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StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty

Blizzard Entertainment

2010•Strategy•PEGI 16•About 25 hours

Taste attributes: actionscience fictionwarmonster/alien/supernaturalpoliticalfresh & originalunsavouryheavyimaginarybig & variedemotive & stirringall consuming questdeep rivalryhuman spirit/resilience/survivalinjustice/tragedy/vengeancerescue/escape/jeopardy

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Boxlist takeA sweeping strategy game that is otherworldly and unsavoury. Best if you like the extraordinary over the everyday.

Pace: balanced · Originality: balanced · Tone: dark · Weight: balanced · Realism: imaginary world · Story: balanced · Structure: balanced · Look: balanced · Scale: big and varied · Emotional punch: balancedHow we score

IGDB rating

88 / 100

1,150 ratings

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About This Game

StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty is a science fiction real-time strategy game and the sequel to the original StarCraft. Set four years after the events of Brood War, the game revolves around three species: the Terrans, the Zerg, and the Protoss. The single-player campaign focuses on the Terrans, following Jim Raynor as he leads an insurgent group against the autocratic Terran Dominion. The campaign is non-linear, with players taking missions for money and using those funds to buy additional units and upgrades between missions aboard the battlecruiser Hyperion. The game features competitive multiplayer with a matchmaking ladder system, a map editor for user-created content, and support for three playable races with distinct units and abilities. Wings of Liberty has been free-to-play since November 2017 and was followed by two expansion packs: Heart of the Swarm, focusing on the Zerg, and...

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Story

Jim Raynor, a marshal turned rebel, leads a vigilante crusade against the Terran Dominion and its ruler Arcturus Mengsk. Haunted by betrayal and the memory of allies lost, Raynor operates on the fringes of space, building his forces and searching for a way to bring down the regime. When old promises and new threats converge, Raynor is drawn into a conflict that stretches beyond the politics of the Dominion, forcing him to confront enemies both human and alien in a war that will determine the fate of the sector.

Characteristics

Where this game sits on each taste spectrum

SlowPACEFast

FamiliarORIGINALITYOriginal

DarkTONEWholesome

LightWEIGHTINESSHeavy

FantasyREALISMRealistic

SimpleINTRICACYIntricate

Non-LinearLINEARITYLinear

UnderstatedSTYLEStylised

IntimateSCALEEpic

RestrainedEMOTIONIntense

Genres and themes

ActionScience fictionWarMonster/alien/supernaturalPoliticalAll consuming questDeep rivalryHuman spirit/resilience/survivalInjustice/tragedy/vengeanceRescue/escape/jeopardy

Keywords

AliensSkill-basedCompetitiveSpaceEsportsHumanSide questsMercenary

Details

Developer: Blizzard Entertainment
Publisher: Blizzard Entertainment
Released: 27 July 2010
Series: starcraft
Platforms: PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac
Modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative
Perspective: Bird view / Isometric
Time to beat: 16h rushed, 25h normally, 280h complete
Age rating: PEGI 16
Taste scores: How we score
Source: IGDB

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