It was preceded by the original WarCraft RTS, of course, which first came out in 1994. StarCraft: Remastered (SCR) is a real-time strategy (RTS) computer game and remake of the 1998 game StarCraft and its expansion StarCraft: Brood War.It is designed to emulate the old gameplay with updated visuals, online support for the new Blizzard and additional gameplay support features.
The original StarCraft (which was made available as a free download back in April) was launched almost two decades ago, back in 1998, but it’s still played today – and will be seeing a lot more action come August, no doubt. As well as that, those who own StarCraft II will get some additional goodies in that game, including three unique portraits and the Alexei Stukov co-op commander.Īnd all this won’t break the bank, because as mentioned, the asking price is pitched at a palatable level. StarCraft Remastered Out Now With 4K Support Blizzard still offers the original version for free, but the new remaster provides enhanced visuals and audio, among other things. StarCraft Remastered consoles may be changed from the options menu, under 'Game.' This can only be changed when outside of a game. As of the Katowice 2018 War Chest, the ability to customize consoles was added to StarCraft II.
Namely three unique building skins: the Char Hive, Korhal Command Center, and Aiur Nexus. StarCraft: Remastered, now available for prepurchase, is launching August 14 All players who pre-purchase before August 14 will receive three unique building skins for use in StarCraft. Consoles are the user interface of StarCraft and StarCraft II, which are stylized to fit a racial theme. For those planning to pre-order StarCraft: Remastered, youll get three building skins in the game: Char Hive, Korhal Command Center, and Aiur Nexus.Also youll get Alexei Stukov as a co-op commander in StarCraft II, as well as three portraits based on StarCraft: Remastered. All in all, it sounds like a compelling recipe with which to revisit the classic sci-fi RTS, and it’s worth bearing in mind that those who pre-order before the launch of StarCraft: Remastered will get a neat little in-game bonus.