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Warcraft II: Tides of Darkness

1995 1-8 Players 88% T - Teen

WarCraft II: Tides of Darkness is a sequel to WarCraft: Orcs & Humans. With the conquest of the kingdom of Azeroth in the first war, the orcs are now preparing for an invasion of Lordaeron and conquer the remaining human, dwarven and elvisch realms. In an effort to counter this invasion the humans, elves and dwarves formed an alliance in the hope to avert the same fate the kingdom of Azeroth met. The game comes with many new features such as fighting not only over land but also over sea and air, SVGA 640x480 resolution graphics with many newly-rendered buildings and units, multiplayer-support with up to eight players, as well as a Red Book audio soundtrack, and a scenario editor that allows players to design and create their own scenarios. The editor requires Windows 3.1 or greater, even though WarCraft II is a DOS-based game.

Release date
December 9, 1995
Developer
Blizzard Entertainment
Publisher
Blizzard Entertainment
Players
1-8

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Warcraft II: Tides of Darkness

WarCraft II: Tides of Darkness is a sequel to WarCraft: Orcs & Humans. With the conquest of the kingdom of Azeroth in the first war, the orcs are now preparing for an invasion of Lordaeron and conquer the remaining human, dwarven and elvisch realms. In an effort to counter this invasion the humans, elves and dwarves formed an alliance in the hope to avert the same fate the kingdom of Azeroth met.

The game comes with many new features such as fighting not only over land but also over sea and air, SVGA 640x480 resolution graphics with many newly-rendered buildings and units, multiplayer-support with up to eight players, as well as a Red Book audio soundtrack, and a scenario editor that allows players to design and create their own scenarios. The editor requires Windows 3.1 or greater, even though WarCraft II is a DOS-based game.

Genres

Strategy

Modes

CooperativeMultiplayer

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Developer
Blizzard Entertainment
Publisher
Blizzard Entertainment

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Release date

WorldwideDecember 9, 1995 · T - Teen

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