4 of 4 customers found the following review helpful:
 Best game ever made!, 2004-07-19
Starcraft is simply unmatched in the history of computer gaming. In my opinion, only the Civilization series comes close, so it's just a choice between real-time and turn-based games.Here's why Starcraft rules real-time strategy: Great story. You spend time playing each of the three races, fighting against every combination of enemies, and yet it always makes sense. You won't always see it coming -- there are a few surprises -- but the fantastic storyline keeps you believing. The high quality cinematic cut scenes don't hurt, either. Perfect balance. The three races in the game aren't just different graphics over the same units. And yet they are fairly matched. Good learning curve. You'll generally have to work to beat the scenarios, but they don't hand you an entire task force in your first mission. Superb replay value. Name another game from the last decade that you still play. Did you actually come up with one? I'll bet it's your favorite, right? OK, well Starcraft will be your other favorite. You can replay the original campaigns (yes, they actually work more than once!), download more from Blizzard for free, or play your friends on the internet. This game was built to last. I give Starcraft five stars because Amazon doesn't allow six stars even for the truly exceptional. Buy one. Enjoy!
2 of 2 customers found the following review helpful:
this is THE BEST game!, 2004-07-03
this game is sooo fun. i SERIOUSLY reccomend this AWESOME game for anyone who likes games like civilization, rise of nations, age of mythology, ect. i play this all the time and really think that lots of people would appreciate this game. you get to choose which species that you want to be, there are three options, and each has its pros and cons. then, you can play computers or other players over the internet, and you can work towards beating the game. this is a really cool game and i think ANYONE ovar about 10 would LOVE it.
2 of 3 customers found the following review helpful:
No One Game Can Be Compared To Starcraft, 2004-05-20
Starcraft is often considered as the best statergy game of all time. Its about 3 races, the rebellious human Terrans, swarming aliens zerg and the all mysterious powerful Protoss. Fight for survival in major galatic battles against each other for supreme dominace. Command your Gunned Up Robot Walking Golieths, Massive Starship Carriers or Battle Cruisers, your swarms of Alien Zerglings or even blast a nuclear strike against your opponent to blow him into oblivion. The storyline of the game is set in the future. Its about the Terran Confederacy Army fighting for survival against the Protoss forces. But something strange is happening...sittings of another alien like speices are becoming quite frequent. Another race emerges, the swarming alien race known as the zerg. The zerg are massing in swarms, and devouring anything in their path. Now the race is on to be dominant species, the protoss have the technology, the terran have the fire power and the zerg have the numbers. Who will win? Finished the single player Campaign? No worrys, as one major feature of this game is its online capabilities. Enter a whole new world of Starcraft playing online agaisnt oppenents worldwild! Starcraft is a must for any stratergy gamer. I rate this game 10/10 and give it two thumbs up!!!
3 of 3 customers found the following review helpful:
Best Game of All Time, 2004-04-25
Starcraft is hands-down the greatest Real-Time-Strategy game of ALL TIME. It's considered a SPORT in korea, getting live broadcasts on tv stations daily. I have played this game for 5 years, and I'm still as interested in it now as I was 5 years ago. For a game that has been out since 1998, there are still more people playing this game than most new titles today. In my opinion, Starcraft ranks as #1 game of all time.
1 of 1 customers found the following review helpful:
The high point of real-time strategy gaming, 2004-04-21
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!
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