<s>
StarCraft	B-Application
:	I-Application
Brood	I-Application
War	I-Application
is	O
the	O
expansion	O
pack	O
for	O
the	O
military	O
science	O
fiction	O
real-time	O
strategy	O
video	O
game	O
StarCraft	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Released	O
in	O
December	O
1998	O
for	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
and	O
June	O
1999	O
for	O
Mac	B-Application
OS	I-Application
,	O
it	O
was	O
co-developed	O
by	O
Saffire	O
and	O
Blizzard	O
Entertainment	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
campaigns	O
continue	O
the	O
story	O
from	O
where	O
the	O
original	O
StarCraft	B-Application
ended	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
sequel	O
,	O
StarCraft	B-Application
II	I-Application
:	I-Application
Wings	I-Application
of	I-Application
Liberty	I-Application
,	O
continuing	O
from	O
the	O
conclusion	O
of	O
Brood	B-Application
War	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Brood	B-Application
War	I-Application
was	O
critically	O
well	O
received	O
,	O
with	O
reviewers	O
praising	O
it	O
for	O
being	O
developed	O
with	O
the	O
care	O
of	O
a	O
full	O
game	O
rather	O
than	O
as	O
an	O
uninspired	O
extra	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
of	O
May	O
31	O
,	O
2007	O
,	O
StarCraft	B-Application
and	O
Brood	B-Application
War	I-Application
have	O
sold	O
almost	O
ten	O
million	O
copies	O
combined	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
of	O
April	O
19	O
,	O
2017	O
,	O
StarCraft	B-Application
and	O
its	O
Brood	B-Application
War	I-Application
expansion	O
,	O
aka	O
the	O
Anthology	O
,	O
are	O
free	O
to	O
download	O
and	O
play	O
from	O
Blizzard	O
's	O
website	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
remastered	B-Application
edition	I-Application
of	O
StarCraft	B-Application
and	O
its	O
expansion	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
August	O
14	O
,	O
2017	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
StarCraft	B-Application
focuses	O
around	O
three	O
distinct	O
interstellar	O
species	O
:	O
the	O
psionic	O
Protoss	O
,	O
the	O
adaptable	O
Terrans	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
insectoid	O
Zerg	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Brood	O
War'''s	O
gameplay	O
remains	O
fundamentally	O
unchanged	O
from	O
that	O
of	O
StarCraft	B-Application
,	O
although	O
it	O
made	O
small	O
alterations	O
to	O
unit	O
costs	O
and	O
some	O
abilities	O
,	O
and	O
added	O
some	O
new	O
units	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
These	O
changes	O
make	O
rushing	O
tactics	O
—	O
a	O
factor	O
that	O
gained	O
some	O
criticism	O
in	O
the	O
original	O
StarCraft	B-Application
—	O
less	O
practical	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
addition	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
artificial	B-Application
intelligence	I-Application
(	O
AI	O
)	O
has	O
been	O
augmented	O
so	O
that	O
AI-controlled	O
players	O
are	O
more	O
intelligent	O
and	O
tend	O
to	O
use	O
tactics	O
more	O
effectively.Brood	O
War	O
introduces	O
seven	O
new	O
units	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Each	O
race	O
is	O
given	O
access	O
to	O
a	O
unique	O
ground	O
unit	O
:	O
the	O
Zerg	O
can	O
create	O
a	O
defensive	O
unit	O
that	O
can	O
attack	O
from	O
the	O
concealment	O
of	O
its	O
burrow	O
,	O
while	O
the	O
Terrans	O
can	O
train	O
combat	O
medics	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Protoss	O
are	O
able	O
to	O
produce	O
dark	O
templar	O
units	O
,	O
a	O
powerful	O
cloaked	O
melee	B-Application
unit	O
only	O
given	O
to	O
the	O
player	O
in	O
special	O
missions	O
of	O
StarCraft	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
SettingBrood	O
War	O
takes	O
place	O
in	O
the	O
StarCraft	B-Application
universe	O
,	O
set	O
around	O
the	O
early	O
26th	O
century	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
humanity	O
soon	O
becomes	O
caught	O
in	O
a	O
war	O
between	O
the	O
Protoss	O
and	O
the	O
Zerg	O
,	O
which	O
culminates	O
at	O
the	O
end	O
of	O
StarCraft	B-Application
with	O
the	O
death	O
of	O
the	O
Zerg	O
leader	O
,	O
the	O
Overmind	O
,	O
on	O
the	O
Protoss	O
homeworld	O
of	O
Aiur	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Brood	B-Application
War	I-Application
begins	O
