is no cooldown of precision. 4. China-Walk was a technique of walking sideways (key A/D) and fastly pressing forward/backward(w/s). It made you faster and people couldnt hear your steps (i think it was possible to switch ws / ad arround. 5. Bunnyhopping was really easy, it was the fastest way to go from A->B and also didnt make noice if done right. 6. you could "high-jump" onto things by hitting jump right before landing, experienced players could easily do it while running whout having to stand infront of the "target". 7. You could glitch into boxes by standing on a corner of a box and slightly fastly going forward/backward and left/right... at some point you just sank into the crate and in some maps this allowed you to go to extremely weird places. 8. Crossfire comp scene started by "forbidding" BP (Bulletproof helmet and vest) which allowed you to dodge a headshot with many weapons (m4), later they allowed to because the m4 was a little too strong, problem is that BP is a real money exclusive, or at least back in the days hard to get. 9. If you aim at a player trough a smoke, the name pops up in red on your crosshair, making it easy to get kills trough smokes. 10. you could avoid fall damage by bunnyhopping. 11. walking of an elevation totally didnt affect your precision, making it very easy to hit insane 360° "Dropshots". (Jumpshots were a little harder, but way easier than csgo f.e.) 12. Many edges let you aim and shoot trough them, this allowed you to kill enemies trough whole buildings with a little timing. 13. there was a error message when: Glitching into boxes, having unstable internet, sometimes random that made your game crash or at least kick you out of the game. Made it very unplayable at some times.

[@Linda-]

ist das spiel noch aktiv ? sieht aus wie etwas auf das ich bock habe weil ich immer csgo aber mit asiatischem feeling spielen wollte, und wenns aktiv ist wuerd ichs mal ausprobieren

[@azadcrack2283]

@@Linda- cf west ist definitiv noch aktiv, hab vor 1-2 monaten mal wieder reingeschaut, war echt erstaunt wie viele das game noch zocken^^

[@davidroth1230]

@@Linda- Jap ist noch aktiv und gibt auch noch viele deutsche die immernoch aktiv spielen wie sn0x oder die Leute von PENTA etc.

[@quincy3367]

Can you still do some of these? Or are they all fixed? I'm a noob/new CF player so I'm looking for some tips lol.

[@louismeiering4555]

@@quincy3367 pretty sure, the general rule for crossfire is to not fix stuff

[@skullypac4497]

One of the best fps games out there for me.. i still come back to it even after 10+ years .. i love it

[@scimatarpictures]

I spent so many hours on this, the progression was painfully slow but it could be a very fun shooter at times

[@AsuraiGaming]

I love in the Philippines and this game alongside Soldier Front and Point Blank were probably the three biggest free to play FPS back then, now I think it's just Crossfire surviving since computer shops are still alive in the Philippines and again you don't need a beast PC to run this game

[@sagganuts18]

dang my friends and I played this game every single day for 2 years when I was living in Asia. The "Ghost" game mode is one of the best asymmetrical versus mode I've played till this day. One side has a the ability to turn invisible when they stay still and semi-transparent when they move; their objective is to plant a bomb. The other side has guns and has to defend 2 sites, using sight and sound to kill the "Ghosts." Game play was tense. Great fun until a bunch of people started hacking. Developer did nothing and it just went downhill.

[@lostplushii]

Ghost Mode was the best mode that ever played in CF. As ghosts, you have to learn bunny hopping seamlessly in all kinds of slope and heights to not get revealed as even crouch walking can reveal your position. However, the rampant hacking killed the game mode. . . I still play CF once in a blue moon, but Zombie Mode is the only thing left that's fun.

[@DiscipleKnight1010]

The hack killed my interest as well

[@afdalridwan3813]

@@lostplushii and Asia mobile market, there has crossifire mobile Rip off sucessful version called crisis action, you doubt it Full of cheater, dev care nothing all went downhill

[@datl3afn1nja9]

Not really sorry for hacking but I do understand how I may have hurt you. This game was so much fun.

[@xXblazmodzXx]

I loved this game as a kid. I more grew up on Combat Arms, so my heart really lies with that game. But I'm oddly always attracted to games like Crossfire. The aesthetic, speedy gameplay, and non-english community has fsr become my favorite aspects of Korean-made F2P shooter games. I came to this video after a conversation with a friend. And while it is a shame that this game isn't very playable in the US it seems, I'd still love to give it another try after all these years to see if it's held up in any regard, or if it's not worth it in the US.

