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Multiplayer Games
If you’re ready to challenge your friends,
Counter-Strike
provides two ways to get the battle started: System Link
and Xbox
Live.
System Link
With System Link play, you can connect two Xbox®
consoles that are physically linked with an Xbox System
Link cable, or up to 16 Xbox consoles using an Ethernet
hub and standard Ethernet cables plugged into a 10Base-T
or 100Base-TX network. For more information on how to
do this, see your Xbox Instruction Manual.
TO CREATE AND HOST A SYSTEM LINK MATCH
1. From the Main Menu, select
System Link,
and then
select
Host a Match
.
2. Select your match options, including whether you want
to host a dedicated server, and press
A
.
3. Select the map you want to play from the list, and
press
A
to begin the match.
When hosting either a System Link or Xbox
Live match,
you can set up a dedicated server. If you do, you can have
up to 16 players in your match. However, if you set up a
dedicated server you cannot join the game as a player on
your own Xbox.
Without a dedicated server, you can have fewer players.
However, you can join the game on your own Xbox.
TO JOIN A SYSTEM LINK MATCH
1. From the Main Menu, select
System Link
, and then
select
Join a Match
.
2. From the list, select the match you want to play,
and then press
A
.
Xbox
Live
Take
Counter-Strike Beyond the Box
The world is your battlefi eld with Xbox
Live—a high-speed
or broadband Internet gaming community where you can
create a permanent gamer identity, set up a Friends List
with other players, see when they’re online, and join or
host
Counter-Strike matches where you and your friends
can play and talk in real time. You can also check statistics
on your operations to see how you stack up against other
elite players online.
Downloadable
Counter-Strike
Content
If you are an Xbox
Live subscriber, you can download the
latest content, such as new maps, to your Xbox console.
Connecting
Before you can play
Counter-Strike online, you need to
connect your Xbox console to a high-speed or broadband
Internet connection and sign up for the Xbox
Live service.
To determine if Xbox
Live is available in your region
and for information about connecting to Xbox
Live, see
www.xbox.com/connect
.
