An Immortal Game

User Rating: 9.4 | Starcraft PC
By Themaazandar | Review Date:
There is just one word for Starcraft -- Legendary! Never has a game provided the kind of longevity that Starcraft provides. This longevity is based neither on the story nor on the features (though both of which are considerable!). Its basis is original reason why people play games...good, solid FUN! Whether you play the mind-blowing campaign, full of twists, solid characters and not a few examples of cursing (oh yes!) or whether you play skirmish or multiplayer, this game will not let you down. When you first start up the game and enter campaign mode, you might think "What is this?" I know I did. With a few small units, you're told to do a routine mission. Boring! That changes pretty soon though, as the story develops and better units enter the fray. Soon you'll be engrossed and mom with be yelling at you to go to sleep coz its 2am. By the time you're ready for a skirmish game, you'll have shed all inhibitions about Starcraft. And the skirmish mode is where this game actually begins. . .

Each of the three factions is amazing in its own way and offers you versatile units you can mix-and-match, effectively providing you with multiple tactics to defeat your foes. As Terrans, you can either rush opponents with marines/vultures, build a fleet of 24+ siege tanks escorted by 12+ battlecruisers bombarding everything around you (yeah I did that once!) or launch nukes on the enemy. As Zerg, lay an ambush or overwhelm your enemy with literally hundreds of zerglings! As Protoss, dominate the skies with a fleet of scouts or destroy large groups with psionic storms...the list is endless...the tactics innumerable...the fun, never-ending.

There are complains about the game of course but they are more of an imaginitive nature than game-play criticisms. There is so much possible in a world such as Starcraft that one would feel that Blizzard hasn't utilized its full potential, a fact amply demonstrated by the new units added in the expansion pack. Graphics-wise, the game is understandably dated - but the graphics still look pretty nice - and with animations like nuke, siege tank, cloaking and warping, you really can't complain. Sound is great, specially Terran music and Protoss speech. All in all, Starcraft is a game that will be played for a long while to come and deservedly so. Even if you play it to death, you will still come back to it later and enjoy the experience. Its a legend and I wouldn't be surprised if it is written down in bold letters in a historic timeline.

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