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StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty

a.k.a. StarCraft 2 / SC2:WoL

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created and published by Blizzard Entertainment in 2010-07-27, running on Windows
type: strategy
genre: Wargame
series: StarCraft
setting: Future, Other world
perspective: bird's-eye
player options: single player, Internet
languages: eng
4.5/5

Official description

StarCraft II continues the epic saga of the Protoss, Terran, and Zerg. These three distinct and powerful races will clash once again in the fast-paced real-time strategy sequel to the legendary original, StarCraft. Legions of veteran, upgraded, and brand-new unit types will do battle across the galaxy, as each faction struggles for survival.

Featuring a unique single-player campaign that picks up where StarCraft: Brood War left off, StarCraft II will present a cast of new heroes and familiar faces in an edgy sci-fi story filled with adventure and intrigue. In addition, Blizzard will again offer unparalleled online play through Battle.net, the company's world-renowned gaming service, with several enhancements and new features to make StarCraft II the ultimate competitive real-time strategy game.

Features:

* Fast-paced, hard-hitting, tightly balanced competitive real-time strategy gameplay that recaptures and improves on the magic of the original game
* Three completely distinct races: Protoss, Terran, and Zerg
* New units and gameplay mechanics further distinguish each race
* Groundbreaking single-player "story-mode" campaign
* Vibrant new 3D-graphics engine with support for dazzling visual effects and massive unit and army sizes
* Full multiplayer support, with new competitive features and matchmaking utilities available through Battle.net
* Full map-making and scripting tools to give players incredible freedom in customizing and personalizing their gameplay experience

Blizzard - # 2007-05-19 11:14:12 - official description - source - 1 reply

Technical specs

hardware: x86-32 CPU, x86-64 CPU,
display: textured polygons
Minimum:
* Windows XP, Vista or 7
* 2.6 GHz Pentium IV CPU
* 1 GB RAM
* 128 MB VRAM
* GeForce 6600 GT or Radeon 9800 Pro GPU
* 12 GB HD space
* 1024 x 720

Recommended:
* 2.4 GHz dual-core CPU
* 2 GB RAM
* 512 MB VRAM
* GeForce 8800 GTX or Radeon HD 3870 GPU

Sanguine # 2010-07-28 07:02:05

Editor notes (3)

[M]SRP £44.99 / €59.99 for standard edition, £69.99 / €89.99 for collector's edition.

# 2010-10-21 04:39:24
Collector's Edition content:
* The Art of StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty, a 176-page book featuring artwork from the game
* An exclusive 2GB USB flash drive replica of Jim Raynor's dog tag, which comes preloaded with the original StarCraft and the StarCraft: Brood War® expansion set
* A behind-the-scenes DVD containing over an hour of developer interviews, cinematics with director’s commentary, and more
* The official StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty soundtrack CD, containing 14 epic tracks from the game along with exclusive bonus tracks
* StarCraft comic book issue #0, a prequel to the comic series
* A World of Warcraft® mini Thor in-game pet that can be applied to all World of Warcraft characters on a single Battle.net account
* Exclusive Battle.net downloadable content, including special portraits for your Battle.net profile, decals to customize your units in-game, and a visually unique version of the terran Thor unit


# 2010-07-28 06:12:39 - source
SC2 is episodic, with the first game (Wings of Liberty) containing the Terran episode followed by "Heart of the Swarm" for Zerg and "Legacy of the Void" for Protoss later on.

# 2007-08-04 11:16:37

Project team

management

Sam 'Samwise' Didier (senior art director)

design

Dustin Browder (lead designer)

writer

Chris Metzen (writer)

graphics

Rob McNaughton (lead technical artist)

audio

Derek Duke (composer)
Glenn Stafford (composer)
Neal Acree (composer)
Russell Brower (composer)

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External review - average: 93%

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