Product description
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The biggest, boldest collection of the world's Best-Selling PC
game.Enter the universe of Starcraft and experience the future of
strategic combat. This exclusive set includes the full version of
Blizzard's blockbuster hit Starcraft and the critically accled
Starcraft expansion set: Brood War.It is a time of crisis. Three
of the most powerful forces in the universe are headed on a
collision course for galactic domination. Whether you command the
nomadic Terran, mysterious Protoss, or the voracious Zerg, you
must devise unique strategies to survive the -drenched,
fire-scorched battles of the future.
Minimum System RequirementsOS Windows XP/Vistar> Processor 90MHz
Pentium or equivalentMemory 16MBHard drive 1.2GB HD spaceDVD-Rom
4X speedViVideo Card SVG video card that supports DirectDraw at
640x480 resolution
.co.uk Review
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Warcraft in space, but instead of two similarly powered enemies
facing off, the three distinct races in StarCraft have unique
capabilities and strategies. Everyone still competes in the RTS
genre's typical race for resources, but that's the only shared
trait. Terrans can move their bulky mechanised bases as
necessary, while the reptilian Zerg grow their colonies and
warriors from mutating larvae. Meanwhile, the noble Protoss warp
in equipment from their home world using psionic powers.
Not only does game maker Blizzard juggle the races' playability
and match it with superb art and sound effects, it also weaves
together an engrossing three-act plot. Early on, as a Terran
magistrate, you spend a breathtaking 30 minutes defending against
a Zerg onslaught. As the story unfolds around you, you'll
experience the Zerg's hive mentality and decipher the mysterious
Protoss by the game's dramatic conclusion.
Missions vary in and are effectively framed with dialogue,
chapter screens and in-mission exposition. Multiplayer games are
also very well represented by Blizzard's own free Battle.net
service. If you'd rather play over a local area network,
StarCraft will generously "spawn" up to seven copies so your
friends can join in.
In keeping with StarCraft's groundbreaking design, Brood War
presents you with three sides of a galactic conflict. Scheming
humans, insidious Zerg and proud Protoss collide again, with
stunning new cinematics setting the stage. Old friends and foes
and ominous new arrivals give the story a breakneck pace, while a
handful of additions to each race's arsenal makes for tense
battles. Brood War also features stellar new environments and
ambient art, as well as more than 100 additional multiplayer
s.
Some missions require a bit of finesse, breaking the
resource-gathering routine while making good use of the new
units. Humans now have Valkyrie missile frigates as well as
medics who automatically try to heal your grunts. New for the
Zerg air force is the -spewing Devourer; the new Lurker unit
provides heavy-duty (under)ground support. Along with the Corsair
fighter, the Protoss re-enter the fray with Dark Templar, which
can merge to form the devastating Dark Archon. Unfortunately,
units old and new still suffer from weak artificial intelligence
in path finding. Real-time strategy games don't get any more epic
or any more satisfying. --Jack Gardiner
- Build new units.
- construct Lurkers, Medics, Valkyries, Corsairs, Dark Archons and more.
- Explore new worlds.
- storm frozen wastes, scour arid deserts and navigate the twilight worlds of the Dark Templar.
- Command new missions.
- conquer 26 all-new scenarios set within three epic campaigns.