StarCraft (1998) (VG)

Directors:

Chris Metzen
Matt Samia

Writers:

Chris Metzen (script)
Chris Metzen (story)

Genre:

Action | Sci-Fi | Fantasy

Tagline:

The only allies... are enemies

Plot:

You play three sides of an interplanetary conflict in turn.

Plot Keywords:

Egg | Blood | Warrior | Space Station | Gas

Awards:

1 win

Cast

Glynnis Talken	...	Former Confederate Lieutenant Sarah Kerrigan / Sarah Kerrigan - The Zerg Queen of Blades (voice)
Robert Clotworthy	...	Jim Raynor (voice)
Michael Gough	...	Tassadar (voice)
Jack Ritschel	...	The Overmind / Templar / Zeratul / Gen. Edmund Duke (voice)
Paul Eiding	...	Judicator Aldaris (voice)
Tiffany Hayes	...	The Terran Adjutant (voice)
Bill Roper	...	Fenix / Zasz / Vulture / Goliath (voice)
James Harper	...	Arcturus Mengsk (voice)
Mickey Neilson	...	Cerebrate Daggoth (voice) (as Micky Neilson)
Harley D. Huggins II	...	Lester (voice) (as Harley Huggins II)
Allen Adham	...	Ghost (voice)
James Page	...	Firebat / Archon (voice) (as James 'Whiteboy' Page)
Lani Minella	...	Dropship Pilot / Zerg Queen (voice)
Harry Shearer	...	Science Vessel (voice)
Chris Metzen	...	Battlecruiser Pilot (voice)

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Certification:

South Korea:12 | USA:M

Company:

Blizzard Entertainment

Trivia:

The Goliath hero, Allen Schezar, is named after a 'Guymelef' (mecha) pilot from the anime "Tenkû no Esukafurône" (1996).

Quotes:

Zasz: Kerrigan, I sense something strange about this Templar. Perhaps you should reconsider your attack?
Infested Kerrigan: For the last time, Zasz; You question my motives and authority at your own peril!
Zasz: You dare threaten a Cerebrate? You will be the doom of us all!

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "South Park: Make Love, Not Warcraft (#10.8)" (2006)

One of the finest computer games of all time...

At first I was skeptical -- one day my little brother came home with a copy of STARCRAFT -- and I dismissed it as another stupid fad my brother had bought into. Well, after a while, my brother somehow managed to introduce me to WARCRAFT, a game also from BLIZZARD, and I was hooked after almost a year of laughing it off. And STARCRAFT looked to contain more of the same strategic war gaming, so I tried it out. Wow.

STARCRAFT is by far a more intelligent game than its BLIZZARD predecessor WARCRAFT -- in both creative and technical terms. Unlike Warcraft, there is an actual plotline here, and it is wonderfully engaging -- you'll find yourself speeding through levels just to see the next story development -- and the action, interface, units (and overall game) are like nothing I've ever seen before, and make STARCRAFT superior to anything else in the field.

What I REALLY love about Starcraft though, is the 80s SciFi vibe that it creates. It really brings me back to all those "post-apocalyptic/alien war" science fiction films of the period. Upon playing Starcraft, you can't help but be reminded of ALIENS and the like.

My only complaints, however, are some absurdly difficult levels that can make the gaming process tedious and frustrating -- but don't let that stop you, all the other wonderful qualities more than redeem this (and you probably shouldn't take it from me -- as much as I love PC games, I've never been particularly good at them).

Go out and buy it. And pat yourself on the back for making such a wise decision. Have fun.