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 | Warcraft III Battle Chest |
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Product Description
The Warcraft III Battle Chest is the ultimate collection of the best-selling Blizzard strategy games. This set includes 2002 Game of the Year Warcraft III: The Reign of Chaos as well as the recently released and critically acclaimed follow-up - Warcraft III Expansion: The Frozen Throne. In addition to all these hours of epic adventure in the world of Azeroth and limitless online fun on the Battle.net gaming site the Battle Chest also contains strategy guides from Brady Games for both titles to help players dominate the battlefield. This collection is valued at over $75.00 sold separately and is perfect for entering the epic war between the races of Azeroth and the demonic Burning Legion.Features:The ultimate collection of the best-selling Blizzard strategy gamesIncludes 2002 Game of the Year Warcraft III: The Reign of ChaosIncludes Warcraft III Expansion: The Frozen ThroneContains strategy guides from Brady Games for both titles to help players dominate the battlefieldPerfect for entering the epic war between the races of Azeroth and the demonic Burning LegionSystem Requirements:Windows 98/ME/2000/XP 400 MHz Pentium II or equivalent 128 MB of RAM 8 MB 3D video card (TNT i810 Voodoo 3 Rage 128 equivalent or better) with DirectX 8.1 support 550MB of hard drive space 4X CD-ROM driveFormat: WIN 98NT2000XP Genre: ENTERTAINMENT Rating: T - Teen UPC: 020626720892 Manufacturer No: 72089Product Details
- Amazon Sales Rank: #1032 in Video Games
- Brand: Blizzard Entertainment
- Model: 020626720892
- Released on: 2003-09-19
- ESRB Rating: Teen
- Platforms: Mac, Windows XP, Windows
- Number of items: 1
- Dimensions: 1.30" h x 10.50" w x 7.75" l, 1.94 pounds
Features
- In the original Warcraft III, the Orcs have formed a deadly army called the Burning Legion. They threaten all of Azeroth -- use this new danger to form a power base for your nation
- Side with the Orcs, Humans, Undead or Night Elves and fight for dominance in a fully-interactive 3D world
- Create legenedary heroes that will complete quests and acquire items that advance your army
- In Warcraft III - The Frozen Throne, a new threat called the Lich King has come to Azeroth. Take up arms and rush to battle yet one more time!
- Expansion features all-new units, player-built shops & buildings, and powerful new magic abilities
Editorial Reviews
From
the Manufacturer
The Warcraft III Battle Chest is the
ultimate collection of the best-selling Blizzard strategy games. This
set includes 2002 Game of the Year Warcraft III: The Reign of Chaos, as
well as the recently released and critically acclaimed follow-up -
Warcraft III Expansion: The Frozen Throne. In addition to all these
hours of epic adventure in the world of Azeroth, and limitless online
fun on the Battle.net gaming site, the Battle Chest also contains
strategy guides from Brady Games for both titles to help players
dominate the battlefield. This collection is valued at over $75.00 sold
separately, and is perfect for entering the epic war between the races
of Azeroth and the demonic Burning Legion.
Customer Reviews
If You Play One Real-Time Strategy Game In Your Life...
Every company these days has
their own version of a real-time strategy (RTS) game and many aren't
worth the price as they are cheap rip-offs of other popular ideas.
However, if you'd like to play a game created by the company most
responsible for the RTS craze, then look no further than Warcraft 3. Not
only do you get the most balanced RTS game available which makes for
better multiplayer competition but you also get one heck of a
single-player campaign. The story in Warcraft 3 is terrific and probably
better than most role-playing games. To top it off, Warcraft 3 combines
superior graphics with the best artwork you will ever see in a
real-time strategy game. The orcs, undead legions, humans, elves and
many worlds they explore are a visual as well as strategic experience.
And best of all, this game that was well worth the price when it was
released is now packaged with the top notch expansion, The Frozen
Throne, which is an expansion that is actually better than most regular
RTS games these days. If you've never tried the Blizzard series of
real-time strategy games, you're missing out. This company is pure class
and even provides a free online gaming service called BattleNet that
allows you to match your wits against thousands of online gamers.
Whether it be releasing some of the most stable games in years or
banning griefers on BattleNet that formed a childish organization whose
only intention was to backstab allies in multi-player competition,
Blizzard is known as one of the best gaming companies in the business,
and it shows with their games.
An
Incredible Game
I don't think I need to go
into detail about the game: you can just visit
http://www.blizzard.com/war3 , http://www.blizzard.com/war3x/ , and
http://www.battle.net/war3 and they'll tell you everything you need to
know about the mechanics and the features of the game. There are some
things that I can say about it.
