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and researches more advanced spells for that type. These advanced buildings can be constructed only with assistance from other buildings. The Human Cleric and Orc
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The Orcs originate from another world. A warlike species, they conquered everyone else around them, and eventually, the various Orc clans started scheming against one another. The
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The Orcs enlarged the portal until they could transport seven warriors, who massacred a Human village. The raiding party brought back samples of good food and fine worksmanship, and a report that the Humans were defenseless. The Orcs' raiding parties grew larger and bolder, until they assaulted
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as troops and can make other units temporarily invulnerable, at the cost of severely damaging them when the spell dissipates. The Human
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Orcs (red) attack a Human town and its defenders (blue). The flaming building is close to collapse, and the burnt ground to its left is the remains of a razed building. The numbers across the top are the player's reserves of lumber and gold. The unit marked with a light green box is currently
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games emphasize skillful management of relatively small forces, and they maintain characters and storylines within a cohesive fictional universe. Sales were fairly high, reviewers were mostly impressed, and the game won three awards and was a finalist for three others. The game's sequel,
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Azeroth's principal castle. However, the Humans had been training warriors of their own, especially the mounted, heavily armed
Knights. These, assisted by Human Sorcerers, gradually forced the Orcs to retreat through the portal, which the Humans had not discovered.
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still manages to offer enough challenge to keep gaming veterans happy for hour after hour. Completed by sharp graphics, and good voice acting, the only thing holding this game back at all is its somewhat limited play options ..."
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graphics; improved sound, including additional responses from units; a much better AI; and new mechanisms such as patrolling (moving continuously along a route for surveillance or defense). A further generation of the
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are famous for having complex stories presented lavishly, the first installment of the series had no script and the plot was improvised in the recording studio by producer and sole voice-actor
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became a success, and for the first time made the company's finances secure. Within one year of release, its sales surpassed 100,000 units. It ultimately sold 300,000 copies. In November 1995
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game include Garona, a half-orc spy who is ostensibly a diplomat to the humans, Medivh, the most powerful magician of Azeroth, and Anduin Lothar, one of the greatest champions of Azeroth.
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in 1996. The game was published by Blizzard in North America and by
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were well received by critics and became very successful.
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2114:"Retronauts Presents: Blizzard vs. Westwood"
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2803:"Strategists will enjoy 'Warcraft'"
2147:from the original on 26 August 2009
1562:from the original on 3 January 2010
1522:from the original on 30 August 2009
1166:Warcraft II: Beyond the Dark Portal
1141:as well as melee and ranged units.
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3313:Warcraft: Orcs & Humans (Orcs)
3272:"WoW -> Community -> Comics"
3144:from the original on 28 April 2014
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3632:World of Warcraft: The Board Game
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2385:Goldberg, Harold (5 April 2011).
2321:from the original on 6 March 2010
2227:. No. 126. pp. 228–232.
2193:Menegus, Bryan (1 October 2019).
2165:
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1944:
1468:Cobbett, R. (27 September 2006).
1437:
1403:
1238:Beyond video games, the extended
1193:In April 1998, Blizzard released
942:'s Best Strategy award. In 1996,
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256:(RTS) developed and published by
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3182:from the original on 16 May 2008
3018:Olafson, P. (24 November 2000).
2884:Buchanan, L. (22 October 2008).
2791:. Microsoft. 1997. pp. 4–5.
2668:from the original on 15 May 2010
2510:"Blizzard Entertainment: Awards"
2460:Magrino, T. (26 November 2009).
2271:from the original on 5 July 2008
2219:Lombardi, Chris (January 1995).
2174:from the original on 6 July 2010
2016:"Warcraft Anniversary Interview"
1975:, Dev Game Club (18 August 2016)
1097:allows two gamers to compete by
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2587:Bailey, K. (16 November 2009).
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1558:. Coming Soon Magazine!. 1994.
1542:Warcraft 1 Manual: Humans (Mac)
1347:"The making of Warcraft part 1"
1345:Wyatt, Patrick (25 July 2012).
1332:Warcraft 1 Manual: Humans (Mac)
630:was inspired by the vikings of
308:, became the main rival to the
264:in Europe. It was released for
4530:Real-time strategy video games
4110:Warcraft II: Tides of Darkness
3883:WoW: Emergent Media Phenomenon
3226:. RPGRank.com. 22 October 2008
2076:Bailey, Kat (15 August 2017).
1548:
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1223:. It uses the universe of the
1156:Warcraft II: Tides of Darkness
560:WarCraft II: Tides of Darkness
536:WarCraft II: Tides of Darkness
390:, and enables gamers with the
305:Warcraft II: Tides of Darkness
13:
1:
3671:Arthas: Rise of the Lich King
2704:"The History of Civilization"
2656:Kosak, D. (4 February 2004).
2261:"Warcraft review for the MAC"
1860:Warcraft 1 Manual: Orcs (Mac)
1816:Warcraft 1 Manual: Orcs (Mac)
1778:Warcraft 1 Manual: Orcs (Mac)
1750:Warcraft 1 Manual: Orcs (Mac)
1596:Warcraft 1 Manual: Orcs (Mac)
1472:. Future Publishing Limited.
