StarCraft is a real-time strategy (RTS) game developed by Blizzard Entertainment. Originally released in 1998, it became a cultural phenomenon and a mainstay of eSports, acclaimed for its deep strategic gameplay , epic science fiction story , and three distinct, asymmetrical races .
The game places you in a distant sector of space where three powerful races fight for domination:
- Terrans: Descendants of exiled humans, versatile and adaptable, with balanced ground and air units and powerful weapons technology.
- Zerg: An alien race of insectoid creatures that prioritize speed, numbers, and rapid expansion through a network of organic colonies.
- Protoss: A technologically advanced psionic alien race, with powerful units, energy shields, and the ability to manipulate space and time.
In StarCraft, you take command of one of these races and must collect resources, build bases, develop technology, and train armies to defeat your enemies. Each race has its own units, buildings, strategies, and strengths and weaknesses, ensuring asymmetrical and strategically rich gameplay .
The game features an immersive single-player campaign that tells an epic story of interstellar war, betrayal, and heroism through the perspectives of all three races. Furthermore, multiplayer via Battle.net became the cornerstone of its popularity, allowing millions of players around the world to face off in competitive matches.
StarCraft laid the groundwork for many real-time strategy games that followed, and its legacy endures to this day as one of the most influential and respected titles in the genre.
Minimum system requirements for PC (depending on the box):
- Operating System: Windows 95/98
- Processor: Pentium 90
- RAM: 16 MB
- Graphics Card: SVGA
- Sound Card: Compatible with Sound Blaster
- CD-ROM Drive: 2x
- Hard Drive: 80 MB of free space
- Peripherals: Mouse and keyboard