The graphics are as good as you'd
ever need, but that's not to say they're bad; quite the opposite
actually. The game has a cartoonish tone to its graphics that really
lends itself to the fantasy atmosphere and the spell effects are
top-notch. At first glance, the game may seem to be about who gets the
strongest hero first, but that's certainly not the case. The number of
strategies are infinite and everything can be easily countered by an
experienced player. There is a heavy emphasis on micromanagement and
spellcasting in the thick of battle that is overwhelming even for me, a
6-year starcraft veteran. I recommend dialing down the game speed during
especially large battles, because the computer will wipe you out if you
give it the chance.
The single-player story is absolutely
stellar. Photo-realistic CGI Cinematics precede and end each of the
campaigns, and there are no traditional mission briefings as such. The
in-game cinemas help to advance the story and serve to never take you
out of the game world; this all adds up to a immersion in the story like
no other. Since each of the campaigns revolve around a single hero,
it's not hard to get emotionally involved in the story, and that's a
rare feat. One of the reasons I love Blizzard's game so much is the
wealth of detail they inject into the history of the worlds; in this
case, the realm of Azeroth. Half of the instruction manual is devoted to
the backstory of each of the four races and explanations of all of the
units; far beyond just describing what they do.
It's very easy to
pick up and play - the orc tutorial mini-campaign at the beginning is
really all you need, but practice helps to master the strategies and
find the one that works for you. Battle.net can be a hostile place,
inhabited mostly by boys in their early teens; but more often than not
you get involved in a great game with several other likeable people who
aren't having an ego trip.
The only complaints I have is that
even though the story has as much depth as most novels have, it steals
quite a lot of elements from Starcraft. Some of the spells/skills can be
recognizable from Starcraft, and Diablo, both produced by Blizzard as
well. While the story in Reign of Chaos (original warcraft III) is
amazing in itself and ends on a great note, the story in The Frozen
Throne (the expansion to warcraft III, also included in the battle
chest) ends on quite a downer. You could stop at Reign of Chaos and not
miss much story-wise, but it's only a minor complaint, because the
Frozen Throne campaign is just as stellar, if not even more so than the
RoC Campaign. The biggest complaint I have with this pack is the
strategy guides included - they're nothing like the ones included in the
Starcraft Battle Chest. They're "Official Battle Chest Guides" which
only provide strategys for the campaigns. They have no maps, unit
descriptions, and only a few general tips for other game types. There
are even references to maps that aren't even there. Not to mention
they're very small, to fit in the box. I wasn't very happy with them at
all.
Overall though, this is an incredible game, recommended to
anyone who loves a challenge and a great story.
Its like crack but more addictive!
AAAAAAAAAARRRRRRRRRGGGGGGGGHHHHHHHH!!!
I
cannot stop playing this game. It has consumed my waking hours with the
varacity of the most evil predator. It haunts my sleep with dreams of
wisps building treant and my waking hours with visions of waypoints and
health bars. I cannot escape this curse and so I revel in it!
Play
not this game if you be of weak stomach! Play not this game if you lay
claim to a social life. Play not this game if you cannot afford it. But
most importantly, play not this game if thou liketh the sun or its
golden rays, for they will be far from your sight once Warcraft 3 hath
struck you.
Know then, all of you that the campaign of both WC3
and Frozen Throne is challenging as well as fun. Know well all of you
that it's amazing mix of RPG style gaming and base building mesh
seamlessly. Know you most of all that the story of the fallen lands of
Lorderon and Azeroth is one of epic proportions and classic style.
Be
you aware that as fun as the single player experience is, it pales when
held to the light of its online brethren. The ease with which one can
find and fight others online is amazing and revolutionary. The joy one
gets from the various modes, including a custom battle option, is
endless. But greatest of the achievements made by Blizzard, hallowed be
thy name, is the continuous updates that not only make play most
fair...but also add new features, such as mercenary heroes and extra
campaigns.
I am the converted. I walked the path of Warcraft 2. I
swam the seas of Starcraft. Now I lay in the valley of the Final
Trimutive, Warcraft 3, fully sated and content. Only the promise of
Starcraft Two has kept me on this plane of existence, hoping for a
summer 2005 release but knowing it will never happen. Woe be to he of
the path, for the tireless devotion to a false deity who has defiled
himself with a release on console (Starcraft Ghost).
(Two Years
Later)
Oh Yee who have tasted the sweet necter of Warcraft, I have
supped of it! In my finest of hours I did what few have done! I defeated
the leagons of undead and the Burning on the setting of hard! And I
have been most abused. Blizzard, hallowed be thy name, has shown they
can easily make a Starcraft 2 in its credits but still refuses to feed
my needs... Oh well.
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