The game revolves around players collecting resources to construct a base, upgrade their militaries, and ultimately conquer opponents.
StarCraft focuses around three distinct interstellar species: the psionic Protoss, the adaptable Terrans, and the insectoid Zerg. The game is especially popular in South Korea, where professional players and teams participate in matches, earn sponsorships, and compete in televised matches. As of, StarCraft and Brood War have sold almost ten million copies combined. The expansion was released in the United States on 30 November 1998.īrood War was critically well-received, with reviewers praising it for being developed with the care of a full game rather than as an uninspired extra. The campaigns continue the story from where the original StarCraft ended, with the sequel StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty continuing from the conclusion of Brood War. The expansion pack introduced new campaigns, map tilesets, music, extra units for each race, and upgrade advancements. Released in 1998 for Windows and Mac OS, it was co-developed by Saffire and Blizzard Entertainment. StarCraft: Brood War is the expansion pack for the award winning military science fiction, real-time strategy video game StarCraft.
