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StarCraft Battle Chest Review (continued)
More User Submitted StarCraft Battle Chest Reviews
Date: 2007-03-23
Greatest RTS ever made
The "Starcraft Battle Chest" is such a bargain and the amount of material included in the package is staggering. Not only do you get the original "Starcraft" with 30 single player campaign missions as well as online play over Bilzzard's [...] servers, you also get the expansion pack "Starcraft: Brood War" with an additional 26 campaign missions, 7 new units, 3 new tilesets, and dozens of multiplayer maps. My only gripe about the package was the somewhat shoddy quality of the strategy guides. They were shrunk to DVD case size and were printed in black and white. The strategy guides also have typographical errors abound, and some cases where the wrong map is shown for the mission at hand. As the strategy guides wer enot made by Blizzard, I still give the product 5 out of 5 stars because the game is, simply put, the best real-time strategy game ever. Starcraft reigns king almost nine years after its release.
Date: 2007-03-13
Good old-fashioned shoot-em-up fun
After being disappointed with several of the newer games out (Mideival Total War 2, Neverwinter Nights 2), I re-purchased an old favorite. It's not fancy and the graphics are nothing special, but Starcraft is a solid, fun game. The AI is limited but sometimes I like to set it to "melee" (everyone against me) and see how many computer-players I can fend off. If you're looking for unsophisticated shoot-em-up fun, nothing's better than Starcraft for the price.
Date: 2007-03-12
Great GReat Great
I love this old game...famous cause everybody has it..
well.well..
The gmae is a masterpiece and is good//
U s hould buy it..its not even expensive...
Date: 2007-02-03
One of the best games ever made
Whether you enjoy playing solo or going against other human beings online, Starcraft is one of the finest games you will ever find for either type of gameplay.
There are three races: the Terrans (or Earthlings), who look human and have human technology (such as infantry, tanks, land mines, nuclear missiles, fighter planes, etc), the Zerg, who resemble the creatures from the "Alien" movies (their technology is all biological. It is "grown" from seed-like workers. All of their buildings regenerate health. They are able to create huge armies of creatures with little resources) and the protoss (an extremely advanced alien race, which uses force fields and psychic energy to power up their units).
The game teaches you to manage resources, how to overcome obstacles and how to build a military base in such a way that it is both practical and defensible. Do any of these things incorrectly and your forces will be overrun. You will also need to learn how to deal with tight situations, such as when enemy infantry are suddenly dropped in the back corner of your base where you have few defenses. You have to deal with threats like this quickly before they tear your base apart.
The online play is fantastic. You can have up to 8 players battling it out, in huge 4vs4 matches, everyone vs everyone or you can have say 3 human players vs 5 computer opponents (or any combination).
I must have played over 2000 games online, and have become skilled in the use of all three races. I must say, however, that I still come across several players whos skill dwarfs my own. It's always challenging to play online, because there are so many skillful players.
If you're just browsing for a new game to check out, this one will not disappoint you. If anything, this is one which will addict you and draw you in for hundreds and perhaps thousands of hours.
Date: 2007-01-29
My opinion, not my 11 year old son's opinion
We bought this one and WoW at the same time. This seems to be more kid-friendly with doable quests. I have seen him playing with several of his friends andd they all seem to enjoy it. Not overly graphic in the violence, and the instructions are very clear. This is just a review of observation, I haven't played the game, I just watched them playing and no one seemed bored or frustrated, which is the goal as far as I'm concerned.
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