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The StarCraft Battle Chest is an incredible package of the great StarCraft games, on one DVD!
The full versions of StarCraft and the acclaimed expansion pack Brood War, as well as complete strategy guides for each, make StarCraft: Battle Chest a treasure chest for real-time strategy fans. Instead of two similarly powered enemies facing off, the three distinct races in StarCraft have unique capabilities and strategies. Everyone still competes in the RTS genre's typical race for resources, but that's the only shared trait. Terrans can move their bulky mechanized bases as necessary, while the reptilian Zerg grow their colonies and warriors from mutating larvae. Meanwhile, the noble Protoss warp in equipment from their home world using psionic powers. Not only does game maker Blizzard juggle the races' playability and match it with superb art and sound effects, it also weaves together an engrossing three-act plot. Early on, as a Terran magistrate, you spend a breathtaking 30 minutes defending against a Zerg onslaught. As the story unfolds around you, you'll experience the Zerg's hive mentality and decipher the mysterious Protoss by the game's dramatic conclusion. Missions vary in scope and are effectively framed with dialogue, chapter screens, and in-mission exposition. Multiplayer games are also very well represented by Blizzard's own free Battle.net service. If you'd rather play over a local area network, StarCraft will generously "spawn" up to seven copies so your friends can join in. In keeping with StarCraft's groundbreaking design, Brood War presents you with three sides of a galactic conflict. Scheming humans, insidious Zerg, and proud Protoss collide again, with stunning new cinematics setting the stage. Old friends and foes and ominous new arrivals give the story a breakneck pace, while a handful of additions to each race's arsenal makes for tense battles. Brood War also features stellar new environments and ambient art, as well as more than 100 additional multiplayer maps. Some missions require a bit of finesse, breaking the resource-gathering routine while making good use of the new units. Humans now have Valkyrie missile frigates as well as medics who automatically try to heal your grunts. New for the Zerg air force is the acid-spewing Devourer; the new Lurker unit provides heavy-duty (under)ground support. Along with the Corsair fighter, the Protoss reenter the fray with Dark Templar, which can merge to form the devastating Dark Archon. Unfortunately, units old and new still suffer from weak artificial intelligence in path finding. Real-time strategy games don't get any more epic or any more satisfying. --Jack Gardiner
This package includes both Starcraft and Starcraft: Brood Wars plus Prima Publishing's Official Strategy Guides, which offer you strategies, statistics, and details about new worlds to give you the upper hand in gaining control over the galaxy's resources.
StarCraft Battle Chest Accessories
 Warcraft III Battle Chest
Diablo Battle Chest
Age of Empires: Collectors Edition (Jewel Case)
Command and Conquer the First Decade (DVD-Rom)
World of Warcraft: Wrath of the Lich King Expansion Pack
Baldur's Gate 2: Ultimate Collection (Shadows of Amn and Throne of Bhaal)
World of Warcraft Battlechest
The Orange Box
Spore
WarCraft III Expansion: The Frozen Throne
StarCraft Battle Chest Reviews
This is a great game with a lot of replay value. The core essentials of any great strategy game are in StarCraft and the Battle Chest is a must have for any fan of the series.
I remember when Starcraft first came out originally. I replayed the game so much I ruined the original disk and couldn't reinstall after a computer crash. I was thrilled to play each scenario and finally, after many hours of play, I conquered the final level of each race. It's been a few years and true, the animation is a little old school but I found to my delight after purchasing the Starcraft Battle Chest that as soon as I started to play it, the enjoyment began once more. Two alien race levels give a different perspective than playing the human scenarios, for many more hours of playStarCraft Battle Chest. I'd have to say that even if it's your first time playing Starcraft, you'll enjoy figuring out the strategy to win each level,as I did.
One of many great games that I have purchased. Definitely worth the money I had spent.
I can easily drop four or five hours into this game at a single sitting, and the time just flies by. So be careful, it's a wonderful game, and it's also extremely addicting. The way the game is structured, there are three campaigns in the initial part of the game: Terran, Zerg, and Protoss, and you play them in that order. This game is well worth the money, and if you are new to it, the Battle Chest is perfect because it comes with a strategy guide, both the original game and the expansion set, play guides, and a World of Warcraft demo, all at one low price. Because of the three different distinct species, the game stays very interesting because the way you build your armies changes drastically between species. I haven't even tried the more advanced features of the game, like online play, and customized campaigns, but I'm already hooked.
Ultimately all the story lines tie together into one big epic tale of multi species galactic warfare. Each of the campaigns also has an interesting story line to go with it as well as extremely well rendered eye popping space cinematics. I haven't even made it through the entire game yet, but the missions not only get harder as you move on, they also get more interesting. The only thing you have to worry about when playing this game is the fact that it's a time blackhole. Nick
At the very least, it is definitely the best one I've ever played (though people say WarCraft is even better). Personally, I think StarCraft is one of the best RTS games of its type, ever made.
There's so many thing you can do, online and off. The price is cheap, the computer requirements are low- Buy this game. In my opinion, Starcraft is and was the best computer game ever made. The custom games on [.]. I played it religiously 8 years ago, and even now I pop it in to play every once in a while. give this game years, if not decades of replay value.
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