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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EXPERT REVIEW

There are people who are satisfied with little success, some want some more than they already have, while some would simply never be satisfied. What do you call a gaming company that is modest in their approach that publishes and develops their own games, and a company that after every release adds millions of gamers in their list? I am talking about Blizzard, the proud owner of the Warcraft franchise and Diablo saga. Now it's back with one of its biggest releases: Starcraft II. Yes, it's finally here! The game was first released way back in 1998 and is still one of the most played games online. To begin with, here's a crash course for the know nothings of Starcraft.

Starcraft: The Legend

How popular is Starcraft? Let us see:

* Has sold over 8.5 Million copies worldwide
* Is still one of the most popular online multiplayer games
* Regarded by most publications as "the best RTS game of all time" amongst the list of the best PC games of all time
* So popular is it in South Korea, that they have 3 TV channels, not shows, but channels about Starcraft, gameplay and strategy
* 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.

Starcraft II

Starcraft II was announced on 19th May 2007 at a Blizzard event in South Korea (where else?). It is one of the many popular games under the gaming giant's belt. The announcement was followed by an official website being launched that includes features, screenshots, videos, the works. People have been waiting long for Starcraft and finally the developers have released some information about it, so let us see what will the game offer us.

USER COMMENTS

Is this game similar to Diablo or Titan Quest in any respect ; like levening up, gear farming etc?

by Avi, Bangalore, on May 24, 2007 11:07 PM, Report abuse Reply

hello avi this is starcraft the real giant in the RTS games and u dont know starcraft

by chaitanya, nagpur, on Jun 02, 2007 12:17 AM, Report abuse

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.

by Chris, Pontiac ,MI, on Jan 05, 2008 11:55 AM, Report abuse

where can i buy sc2?how much it costs

by hitmanas8, kaunas, on Aug 21, 2007 04:07 AM, Report abuse Reply

Everything looks so detailed and wow those photon cannons look sexy =]

by Terry, Las Vegas, on Jun 16, 2007 10:16 PM, Report abuse Reply

I want to play an action game like !

by Manish, Kolkata, on Jun 05, 2007 02:49 PM, Report abuse Reply

non

by rar, jed, on Jun 04, 2007 09:10 PM, Report abuse Reply

good

by ganesh, pune, on May 30, 2007 05:05 PM, Report abuse Reply

Nice

by Jaiyam Sharma, Sikar, on May 30, 2007 02:33 PM, Report abuse Reply

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 .

by KIA|Blackburn, Mumbai, on May 23, 2007 11:14 AM, Report abuse Reply

[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.

by Ashish, Noida, on May 23, 2007 08:39 AM, Report abuse Reply