Mapaglarong Wednesdays: StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty

Alright, men. Prepare your fingers for the exercise of their lives. StarCraft II, the sequel to the 1998 worldwide phenomenon of a game called StarCraft, will be released - get this - on July 27, 2010. It's been announced by Blizzard that the sequel will be divided into three, each focusing on the three species we've come to know and love. Namely,

The Terrans


The Zerg


And the Protoss


The first of the trilogy, Wings of Liberty, will focus on the Terran race four years into the future after the events of StarCraft: Brood War occurred. As officially stated by Blizzard, characters from the original franchise like Zeratul, Sarah Kerrigan, Jim Raynor are brought back in this sequel. It was also announced that old locations such as Char and Braxis will be revisited. Now ain't that nostalgic? It gets better. Blizzard promises to introduce new characters, new locations, and new twists to the story that would surely get you hooked like back in the day!


Watch StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty - Cinematic Teaser

As for the game features, it's basically all about improvement. Some of the notable changes include:

• Fast-paced, hard-hitting, tightly balanced competitive real-time strategy gameplay that recaptures and improves on the magic of the original game
• New units and gameplay mechanics further distinguish each race
• Groundbreaking single-player campaign
• Vibrant new 3D-graphics engine with support for dazzling visual effects and massive unit and army sizes
• Full multiplayer support, with new competitive features and matchmaking utilities available through Battle.net
• Full map-making and scripting tools to give players incredible freedom in customizing and personalizing their gameplay experience

(from http://us.starcraft2.com/)

Hell, it's about time!



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