StarCraft has been hailed as the most revolutionary real-time strategy game of modern times. Along with a good (and believable) story, award-winning voices and audio, and great graphics, the game also offers something other games don’t: three unique sides instead of just two.
These three sides are not only unique, but are three separate races, each with their particular strengths and weaknesses. Each race is not stronger than the other and players are forced to learn their side’s strengths while recognizing the other sides’ weaknesses and taking advantage of them.
The fact that you can play simultaneously with other people you don’t know (i.e. you don’t know what they know about each race’s strengths and weaknesses) makes every game a different challenge, even for experienced players. Playing alone against the game is one thing, but playing against other people is another game entirely. This type of game requires good thinking and strategic skills, making the game a new challenge that has, in turn, catapulted StarCraft into the record books.
In fact, the game is so well known and played (with millions and millions of copies sold worldwide) that professional players have emerged in Korea. Some of these players can make a very good living just by playing this game well (more than $200,000 in US dollars) and their game is broadcast on national television in the country.
StarCraft has broken barriers to the success it is, and thanks to the hardcore players around the world, it will keep those barriers low.
