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'''StarCraft''' is a military science fiction [[real-time-strategy]] (RTS) [[video game|game]] released by [[Blizzard Entertainment]] in 1998. The game was the first to feature three uniquely different playable races, the interplay of which posed a very complex balancing act with such great depth and variation in strategy that its shelf life lasted for more than 10 years. The main story is set around 2500 AD in a distant part of the [[Milkyway Galaxy]], when the Terrans, who are descendants of the exiled prisoners from [[Earth]], come in conflict with the insect-like Zerg and the highly evolved Protoss.<ref name="releasedate">"StarCraft." ''Blizzard Entertainment''. Web. 28 Feb. 2011. <http://us.blizzard.com/en-us/games/sc/>.</ref>
'''StarCraft''' is a military science fiction [[real-time-strategy]] (RTS) [[video game|game]] released by [[Blizzard Entertainment]] in 1998. The game was the first to feature three uniquely different playable races, the interplay of which posed a very complex balancing act with such great depth and variation in strategy that made it one of the best-selling games for the PC, with more than 11 million copies sold as of 2009. The main story is set around 2500 AD in a distant part of the [[Milky Way]] Galaxy, when the Terrans, who are descendants of the exiled prisoners from [[Earth]], come in conflict with the insect-like Zerg and the highly evolved Protoss. The storyline is unveiled chronologically in single-player campaigns for each of the three races<ref name="releasedate">"StarCraft." ''Blizzard Entertainment''. Web. 28 Feb. 2011. <http://us.blizzard.com/en-us/games/sc/>.</ref>


The game's retail shelf life was greatly extended


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StarCraft
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Genre(s) RTS
Year of Release 1998
Platform(s) Mac, Windows
Developer(s) Blizzard Entertainment
Publisher(s) Blizzard Entertainment
Official Website http://us.blizzard.com/en-us/games/sc/


StarCraft is a military science fiction real-time-strategy (RTS) game released by Blizzard Entertainment in 1998. The game was the first to feature three uniquely different playable races, the interplay of which posed a very complex balancing act with such great depth and variation in strategy that made it one of the best-selling games for the PC, with more than 11 million copies sold as of 2009. The main story is set around 2500 AD in a distant part of the Milky Way Galaxy, when the Terrans, who are descendants of the exiled prisoners from Earth, come in conflict with the insect-like Zerg and the highly evolved Protoss. The storyline is unveiled chronologically in single-player campaigns for each of the three races[1]

The game's retail shelf life was greatly extended

  1. "StarCraft." Blizzard Entertainment. Web. 28 Feb. 2011. <http://us.blizzard.com/en-us/games/sc/>.