PAX 08: Starcraft II Impressions

By George Walker | August 30, 2008

There is SOOO much to do here on the PAX exhibition floor. During the exclusive 2 hours for press attendees, I found myself easily distracted by titles I had completely forgotten about in light of Gears 2, Fallout 3, and others. Starcraft 2 was one of those titles.

“Playable Starcraft II? I better check this out!”

And… it is exactly as I feared. This is basically original Starcraft with some updated graphics and new units. I was surprised at how much this plays and looks like the old Starcraft. They are definitely not straying far from their roots, but considering that Starcraft is still insanely popular in other nations such as South Korea and Peru, this is not surprsing.

I’m probably not going to be buying Starcraft II. That could change, I suppose, depending on the strength of the multiplayer side of things, but I still prefer more modern titles like Dawn of War and Company of Heroes.