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March 12, 2013

StarCraft II: Heart of the Swarm

StarCraft II: Heart of the Swarm
Based on 1215 Ratings
9.2
metacritic
Based on 68 Reviews
86
Release date
March 12, 2013
Platform
Web-site

Summary

StarCraft II continues the epic saga of the Protoss, Terran, and Zerg. These three distinct and powerful races clash once again in the fast-paced real-time strategy sequel to the legendary original, StarCraft. Legions of veteran, upgraded, and brand-new unit types do battle across the galaxy, as each faction struggles for survival. Featuring a unique single-player campaign that picks up where StarCraft: Brood War left off, StarCraft II presents a cast of new heroes and familiar faces in an edgy sci-fi story filled with adventure and intrigue. In addition, Blizzard again offers unparalleled online play through Battle.net, the company's world-renowned gaming service, with several enhancements and new features to make StarCraft II the ultimate competitive real-time strategy game. Features fast-paced, hard-hitting, tightly balanced competitive real-time strategy gameplay that recaptures and improves on the magic of the original game. New units and gameplay mechanics further distinguish each race. Vibrant new 3D-graphics engine with support for dazzling visual effects and massive unit and army sizes. Full map-making and scripting tools to give players incredible freedom in customizing and personalizing their gameplay experience. [Blizzard]

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StarCraft II: Heart of the Swarm Trailer

StarCraft II: Heart of the Swarm Screenshots

Critic Reviews

  • 90
    PC Master (Greece) June 10, 2013
    The tutorials and the A.I have been improved, giving newcomers the chance to calmly try new tactics… before playing against experienced players that will go straight to their jugular.
  • 90
    Hyper Magazine May 9, 2013
    Heart of the Swarm is ScarCraft made better. Welcoming to newcomers, but never dumbed-down, the franchise at its best.
  • 85
    Games Master UK May 9, 2013
    Accomplished, if not exactly groundbreaking.
  • 80
    CD-Action May 7, 2013
    Simply put, Heart of the Swarm shows how PC games should be done, however I wish the campaign was longer and more epic (Wings of Liberty did a better job in that department). You can treat the final rating as an average of 7/10 for the single-player mode and 9/10 for the multiplayer.
  • 86
    ActionTrip April 15, 2013
    The AI puts up a decent fight in every mission.