Metareview: StarCraft 2: Wings of Liberty

this game is definitely living up to the hype. it is an awesome sequel! the campaign is phenomenal and multiplayer will be so intense with new twists blizzard added in.

To be competitive at all, you need a guide that shows you some strategies and tactics. A lot of people have an edge cuz of this. I got it and its helped me out a ton in competitive play. check it out:

http://starcraft2master.blogspot.com

@Joseph9307

I played a lot of Halo Wars and it had a bit of a SC1 feel at times. Halo Wars was a good RTS for consoles. Play an RTS that's built for PC -- buy SC2!

@Joseph9307 Seriously? You dare even think of asking if Halo Wars is as good as StarCraft 2? SC2 is WAY out of Halo Wars league:)

Seriously though if you like RTS's you'll love SC2, heck my little Macbook can barely run it but damn the game is so good I just don't notice.

@Joseph9307 - SC2 is as polished an RTS as we're likely to see this decade. It's not the most innovative, nor the prettiest, but the bare fundamentals are so completely sound (not to mention the balance) that it's almost pointless to play any other RTS unless you simply dislike the theme.

Having said that, I wouldn't bother trying to play online multiplayer in SC2. It's been years since I've played SC1, and I got absolutely demolished over and over until I finally resigned myself to never playing it online again.

@BananaBoat

Wus

You can actually play online these days without fear. You will typically win and lose 50/50 of your matches thanks to the leagues system.

@Hivetyrant

You can go back to play the choice missions you didn't choose, they just don't count. the ghost/spectre one is really fun being lolo powerful.

@Lbhocky19

I have that same video card =O

@Vidikron yes please!

@Vidikron

Seriously

@Vidikron

Time to die.

@Vidikron -I can't wait for D3; I'm going to loot so much loot!

@Vidikron

Yep, its a cow alright.

@Special Agent Bob Why yes they are. Quite a nice touch to add those IMO. I imagine when a zergling goes splat a foot away from your face those wipers will be quite useful.

@Mr Khan

What were the other three? ME2, GoOW3, and SMG2?

@Zo

1) StarCraft 2 Wings of Liberty is not 1/3 a game by any stretch of the imagination. It has about a 15 hour campaign depending on what difficulty you play, along with one of the best multiplayer experiences in an RTS in the past decade. Not to forget a very comprehensive map editor. This is miles more than many games offer. So when you say "game" make sure you mean "game". The story is not complete, yes, and It's technically one-third done. but this is no different than a sequel to a game, book, or movie now is it? In fact I would say we are getting a special treat because Wings of Liberty was a great experience on it's own worthy of a full games worth of content, and in addition we still get two more parts for what will likely be a 40 or 50 dollar expansion rather than a full priced sequel. And stop throwing out 60 dollars as the price for the expansions. Blizzard has pretty much unofficially stated that they will not charge full price for the expansions. Plus Blizzard has never had a 60 dollar expansions, ever. Their games have been 60 bucks since Warcraft 3 though.

2) If the place you are playing at has an internet connection what is the issue? Just play over B.net.

3) You need to be specific on this. Personally, I think you could be confusing "dated" with something else.

Disclaimer: This is my last post attempting to inform a person of their ignorance in regards to the whole "SC2 = 1/3 a game" argument. not trying to be the SC2 defense force. But, these are not legitimate complaints. Well LAN is, but only for highly competitive matches.

@Zo

I'm so tired of hearing people talk about $60 for a third of the game. Most other games literally provide a fraction of the content and replay value that this one "episode" of starcraft does. Just because starcraft one let you play the campaign for all three races doesn't mean you're getting "1/3 of a game".

The terran campain in Wings of Liberty takes way longer to complete than all of starcraft 1. This is excluding all of the achievements that you can try to accomplish and the whole set of challenge missions available.

Paying $180 for the trilogy of episodes would be a steal if you ask me. There are all kinds of good games, but few that provide this amount of content at this price point.

@Deschain

I think when he talks about 3), he's talking about no upkeep, no heroes, no cover... basically the same core RTS it was 12 years ago.

"we still get two more parts for what will likely be a 40 or 50 dollar expansion rather than a full priced sequel."
Call me old-fashioned, but 40 dollars is full priced for me.

@(Unverified)

Actually, 40 dollars back in 1998 is worth more than 60 today thanks to inflation. So you are really paying less. That aside, I understand what you mean.

@Misanthropic Gamer

Well, it really depends. If you don't like RTS games, don't buy it. Even the single player is more RTS than the original with less RPG missions. The custom game scene is still in it's infancy so even though the map editor is ridiculously powerful, the level of custom mods hasn't risen to greatness yet.

If you like RTS games, enjoyed the original, and love either a good story or competitive multiplayer then this is the game to buy hands down.