WarCraft II: Battle Chest
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WarCraft II: Battle Chest (commonly known as WarCraft II: Battle.net Edition) contains both Warcraft II: Tides of Darkness, and Warcraft II: Beyond the Dark Portal. It's been updated, with re-sampled sounds, and is playable over Blizzard's Battle.net. New features, such as improved fog of war and shared vision, have also been added.
Some editions also include Prima's strategy guide.
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- BestSeller Series (Cendant / Havas / Vivendi Universal) releases
- Fantasy creatures: Dragons
- Fantasy creatures: Goblins
- Fantasy creatures: Orcs
- Fantasy creatures: Trolls
- Game feature: In-game screenshot capture
- Gameplay feature: Fog of war
- Games that include map/level editor
- Middleware: Smacker Video
- WarCraft universe
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Credits (Windows version)
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Reviews
Critics
Average score: 69% (based on 9 ratings)
Players
Average score: 3.9 out of 5 (based on 63 ratings with 7 reviews)
The Good
The best thing about this update is that it makes Warcraft 2 fully functional in Windows, along with Battle.net and many many multi-player maps. It brings some great elements into the game, though it is at it's heart the same game is was when it was released many years ago.
The Bad
Not much, seeing as its an old game theres not much to complain about it.
The Bottom Line
A fun game, if you haven't played Warcraft 2 yet, I suggest it. It's worth it now at the cheap price.
The game is simple but fun. The graphics are pleasently cartoony, and the game still has the same appeal that lead it to being one of the biggest sellars of gameing history.
Its only added with the windows support, the cool mission builder, and the Battle.net support.
Windows · by Wolfang (155) · 2002
Something I've wanted for years.
The Good
The low price, the classic WarCraft 2 I remember, and the Battle.net capability.
The Bad
The people on Battle.net are not very fun to deal with, I'd suggest playing with some friends.
The Bottom Line
The RTS that gave birth to all of the WC clones on the market. It is undoubtly the best real time strategy game ever made.
Windows · by ZombieDepot (40) · 2001
Classic real-time strategy game updated.
The Good
Warcraft II is clearly one of the most enduring real time strategy games ever. The nice thing about this game is that it contains both the original game (Warcraft II:Tides of Darkness) and it's expansion (Warcraft II:Beyond the Dark Portal) on one convenient disc. The price is very attractive for the amount of content. The game has been updated from the initial release with support for the Windows OS, resampled sound, battle.net support, the ability to hotkey units as well as structures, and a number of other features that make a good game better. The game lets you choose your race and the campaigns progress along a storyline that is quite well written. There are also lots of scenarios to keep you busy. Then there is the battle.net support for multiplayer that ensures that the game will never old. Beating the computer is one thing, beating another human is where the true strategy comes into play. The AI by the way has been slightly improved so it reacts more logically to what is going on in the game.
The graphics are colorful and complement the game nicely. The artwork and attention to detail are simply amazing. The cutscenes are fairly good even by today's standards.
The voice acting in the game are top notch. The responses given when a unit is highlighted are hilarious. The best part is the more you click on them the more angry they get. Nice touch.
The Bad
There is not a lot to dislike in this game. One of the things I have noticed is that some of the sound effects seem to be just a bit scratchy at times though by far the majority of the time it sounds just fine.
The Bottom Line
One of the best classic real-time strategy games that still gets a lot of play time on Battle.net.
Windows · by samorris74 (14) · 2000
Trivia
Content
The game has the first movie trailer for Warcraft III: Reign of Chaos.
Working title
At first it was called Warcraft 2 Platinum. and was going to have 2 all new campaigns, but the campaigns were dropped.
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WarCraft: Scrolls of Lore
Information on all WarCraft games, including information on the storylines and characters in them. -
Warcraft II Strategy
official online strategy guide
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Game added by Blackhandjr.
Macintosh added by Corn Popper.
Additional contributors: Warlock, samorris74, Alaka, Maw, Rola, MrFlibble.
Game added June 9, 2000. Last modified April 21, 2024.