StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty Collector's Edition (PC)

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• 1 stars

  12 years and $60 get me this?!

  by RobWiki on August 3, 2010

  Pros: Graphics: Simply stunning and a major step up from the original made over a decade ago; but honestly isn't this to be expected?!

  Cons: No Lan: The thrill is gone...
  
  Campaign: Terran only?! Seriously!? Now I have to pay another $120 to get the campaign scope of the original $40 Star Craft?!

  Summary: Alright, here it is. I purchased the original Star Craft in March of 1998 and have loved it ever since. I know the graphics have nothing on some of the ...

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  Summary: Alright, here it is. I purchased the original Star Craft in March of 1998 and have loved it ever since. I know the graphics have nothing on some of the other RTS games released over the last 12 years but let's face it, the greatest games of all time have less to do with graphics and more to do with game play and story. This was a fact lost to on Blizzard and it seems to be a growing trend in all of their games. LAN support made SC the game of choice for me and my friends, simply because you could set up and talk trash in the same room as you pwn your boys. It is a completely different experience than yelling into a mic at someone thousands of miles away. There is something to be said for the camaraderie that can be built up when you are all in the same room trying to destroy one another. If you have ever been to a LAN party you know exactly what I am talking about. I have heard the various arguments for why Battle.net is being used for multiplayer, but at the end of the day the game play has been changed; IMO for the worse.
  
  The other major factor is that you only get the Terran campaign in this game. If you want the Zerg and Protoss campaigns, you have to shell out an additional $120 bucks and hopefully only wait another 3-6 years to experience all three? I've also read the other online chatter and arguments about this, specifically on how there is just so much source material that making stand alone games for the other campaigns will create a greater over all product. I say that's a load! This is nothing more than Activision's culture of exploiting franchises rearing its ugly head! Ever since Blizzard was purchased by Activision, the quality of their over all game play and experience has gone down hill. Let's look at every collector?s edition of SC2. For an additional $40 you get a USB drive with the original Star Craft, the sound track, an art book, and a pet for World of Warcraft? How does any of this imporove the gaming experience of THIS game? What good is a pet for WOW if you don't play WOW?! I say keep your marketing chochkees and give me some real bonus content. Give me some bonus missions for the campaign mode, or some special units only available in the collector?s edition. Heck, keep it all and give me the Zerg and Protoss campaigns!
  
  At the end of the day, if you are new the series then this game will probably be great to you. If you haven't invested more than 12 years of playing and dreaming of what could be, I think you will walk away with a decent $60 game. However, if you have ever attended a LAN party and experienced gaming before the age of MMOs; if you remember a time when game play and storyline really meant something, do yourself a favor and try to pretend this game was never made.

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• 1 stars

  Over rated, very disappointing, boring, silly, unworthy

  by Babs_Lg on July 7, 2011

  Pros: Non to mention compared to new RTS or RTT games.

  Cons: Annoying cut-scenes, non interesting story, redundant missions and linear campaign. The size of the game is huge compared to what actually offers, full of show-off videos of cartoon graphics. No skirmish or lan support unless you are connected to internet

  Summary: In brief many new games stress on graphics and videos in game without puting innovative ideas or adding up to the RTS/RTT games. ICEFROG made dota playable by 22 ...

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  Summary: In brief many new games stress on graphics and videos in game without puting innovative ideas or adding up to the RTS/RTT games. ICEFROG made dota playable by 22 millions, one map and one creative idea using old blizzard engine. After a decade it is not acceptable to have SCII far from the recent innovations in the field. Soul-Storm warhammer 40k beat SCII in all aspects and comapred to newest RTS/RTT time must not be lost on it. However people have tastes and are free to pick. I prefer to buy and play Plants VS Zombies instead of this SCII.

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• 6 stars

  A decent game, but not what i expected.

  by cryosin on January 14, 2011

  Pros: Graphics are some of the best in the PC gaming world, especially strategy games.
  Sound Quality is fairly good. Bass is pumping.
  Great features in regards to user created content.
  Single Player was overall satisfying

  Cons: Races feel too similar
  Ladder system doesnt really give you a feel for where you stand in rankings. Its just there to make you feel good about yourself.

  Summary: As you can probably tell, my biggest complaints are with the multiplayer. The single-player had some fun missions and was overall engaging. The graphics are top notch and overall if ...

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  Summary: As you can probably tell, my biggest complaints are with the multiplayer. The single-player had some fun missions and was overall engaging. The graphics are top notch and overall if you liked starcraft you will like starcraft 2.
  However multiplayer is where things got a little, should i say, funky.
  The races all feel very similar. They have different units but they all have this "mass and attack" feel. This creates alot of "cold war" gameplay where neither side has the will to attack until they have a reason. Retreating is very expensive in Starcraft 2, especially for Zerg, so most races scarcely attack. This is common from newer players to the top level players. The only time this playstyle is not considered, is when someone decides to do an early rush. These are also very powerful, but more familiar players should be able to deal with them. Only a few rushes have been very powerful and Blizzard does nerf them.
  A lot of the units clump up and attack as a giant ball. This is another problem that makes AOE units extremely powerful. Most of the AOE units have been nerfed multiple times and probably will be nerfed even more. Zerg has arguably the worst AOE units in the game right now, and they have felt subpar throughout the beta and now. However players are competing and doing well with Zerg, so its not necessarily imbalanced but they do have some distinct disadvantages.
  The ladder system does nothing to gauge player skill. There are 4 brackets of play, and after playing in all 4 and as i was learning the game, i realized that inbetween brackets you really had no idea how much better or worse your opponent was until you played them. The diamond bracket was really the worst, where many players where simply using gimmicky rushes to beat worse players. A high rated diamond player could have been good, but the system inflates everyones rating. So, as long as you compete with other players in the diamond league at a 50% win/loss, you willl eventually be a high rated diamond player. Its really a system that i am not too fond of, and many players have voiced their opinions but it will probably stay. Psychology the system makes players feel like they have accomplished something, but if you look past all of it then your reasons for competition are diminished.
  This is my huge complaint wall about multiplayer, and really is the reason why i have gotten bored of the game. If you dont care about multiplayer, you will most likely enjoy starcraft 2.
  The custom maps system is pretty amazing, and already some cool maps are out like Star Ships, where you control a gigantic star ship and battle other players.
  If you never played regular starcraft competitively, none of my complaints will probably bother you. But if that was why you played starcraft, i suggest give it a test run or playing it at a friends house.

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• 10 stars

  Starcraft Player since 1998 SCII is ONE WORD "AWESOME"

  by tclarkmx on August 3, 2010

  Pros: B.NET has been revamped for easier match making, the campaign offers lots of achievements and new interactions, true it is only Jim rainors or terran campaign, but I will be more than happy to pay the extra for the other separate games.

  Cons: I do not like the fact tha tthey separated the gameplay by regions so North American players can only play each other now, Latin Americans can play only themselves and so on ... now I can't play koreans and get my game right I have to play Newbs.

  Summary: BEST GAMES EVER = SCBW & SC II

  Summary: BEST GAMES EVER = SCBW & SC II

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• 10 stars

  Starcraft 2 is superb in every way

  by DunkinV on July 28, 2010

  Pros: This is the best rts since the original Starcraft . The game is beautiful and has great character development. Will make the best tournament game for a long time to come!

  Cons: No lan stinks

  Summary: Awesome. If you haven't played yet, try it. If you are a die hard fan, you won't be disappointed.

  Summary: Awesome. If you haven't played yet, try it. If you are a die hard fan, you won't be disappointed.

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