[@nguyenucminh8970]

I grew up with this game. Back in the days when around 2013-2014, my entire school was playing this game. Was my childhood and felt good about it.

[@LiXR_CF]

Current NA Crossfire player here! Wasn’t expecting to see anything on the game anytime soon, but it’s good to see some attention shone on the scene. It’s very small, but if you play the game, you won’t ever escape. Something alllllways will drive you back.

[@Josh-wp5tm]

So true. I came back after not playing for 4 years. Cf west. Ign: River

[@pupuchi5842]

@@Josh-wp5tm are the servers still on a decline?, last time i played only servers with players were stuff like eu

[@zip3704]

@@pupuchi5842 the eu server is almost full *during eu peak hours*, though its cap is 3000. Most of it is non snd matches, but u wont struggle to find a game with alot of people. Im from NA too, luckily east coast and only get 86 ping. Still a blast, holds up to games like csgo, if you can get a good connection that is. No other server is alive and people from other regions join us with high ping since the game shutdown in their region, its annoying but i dont blame them for wanting to play a game they love.

[@pupuchi5842]

@@zip3704 thats great to hear, i used to play the game religiously along with roblox back in 2011-2016 because i had a shitty laptop and thats about everything i could play, along with "Shadowgun:deadzone". Mostly played zombies or snd, had a blast back then. Lets see if i remember my account details lol

[@petrinaumanen7527]

ah the last hope of na cf mr.LiXR

[@naomienomy5997]

Ah yes, I remember playing this FPS with my friends at the internet cafe in front of my school after school 10 years ago. So many played the game that the school directors has to forcefully close the internet cafe (idk how they did it but the cafe closed). So many memories.

[@erics7219]

sounds like a story from my home city in indonesia too 😂, where are you from dude?

[@EibonAQT]

Man this bring back so many memories. I remembered that it was so easy to cheat in this game that the internet cafe near my house has the cheats installed in every PC. It was harder to find a lobby without a cheater than ones without. Loved the zombie mode tho

[@Marrveric]

I remember when i go to a full lobby but no one even in the map they go underground and shoot each other

[@einfachnickbro]

I started playing this game in 2011 and I still play it. Love the nostalgia

[@MichaelOfCainhurst]

I remember playing Crossfire on a shitty laptop as a kid. Since it was free and easy to mod, my friends and me loved it.

[@GomuOnBush]

Game was huge part of my childhood growing up. Great to see a vid like this for the nostalgia factor.

[@polycf13]

Since i have been playing crossfire in most of my life im really happy to see a channel like this mentioning it, the game might not be the best well made game there is but it really is fun playing for all these years and its still going on strong till this day in every aspect of it, you might have missed some more in depth stuff but overall your review was on point, really glad you talked about this game!

[@shrimpxd9772]

Poly you are amazing!!!!

[@polycf13]

@@shrimpxd9772 xdd

[@hernique]

Very good video! Some current pros in Valorant scene here in Brazil started out in Crossfire, Point Blank, and others.

[@txchno4271]

as someone living in thailand this is a name i honestly hear way too much. its rlly popular among local kids, mostly the mobile battle royale nowadays tho

[@Solofhreaper]

I played this game a lot with my friends in Canada. I enjoyed it a lot, especially the Ghost game-mode which no other game has managed to recreate. Unfortunately, there was an unchecked hacker problem for far too long, and it made us all quit the game. Lots of good memories of this one though.

[@oneplay5570]

hackers is not often as you make it to be

[@Solofhreaper]

@@oneplay5570 Perhaps not anymore, but when I was playing regularly in 2011 hackers were present in almost every public game.

[@oneplay5570]

@@Solofhreaper ah i see i played since 2012 when i was a very young kid, did encounter hacker but that phase out couple years later.

[@Google-Username]

@@oneplay5570 yeah, nobody is going to deal with a hacker problem for literal years. It was fun, but its like a fish out of water.

[@oneplay5570]

@@Google-Username yeah

[@lost.empathy]

I've played in this one in 2012 and it was a reason why i failed some of my exams in university. I still remember these cool zombie modes, mechanics, maps and how satisfied it was to kill enemies and find a right position on a map. I think only bf3 cranes death match can compare to it in a way of emotions in close combats

[@Forgottentwice]

It's still very much alive and gets updated frequently. Millions of people still play this game in Asia server

[@betillojuarez7308]

I used to play this in Costa Rica back to 2010, my clan had people from over América. What a great time to remember! Thank you for the vídeo.

