Unlike many other RTS games, StarCraft places a very heavy focus on massing large armies of units. Gameplayīoth the original release and the expansion pack, StarCraft: Brood War, feature three full campaigns, one for each race. Also, StarCraft would later adopt an isometric view, pre-rendered sprites and backgrounds, creating a new visual style far removed from that of WarCraft II. Unlike the two mostly similar races featured in WarCraft II, StarCraft would focus on three distinct races that required very different play-styles and strategies. Taking this criticism seriously, Blizzard radically overhauled the game in game play and in visuals. StarCraft was originally criticized for looking too similar to WarCraft II, as it was built from the same engine, and was dismissed as ' Warcraft in space' by many critics and fans. StarCraft's initial alpha build, running on the Warcraft II engine. StarCraft, and its expansion, is renowned for its brilliant class balance and continued support even over 10 years after its original release. The game is especially popular in South Korea, where professional leagues featuring elite players are followed by hundreds or even thousands of spectators. The game has been successful worldwide, selling over 11 million copies. The game is set in a unique science-fiction background and includes three playable races: the Terrans, which are the equivalent of humans the Zerg, an insect-like race and the Protoss, a technologically advanced humanoid race. StarCraft is an influential real-time strategy game released by Blizzard Entertainment on March 31st, 1998.

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