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But you have promises to keep… and a need for vengeance that’s long overdue.","187929\u002Fstarcraft-ii-wings-of-liberty-cover.jpg","187929\u002Fstarcraft-ii-wings-of-liberty-header.jpg","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.youtube.com\u002Fwatch?v=kMBToA5QzeE","2010-07-27",null,239,"starcraft-ii-wings-of-liberty",[18],{"company":19,"developed":21,"published":21},{"name":20},"Blizzard Entertainment",true,[23,24],"Real Time Strategy (RTS)","Strategy",[26],"PC (Microsoft Windows)",[28,44,59,72,87],{"id":29,"author":30,"outlet":33,"summary":39,"review_url":40,"review_date":41,"original_score":42,"normalized_score":43},70166,{"id":31,"name":32},4755,"Charles Onyett",{"id":34,"logo":35,"name":36,"website_url":37,"score_format":38},69,"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.criticdb.com\u002Fstorage\u002Fv1\u002Fobject\u002Fpublic\u002Favatars\u002FOutlets\u002FIGN-logo.jpg","IGN","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.ign.com\u002F","10","Blizzard wasn't trying to do anything drastically different with StarCraft II. Much of the core gameplay of the original has been preserved, yet with plenty of tweaks, additional units and new abilities for veteran players to toy with and devise new approaches to competitive battles. Anyone intimidated by the notion of playing against live opponents will find a lot to enjoy, with a fantastically presented single-player campaign featuring impressively varied mission design supported by a memorable, though often cheesy, cast of characters. Then, if you're feeling courageous, the notion of venturing online is made more appealing by battle.net's automated ranking system that frequently matches you up with opponents of similar skill level. It's not a step forward for the genre, exactly, but StarCraft II is still one of the most polished, finely crafted and well presented real-time strategy games available.","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.ign.com\u002Farticles\u002F2010\u002F08\u002F03\u002Fstarcraft-ii-wings-of-liberty-review","2010-08-03","9",90,{"id":45,"author":46,"outlet":49,"summary":55,"review_url":56,"review_date":57,"original_score":58,"normalized_score":43},40241,{"id":47,"name":48},1947,"Ryan Fleming",{"id":50,"logo":51,"name":52,"website_url":53,"score_format":54},12,"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.criticdb.com\u002Fstorage\u002Fv1\u002Fobject\u002Fpublic\u002Favatars\u002FOutlets\u002FDigital-Trends-Logo.jpg","Digital Trends","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.digitaltrends.com","5","“Prepare to be frustrated online by one the best games of its kind.”","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.digitaltrends.com\u002Fgaming\u002Fstarcraft-ii-wings-of-liberty-review\u002F","2023-04-24","4.5",{"id":60,"author":61,"outlet":64,"summary":69,"review_url":70,"review_date":71,"original_score":58,"normalized_score":43},37927,{"id":62,"name":63},3757,"AOTF Staff",{"id":65,"logo":66,"name":67,"website_url":68,"score_format":54},50,"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.criticdb.com\u002Fstorage\u002Fv1\u002Fobject\u002Fpublic\u002Favatars\u002FOutlets\u002FAttack-Of-The-Fanboy-Logo.jpg","Attack of the Fanboy","https:\u002F\u002Fattackofthefanboy.com\u002F","Starcraft 2: Wings of Liberty is a great game.  It's one of the deepest and most balanced RTS games I've ever played.","https:\u002F\u002Fattackofthefanboy.com\u002Freviews\u002Fstarcraft-2-wings-liberty-review\u002F","2010-10-05",{"id":73,"author":74,"outlet":77,"summary":82,"review_url":83,"review_date":84,"original_score":85,"normalized_score":86},52998,{"id":75,"name":76},4469,"Martin Gaston",{"id":78,"logo":79,"name":80,"website_url":81,"score_format":38},74,"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.criticdb.com\u002Fstorage\u002Fv1\u002Fobject\u002Fpublic\u002Favatars\u002FOutlets\u002FVideogamer-logo.jpg","Videogamer","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.videogamer.com\u002F","StarCraft II can be daunting, distressing and demanding but it's one of the richest and most expertly produced video games of recent years.","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.videogamer.com\u002Freviews\u002Fstarcraft-ii-wings-of-liberty-review\u002F","2021-06-05","10.0\u002F10",100,{"id":88,"author":89,"outlet":92,"summary":97,"review_url":98,"review_date":99,"original_score":100,"normalized_score":101},94221,{"id":90,"name":91},8020,"Simon Priest",{"id":93,"logo":94,"name":95,"website_url":96,"score_format":38},133,"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.criticdb.com\u002Fstorage\u002Fv1\u002Fobject\u002Fpublic\u002Favatars\u002FOutlets\u002FGameWatcher-Logo.jpeg","GameWatcher","https:\u002F\u002Fgamewatcher.com","In the end StarCraft II didn’t go changing on us in the fundamentals, and that’s perhaps the greatest feature Blizzard could ever have included. What works, works and StarCraft nailed it back in 1998 and StarCraft II: Wings if Liberty nails it here and now in 2010. Please sir, can I have some more?","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.gamewatcher.com\u002Freviews\u002Fstarcraft-2-wings-of-liberty-review\u002F9530","2010-07-30","0",0,5,[20],[20],[],false]