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July 2010
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The editors liked
Perfectly balanced combat system
Slick
Fast
Instantly accessible game play
New Battle.net makes it easy to set up multiplayer
Highly polished presentation and gameplay
Unusually deep storyline
Works on PCs and Macs
Great refresh makes this the best RTS out there
Looks gorgeous
Great graphics and sound
The unique single player missions
Exploring the Hyperion
Multiplayer matchmaking works great
The editors didn't like
Some may find scale limited
Slightly dated look
Verdict
Knocks most other strategy titles into a cocked hat
Good Points Highly polished presentation and gameplay
Unusually deep storyline
Works on PCs and Macs
Bad Points More expensive than the average computer game
Only one single-player campaign
It's a shame that you'll need expansion packs to play Zerg and Protoss campaigns
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...
Integration of story in single player campaign, great inside jokes, and the Firefly inspiration,
Multiplayer is more of the same.
After 12 years, Blizzard Entertainment has finally launched the first in their StarCraft 2 trilogy, Wings of Liberty. Focusing on the Terran side of the new galactic conflict, StarCraft 2: Wings of Liberty brings some classic and modern gameplay elem...
Abstract: by Steven Hopper, August 2, 2010 StarCraft ascended beyond the realm of video games and become a worldwide phenomenon. Hell, it’s even considered a national sport in South Korea. Needless to say, fans have been anticipating the follow-up for quite som...
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Published: 2010-08-02, Author: Kevin , review by: cnet.com
Abstract: Some sequels radically reinvent what has come before; others simply buff up a formula that already soars. To suggest that Starcraft II: Wings of Liberty does only the latter and not the former would be to sell short the fresh ideas and exciting gamepla...
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.
Some Battlenet inconveniences, Only one campaign.
Traditional and fresh in all the right ways, this strategy sequel is an absolute joy for veterans and newcomers alike....
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
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
This isn't a game, it's a platformStarCraft 2 ships with a powerful set of editing tools, and while you have to bring some knowledge and know-how to the game to make anything, the power that it offers players is worth it. Not only can you edit aspects of...
Abstract: When talking about Starcraft 2, most people tend to speak mostly about the competitive gameplay. After all, the first Starcraft endured for more than a decade, overwhelmingly popular in every corner of the world, due solely to the quality of its comp...
