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StarCraft. 14 classic games for free

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GENERAL INFORMATION

  1. Genre: RTS
  2. Release date: 1998
  3. Developer: Blizzard
  4. Available at: Battle.net

Ladies and gentlemen, StarCraft - an iconic RTS that does not have to be introduced to anyone. A Korean national sport, one of the games lying at the foundation of modern e-sport, and a living legend. Players get to command units representing three different races - Terrans (humans), insect-like Zergs, as well as mysterious and technologically advanced Protos. Each faction is governed by different gameplay mechanics, however, the game basics are similar - build a base, fight for resources, and deploy an army that will crush the enemy.

Apart from the multiplayer, the game delivers a story divided into three fantastic single-player campaigns. Remember the times when Blizzard did a good job with it? That was it. During consecutive missions, players familiarize with each one of the three races, get a chance to grow fond of the characters or at least to root for them. The story follows a dark, space-western formula, and it grows with the Brood War expansion. And all those goodies are available through the Battle.net launcher. Just sign up and start downloading.

HOW WELL DID IT AGE?

Well, it practically didn’t. Many players prefer it to its continuation, even though the original was less comfortable to play. Still, the 2D visuals together with high resolution are still doing a great job and drum up the nostalgia, while the overall atmosphere is much better than the flashy StarCraft II. If you want, you can also invest in the Remastered version with higher resolution.

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Hubert Sosnowski

Hubert Sosnowski

He joined GRYOnline.pl in 2017, as an author of texts about games and movies. Learned how to write articles while working for the Dzika Banda portal. His texts were published on kawerna.pl, film.onet.pl, zwierciadlo.pl, and in the Polish Playboy. Has published stories in the monthly Science Fiction, Fantasy, and Horror magazine, as well as in the first volume of the Antologii Wolsung. Lives for "middle cinema" and meaty entertainment, but he won't despise any experiment or Fast and Furious. In games, looks for a good story. Loves Baldur's Gate 2, but when he sees Unreal Tournament, Doom, or a good race game, the inner child wakes up. In love with sheds and thrash metal. Since 2012, has been playing and creating live action role-playing, both within the framework of the Bialystok Larp Club Zywia, and commercial ventures in the style of Witcher School.

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