1297:
1259:Blizzard's style of RTS games
1125:, has a medieval theme, with
667:in November 1994 and for the
586:for DOS in 1992. Inspired by
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4117:Warcraft III: Reign of Chaos
3372:
2956:Ciabai, C. (11 April 2008).
2702:Edwards, B. (18 July 2007).
2552:Love, S. (4 December 1995).
1187:Warcraft III: Reign of Chaos
1117:, released in 1991 for DOS,
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4103:Warcraft: Orcs & Humans
3330:Warcraft: Orcs & Humans
3170:Levine, R. (5 March 2007).
3123:Guinness World Records 2009
3093:Fahs, T. (18 August 2009).
2987:Fahs, T. (18 August 2009).
2604:"Top 5 Overlooked Prequels"
2554:"Warcraft: Orcs and Humans"
2195:"How Warcraft Got Its Name"
2135:Fahs, T. (18 August 2009).
1510:Fahs, T. (18 August 2009).
1264:Warcraft: Orcs & Humans
1229:Warcraft: Orcs & Humans
1182:Warcraft: Orcs & Humans
1159:, in December 1995, and an
1151:Warcraft: Orcs & Humans
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906:Warcraft: Orcs & Humans
889:Warcraft: Orcs & Humans
679:Warcraft: Orcs & Humans
610:Warcraft: Orcs & Humans
566:Development and publication
367:Warcraft: Orcs & Humans
327:Warcraft: Orcs & Humans
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249:Warcraft: Orcs & Humans
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38:Warcraft: Orcs & Humans
10:
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2958:"WarCraft III Cheats (PC)"
2664:. IGN Entertainment, Inc.
2624:Adams, D. (7 April 2006).
2512:. Blizzard Entertainment.
1951:, GameSpot, archived from
1909:Adams, D. (7 April 2006).
1267:the enormously successful
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4510:Video games about demons
3864:Corrupted Blood incident
2340:Berger (February 1995).
2221:"War Crime in Real Time"
604:since the completion of
360:
3877:Make Love, Not Warcraft
3870:Defense of the Ancients
2346:Secret Service Magazine
1681:Wrobel, J. (May 1996).
1107:artificial intelligence
673:Interplay Entertainment
542:
331:real-time strategy game
254:real-time strategy game
4427:Blitzchung controversy
4270:Korea StarCraft League
3948:Blizzard Entertainment
3493:Wrath of the Lich King
3416:Beyond the Dark Portal
3385:Blizzard Entertainment
3178:. Cable News Network.
3126:(paperback ed.).
2626:"The State of the RTS"
2170:. GameSpy Industries.
1992:. GameSpy Industries.
1911:"The State of the RTS"
1892:Blizzard Entertainment
1874:Blizzard Entertainment
1315:Blizzard Entertainment
596:Blizzard Entertainment
473:
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85:Blizzard Entertainment
64:Blizzard Entertainment
3649:Comics and literature
3409:II: Tides of Darkness
3097:. IGN Entertainment.
3048:. CBS Interactive Inc
2789:Age of Empires manual
2538:Computer Gaming World
2225:Computer Gaming World
1988:Walker, M.H. (2004).
1255:, books, and comics.
1172:Command & Conquer
1070:Command & Conquer
944:Computer Gaming World
925:Computer Gaming World
721:Computer Gaming World
601:Command & Conquer
466:
311:Command & Conquer
262:Interplay Productions
96:Interplay Productions
4520:Classic Mac OS games
4479:ABK Workers Alliance
3702:Other licensed media
3625:The Roleplaying Game
3204:. BoardGameGeek, LLC
3172:"Spoils of Warcraft"
3130:, Inc. p. 241.
2964:. SoftNews NET SRL.
2787:"Playing the game".
2687:"Pre-Game Options".
2430:Entertainment Weekly
1210:StarCraft: Brood War
1086:While not the first
894:Entertainment Weekly
4216:Heroes of the Storm
4181:Rock n' Roll Racing
3958:Activision Blizzard
3764:Sylvanas Windrunner
3685:The Sunwell Trilogy
3585:Heroes of the Storm
3514:Warlords of Draenor
3486:The Burning Crusade
3425:III: Reign of Chaos
2768:on 17 November 2009
2602:Bailey, K. (2008).
2090:on 6 September 2017
2024:. 23 November 2009.
1317:. 15 November 1994.
1153:prompted a sequel,
1059:turn-based strategy
707:
404:spawn installations
382:contests by dialup
260:, and published by
4209:The Lost Vikings 2
3528:Battle for Azeroth
3252:on 6 December 2009
3026:on 21 October 2008
2737:. InfoMedia, Inc.
2733:Murff, T. (1997).
2710:. Think Services.
2468:on 14 October 2012
1446:on 11 October 2009
1207:and its expansion
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3692:World of Warcraft
3664:Tides of Darkness
3657:Rise of the Horde
3563:Other video games
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3507:Mists of Pandaria
3453:World of Warcraft
3432:The Frozen Throne
3402:Orcs & Humans
3278:on 10 August 2008
3156:World of Warcraft
2591:. The 1UP Network
2116:. The 1UP Network
1288:World of Warcraft
1273:World of Warcraft
1216:World of Warcraft
931:s Premier award,
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687:Warcraft: Vietnam
410:Economy and power
274:Sold-Out Software
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4174:The Lost Vikings
3956:A subsidiary of
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