Warcraft II was a commercial hit, with global sales above 3 million units by 2001 roughly two-thirds were sold in the United States. Buildings remain displayed as the player last saw them, and do not register unobserved changes such as being built, damaged, or repaired, etc. The fog of war completely hides all territory (appears black) which the player has not explored: terrain that has been explored is always visible in gray tones, but enemy units remain visible only so long as they stay within a friendly unit's visual radius. The majority of the display screen shows the part of the territory on which the player is currently operating, and, using the small minimap, the player can select another location to view and operate on. Players gain access to more advanced units upon construction of tech buildings and research. It comes with two versions: “one that’s been updated with support for high-resolution displays and multiplayer via LAN connections and a period-appropriate classic version that includes the original SVGA graphics, and matchmaking through the classic version of the online-gaming service.”īoth Warcraft games are available as a bundle for $14.99.In Warcraft II, as in many real-time strategy (RTS) games, players collect resources to produce buildings and units in order to defeat an opponent in combat. Warcraft 2 Edition costs $9.99 through GOG.com, and is available for Windows PC only. The sequel adds naval combat and new races to the Alliance versus Horde conflict.

The GOG.com version, Warcraft 2 Edition, includes the original Tides of Darkness and that game’s Beyond the Dark Portal expansion.

The GOG.com version costs $5.99 and is available for Mac and Windows PC. The real-time strategy game is set in the world of Azeroth, where human and orc factions battle for supremacy. Warcraft: Orcs & Humans, originally released in 1994, has been “fully optimized to run out-of-the-box on today’s operating systems,” according to an announcement from GOG.com. The release of those games comes just weeks after Blizzard and GOG teamed up to re-release the original Diablo for modern computers.

Blizzard Entertainment’s classic real-time strategy games Warcraft: Orcs & Humans and Warcraft 2 Edition are now available for purchase through GOG.com.

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