StarCraft

1998 video game

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StarCraft is a real-time strategy game set in a distant sector of the Milky Way galaxy in the 26th century. Players command one of three species across separate campaigns: the Terrans, resourceful human colonists cut off from Earth; the Zerg, an insectoid swarm that assimilates other species; and the Protoss, a technologically advanced race with powerful psionic abilities. Each species features distinct units, structures, and strategic options. The game includes a story-driven single-player campaign for each faction and competitive multiplayer via Battle.net.

Released: 1998
Genres: Real Time Strategy (RTS), Strategy
Platforms: PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer
Franchise: starcraft
Developer: Blizzard Entertainment
Publisher: Blizzard Entertainment

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Wikidata facts

Genre: real-time strategy
Country of origin: United States
Publisher: Blizzard Entertainment
Series: StarCraft
Followed by: StarCraft II
Developer: Blizzard Entertainment
Platform: Classic Mac OS
Game mode: co-op mode
Distribution format: ROM cartridge
Designed by: Chris Metzen
Official website: starcraft.com/es-mx
Image: Starcraft Gamescom 2017 (36851382835).jpg

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language of work or name: Korean
Commons category: StarCraft
publication date: 2000-00-00
software version identifier: 1.18.1.1396
input device: gamepad
takes place in fictional universe: StarCraft universe
topic's main category: Category:StarCraft
title: StarCraft®
copyright license: freeware
social media followers: 369303
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distributed by: Battle.net
compatible with: Linux

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Encyclopedic overview

StarCraft is a real-time strategy video game developed and published by Blizzard Entertainment for Microsoft Windows. The first installment of the video game series of the same name, it was released in 1998. A Classic Mac OS version was released in 1999, and a Nintendo 64 port co-developed with Mass Media and published by Nintendo was released in 2000.

Blizzard started work on the game shortly after Warcraft II, another real-time strategy game, was released in 1995. The first incarnation debuted at the 1996 Electronic Entertainment Expo, where it was unfavorably compared to Warcraft II. As a result, the project was entirely overhauled before being showcased to the public in early 1997, at which time it received a far more positive response. The game's multiplayer is particularly popular in South Korea, where players and teams participate in professional competitions, earn sponsorships, and compete in televised tournaments.

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