StarCraft 2's Zerg finally revealed

by Justin McElroy { Mar 10th 2008 at 8:45AM }

The biggest news about StarCraft II so far has come to us from Korea, and today is no exception (man, we're so jealous, Koreans get all the breaks) with the introduction of the Zerg race at the Grand Intercontinetal Hotel of SamSeongDong in Seoul.

Besides the above shaky-cam trailer, Blizzplanet has harvested tons of screenshots and information for you to rabidly consume right here. There's also a long video of Zerg gameplay which you can see right after the break. So, what's the word, StarCraft die-hards? Do you approve?

[Thanks, Foetoid]

Tags: blizzard, korea, starcraft-2, starcraft-ii, starcraft2

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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 2)

fredrikdunder @ Mar 10th 2008 8:56AM

starcraft 1.5

ThornedVenom (Harley Quinn Defense Force) @ Mar 10th 2008 9:11AM

Would you have it any other way?

SugarDaddy @ Mar 10th 2008 9:34AM

Starcraft 1.5 was Brood War. This is definitely worthy of Starcraft 2 -- true to the original and lots of new units and strategies to play around with.

Ted @ Mar 10th 2008 10:35AM

Well what did you expect from it for it to be classified as a 'real' Starcraft II?

h0lic @ Mar 10th 2008 11:05AM

looks sweet enough to be SCII, that's for sure.

Arno @ Mar 10th 2008 8:56AM

I can't wait for Starcraft 2! Did they release minimum specs yet?

tcc3 @ Mar 10th 2008 9:05AM

If I know Blizzard they'll be generous. They've always been good about scaling their games to take advantage of, but not need a Goddammned Super Computer.

Blazur @ Mar 10th 2008 10:38AM

They said the specs are fairly forgiving, and should run on many different machines. No specifics have been given yet, however.

Einhanderkiller @ Mar 10th 2008 11:28AM

At least Pixel Shader 2.0 is required, which your graphics card should support if it was purchased within the last 5 years.

DemonGSides @ Mar 10th 2008 11:56AM

I'm buying an entirely new computer for this game only.

And I'll play it until I die.

Maverick Saturn @ Mar 10th 2008 9:05AM

Looks amazing as expected :)

ThornedVenom (Harley Quinn Defense Force) @ Mar 10th 2008 9:10AM

KEKEKEKEKE!!! (= FUCK YES)

I am DEFINITELY going to get Starcraft II because you're looking at a guy who had been DEPRIVED from real RTS action for YEARS (literally), and only casually played at friends' homes.

And I had never played Starcraft before.

PS: I'm not in the Brawl mania like everyone else because I don't have a Wii. Fernando, you owe me one!

SonofSeth @ Mar 10th 2008 9:16AM

FOR THE SWARM!

SugarDaddy @ Mar 10th 2008 9:36AM

Now I'll be the first to admit that Blizzard is the king of the RTS, but c'mon... To suggest that there have been no good RTSs since the original Starcraft is just insulting. Warcraft 3, C&C (both generals and Tiberium Wars), and of course Company of Heroes. CoH is one of the best RTSs ever.

Organic_Shadow @ Mar 10th 2008 10:13AM

I tried playing Starcraft 1 a few years ago and I would always lose my entire base to a big swarm of enemies 5 minutes into a skirmish against easy PC opponent.

I'm waiting for SC2 so I can start fresh again. :P

Schoon @ Mar 10th 2008 11:36AM

Supreme Commander?

AwesomeTown @ Mar 10th 2008 12:05PM

I used to be big into both real and turn based strategy games, I used to play Red Alert and CivII more than I play any game now. (Then again who didn't?) After Starcraft, I played a bit of RedAlert2 but then took a long break from the RTS. Recently tried to get into Supreme Commander, but I just couldn't do it. I just found it too boring.

Anyway, yea, I'll definately be getting Starcraft II though.

ThornedVenom (Harley Quinn Defense Force) @ Mar 10th 2008 12:05PM

@SugarDaddy

Sorry if you misunderstood my stance: it's my fault for not detailing it properly.

I didn't get to have a gaming PC while growing up, and I didn't really have pocket money (I always had to ask my parents to buy me something when I needed it, as a safeguard) so that kind of meant that games/RTS was out of the question (grew up beta-testing MMOs). I only got to play some when I was at friends', and even then, most of them weren't into RTS.

