Starcraft II – Wings of Liberty is Coming Soon
Starcraft is one of the best selling and popular games of all time and has spawned games such as Warcraft whilst captivating and creating an entire generation of real time strategy gamers.
I first played Starcraft in 1999 and was hooked from day one. The incredible gameplay and challenging artificial intelligence had such an impact on me that I still play regularly.
I learnt to play the game with a friend who, in his great wisdom, told me that humans were the most destructive, cunning and ruthless of all the races in the universe and to succeed in this great game – we had to play the Terran (Human Exiles, who have been exiled from Earth by the ruling “Confederacy of Man” ) as opposed to the Insect like Zerg and the Psychic Humaniod’s called The Protoss.
For those that do not know the game, it is a real-time strategy game, set during a war between three races; The Terrans, Zerg and The Protoss.
The Zerg are creepy, insect like creatures, that have no other purpose in life, but to breed and consume. While Protoss are a humanoid type of freak of nature, with psychic abilities and dangerous technology. They are only interested in furthering their own way of life; and when Zerg finally falls, they will turn on the Terran.
When the first official expansion pack was released, I nearly wet myself with excitement. Broodwars introduced the Medic and the very under-rated air to air unit, The Valkyrie.
The Medic, as it’s name suggests, has the ability to heal surrounding personal; as well as restore mobility to locked down mechanical units and blind enemy mechanical units with an optic flare.
A great trick is to have an attack force of 50 Terran Marines and 25 Medics. Walk the medics in front, as they heal each other as soon as they take damage.
Research better armour and firepower at the engineering bay and upgrade as fast as possible.
In fact, I think that this is the key to surviving the first wave of a Zerg attack, which usually outnumbers you greatly, considering how fast those disgusting creatures reproduce.
I try and build two barracks and two engineering bays and then belt out as many upgraded marines as possible. Stick them in bunkers, with a supply depot directly in front of the bunker and you will be able to fend off even the most ferocious of onslaughts. Place 3 SCV (worker and builder) unit’s directly behind the bunker and have them continuously repairing the bunker. Your marines will make short work of most units.
Don’t forget to build as many missile turrets as possible, as they will both protect you from airborne attacks, as well as detect cloaked units.
Starcraft is a beautifully created and magnificently programmed real time strategy game and after 12 years of exclusively playing Terran, I have at least another 50 years of enjoyment to look forward to. With Starcraft 2 being released, make that 75 years.
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