

"Let no human deny the perils of our time. While we struggle against one another - divided by the petty strife of our common history - the tide of a greater conflict is turning against us and is now threatening to destroy us all.



"Korhal has chosen only its greatest rivals to receive this embassage. As with my world, each of yours has arisen to the fore through a strength and ingenuity unmatched by your neighbors - alien or human. But be warned: pride comes before the fall. Even as your worlds are rich with a deserved confidence born of triumph, the somber truth may make you rich with wisdom. We are - all of us - poised upon the very brink of total annihilation.



"Despite subtly exerting their will over our fringe worlds and hampering our expansion for decades, the Protoss have always claimed to have no interest in our affairs. Now at last they have revealed their true nature, seizing several human colonies in the Koprulu Sector. My world has not lost any colonies, but it is abundantly clear to us with the Massacre on Tau Ceti and with the continued mobilization of Templars that the Protoss are preparing another offensive even as we speak.



"This tyranny in the Koprulu Sector is but a whisper - a faint harbinger of things to come. Listen now - before that whisper grows to a roar and all is lost. The Protoss possess an empire larger than any of us singly, but together, fellow humans, we may defeat them. Do not let suspicion cloud your judgment. Humanity must recognize its fraternity or face certain extinction."

- excerpts from a recent speech by Ambassador Mengsk of Korhal IV (cd:m P11 - P5)



Scattered and disunited, the many human worlds encompass a diverse range of cultures, but the majority of the ruling worlds may be identified with equal accuracy as either vigorous and expansionist principalities or as the refuges of vainglorious pirates and ruthless scavengers. Generally wasteful, short-sighted, and quarrelsome, humans nevertheless continue to thrive, pillaging world after world and moving ever closer to more and more powerful neighbors.



Starcraft is a real-time strategy game of interstellar combat. Three races- Terran, Protoss, and Zurg- collide in their attempts to gain dominance. As the military leader for your race, you must gather the resources you need to train and expand your military to accomplish your goals, be it freedom or galactic domination.

Control any of three different races, each with unique abilities and units

Play head to head over a modem or serial link

Up to 8 player support over IPX network and Battle.net

SVGA graphics, digital effects and voices, and rendered cinematic sequences bring the game to life



Scheduled for release second quarter 1997 for both Windows 95 and the Macintosh