[@Zyyk0]

It's so interesting to me to see this game covered! I played it for 4 years more or l as daily and for 4 more years every so often. Played scrims, spend all my money into it and made alot of friends with clans and TeamSpeak. Sadly nowadays a pretty trashy game, but it sure holds a special place in my heart!

[@Ashne405]

Ghost mode was such an awesome game mode, with a high skill ceilling for both sides, bunnyhopping on the ghost side to be able to blitz around the map literally unseen, and pinpointing from the other side to be able to find them by sound and proximity alone. Its so sad that i tried to get into it again a couple months ago but literally couldnt get a single ghost mode game on NA, you are either from the eastern side of the world or you just cant play.

[@mr6462]

Ghost mode disappeared from NA server, there was a few ghost mode lobby in the EU but that’s it. I used to play ghost mode a lot, bunnyhopping through the whole map already gives me satisfaction

[@user-pt8xx8bp8u]

I have hella memories of ghost mode. Especially on the map with the trains. The mechanic of hearing them by audio and seeing them when they were close was neat.

[@Leerzej90]

lol i came back from the game just to play ghost mode kekw

[@ayejay8153]

Here I am playing it again about a year before this upload. Games nostalgic without AS MANY hackers as other older games.

[@gomezpants]

I watched this one the day it came out, and I completely forgot about it and watched this again just now. This is an amazing episode.

[@pandaphotography6282]

I played this growing up, till all of my friends played cs and none of them wanted to give it a try and I finally switched over. Had a good time with it :)

[@iAmCyberwaste]

YOU'LL GET CAUGHT UP IN THE... You hear a lot about Crossfire here in Australia given how close we are to Asia. Not players to my knowledge, but a lot of our casters have done Crossfire stuff. Elfishguy and Sandman come to mind.

[@itzMii_-qr6cz]

Grew up in this game, there were times that we even escape our parents just to go to a nearby computer shop just to play this. Back then only few have VIP weapons but now it is very common as a result this may sometimes create an imbalance as VIP weapons are much stronger than your classic weapons.

[@Petnwurst]

i still remember the times where they had no vip weapons... having an m4 crystal was kind of the best you could have, back in the day, really good times.

[@Forgottentwice]

​@@PetnwurstI played like 4 years ago and I remember everyone itching and begging to get a vip on cf

[@randomtvninja]

This is a throwback I haven't thought of in awhile! I remember playing crossfire and it was so good played once it dropped in NA.

[@hemera5518]

This, along with Point Blank, is a staple for any net cafes here in Indonesia. I'm surprised you guys know and decided to cover it.

[@faradise3819]

Maybe because an Indonesian is in their Discord server and recommended the topic... 🙃

[@Q8CRAZY8Q]

I learned about “p2w”, “cheating” and “loot boxes” when i started playing cf

[@shirou_22]

I remember playing this game when I was 12 years old, the zombie mode where there is nano and havoc is my favorite, and when I always become the hero character, I always get excited. Ahhh those good ol' days

[@troyraymund8256]

So nostalgic, I remeber going to a internet cafe and playing this in 2008, back then Garena was very popular since Steam didn’t have Pesos and other SEA currency update

[@sif3398]

Semi-professionell player here, we actually had some ways to get around the gun buying feature

[@smartestmoronx19]

Do elaborate

[@GriseWeisshark]

What is it?

[@daoistsaintmasterofthenasc6220]

by using the stock gun the majestic "M16"

[@KenjiKim]

Im not a semi pro but im playing in lan tournaments too in ph some tournaments they follow the international rule(which is the CFS RULES) about the gun and also the character we just use the default character and default gun(we call it CFS GUNS/CS GUN) but some tournaments they dont but they use the community rules Like Open for all guns but just use male characters. Btw even u have the VIP GUN(Which is you gonna pay with real money) the ak47 still one tap headshot even deagle so

[@corpseplzchokeme3129]

make a new fresh account get the account to sergeant you can guarantee a broken gun in mega lotto

[@kkslider73]

I grew up playing this game as a kid in the US. I didn't have a computer that could run super strong games. I love Crossfire though, and I still come back to it a few times a year.

[@mr6462]

This is a nostalgia game for me. I played it in my childhood and that’s my previous memory. When I got older like now, I mainly play csgo but sometimes will visit the nostalgic CrossFire.

