Part of that likely owes to the fact that legions of Blizzard faithful would stage an armed insurrection (or at least sit-in protests in Seoul and Irvine, Ca.) if Starcraft II deviated too much from its still-wildly-popular predecessor.
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It’s an approach that, at least initially, seems counterintuitive while RTS games have strived to add hero units, multiple races (that often amount to little more than unit skin changes) and scads of mostly-useless filler and expansion packs, Starcraft II’s core gameplay is almost unerringly true to form. There are still three main races vying for dominance on the edge of the galaxy-Terran, Zerg, Protoss-each unique in their style and strategy, and the basic gameplay is as addictive as ever: resourcing and rushing, micro and macro.
And they’ve succeeded-but only because of how little was changed from the original.įor all of its new bells, whistles and baubles, Starcraft II has altered very little of the classic Starcraft formula. Blizzard seems hellbent on making lightning strike twice with the release of the first of three planned Starcraft sequels: Starcraft II: Wings of Liberty. And while the world turned, Blizzard Entertainment’s scrappy, enduring IP remained set in its ways, gathering massive worldwide followings and becoming South Korea’s unofficial national sport by dint of how spectacularly fun and addictive it is to play. It’s been 12 years since the release of the legendary real-time strategy game Starcraft. Developer/Publisher: Blizzard Entertainment
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