StarCraft focuses around three distinct interstellar species: the
psionic Protoss, the adaptable Terrans, and the insectoid Zerg. The
game revolves around players collecting resources to construct a base,
upgrade their militaries, and ultimately conquer opponents.
Brood War's gameplay remains fundamentally unchanged from that of
StarCraft, although it introduces fine-tuning to unit costs and some abilities for strategic and
balance purposes. These changes make rushing tactics—a factor that gained some criticism in
the original StarCraft—less practical. The single-player
campaign
has an increased difficulty; missions are no longer entirely linear,
and a greater focus on strategy is needed to complete missions.
In
addition, the game's artificial intelligence (AI) has been augmented so
that AI-controlled players are more intelligent and tends to use
tactics more effectively.
Brood War introduces seven new units. Each race is given access
to a unique ground unit: the Zerg can create a defensive unit that can
attack from the concealment of its burrow, while the Terrans can train
combat medics. The Protoss are able to
produce dark templar units, a powerful cloaked melee unit only given to the player in special missions of
StarCraft.
Protoss players can merge two of these units to create a special
spellcaster unit. Each race is also given access to a dedicated
air-to-air attack unit.
| Minimum System Requirements: |
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| CPU: | Pentium 90 MHz or higher |
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| VGA: | DirectX-Compatible SVGA Video Card (DirectX-compatible) |
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| Sound: | DirectX-compatible sound card for audio |
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| ODD: | Double-Speed CD-ROM
(Quad Speed for Cinematics) |
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| Network: | Multiplayer System Requirements:
14.4Kbps Modem or Null Modem Cable
2-8 PLAYERS
IPX network or Battle.net (requires low-latency connection with support for 32-bit applications) |
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| Recommended peripheral: | Microsoft-Compatible Keyboard, Mouse |
Note: Macintosh PowerMac or
Compatible 16 MB RAM System 7.6 or higher 256 Color, 640x480 Display or
Better Double-Speed CD-ROM (Quad Speed for Cinematics)
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