StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty Review
Review by Kotaku
Real-time tactics evolve with StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty, Blizzard’s long in the making sequel to one of the most beloved, bestselling sci-fi strategy games of all time. Oh, so you’ve heard of it, then?
Three distinct races, the displaced humans known as Terrans, the ancient, mystical alien Protoss, and the insect-like Zerg horde, are (still) embroiled in an intergalactic war. Billions die as the Zerg swarm reawakens from hibernation four years after the events of 1998′s StarCraft: Brood War. In StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty, players will largely experience the Terran side of this story under the command of Jim Raynor, hero of the original StarCraft and now enemy of the imperial Dominion forces. Raynor and his faithful crew of Raiders hop from planet to planet searching for artifacts that may end the Zerg’s reign of terror and that of its leader, the Queen of Blades.
Review by Plagn
After 12 years of anticipation, three years of post-announcement hype, and a Beta that lasted a good few months (and was quite fantastic, mind you), the sequel to one of the most beloved PC games ever released, StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty has finally arrived. Blizzard Entertainment is notorious for taking their sweet time with their games, but are also known to release some seriously polished stuff. From Diablo to World of WarCraft, Blizzard has maintained a very solid track record, even if it does take about 80 human years for them to release a game. So how does arguably one of the most anticipated sequels in gaming history fare? Read on to find out.
Wings of Liberty is based four years after the events of StarCraft: Brood War, where the Dominion, lead by the tyrant Arcturus Mengsk dominates the Terran sectors, the enigmatic Protoss and their clans are in disarray and seeking to rebuild their once glorious empire, and the Queen of Blades, Kerrigan has mysteriously gone silent, as her Zerg broods laying dormant on their home world Char. You play as Jim Raynor, the returning hero from the original StarCraft who leads a band of anti-dominion forces known as Raynor’s Raiders.
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