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Starcraft Summary

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Developed by Blizzard Entertainment, Starcraft is the most successful real time strategy game of all time. It’s fast pace, constant improvements, and myriad possibilities for attack and defense have kept it at the forefront of strategy gaming ever since its release in 1998.

The game contains three diverse, but ultimately balanced races – Terran, Protoss, and Zerg. On the spectrum of play style, Terran and Zerg are at opposite ends with Protoss squarely stuck in the middle. The human Terrans are a slower and stronger force, and the alien hive Zerg are much faster while also being much weaker. These differences in play style force the player to be at tip top performance. What makes a good strategy for a Terran or Protoss force might not be a good strategy for a Zerg force, and vice versa.

Despite only being in 2D, Starcraft has aged surprisingly well, and in fact this may have been one of the reasons for its success. Unlike 3D first person shooters where a person with lower system requirements might have a more difficult time, system requirements have never been an issue in Starcraft. Every Starcraft player is on an equal playing field, and this is what keeps people coming back for more after nearly 10 years.

Game Information

Publisher: Blizzard Entertainment
Developer: Blizzard
US Release Date: Apr 1, 1998
Euro Release Date: Apr 1, 1998
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MSRB: Unknown
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