StarCraft is one of the best selling games for the PC, Mac OS version was released in 1999
StarCraft is one of the best selling games for the PC. in 2007 it had sold in over 9 million copies worldwide. The game was released for Windows in 1998 while the Starcraft for Mac OS version was released in 1999, almost exactly a year after the Windows release.
The game is a RTS game which stands for Real Time Strategy. The game is set in a sci-fi world somewhere around the 26th century where the Terrans, Zerg and Protoss struggle for dominance.
Many known journalists have said it is one of the best and important video game of all time. In South Korea the game is extremely popular where pro gamers and teams engage in battles with each other, earn sponsorships and compete in tournaments broadcasted on TV.
It is easy to say what makes it so addictive, the gameplay! in the beginning there was problems, like balance between different races, as time progressed Blizzard released new patches along the way. By doing this they also improved the gameplay, adjusted the balance and perfected the game as much as possible. The latest patch when this article was written (1.15.2) came out 16 January 2008, that show us how dedicated Blizzard is to its ten year old game.
No gamer should have missed this game, but if you have. Grab your copy today and experience a game like no other.
Mac OS X Instructions
To install and patch the game on your Mac OS X system requiers a little ritual. Blizzard have explained this very well in their Support Section. Everything you need can be found there: The Mac OS X installer, patch, and instructions.
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