[@SenaHawe]

Isn't this game famous in other countries?In my country (Brazil) this game was big with many players, because of the price of PC's in third world people couldn't play CS, so Crossfire got grow in Brazil. It's hard to see a person who plays FPS games who never heard about it here lmao

[@nightday2030]

What you refer to CS is CSGO right? CS 1.6 is potato friendly.

[@SenaHawe]

@@nightday2030 CSGO

[@Thr3leven]

I live in Northwest USA, and I have never heard of this.

[@unclefudge4206]

In SEA this is very popular to kids who plays in LAN cafes before going to home after school or some who cuts classes lol

[@localforearm1627]

me and my homies in america would always scream about you damn brazilians

[@venz5504]

As a guy who’s a super try hard player in CrossfireX lobbies along with my comrades, it’s really struggling playing one map(Black Widow which takes notes from Dust 2) over and over again with no variety. It’s tiring but we still here and will be here till the game is no more. Hell we waited over 48 days since the March update came out which fixed those imbalances and added more QOL updates you mentioned. Not perfect as more maps are needed which are teased and coming but it’s weird love hate relationship. Want the best for it after the horrible launch and first impression but communication between devs and players is limited. The team wants it be great but they’ll have to live up to their word.

[@markhovscrch4050]

Blackwidow is great starting point for new players.

[@AJ-et3vf]

Awesome video! Thank you!

[@i3ac]

this game was really huge in my community during 2013-2016, like every boy I know played it, my friends and I always went to the internet cafe after school just to play this for 3-4 hours.

[@maxh7085]

Man I still remember playing this game around 2010 when I lived in China. Pratically everyone in my class and neighbourhood played it. I also remember the best weapons being stupidly expensive lol.

[@user-lb9ib2iy8r]

现在中国网吧很少看见有玩cf的了，基本都是在玩genshin和lol

[@I_hate_HANDLES]

@@user-lb9ib2iy8r 网吧玩原神的很多吗，我以为它主要还是手机端

[@mr.izanami1796]

Played this game way back in the day on my Windows Xp, was quite fun at that particular time. :)

[@tylerngo55]

I played this game religiously since I was 8 (2008) back in Vietnam. Then I moved to NA and I never got to play the game like I used to play anymore. Good video sir.

[@xeeeeiijj]

crossfire and cs 1.6 are 2 of the online fps games i enjoyed, growing up with them along with cod4 being my first singleplayer game and so on, i had a lot of memories with crossfire where i honed my game skills (map awareness and game sense etc) it has a special place for me (and i'm guessing for all the filipino players that grew up with it as well!)

[@h-0134]

In Vietnam this game made a lot of ppl's childhood specially in 2010s and it still popular to this day. It's never get old.

[@monotohnoindependenten3475]

I never understood the reason why CF is popular compared to Counter Strike UNTIL i realized I took for granted the ability to shoot straight while jumping.

[@resoluteapib5708]

Still got my Crossfire poster that I won in a local tournament. Much love.. Nostalgic.. Beautiful.

[@HateSonneillon]

American here, I definitely heard of this game and played it all the way back in 2009-2010. Loved ghost mode but I wouldn't go back to it ever because the of the pay to win model. It took tons of hours of grinding just to be able to get a single gun that was better than the starting gun without having to pay real money.

[@afdalridwan3813]

All of current modern giant game industry company turned to greed microtransaction lock DLC evil now, even EA weren't as good as decade 2000 EA

[@tingispingis]

I don't think a lot of people realise that CS 1.6 pretty much spawned an entire sub-genre of FPS. There are a ton of games like Crossfire that were also popular in Asia (although nowhere near as huge) and they all pretty much have the same graphics and gameplay of a more arcade-y, run and gun CS. It was kinda funny to see people malding over Valorant being a cheap CS ripoff when it came out when CS clones have been a thing for over almost two decades.

[@Halfort57]

I never thought Valorant was a CS ripoff, I knew it was an Overwatch ripoff

[@janinhaggs]

@@Halfort57 its a ripoff of everything that worked in other fps games pretty much

[@user-be9eb7gs6o]

People call valorant a rip-off but interestingly enough, valorant is doing better than the games riot "ripped off".

[@Imitationist]

I think more people were unhappy about the utility being revamped completely......

