| Fans who mastered the original StarCraft's three races and
survived its well-crafted story were quickly clamoring for more. A
worthy sequel, Brood War delivers further plot twists and bigger
battles.
In keeping with StarCraft's groundbreaking design, this
expansion pack--which requires the original game--presents you with
three sides of a galactic conflict. Scheming Humans, insidious Zerg, and
proud Protoss collide again, with stunning new cinematics setting the
stage. Old friends and foes and ominous new arrivals give the story a
breakneck pace, while a handful of additions to each race's arsenal
makes for tense battles.
Some missions require a bit of finesse, breaking the
resource-gathering routine while making good use of the new units.
Humans now have Valkyrie missile frigates, as well as Medics that
automatically try to heal your grunts. New for the Zerg air force is the
acid-spewing Devourer; the new Lurker unit provides heavy-duty (under)ground
support. Along with the Corsair fighter, the Protoss re-enter the fray
with Dark Templar, which can merge to form the devastating Dark Archon.
Unfortunately, units old and new still suffer from some weak pathfinding.
- Platform: Windows 98 / 95 / Me
/ 2000
- ESRB Rating: Teen
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