Last week the gaming world lit up with news that the StarCraft 2 closed beta had begun. The original game rose to epic status, becoming almost a national pastime in South Korea, and is still one of the most popular Real-Time Strategy (RTS) games on the market today–this in spite of the fact that the game was released in 1998. As sequel to one of the most played PC games in the world, StarCraft 2 has some big shoes to fill but early word seems to be it’s doing a nice job of it. Judge for yourself with some of these great matches.
This video pits two well-known players in the StarCraft community against each other, KHB and Artosis. The game-deciding unit, the Protoss Mothership, is just one of the new units added in the game.
While not really a gameplay, this video does a great job of showing off StarCraft 2’s new engine, especially the rendering details of individual units even when there are many on screen.
A neat little match in 2 parts. Not exactly expert level play, but you get to see a lot of units in action, which was always my favorite part of StarCraft.
There’s plenty more videos out there on Youtube and other video sites. Take a look and, if you’re like me, drool over them until you can get your hands on the real deal.
