• Starcraft II: First Details

    Starcraft II: First Details

    Navneet Prakash, May 22, 2007 1808 hrs IST

    Brilliance shines through again with the release of Starcraft II this month. So rejoice fellow people, the legend is back!

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Starcraft II will feature the same three races: Protoss, Zerg and Terran, all-powerful in their own way. There have been major changes in the gameplay and units, or that's what Blizzard have reported on their website. There are very few details released, but what we do have are the screens and videos. As far as we know, Starcraft II will start from where the expansion to the original called Brood War ended. There are a few similar faces from the original story, yet there are many new characters as well.


The following are the officially announced features, as stated by Blizzard:

* Fast-paced, hard-hitting, tightly balanced competitive real-time strategy gameplay that recaptures and improves on the magic of the original game.

* It supports DX9 and DX10 support is expected soon, the game engine also features Havok Physics.
* Three completely distinct races: Protoss, Terran, and Zerg.

* New units and gameplay mechanics further distinguish each race.

* Groundbreaking single-player 'story-mode' campaign.

* Vibrant new 3D-graphics engine with support for dazzling visual effects and massive unit and army sizes.

* Full multiplayer support, with new competitive features and matchmaking utilities available through Battle.net.

* Full map-making and scripting tools to give players incredible freedom in customizing and personalizing their gameplay experience.

We all know of Blizzard's ability to make great single player campaigns, and this time around as well I am hoping for something spectacular. They have released a only some details about the Protoss race, with more details about other races coming soon. We will be covering and previewing Starcraft II as soon as the other details are out. As for now, feed on the screen shots and artwork; we will be back with more details as they are announced.

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(11) Comments
Avi
,Bangalore, on May 24, 2007 11:07 PM
Is this game similar to Diablo or Titan Quest in any respect ; like levening up, gear farming etc?
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chaitanya
,nagpur, on Jun 02, 2007 12:17 AM
hello avi this is starcraft the real giant in the RTS games and u dont know starcraft
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Chris
,Pontiac ,MI, on Jan 05, 2008 11:55 AM
No. God I have never met or heard of a person that has no clue about Sc (1,2, ect). I could sit here for hours talking about it but why don't you just buy the game and save me the time.
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hitmanas8
,kaunas, on Aug 21, 2007 04:07 AM
where can i buy sc2?how much it costs
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Terry
,Las Vegas, on Jun 16, 2007 10:16 PM
Everything looks so detailed and wow those photon cannons look sexy =]
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Manish
,Kolkata, on Jun 05, 2007 02:49 PM
I want to play an action game like !
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rar
,jed, on Jun 04, 2007 09:10 PM
non
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ganesh
,pune, on May 30, 2007 05:05 PM
good
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Jaiyam Sharma
,Sikar, on May 30, 2007 02:33 PM
Nice
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KIA|Blackburn
,Mumbai, on May 23, 2007 11:14 AM
I bet this Stretergy game will rock ! A new lease of life from Warcraft and its predessors ... Currently playin Battle of Dune 3d ... Most of yu may not hav even heard of it .... Its 1 of the coolest Stretergy game I've like apart from warcraft n age of empire , which are so standard . my views ... othrs may hav diff views at it .Starcraft II here I come .
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Ashish
,Noida, on May 23, 2007 08:39 AM
[quote]The best Starcraft players are considered celebrities in Korea and are signed for endorsements and commercials * Pro Starcraft gamers earn up to $200,000 in Korea.[/quote] Whoa! Who says kheloge koodoge hoge kharaab! Farzi itta padhe.
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