After waiting for so many agonizing years, it did really happen and it came with a bang. The long awaited release of date for Star Craft2 finally came to pass and on the 27th of July 2010, aficionados of the game had something to finally smile about; the release of Star Craft2.
The Release Date!
Blizzard did keep their promise and even though it has been a prolonged wait, I must admit it was worth it. StarCraft2: Wings of Liberty has already hit the local stores, from its release date on the 27th July and the amount of attention it has generated amongst game console lovers is unrivalled. For this one, Blizzard deserves three pats on the back and a standing ovation, seriously though because the new game takes the whole experience a notch higher.
Countries Its Retailing Currently
If you are in the United States, Canada, Europe, South Korea, Australia, New Zealand, Mexico, Russia, Indonesia, Singapore, Thailand, Malaysia, Philippines, Macau, Hong Kong and Taiwan you have to celebrate because the official release date covered this countries preliminarily and this means they are now available in local stores in these particular countries. The game has now available for days digitally on Blizzard’s website ever since the release date. I could not wait to grab my copy and begin the experience, given the fact that I have been patiently awaiting the release of Star Craft2 ever since Blizzard hinted at releasing it years back. Just so you know what am talking about, it has been a cool decade ever since Blizzard launched StarCraft, the sequel from StarCraft2 is born. So when I say it has been one long fruitful wait, trust me it was because the new baby is as good as it gets with StarCraft fanatics.
The Saga Continues
StarCraft 2 picks up with the epic saga of the Protoss, Terran and Zerg, the three different but powerful races will once again go head to head against each other, but only this time the war and strategy to be played is way better that its legendary sequel StarCraft I. In StarCraft2, your favorite veterans and heroes are made way better through amazing upgrades and Blizzard even added brand new unit types that battle across the galaxy for the survival of each race. According to Mike Morhaime, Blizzard’s chief executive officer and founder, the company has been keen on enhancing and improving the StarCraft universe for quite some time now and the release date was the perfect time. He further said that the company’s beta testers are currently in the final stages of developing the game and so far, there was considerable progress, he said. As such, Blizzard might be ready to welcome players and aficionados of the StarCraft from world over to StarCraft2 and the new Battle in a matter of months.
The standard edition of StarCraft2 will be sold at an affordable $59.99 whereas the collectors edition inclusive of the original StarCraft and StarCraft; Brood War expansion that will retail on a 2GB flash for an affordable $99.99.
