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 About 3hrs played. no intention of playing again September 7, 2010
Aaron K. Jerviss (Blackhills,SD)
1 out of 2 found this review helpful
Bought this game upon release. The Download/Install was quite smooth easy.
I didn't find the game fun at all. As a matter of fact seeing as i hadn't played SC for 8-9 years I couldn't tell you what was different between SC1 and SC2. At a distance of years these two games felt like carbon copies. Nothing new.
Seriously save the $60 and continue to play SC1/Brood.
I played the Original and Broodwars probably only just over 100 hours played. I always preferred AgeOfEmpires for my RTS... where I have spent many thousands of hours playing. I liked SC, but wasn't close to my favorite in the genre.
Setting up keybinds was about impossible for me.
When units are clumped as a group and go to send group across map, lol all the units take their own route (Poor design). When I send a group of troops I fully expect them to stay as a Unit. Seriously. These people are poor at designing RTS games.
Maps felt all alike.
I played first 2 missions in the campaign. Then 4-5 skirmishes. Then promptly went back to playing 2002 released Age of Mythology. Far better RTS IMO.
Bottom line SC2 was not fun for me. I cant imagine myself ever playing it again. Say I reformat my computer. I cant Imagine ever downloading my copy SC2 from Blizzard again. The only situation I can imagine playing again, Is if I were at a buddies house and he wanted to play via Lan. And there will probably be support for this eventually.
Just goes to show. Cant always release a winner. I bet Diablo 3 sales are cut in half due to this stinker. It aint just the Lan Play guys down-rating this game. A lot of people did not like this steamer. Doesn't matter who you are Blizzard Fan Boi or Free Lan Play Fanatic,,, cannot deny the fact that this games gets very mixed reviews Even when you take the 5's and 1's out of the mix. The first non Golden Boy Blizzard game ever... This does not bode well for the King.
While some people may enjoy it. Im voting the fairest way i know, since Ive played only about 3 hours and never care to play again, I think a 1 star rating is in order.
PS. Yes you can have my stuff.
RIP OFF September 6, 2010
Franklin (Los Angeles, CA United States)
1 out of 2 found this review helpful
REQUIRES ON-LINE ACTIVATION AND INTERNET CONNECTION TO PLAY---EVEN FOR SINGLE PLAYER!!!
FORGET THIS GAME FOR ANY LAPTOP OR TO TAKE ON THE ROAD WITH YOU.
 starcraft 2 was good September 6, 2010
shoes69
1 out of 2 found this review helpful
it was a good game. I liked the cinematic scenes, they were movie quality. Game play was good except for the initial lag but i never expect that to be fixed in any good game, loading lots of elements takes time. The learning curve was good and if you've ever played an rts before most of the elements are familiar, though i wish they had a select all(or all onscreen) hot-key for the military units, sometimes it was just easiest to gather a massive army and throw it at the enemy once you had the upper-hand. I was slightly annoyed that the terran medic was taken out even though i never played the first game. Having to build so many things to get a med ship was normally not worth it especially since even the fully upgrades marines were not much use against anything really, they could take out lone units and be meat shields that was it for them. fairly balanced groups overall but some tactics were so common it was sad, everyone seems to focus on air units, especially protoss. zergs were useless after the first few minutes, if they didnt rush they were pretty much doomed. good balanced game overall and a good intro to rts for beginners.
 Great game, but leaves a lot to be desired. September 6, 2010
There are some who call me... Tim? (Sol System,Milky Way, the Universe, the Multiverse, the Omniverse)
Ok, before I start, let me state that I own Warcraft 1-3, Starcraft, and all the corresponding expansions. These are games to be played over and over. Starcraft 2, ah, we have waited 11 years for this game. I will break it down by section (which are in NO WAY ranked by importance):
1: Graphics: A+, I know, I know, it's NEW, but the game captures the separate races very well. Terran, metal, Zerg, organic, Protoss, elegant. Blizzard has never been stingy in this department (for the time), with one notable exception, and we all know that moneymaker.
2: Gameplay: A,this one one of the most important aspects of a strategy game, because you play thousands of games. The races are pretty well balanced, and the new mechanics improve on what we all know and love from SC1. A lot of the changes need no explanation by way of storyline, because it has been five years since the Brood Wars. My biggest problem with this is that 60% of all units in the campaign mode are unavailable in melee play. That poses problems for people who like to play campaign to get a 'feel' for the game.
3: Storyline: C, Blizzard has almost never disappointed in this department (with one moneymaking exception). However, the Starcraft 2 storyline leaves a lot to be desired. There are some plot holes, and is EXTREMELY short. By dividing the game up into sections, they have insured that they will make 3 times the money, because, I'm sure, each one will have an extremely open-ended climax. It seems that this was thrown in kind of late in the process, all of Blizzard's other games were very in-depth with characters, which Starcraft 2 touches upon, occasionally.
4: Connectivity: C, ok, more is NOT always better. You have to be on ALL the time, but you can go offline, for awhile. It reminds me of Steam, which is NOT a good thing. No LAN play is a pitfall, but I can overlook it, unless you have no or horrible internet, which I do at home. Hooray for college T3!
5: Price: D, this is the main downfall of SC2. $60, for 1/3 of the game. I'm in college, I can't afford each expansion as it comes out, $60 is overpriced for one game, anyway. $40, for one, that would be reasonable, and for the ups and downs, I wouldn't feel too ripped off. I know they spent a lot of money to make it, and I'm sure they'll lower the price, but I had to get the nerd points for buying it release day.
6: Compatibility: B+, they got the Windows and Mac on one disc, as is their style, but I wish there would be a Linux version without having to use Wine or other EXE runner. There are a lot more Linux games out there than you would think, and there would be more if more games were available. Nonetheless, Blizzard is still good about Mac/Windows.
7: Sound: A, many of the same voice actors, the one who weren't the same, you could barely tell the difference (Zeratul is an obvious exception). Did you notice who played the voice of Tassadar? Sound effects were, as always, top notch.
8: Overall/Replay Value: B-, As just a game, it is pretty good, but as a Blizzard game, it falls short of our long-standing expectations. It's missing the 'epic' feel of so many of their former strategy games. I have higher standards for Blizzard, but I guess they got their head in the money with a certain game. Maybe the next $120 we spend on this franchise will be better spent, and maybe not. But I would suggest getting this game when the price drops below $60.
My brother can't play it! September 6, 2010
ivan
2 out of 5 found this review helpful
I bought this game right before my brother deployed and i just got a letter and it turns out he can't play it! Apparently you need internet...
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