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I fondly remember the golden age of real-time strategy games, and sometimes let my mind drift back to how good things really were as far as that venerable genre was concerned. We had the various Command & Conquer and Age of Empires titles, as well as spectacular one-offs such as Age of Mythology <\/em>(why didn\u2019t they ever make another one of those?).<\/p>\n I also distinctly remember encountering StarCraft<\/em> for the very first time. I was over at a fellow gamer-geek\u2019s place and he fired it up. Online gaming was new at that time, so he had to log onto BattleNet.com after slapping the game CD into his computer\u2019s optical drive (remember those?). That was almost twenty years ago, in 1998, which was smack-dab right in the middle of the strategy game heydays.<\/p>\n As someone who doesn\u2019t believe that an RTS isn\u2019t really an RTS unless it has base-building, I appreciated StarCraft <\/em>for having a full base-building system. I also enjoyed watching the gradual build-up of not only my friend\u2019s base, but also his forces (he was playing the Terrans at the time) and the overall expansion of his territory. When he started bumping into his enemies, first someone who was playing the Zerg, and then another who played as the Protoss, the combat mechanics were pretty phenomenal to witness for that time.<\/p>\n One thing I didn\u2019t really like about StarCraft<\/em> was not only the somewhat muddled graphics, and also the cartoonish theme that it presented. This was made even more glaring when almost a decade later, when THQ released the epic Warhammer 40K: Dawn of War<\/em> title. DOW <\/em>had that whole Grimdark thing going on\u2014which meant that it envisioned a cold, dangerous universe at constant war, and it\u2019s more somber graphics reflected that. DOW\u2019<\/em>s serious tone stood in stark contrast to the brightly-colored, almost anime look that StarCraft<\/em> brought to the table.<\/p>\n One thing that StarCraft <\/em>arguably does a better job at than DOW<\/em> is maintaining game balance. In other words, in offering only three factions (Terrans, Zerg, and Protoss) StarCraft<\/em> managed to limit the margin for error indicative in games which allow you to choose from a larger roster of races\/factions. I say \u201carguable\u201d because in some cases, races such as the Necron in DOW<\/em> are overpowered because they\u2019re supposed to be\u2014they\u2019re designed in accordance with the Warhammer 40K<\/em> lore.<\/p>\n The recently released StarCraft: Remastered<\/em> proves that re-releasing classic games can be both a good and bad thing. First, the good stuff\u2026<\/p>\n StarCraft: Remastered<\/em> offers exactly what you\u2019d expect from the game\u2019s title: A remastered and re-touched version of the original classic game. By that I mean, it literally has all of the same game mechanics that we\u2019re all used to (those of us who played the original back in the day that is) so that it\u2019s very easy to pick up and play for us veterans.<\/p>\n They\u2019ve also included some new, re-worked cutscenes for the campaign, as well as included all of the Broodwar expansion goodness in there as well. In this regard, the campaign is pretty darn lengthy and has a considerable amount of content to enjoy, even if you played the original game\u2019s campaign years and years ago. StarCraft: Remastered <\/em>also been given a new coat of digital paint as well. Psychic Protoss storms raging across your entire screen; Zerg scrambling towards enemy bases using their patented Zerg rush; assault rifles blazing as Terran Marines blast away at anything that moves\u2014it\u2019s all here and looks much better than it did almost two decades ago.<\/p>\n On the not so good side, StarCraft: Remastered<\/em> still suffers from some horrendous AI pathfinding issues\u2014the same ones that plagued the original game. I realize that the developers were going for authenticity here, but I wish they would have at least fixed that major issue. Also, you can still only select up to 12 units at a time.<\/p>\n These factors lead to some pretty unintuitive controls as you attempt to select a large army grouping and move them somewhere. Instead, you will frequently select units that you didn\u2019t want to, and send them marching off in some random direction instead of where you want them to go. Needless to say, this can become quite an exercise in frustration in the midst of battles, as your army goes rampaging off somewhere, or even worse, your forces aren\u2019t able to defend their own base that\u2019s under attack.<\/p>\n I\u2019d still consider StarCraft: Remastered<\/em> a good pick-up for long-time fans of the series, as well as newcomers. With its improved visuals, chess-like gameplay, solid balance, and ponderous pacing, it\u2019s a great strategy game for RTS fanatics such as myself, and judging by the many positive reviews that it\u2019s receiving, others agree with that sentiment.<\/p>\n SCORE: 73%<\/p>\n StarCraft: Remastered <\/em>features great graphics that make its science fiction theme come alive. However, you want to have a pretty beefy gaming PC or gaming laptop in order to play it at a decent framerate. So, you may just want to invest in a decent gaming rig:<\/p>\n Visit CyberpowerPC\u2019s website<\/a> to check out all of the other great deals as well!<\/p>\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" StarCraft: Remastered Blizzard Entertainment I fondly remember the golden age of real-time strategy games, and sometimes let my mind drift back to how good things really were as far as that venerable genre was concerned. 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