Designed to be the ultimate competitive real-time strategy game, StarCraft II will feature the return of the Protoss, Terran, and Zerg races, overhauled and re-imagined with Blizzard's signature approach to game balance. Each race will be further distinguished from the others, with several new units and new gameplay mechanics, as well as new abilities for some of the classic StarCraft units that will be making a reappearance in the game.Sporting a vibrant 3D-graphics engine, StarCraft II will once again center on the clash between the protoss, terrans, and zerg, with each side deploying legions of veteran, upgraded, and new unit types. Unparalleled online play for StarCraft II will be available through a new version of Battle.net, Blizzard Entertainment's world-renowned gaming service. Battle.net has been redesigned from the ground up to be the premier online gaming destination for Blizzard gamers, with several enhancements and new features, such as voice communication, cloud file storage, leagues and ladders, achievements, stat-tracking, and more.
The solo campaign for StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty will continue the epic saga where it left off in StarCraft: Brood War. The story line chronicles the exploits of marshal-turned-rebel-leader Jim Raynor and features both familiar faces and new heroes. Players will be able to tailor the experience, choosing their own mission path and selecting technology and research upgrades to suit their playing style throughout the 29-mission campaign. Several challenge-mode mini-games will also be included, with focused goals designed to ease players into the basics of multiplayer strategies.
StarCraft II is celebrating 10 years of galactic strategy and incredible comradery in the Koprulu Sector!
Starting with today’s PTR update through the forthcoming release of Patch 5.0, you’ll be able to get your hands on a ton of player-requested features (along with a few extras) to StarCraft II, including Galaxy Map Editor improvements to make campaign maps easier to create, new campaign achievements, and new prestige talents for every co-op commander.
EDITOR IMPROVEMENTS AND NEW FEATURES
- Players have asked for the editor to be easier to use – and the team is delivering!
- Check out the details on the PTR patch notes blog.
CUSTOM CAMPAIGNS
- A new Arcade map genre will be added to open up the editor for more stories and creative campaigns: Campaign!
- Creating custom campaigns will be a much smoother experience and will now support map-to-map loading.
- Many previously offline-only campaigns will now be accessible through the StarCraft II Arcade.
- Players will also be able to introduce co-op custom campaigns in addition to their single-player experiences.
NEW CAMPAIGN ACHIEVEMENTS
- The 10th anniversary update will add brand new achievements for every mission in the StarCraft II campaigns, including the Nova Covert Ops mission pack.
- Earn the Stone Announcer for completing every new achievement.
PRESTIGE TALENTS FOR CO-OP COMMANDERS
Check here for more information about what's coming in the StarCraft II 10th Anniversary patch, including more gameplay improvements.
Players can now replay the level 1-15 progression for each maxed-out commander up to three times, and earn a new Prestige Talent each time it’s completed – opening tons of new gameplay options and strategic decisions.
Features:
- Fast-paced, hard-hitting, tightly balanced competitive real-time strategy gameplay that recaptures and improves on the magic of the original game
- Three completely distinct races: Protoss, Terran, and Zerg
- 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
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