So yeah, this is my chance to get my uber-micro started. Didn't mean to insult all of the other RTSes.

A Pissed-off English Gamer @ Mar 10th 2008 12:41PM

...And i'm not in the Brawl-mania because Nintendo repetitiously shafts Europe. Blizzard are better with release dates (something no man should ever be able to say).

PojoMofo @ Mar 10th 2008 2:37PM

Company of Heros opposing forces say hello!!

Really though, this and Spore are really the only 2 PC games I am looking forward to.

Max @ Mar 10th 2008 9:35AM

Just looks like two Starcrafts duct-taped together if you ask me

SugarDaddy @ Mar 10th 2008 9:41AM

The fanboy in me is kicking in...

That's not a fair comment at all. Saying that means you have no idea who Blizzard is. When has Blizzard ever released a "duct taped" product as you say (though I can't comment on WoW cuz I think it's lame and I don't play)?

This game will be phenomenal as all Blizzard games are -- polished to the max with near perfect balancing. I've been waiting for this game for quite some time.

Now please release Starcraft Ghost.

Schoon @ Mar 10th 2008 11:40AM

Saying *that* means you have no sense of humor, Mr. Sugar Daddy...

DemonGSides @ Mar 10th 2008 11:59AM

I Lol'd =)

SugarDaddy @ Mar 10th 2008 1:14PM

Oh yeah? That comment was supposed to be funny?

wootman @ Mar 10th 2008 1:26PM

was a reference to the "two gamecubes taped together = wii" thing.
personally im meh about this game, but thats probably because i never played the first that much and am not that into RTS, but have probably never really given them a fair chance.
hopefully sc2 will be awesome enough for me to learn it.

Max @ Mar 10th 2008 2:06PM

Haha, yes Sugar Daddy, it was definitely meant to be sarcastic (I own a Wii). I know full well that Blizzard wont do anything half-assed, but I am underwhelmed by the look of the game. I understand the reasons they've chosen this route, but I was hoping for more of a substantial evolution than a throwback/update.

It'll be good, but it wont have the magic I remember from when the first one came out, or when Diablo came out. Even Diablo 2 was a significant move beyond its predecessor. With this I just don't see it yet.

SugarDaddy @ Mar 10th 2008 9:45AM

Ah, this is very welcome. I can't wait for the full hi-res vids from Blizzard with commentary. I thought they would wait to unveil the Zerg at E3, but I guess that means something better. Hell yes. The Zerg actually look good this time around. I was always pretty disappointed with the Zerg in the first game. They were fun, but you just couldn't stand up to the array of proton cannons that every Protoss player setup.

Crono (NDF - Knight of the Old School) @ Mar 10th 2008 10:10AM

I just hope they do something about all the rampant cheating on Battlenet. The multiplayer game is ruined because everybody has a glitch/crack they exploit.

WTF is the point of playing online if you cheat? Do you cheaters seriously suck so badly you can't win normally?

I had a buddy once who played against 2 cheaters in War2, and almost beat them both, and they still tried to trash talk him. If you're cheating, and you still get your ass kicked, you don't have ANYTHING to say.

SugarDaddy @ Mar 10th 2008 10:18AM

Well Blizzard is aware of the cheating and they do their best to combat it. I'm not a big fan of playing against random people anyway. If I'm going to invest 30 mins to an hour on a single game, I'd like to chat with my friend about it after the fact.

But, ya, cheaters are super lame. How do you feel good about yourself after beating someone when you cheated to do it? It's like a virtual sociopath.

DemonGSides @ Mar 10th 2008 12:00PM

I only Hax UMS games where Multi command is needed

Otherwise, I fully agree.

logan @ Mar 10th 2008 10:28AM

can you say endless replay value?

Massey @ Mar 10th 2008 3:36PM

Seriously. I'm still playing the original Starcraft.

Blazur @ Mar 10th 2008 10:37AM

The Zerg are looking terrifying, and their new abilities send shivers up my spine. Infesting any building, corrupting units, lurking underground to sprout out on unsuspecting victims. They're monsters!

