StarCraft: Brood War

StarCraft: Brood War is an expansion pack for the award winning military science fiction real-time strategy video game StarCraft. Released in 1998 for the Windows and Mac OS, it was co-developed by Saffire and Blizzard Entertainment. The expansion pack introduced new campaigns with new map tilesets and new music, in addition to a number of extra units for each race along with several upgrade advancements. The campaigns continue the story from where the original StarCraft ended, with the sequel StarCraft II continuing from after the conclusion of Brood War. The expansion was released for the... (More) StarCraft: Brood War is an expansion pack for the award winning military science fiction real-time strategy video game StarCraft. Released in 1998 for the Windows and Mac OS, it was co-developed by Saffire and Blizzard Entertainment. The expansion pack introduced new campaigns with new map tilesets and new music, in addition to a number of extra units for each race along with several upgrade advancements. The campaigns continue the story from where the original StarCraft ended, with the sequel StarCraft II continuing from after the conclusion of Brood War. The expansion was released for the PC and Mac OS in the USA on 30 November 1998.

The expansion was critically well-received, with many reviewers praising it for being developed with the care of a full game rather than as an uninspired extra. As of 2005, StarCraft and Brood War combined have shipped over nine million copies; as of June 2006, the two games combined have sold over nine and a half million copies; and as of May 31, 2007, the two games combined have sold almost ten million copies.

It is especially popular in South Korea, where professional players and teams participate in matches, earn sponsorships, and compete in televised matches. (Less) Developer: Blizzard Entertainment - Released: 1998, Nov 30 - Genre: RTS - Platform: PC