[@afdalridwan3813]

@@user-be9eb7gs6o the community are equal toxic as Indonesian point blank community from 2009-2018 after many mobile phone brand release with cheap prices, you would never reach 100.000 minimun active player on any single PC games, i wish i could reverse this shithole mobile market to my NA market

[@mohamadrezkyfachruddin944]

God,the memories are all come back ! Loved this kind of videos,can you make a video about an FPS game called “A.V.A” (Alliance Of Valiant Arms) .

[@MrCtmcclain]

Thanks for the history lesson on "crossfire". I love this video. Sorry for my lateness.

[@brendanbernales7458]

This game was part of my childhood lmao I played this from 2009 through 2019 ~ I quit because it's basically a Pay-2-Win now 😢

[@martakolol6526]

lmao "now". it's always had been pay to win

[@brendanbernales7458]

@@martakolol6526 yeah fr.. I just gave up at some point lol AND THE CHEATERS TOO OMG..

[@darkdave1998]

Man back in elementary school we used to play this a lot (Portugal), it was the go-to FPS to play with friends online since CS was paid and not everyone had it. This was like 10 years ago or so

[@fogz]

Zombie modes in this game is so good, especially when players starts chasing you and u just starter doing parkours to avoid em

[@sip3947]

My Mom and Dad once own an internet cafe/shop (computer shop) and hell this was one of the games I've always played and never got sick off, there we're tons of fun game modes too unlike FPS games this days which only have few. This is the greatest and will always have special place in my heart. I remember how nice everyone was about the game, the trash talks weren't excessive, and when it is, the trash talks are basically just hilarious (at least in my place back then) I remember people letting me borrow their accounts in the internet cafe when I was a kid and the hype of playing the game more after getting the kill is just, incredible

[@Akshonesports]

That’s awesome.

[@sip3947]

@@Akshonesports I know right! Game's been really a huge part of me cuz it's always been there ever since I was still a baby too

[@SSJ2Erik]

WOW this is crazy , I remember a buddy of mine in high school , about 10 years ago, introduced me to this game and I was hooked . I don’t remember when I stopped playing but I forgot the name of this game over years It’s great to see this video to remind of good times

[@111uhhhh1]

This game is very popular here my country, anytime you enter a pc shop almost every kid are playing the same game

[@naughtycatto5282]

My friends in high school used to cut class just to play this game, it's very famous here in PH alongside Assault Fire and Kill on Sight (KOS) back in the day

[@maximmonov8249]

Honestly it just looks like counter strike nexon

[@venzarez-ili680]

A really fun, nostalgic, and exciting game of all time imo. Unfortunately, cheaters are everywhere.

[@randi_stress]

dang this is so nostalgic. i remember playing this in cyber cafe when i was still in junior high

[@dragonabyss4130]

Crossfire is the memory of my childhood. As pointed out in the video, this is one of the best games accessible to me back in those days in China. Now that I've moved to the US, I've long stopped playing Crossfire and turned to games like COD, Apex, CSGO like everyone else here, but Crossfire will always remain one of my most precious memories.

[@joandarc441]

As a filipino i used to play this back in 2012-2016 from computer shops

[@meispeppy]

Title doesn't hold up since I hear it all the time

[@0owmjapo0]

rip crossfire

[@knoxx0147]

Love to see this game get some spotlight, this was my childhood playing in Internet Cafe's with other kids my age

[@migz101199]

I still play it to this day! I play it whenever I wanna chill out and I got a buddy who still plays it in 2023 with me

[@Hoehlenmaensch]

Jokes on you, i knew that game. Was still playing with an ISDN connection, but it worked just good enough, as long as i wasnt in a call with my buddys. One of my greatest and first online gaming memories was playing ghost mode on the stargate map with friends. I stood in the window by the upper gate and shot into the window across the map and got the greatest BS kill of my live. That was like 2012 or so. Eventually some ass hat managed to gain access to my account, which killed the game for me.

[@sean420]

ive heard of it actually, kinda sad it didnt take off in the us ect. looks very simmilar to csgo.

[@faradise3819]

Gameplay wise it's pretty much more like CS 1.6, which makes it kind have a cult following.

[@kuro9410_ilust]

because combat arms already existed when cf came out so no wonder

[@julibeanXD]

I still remember when my dad first showed the game to me way back in like 2010-2011 on his laptop at the time. I was so hooked. God the game was addicting and so much fun. The memories omg.

