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By Milla | October 11, 2010
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Starcraft 2 is the long awaited sequel to Blizzard’s iconic real time strategy game which was originally released in 1998. Up until now, Starcraft was still being widely played. In Korea, it is even being played professionally. The good news is, Starcraft 2 continues the awesomeness of the franchise.
The game launched with only the Terran campaign featuring Jim Raynor as the main character. The Zerg and Protoss campaigns will be released as separate games later on. Blizzard says they are like expansions but they want these to feel like standalone products with more full cinematics.
The Terran campaign is beautifully put together. The missions will feel familiar to Starcraft and Warcraft fans but still different enough to feel original. In between missions, you are allowed to interact with the other characters in the story. This is so you can upgrade your units in the armory and research new tech in the laboratory. This is a new and welcome change, and adds much more depth to the story and game play of the single player.
The cinematics are breathtaking, as one would expect from a Blizzard game. The quality of the animation is spectacular and the voice acting is amazing. It feels almost as though you are playing a part in a feature length film.
The game play in both multi-player and single player will feel familiar and comfortable to any veteran Blizzard RTS fan. The keyboard shortcut system and mouse actions are the same as the other entries into the Warcraft and Starcraft series of games. You still have the standard blue minerals and Vespene gas geysers for resources. Your armies are still capped by supply depots, overlords, and pylons.
The multi-player feature is the most controversial part of this game. The developers decided to not add Local Area Network support and force users to have a battle.net account to play with each other. This has caused quite a stir in the gaming community. Many people enjoyed playing the first one with just a couple of computers hooked into a switch or hub. Now they must have internet access to play with one another. This does not phase me too much as all the lan parties I attend have internet access. Aside from that, the multi-player interface is incredible. Now you can create a party with your friends (like in World of Warcraft and other MMOs) and find a match, or play co-op against AIs. The addition of the RealID network lets you chat with friends who are playing other Blizzard games as well. I enjoy being able to talk to my Wow buddies while killing some Zerg and Protoss.
Overall, Blizzard has created yet another masterpiece in Starcraft 2. The best part about this game is they did not change too much from the first one. I almost feel this game should have been named Starcraft HD and not 2. The things they did add to the game have only enhanced the experience for me, never detracting. It’s Geektime gives Starcraft 2 a 10 on the d10 of RTS games.
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