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July 2010
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The editors liked
Integration of story in single player campaign
Great inside jokes
And the Firefly inspiration
Or the Ugly)
The lack of LAN play is a major mistake
And will turn many people off the game
The way custom games is handled feels clumsy
And intensely limiting
Splitting up the regions was an annoying decision for those of us with international fri
Classic gameplay is just that
Multiplayer is as fine-tuned as ever
Strong single-player story and characters.
Wonderful story and character development
Great soundtrack
Lasting appeal
Immersive
Amazing graphics
Sound and voice acting
Immersive story
Fun campaign and multiplayer gameplay
Cool unit unlocks/upgrades
Good replay value.
Excellent production values
Clever and challenging singleplayer missions
Ample tools for learning multiplayer skills
Solid ladder system for multiplayer ladders.
A raised bar for multiplayer and a breath of fresh air for singleplayer
Well balanced between units
Long campaign
Tons of multiplayer options
Great graphics
Performs well on most video cards
Fun to play
Nice CE-edition
Long
Engaging singleplayer game
Finetuned multiplayer competition.
Campaign offers a lot of variety
Awesome cinematics and great voice acting get you involved in the story
Element of choice gives campaign lots of replay value
Excellent online play featuring three disparate but balanced factions
Challenges and practice league ease neophytes into competitive play.
Engrossing/expansive campaign
Outstanding production value
Extremely balanced
Graphics are a vast improvement and races remain well-balanced. Storyline is less linear
Allowing the freedom to do quests in any order. Many new features in single player campaign. Challenge and AI modes in single player help train you for multiplayer. Also
Many fun easter eggs to discover. Required and recommended system specs are relatively reasonable. Multiplayer features include ability to
The editors didn't like
Multiplayer is more of the same.
The dialog can get a little hackneyed
The base gameplay is very much StarCraft
For better or worse. The wheel has not been reinvented (you could argue this should go in the Good
Or the Ugly)
The lack of LAN play is a major mistake
And will turn many
Adds virtually nothing new
Single-player is a mite too easy.
Out-mission graphics somewhat lacking
Camera control with W
A
S
And D keys would help
Occasional crashes
No LAN support for multiplayer gameplay
Some units stripped out of multiplayer mode to provide game balance.
Remarkably conservative in design changes given the 12 years between games. Exclusive focus on Terran makes it harder to learn Zerg and Protoss units. Mostly
It’s preaching to the converted.
A claustrophobic story
And not as much innovation as you’d think
A bit more revolution of the gameplay would have been nice.
Not as innovative as the original
Custom game browsing needs work.
Some Battlenet inconveniences
Only one campaign.
No chat rooms
No clan support
Many of these we’ve already known about. We can only (mostly) play as the Terrans. No LAN support so we’re forced to use Battle.net instead
And the game has region locks. Some players of more modern RTS games may find gameplay too simple. Overpriced for a computer game.
Abstract: Let's get one thing perfectly straight from the outset: A swift perusal of the reviews I've penned in five years of working with Play.tm reveal one damning constant, I don't do PC games. And, if that weren't enough of a red flag for expectant StarCraft...
Amazing graphics, sound and voice acting, immersive story, fun campaign and multiplayer gameplay, cool unit unlocks/upgrades, good replay value.
Occasional crashes, no LAN support for multiplayer gameplay, some units stripped out of multiplayer mode to provide game balance.
In spite of a few kinks, Wings of Liberty is an incredible start to the StarCraft II saga. The story draws you in, expands on the game’s universe, and leaves you wanting to see how it ends via the upcoming expansion packs. Which hopefully will be out ...
Abstract: It’s finally here. After 12 long years gamers all over the world are finally getting their first chance to play StarCraft II. It’s already become the biggest PC launch of the year with over 1.5 million copies sold in the first 48 hours. Has the hype su...
In the end StarCraft II didn't go changing on us in the fundamentals, and that's perhaps the greatest feature Blizzard could ever have included. What works, works and StarCraft nailed it back in 1998 and StarCraft II: Wings if Liberty nails it here and no...
Graphics are a vast improvement and races remain well-balanced. Storyline is less linear, allowing the freedom to do quests in any order. Many new features in single player campaign. Challenge and AI modes in single player help train you for multiplayer. Also, many fun easter eggs to discover. Required and recommended system specs are relatively reasonable. Multiplayer features include ability to
Many of these we’ve already known about. We can only (mostly) play as the Terrans. No LAN support so we’re forced to use Battle.net instead, and the game has region locks. Some players of more modern RTS games may find gameplay too simple. Overpriced for a computer game.
Abstract: Very few PC games have had so much hype and anticipation behind them as Starcraft II. After almost a decade of Blizzard making nothing but Warcraft games (it's true: Diablo II: Lord of Destruction was released in June of 2001, and Starcraft II was r...
Starcraft 2 is a stunning example of a developer who really knows their thing. It doesn’t attempt anything too bold, but accomplishes everything it does with absolute skill and panache. 12 years may seem like a long time to wait for a sequel that stays...
Blizzard wasn't trying to do anything drastically different with StarCraft II. Much of the core gameplay of the original has been preserved, yet with plenty of tweaks, additional units and new abilities for veteran players to toy with and devise new ap...