[@FirefistAce98]

I'm from Germany and this was my first fps game I could play on my crappy laptop. Probably in 2010 or so. I remember my brother, friends and me playing ghost mode or simple SnD. But even Zombie mode, Mutation mode, TDM... The modes were just fun and creative. And I can agree to the killstreak sounds being soooo satisfying. I even downloaded it years later just for the nostalgia. Sadly because of the switch to Crossfire West I lost my account and various now unobtainable weapons. But still it leaves so many good memories

[@GabrielTrane]

The zombie mode was so fun in this.

[@gameboyish]

i remeber playing crossfire back in the day. back when you could blink and find MMO's all over and f2p shooters.

[@gameboyish]

wait no, it was combat arms.....awww man we going back in time

[@AlexFBauer]

Combat arms was the goat of the f2p shooters. I wish they reverted to their old state

[@user-be9eb7gs6o]

@@AlexFBauer To me combat arms was the best f2p shooter at the time.

[@devourer1389]

Played this game growing up and it's nice to hear this game again after 8 years

[@Urboyyycarlos]

Shoutout to anyone who remembers the site to download was from z8games Also their ghost and mutation modes were some of the most fun I've had on pc. The armory,server list,and shop music was so 🔥,I still listen to them every now and then,just remember the good times

[@TK-rz9no]

What was your ign

[@light6995]

This was one of the best and one of my most played games of all time. CF NA (the OG) was one of the best experiences I've had. Clan Wars, the people and the game modes....The customizability of your character was so cool. The items, the gear and the uniqueness... Not only that but the game could literally run on anything. You could find a pc in the trash and it would run the game with 60fps at least. This game gave me one of the best momories in my gaming "career" period. I'll always remember this game as one of the best and the one that made my teenage time so awesome.

[@divinity898]

Man you could not imagine the noise of the local internet cafe near me when people would host local matches where people can bet for the teams lol

[@JazeVillaz5170]

I'm glad they mentioned this game, back then when I was around 6 years old, my Uncle showed this game in my father's internet cafe in the Philippines. We're having fun playing this game until I became addicted to it. Sadly, my father's internet cafe got bulldozed for lot.

[@ck-kc2903]

i remember this game in the ph always talking about now not really no more but its good to be back!

[@PrivateJoker0119]

this is actually amazing to play back in the day, this was very popular back in the day when its very hard to find a reliable CS Source server in Asia. not to mention internet back in the day is not good but you can still play Crossfire with less lag

[@zPamboli]

My god I played this wayyyy more than any counter strike. TDM, Mutation Mode, Zombie Mode... you name it, never knew it was this big, but glad it is, and it's still kicking.

[@BrateX98]

Ahhhh sometimes i just remember crossfire days and watch it on KZbin, good old times

[@exportgaming7658]

first fps game i've ever played was call of duty, in my dad's laptop but that didnt last long when i discovered crossfire, i literally grew up with this and i will never forget how much fun and experience i had in this game.

[@kuro9410_ilust]

Player of month one of Indonesian CF release here: 1. CF didn't take off in here because another korean fps was released before this game called Point Blank. Nevertheless it lived on until 2020 when it was shut down from low CCU, while said game is still strong 2. Continuation from number 2, unfortunately the game was abandoned by the publisher and went into maintenance mode around late 2019 until eventual shut down. 3. We get around P2W weapons by farming more or less same version but from PVE modes, it drops temp weapons that is good enough. And when MP shop came out, we made new accs to farm MPs on so that we get better weapons from shop. As time goes on some P2W weapons, including VIP weapons were given out for free both temporarily and permanently as event weapons, to the extent that P2W players were mad that their rare and or expensive weapon collection is now worthless since everyone who did the event has it.

[@Ikcatcher]

I definitely remember seeing this game on a TV ad in Malaysia

[@NoName-wm9tl]

What a nostalgia! I’m from Croatia and my whole squad played this game. I played it for fk 7 years. 😅 What an experience. This game have a vibe and game experience was something els. I’ve never liked cs 1.6 and cs go, but crossfire with this bad graphics was something els. I remembered that I always liked girl characters. SPOP was traditionally my favorite. I wish I can go back to that time and play again. ❤

[@TK-rz9no]

Kako si se zvao u igri? Ja sam bio ]B Igrao sam od 2010-2019

[@CFAyCaramba]

Feel you so much. 11 years ago I was spending 100% of my time for this game. Happy to see that it's still available. But maybe it's better to keep it in memory as a good & funny time.