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It was initially released for Windows, and later for Macintosh and Nintendo 6. The sequel, Star. Craft II, was announced on May 1. Star. Craft II Wings of Liberty was released on July 2. A remastering named Star. Craft Remastered was announced for summer of 2. With Patch 1. 8, the game was made free to anyone with Battle. Overview. Star. Craft was the best selling computer game in 1. Origins Award for Best Strategy Computer Game of 1. In November of the same year, Blizzard released an expansion pack called Star. Craft Brood War. Star. Craft makes significant improvements over Warcraft II. WC II, while advanced for its time, featured what many gamers believed to be a weakness in that, apart from a few minor but significant for balance, especially at higher skill levels differences in available spells and the cost of upgrades, the games two races were exactly the same mechanically, with only graphical differences. Star. Craft improved upon this by adopting the technique introduced by Strategic Simulations game War Wind of having sides with obvious asymmetries. The asymmetry was inspired, in part, by Magic The Gathering. Though the games three races protoss, terrans, and zerg were slightly imbalanced when the game was first released, the expansion pack and fifteen patches of which four significantly affected the game play mechanics have balanced the three races. The game also includes multiplayer gaming on Blizzards own Internet gaming service Battle. One can play against opponents free of any charge beyond the original purchase of the game and local Internet access fees. Many fans enjoy playing in groups against the computer in skirmish games. While the AI is considered to be weak compared to a good player, decent early game performance can make it an enjoyable opponent for more casual players. Fans are also able to create unfair maps that are advantageous to the computer and can be extremely hard to beat. A few years after the release of the game, Blizzard also released several free maps of a higher difficulty. Over time, the patches have also improved the AI. Expansion Packs. Blizzard produced one expansion pack for Star. Craft in the form of Star. Craft Brood War, released in November, 1. The expansion pack adds new units and continues the storyline in the form of a campaign structure similar to the original game. Blizzard authorized two expansion packs in the same yearInsurrection, and Retribution. Both of these expansions are set during the events of the original game. As of 2. 01. 0, Blizzard has not decided whether these are canon or not, but would be willing to incorporate certain material from the games. Commercial expansion packs that were unauthorized by Blizzard include Stellar Forces, Hun. Craft, and Stratospace. Advantages And Disadvantages Of Sas Software Company here. In some cases these expansion packs have been removed from circulation and legal action taken. Remastered. On March 2. Star. Craft and Brood War was announced. It would feature new visuals, audio, and online support, but the core gameplay is set to remain unchanged. Gameplay. Main article Gameplay of Star. Craft includes information on famous players and a more detailed description of the game. Star. Craft improved upon its predecessor Warcraft II, which featured two very similar playable factions, by introducing asymmetry between the units and technologies available to its three races Protoss, Terran, and Zerg. This asymmetry was similar to that pioneered in the lesser known 1. SSI release War Wind. The unit types available to each race define its racial identity. The Protoss can field powerful and expensive warriors and machinery, while the Zerg count on sheer numbers and speed to overwhelm their opponents. The Terrans are the versatile and flexible alternative to both races, with an emphasis on specialization and combined arms. In many ways, the Terran can be considered the in between race in that they tend to benefit from more moderate conditions, whereas the other two races tend to prefer one extreme or the other. This can make it difficult to create maps that are fair for all races. Storyline. The trifecta. The plot of the original Star. Craft game revolves around the arrival of the zerg in the Koprulu sector and their later invasion of the protoss home world Aiur. After they have destroyed the Confederate colony on Chau Sara, the zerg are used by the rebel organization Sons of Korhal, which lures them to a number Confederate worlds using psi emitters to further their own goals. After the Confederacys fall, the Sons of Korhals leader, Arcturus Mengsk, establishes the Terran Dominion, crowning himself emperor. The Zerg Swarm is, however, closely followed by a protoss fleet which burns down all worlds the zerg infest. The leader of the Protoss task force, High Templar. Tassadar, later discovers that he can disrupt the Overminds control over the Swarm by eliminating his cerebrate servants with the help of the Dark Templar. The involvement of the fallen Dark Templar will prove to be fateful indeed, while slaying the Cerebrate Zasz, the Dark Templar Zeratul briefly comes in psychic contact with the zerg Overmind, who is then informed of Aiurs location and directs his Swarm towards the protoss world. The protoss high authority, the Conclave, is defeated by the Swarm, along with a large proportion of all protoss. In a desperate attempt to put an end to the zergs destruction, Tassadar, Zeratul, and the remaining protoss unite their strengths with human Jim Raynor and attack the Overmind itself. They succeed in destroying it because Tassadar sacrifices himself to destroy it using Dark Templar energy. Cast. Star. Craft culture. Popularity. Star. Craft has achieved a cult like status in the computer gaming world. Due to the complexity and depth of the strategic possibilities, Star. Craft, especially in its online multiplayer form, remains very popular, even years after its original release. The games popularity in South Korea has been unexpectedly high, with nationally recognized tournaments, and intense training groups sprouting up across the country. There are even a couple of cable access channels that often televise tournaments live with the top players competing against each other, cheered on by enthusiastic spectators and fans. The top Star. Craft players enjoy mild celebrity status.