StarCraft Battle Chest
The StarCraft Battle Chest is an incredible package of the great StarCraft games, on one DVD!
The full versions of StarCraft and the acclaimed expansion pack Brood War, as well as complete strategy guides for each, make StarCraft: Battle Chest a treasure chest for real-time strategy fans. Instead of two similarly powered enemies facing off, the three distinct races in StarCraft have unique capabilities and strategies. Everyone still competes in the RTS genre's typical race for resources, but that's the only shared trait. Terrans can move their bulky mechanized bases as necessary, while the reptilian Zerg grow their colonies and warriors from mutating larvae. Meanwhile, the noble Protoss warp in equipment from their home world using psionic powers. Not only does game maker Blizzard juggle the races' playability and match it with superb art and sound effects, it also weaves together an engrossing three-act plot. Early on, as a Terran magistrate, you spend a breathtaking 30 minutes defending against a Zerg onslaught. As the story unfolds around you, you'll experience the Zerg's hive mentality and decipher the mysterious Protoss by the game's dramatic conclusion. Missions vary in scope and are effectively framed with dialogue, chapter screens, and in-mission exposition. Multiplayer games are also very well represented by Blizzard's own free Battle.net service. If you'd rather play over a local area network, StarCraft will generously "spawn" up to seven copies so your friends can join in. In keeping with StarCraft's groundbreaking design, Brood War presents you with three sides of a galactic conflict. Scheming humans, insidious Zerg, and proud Protoss collide again, with stunning new cinematics setting the stage. Old friends and foes and ominous new arrivals give the story a breakneck pace, while a handful of additions to each race's arsenal makes for tense battles. Brood War also features stellar new environments and ambient art, as well as more than 100 additional multiplayer maps. Some missions require a bit of finesse, breaking the resource-gathering routine while making good use of the new units. Humans now have Valkyrie missile frigates as well as medics who automatically try to heal your grunts. New for the Zerg air force is the acid-spewing Devourer; the new Lurker unit provides heavy-duty (under)ground support. Along with the Corsair fighter, the Protoss reenter the fray with Dark Templar, which can merge to form the devastating Dark Archon. Unfortunately, units old and new still suffer from weak artificial intelligence in path finding. Real-time strategy games don't get any more epic or any more satisfying. --Jack Gardiner
This package includes both Starcraft and Starcraft: Brood Wars plus Prima Publishing's Official Strategy Guides, which offer you strategies, statistics, and details about new worlds to give you the upper hand in gaining control over the galaxy's resources.
StarCraft Battle Chest Accessories
 Warcraft III Battle Chest
Diablo Battle Chest
Age of Empires: Collectors Edition (Jewel Case)
Command and Conquer the First Decade (DVD-Rom)
World of Warcraft: Wrath of the Lich King Expansion Pack
World of Warcraft Battlechest
Baldur's Gate 2: Ultimate Collection (Shadows of Amn and Throne of Bhaal)
The Orange Box
Spore
WarCraft III Expansion: The Frozen Throne
StarCraft Battle Chest Reviews
Not only fun single player action, but fun online too. Starcraft also has an amazing storyline to it as well. This is that game. Trying to find a game that will run flawlessly on your netbook but still immensely fun.
Endless entertainment. I highly recommend this game, especially the battle chest because it gives you strategy guides to both the original and the expansion, as well as bonus catalogues and strategy pamphlets. Great campaign, great custom games, and great online play. I've been playing this game since 1998 when the original came out and i've always and still do love it and play it.
I'm a Mac Gamer (AND XBOX360 GAMER. WOO.). Runs Great. Great Game. so I just wanted to let everyone know it runs perfectly.
I liked the end of the Protoss campaign in Brood War much better. I used strategy tips to help me complete some of the hardest missions, because I have other things to do besides spend all my time playing star craft. I heard a Korean died from playing it too long. There are 60 missions total, and each one takes hours to complete, sometimes a day. Well I'm glad I'm finally done with it and I look forward to Starcraft II, the videos of which look breathtaking. It'll keep you playing for hours and hours. I definitely give the gameplay 5 stars. This is the best RTS game I've played, but I gave it 4 stars because it's a 10 yr old game with rather crude production values and I hated the ending of Brood War.
The gameplay is the best thing about it. Their 3d computer art is weird and retarded. I didn't feel like I got the kind of payoff I wanted for completing 60 freaking missions. Some of the missions are very hard, especially in Brood War. Also I don't like the artists that Blizzard uses. There wasn't really any conclusion.
I will always have it installed on whatever PC I own. Its endless. The game is so well designed that even after years of playing you can still learn more and get better at it.As far as computer/video games go most games that are a few years old are usually at best a fond memory, 10+ years later and people are still addicted to , or are being introduced to StarCraft. Simply put StarCraft is to RTS computer gaming what Chess is to board games.
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