As of lately the devs have gone on record saying the Zerg are quite powerful right now, and balancing them has proven to be a challenge. I can see what they're getting at.

While it's welcoming to finally see the last race in action, this sort of subdued any hopes I had of seeing this game in 2008. Despite Vivendi's CEO claiming it could be out as early as August, I now suspect this'll reach into 2009, possibly Spring.

Ted @ Mar 10th 2008 10:40AM

This is really nice, it's almost as though we're going through a PC Gaming revival of the classics... Starcraft II, Red Alert 3 and Sims 3. Bring back the glory days of PC domination.

Now if only they would release all these games on Steam, we'd get rid of the piracy and the PC would be back at centre stage...

Jecrell @ Mar 10th 2008 11:07AM

Well, you can pirate Steam games as well. But quite frankly it's the multiplayer only games you either can't pirate, or won't because it involves STEALING other people's account keys, which only sociopaths would be interested in.

I'm certain people will pirate Starcraft 2, but why do that when you can purchase it and get the full dose of community content?

Also is Blizzard going to change the Battlenet screens? I'd much prefer something that would support forums as well as chatrooms. Also all around better custom game lists and easier methods to join friends who join custom matches and the like.

Ted @ Mar 10th 2008 12:25PM

But steam has massively reduced 'day 0' pirating of its games... meaning games that come out on torrent sites etc. before they even made it to shelves. Day 0 piracy can really kill game sales. Although I'm sure starcraft 2 will sell very well regardless of piracy :)

XGM @ Mar 10th 2008 10:51AM

I got hooked on the Command And Conquer series so i wasn't a big fan of Starcraft, but i still casually played it. I must say that it looks very good now, and i think Blizzard will polish it some more. Between this and Red Alert 3 I think ill move to Starcraft this time seeing as EA is making RA3...

motang @ Mar 10th 2008 11:03AM

About time, I have been waiting for it.

hydralisk456 @ Mar 10th 2008 11:51AM

Finally, thanks Blizzard! Zerg look great!

Kujel @ Mar 10th 2008 12:15PM

This trailer was pretty decent but I'm really eagerly waiting for Blizzard to announce StarCraft II for 360.

Blazur @ Mar 10th 2008 12:24PM

Dude, that's not gonna happen. It's been stated time and time again that SC2 will only be on the consoles. Sorry...but you're SOL.

Kujel @ Mar 10th 2008 12:29PM

Oh there will be a 360 version and until then I wont buy a copy.

Philip Karpiak @ Mar 10th 2008 12:51PM

Can't... stop... laughing.

Philip Karpiak @ Mar 10th 2008 7:18PM

Can't... stop... laughing.

A Pissed-off English Gamer @ Mar 10th 2008 12:53PM

*Reads comment*
*Giggles*

If this happened the PC gamers would endlessly ridicule the ones who played the console version, safe in the knowledge that they'll be able to do things twice as fast. The fact that Blizzard are good with PC specs basically means, well, if you want to play it get a semi-decent computer. Wanting to play it on a console is self-subjugation of the highest degree.

This isn't even including the fact that two different communities for the same game would illustrate the disparities of the Live platform in that context; there wouldn't be the same flood of custom maps, the fragmentation of the community could lead both to suffer in numbers and Blizzard's battle.net is free. Sorry, but i can't comprehend why anyone, calling themselves a fan of the RTS genre, wouldn't play this game on a PC.

Kujel @ Mar 10th 2008 1:02PM

A Pissed-off English Gamer I've preferred the console version over PC version of every cross-platform game I've tried, the controls and controllers are vastly superior, literal plug and play (BS3 not included), just more fun all round. This is coming to 360, mark my words, MS and Blizzard are in this to make money and so they will go this path.

Ted @ Mar 10th 2008 1:09PM

"This is coming to 360, mark my words, MS and Blizzard are in this to make money and so they will go this path."

Uhm, well I don't think the US is necessarily the core market here, I think it's probably South Korea (judging by where they keep doing their press events). I don't think they want to play it on xbox 360, and I don't think they want to dilute the PC playerbase by releasing on console. Anyway, to address that quote, if money is the reason why a console release is inevitable, why have Blizzard not released WoW on 360 yet? oO Surely the PC platform can't generate high sales...