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THIS IS WHY LIMITED INSTALLATIONS IS A TERRIBLE IDEA!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: May 23, 2008
Author: Amazon User

Over the last 10 years that I first installed STARCRAFT I have replayed it countless of times. Every time a new overhyped game disappoints me, this is one of the games I pull out of my library to be reminded what a GREAT PC GAME LOOKS & PLAYS LIKE! (others include UNREAL, BALDUR's GATE, GRIM FANTANGO and SHOGUN:TOTAL WAR)

Everyone has his/her favorite RTS and no one can claim that STARCRAFT introduced the futuristic RTS genre (that would be DUNE). Nevertheless, the great, crisp and clear graphics, the balanced units and the strategic terrain all contributed into turning STARCRAFT into a true classic. This is a game that passed the test of time, not only because its aging graphics are still acceptable but also because it is one of those games that stays with you. Forever.

So, the next time some gaming industry MBA (who probably could not tell an RTS from an cRPG) tables the idea of LIMITED INSTALLATIONS, what he will have primarily accomplished is to have his game forgotten within a year.

Starcraft: The Legend

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: July 25, 2008
Author: Amazon User

While other games with the latest technology is played and forgotten, Starcraft, with its so called "limited" technology, it provides the entertainment we all look in the newest games and, the most important thing, is that it endures. One finishes playing all the fancy new games and once again we turn to Starcraft to fill the whole the other games left. The amazing thing about Starcraft is that it was made with limited technology (because of the time it was made) and still it looks as if it was made yesterday. It's entertaining, it's addicting, it's original and I dare to say (with my experience) that is the best game of this type ever made... I'm SO looking forward for Starcraft 2!

Micro and Macro skills so much required. Great game

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: August 17, 2008
Author: Amazon User

I feel never get bored of it because each game is different and there is always room to improve. Wide variety of tactics and strategies can be used based on each unit's ability. 3rd time buying it.

Pre-teens FUn

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 2
Date: January 27, 2008
Author: Amazon User

The grankids ages- 10- 12 absolutely love this game. They spend hours playing and then talk on the phone to their friends about what level and stage of the game they are. Would reccommend this to people who are interested in this type of fun.

Crap

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 1 / 65
Date: February 22, 2004
Author: Amazon User

Man, this games blows. I played it for a 10 minutes and that's all I could take. I never would've bought this thing if I had known it was a strategy game. Talk about some really boring crap.

THE BEST GAME OF THE CENTURY

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 1 / 2
Date: March 21, 2005
Author: Amazon User

I'm 13 I played this game one time and was hooked on to it. I played while I was visiting my grandmother and ever since then I've been hooked I played this game maybe last month and I haven't forgot it yet. every time somebody asks have you played any games it's the first game I reccomend. So buy this and enjoy it.

The high point of real-time strategy gaming

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 1 / 1
Date: April 21, 2004
Author: Amazon User

Real-time strategy games from Blizzard have always been the benchmark in the genre, and it was perhaps with Starcraft that the company's name became definitively established. Even after seven years, Starcraft is still for many THE RTS, and for me too. Competitors in the business, most notably the Command and Conquer Red Alert franchise, have their own distinctive qualities, but they never approach the idea of `pure gameplay' that hangs around the titles of Blizzard. And for me, Starcraft has this most of all. I just loved the game from the first minute and have never really tired of it.

What is it that makes Starcraft that good? The sublime atmosphere, first of all. The storyline of the missions is so good that it should have been brought out as a book! The story is about three races: the Terran (human), Zerg (insects) and Protoss (developed aliens) who come to conflict in the outer universe. It gives you the idea you aren't just playing for fun: instead you are part of that great science fiction story yourself. The Terrans face internal conflicts and meet their alien neighbours in the meantime; the Zerg fight for total dominance over the Protoss, and in the Protoss campaign you have to resist the Zerg invasions and finally get back to liberty. The missions get more difficult as the story goes on, and probably ten times more challenging than the average Red Alert mission. Yet it never gets to an insane level. At any rate, finishing the campaigns gives a very satisfied feeling.

But the three races aren't just a case of the same units with different colours and different names. In fact, the Terran, Zerg and Protoss don't even hint at each other. Even the construction of buildings and the training of units are very different! So, each time you take on a different species, it looks like you enter a completely new game. With so many differences between the sides, it is very difficult to achieve a good balance in the game. But here, the makers have achieved it. The Terrans are probably the easiest for starters: they use solid units that aren't too expensive and are easy to employ in combat. They also have the possession of a nuke. The Zerg are an insect race with a lot of weird bug-like units. These bugs are cheap, but often vulnerable and are best used in mass attacks. Finally, there are the mysterious Protoss, probably the most difficult of the three. This is a high-tech alien race that possesses very advanced, but also rather slow and expensive forces. It takes some patience to know how to resist a Zerg assault on your Protoss base therefore, but it is possible, and generally there isn't one better side. It's up to your tastes what to prefer.

Units from all sides have lots of special possibilities but you'd better figure them out yourself. One important thing to remember in this game is: never underestimate the enemy. It's often surprising to see how quickly your army can be beaten by a few nasty tricks from the other side. In the more challenging games, it's important to use very well balanced armies to make a chance against the AI or a human opponent.

The graphics are fine: they are of course from 1997 and two-dimensional but I actually don't have the least problem with that. Units, buildings and maps are all beautifully designed with lots of fantastic colours, and the entire picture gives a very credible image of the Starcraft world. The only problem I have is that the resolution is rather restricted: the maximum is 640X480. As a result there's sometimes a lack of overview over the battlefield. But it never becomes really problematic. My only other complaint is that most units are rather large, compared to the map: sometimes this leads to chaotic situations. For example, when you send 15 tanks to a plateau, there's often not enough space and some tanks will start looking for alternative ways (and fall in the hands of the enemy).

Anyway, this is a great game and possibly the best RTS ever released. Even with these old graphics! Of course I hope Blizzard will once release Starcraft 2: imagine, huge hordes of 3-D Zergs running over the plains, while gigantic Protoss robots are trying to stop them... But until then, this is all you need!

Wonderfully balanced, recommended for everyone

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 1 / 1
Date: March 27, 2005
Author: Amazon User

I wasn't really into strategy games until my brother got me this game. It is a really balanced game with lots of different units. And, the single-player has a great story with lots of depth. I don't do multi-player, but even so it's a really great game. The only drawback to the game is that as computer technology advances the more you wish it had more of a 3D component to it. But even so, you won't find a more balanced strategy game... ever. For more detailed information you might want to go to the publisher's website. It has a really great online strategy guide.

Its not just a game, Its a religion

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 2 / 4
Date: December 02, 2004
Author: Amazon User

I personal find Starcraft to be one of the best games of all time. From the nomadic Terrans,to the honourable Protoss, to the savage Zerg. Starcraft is one of the best games I've ever played in my life! At first I dominated with the Terrans, cloaked ghost+ nukes= fun, fun fun! But now I can't decide which I prefer, 32 dragoons (fully upgraded), or 32 mutalisk (also fully upgraded). But now I just go from one to the other. In conclusion, I find that Starcraft(non and Broodwar) are exellent pass times and is a gift from Blizzard to cheris for a lifetime.

U MUST GET THIS GAME AT ALL COST

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 2 / 3
Date: December 09, 2005
Author: Amazon User

the best game i have played, this game was one of the first games i bought for my windows95 and i still play it to this day. it has a unforgetable storyline and I like this game better then empire earth or any other rts game

MUST GET THIS

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