In the Steam version only the blood was removed. In the original releases all blood effects were removed, there is only one kind of hostage and killed persons don't die but sit on the ground and shake their head. There are two German censored versions: original retail and the Steam version. Key points include "strong strategical elements", "possibility of team communication" and "action scenarios that do largely without sensationalism" The reasons were stated in the BPjM's opinion, released shortly after the verdict. On 16th May 2002, after a long debate, the German authorities came to the conclusion that Counter-Strike would not be banned in Germany.
The US version of Half-Life is banned in Germany but Counter-Strike is not - which is surprising, because the Counter-Strike version distributed in Germany is basically a cut-down version of Half-Life US with the Counter-Strike mod. What is not pointed out is that players can play on either side of the two unnamed groups, and that a game company has no control over user-made maps. This was apparently triggered by the popularity of a user-made map named cs_Rio in which the court claims the objective is for drug dealers to kill police in Rio and that they can also take UN members as hostage. Trivia Brazil version Counter-Strike was banned from sale in Brazil due to a judge's ruling in October, 2007.
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