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StarCraft Battle Chest Review (continued)
More User Submitted StarCraft Battle Chest Reviews
Date: 2006-03-30
The only word that can describe this game is legendary.
Starcraft originally came out on the PC nearly a decade ago, published by Blizzard entertainment, which had previously been noted for the outstanding Warcraft II and it's expansion. Warcraft II and its expansion both were superb, and had many fans, myself included. When I heard that Blizzard was producing another RTS, I had to check it out. What I found was a masterpiece; I found a game with addictive and challenging gameplay. I found a game that was not restricted to one way to play it effectively. Now, nearly a decade later, I still see this game as the one greatest games ever created. Now, a decade later, this game stands out as one of the only RTS's that is still alive and kicking.
Starcraft is a Sci-fi RTS that takes place in the far off future. In this world, their are three different races that you will play; the war-torn, strife ridden Terrens, the nightmarish Zerg swarms, and the noble, psychic beings known as the Protoss. All three of these races behave very differently, and no two races will be played (most effectively) the same. All three races require a vastly different play style if you don't want to find yourself getting stomped time and time again. This is a nice touch that even some modern RTS's can't quite seem to grasp.
The game is, for the most part, very easy to pick up and learn. To master the game however, could very well be impossible. Their are so many different tactics that can be used with each of the three races, it's astounding. You can use a certain unit extensively and win, but a player who uses multiple kinds of units simultaneously will have a much better chance of bringing home victory. And the same tactic won't always work twice.
The campaign for Starcraft is an epic story that spans 30 missions, (ten for each of the races) and tells the story from the perspective of a few main characters in each of the factions. The story is gripping, and will suck you in and never let you go until the end. The characters are reasonably unique as well, and they stand out as one of the best character casts ever in a RTS.
As if the single player weren't already good enough, Blizzard also provides a free way to battle other people online through Battle.net. This allows you to test the skills you will have gotten going through the single player campaign on your fellow humans, who will provide a much different challenge from the games excellent AI.
The expansion is also included in this chest, and its every bit as good as the first game. A new story, and 26 new missions await in the expansion, as well as a host of new units for each race, which even further necessitates the need for solid tactics. These new missions are difficult, and will require you to become very skilled just to finish the campaign (I would suggest finishing the first games campaign first before you start the expansion, or else you'll miss out on half of this games epic story, not to mention the valuable skill and experience it will provide.)
The strategy guides for both Starcraft and Starcraft: Brood War are included in this chest as well. The guides are decent, and while some of the information is wrong, it does provide solid tactics for defeating each map, as well as detailed information about every unit. The guides are helpful if you are really stuck, and can't figure out how to defeat a certain mission.
Starcraft was a masterpiece when it came out, and it is just that today. If you are a RTS fan, you owe it to yourself to experience the world of Starcraft, and there is no finer way to go than with this Battlechest.
Date: 2006-02-05
Starcraft is such a cool game.
The game Starcraft is one of my favorites. I like playing as the Protoss. They have really cool characters even if they look weird. I play this almost every day when I'm bored and play some custom games. The strategy guides are really helpful. They give unit stats, mission help, a counter list, and even cheat codes. In Starcraft there are thirty(30) missions and in Brood War there are twenty-six(26). There is a Campaign Editor where you can make your own Campaign but it does not run on my Mac OS X.
Date: 2006-01-27
Any Game That's This Good For This Long Deserves 5 Stars
I purchased this game within the week it was released. My Dad and Brother, and several friends also purchased it. The Battle Chest gives you the Starcraft Game, Brood War Expansion, and Strategy Guides which I do not rely on. We still have LAN Games even now (in 2006) with it. Some games never fade or get dull. Those Familliar with Warcraft and Warcraft II, this is basically a 'modern' version of that game with 3 Fully Different races (unlike the Warcraft Orcs and Humans where the only differences were the spells), and is a 'space' setting (most games are actually on the surface of a planet however). Those that aren't familliar with it, basically in a nutshell it is a war game where you build up a base, gather resources, create defenses, and build an offense and plan strategies to take out your opponents, while they are also doing the same thing at the same time. You have a single-player mode where you can play through the games detailed story of the 3 races (Terran, Protoss and Zerz), which is very interesting and full of surprises (and continues in full in Brood War too...which adds new units to the game). Multiplayer...well, doubtful that 2 games will ever be the same, as you can play over a LAN (or Battlenet with players worldwide) with up to 8 players in Free For All, Team Play, and even Player vs Computer. The artificial intelligence is better than that of Warcraft II but still once you know what to expect you can predict the computer opponents. Still single-player campaigns can be tough as you are usually quite outnumbered...especially in Brood War.
This game also has very low (compared to nowadays) system requirements so can run on just about anything (Mac and Windows PC's and even is updated for MacOS X through versiontracker's website) and is truly a 'family gathering' game as it seems to happen around the Holidays a Lot...LAN Gaming with the family, can't beat that!
Date: 2005-12-20
Get It
I dont need much of a review get this game great graphics storyline.I love the units.A G!R!E!A!T! GAME GET IT!!!!!!!!!!
Date: 2005-12-13
Why is there no ten star option?!!?!?!!?
Ok. If you are reading this, I presume that you don't own Starcraft. Now, follow these directions.
1. Go to a store
2. Purchase Starcraft (preferably SC Battle Chest)
3. Go home
4. Install it
5. Play it
These are very important, because if you don't play Starcraft, you are missing out on one of the best games in the whole (bleep)ing world. Seriously. It's versatile, it's beautiful, it's excellently planned, it's one of a kind, and it is a CLASSIC!
http://walkofgame.com/inductees/inductees.html
Yes, it's an inductee. It's that good. (Note: go to the 2005 inductees). Now, I would start going on a really really long rant on how to play, how to fight off rushes, and how to kill your enemy, but I don't have time to type that, and you shouldn't be reading this. YOU SHOULD BE AT THE STORE BUYING STARCRAFT!! Now GO! GO! EN TARO ADUN!
And if you play protoss, please build photon cannons.
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