two	O
days	O
after	O
the	O
conclusion	O
of	O
StarCraft	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
's	O
character	O
is	O
commanded	O
by	O
Zeratul	O
and	O
Aldaris	O
,	O
two	O
adversaries	O
from	O
StarCraft	B-Application
who	O
have	O
since	O
reconciled	O
their	O
differences	O
to	O
lead	O
their	O
people	O
in	O
the	O
face	O
of	O
the	O
rampaging	O
Zerg	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
are	O
joined	O
by	O
Jim	O
Raynor	O
,	O
a	O
Terran	O
rebel	O
on	O
the	O
run	O
from	O
the	O
Dominion	O
,	O
Artanis	O
,	O
the	O
previous	O
Executor	O
of	O
the	O
third	O
campaign	O
of	O
StarCraft	B-Application
who	O
has	O
recently	O
been	O
promoted	O
,	O
and	O
Raszagal	O
,	O
the	O
matriarch	O
of	O
the	O
dissident	O
dark	O
templar	O
faction	O
in	O
Protoss	O
society	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
is	O
put	O
under	O
the	O
control	O
of	O
Sarah	O
Kerrigan	O
,	O
a	O
Terran	O
who	O
was	O
infested	O
by	O
the	O
Zerg	O
in	O
StarCraft	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
story	O
of	O
Brood	B-Application
War	I-Application
is	O
presented	O
through	O
its	O
instruction	O
manual	O
,	O
the	O
briefings	O
to	O
each	O
mission	O
,	O
and	O
conversations	O
within	O
the	O
missions	O
themselves	O
,	O
along	O
with	O
the	O
use	O
of	O
cinematic	O
cut	O
scenes	O
at	O
the	O
end	O
of	O
each	O
campaign	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
final	O
section	O
of	O
Brood	B-Application
War	I-Application
sees	O
the	O
player	O
(	O
as	O
a	O
lone	O
Cerebrate	O
)	O
helping	O
Sarah	O
Kerrigan	O
defeat	O
the	O
UED	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Development	O
on	O
Brood	B-Application
War	I-Application
began	O
shortly	O
after	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
StarCraft	B-Application
in	O
1998	O
,	O
and	O
was	O
announced	O
after	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
StarCraft	B-Application
's	O
first	O
two	O
expansion	O
packs	O
,	O
Insurrection	B-Application
and	O
Retribution	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Most	O
of	O
the	O
team	O
at	O
Blizzard	O
Entertainment	O
responsible	O
for	O
StarCraft	B-Application
returned	O
to	O
work	O
on	O
Brood	B-Application
War	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
Shane	O
Dabiri	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
producer	O
,	O
Brood	B-Application
War	I-Application
aimed	O
to	O
drastically	O
increase	O
the	O
significance	O
of	O
the	O
story	O
within	O
gameplay	O
,	O
stating	O
that	O
the	O
team	O
was	O
adding	O
scripting	O
that	O
would	O
allow	O
"	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
type	O
events	O
"	O
to	O
be	O
played	O
out	O
during	O
the	O
course	O
of	O
a	O
level	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Although	O
originally	O
slated	O
for	O
release	O
in	O
the	O
US	O
in	O
October	O
1998	O
,	O
Brood	B-Application
War	I-Application
's	O
release	O
was	O
delayed	O
by	O
two	O
months	O
to	O
come	O
out	O
in	O
December	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
with	O
StarCraft	B-Application
,	O
an	O
exemplar	O
campaign	O
showcasing	O
the	O
methods	O
of	O
creating	O
a	O
custom	O
campaign	O
for	O
Brood	B-Application
War	I-Application
is	O
available	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
it	O
is	O
not	O
included	O
in	O
the	O
release	O
and	O
must	O
be	O
downloaded	O
separately	O
from	O
Battle.net	B-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
Critical	O
receptionStarCraft	O
:	O
Brood	B-Application
War	I-Application
was	O
critically	O
acclaimed	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
magazine	O
PC	O
Zone	O
gave	O
Brood	B-Application
War	I-Application
a	O
short	O
but	O
flattering	O
review	O
,	O
describing	O
it	O
as	O
having	O
"	O
definitely	O
been	O
worth	O
the	O
wait	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
PC	O
Zone	O
praised	O
the	O
inclusion	O
of	O
new	O
units	O
and	O
the	O
balancing	O
tweaks	O
as	O
transforming	O
the	O
original	O
StarCraft	B-Application
"	O
from	O
an	O
okay	O
game	O
into	O
something	O
akin	O
to	O
the	O
mutt	O
's	O
nuts	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
IGN	O
praised	O
Brood	B-Application
War	I-Application
as	O
a	O
"	O
carefully	O
designed	O
"	O
expansion	O
,	O
"	O
with	O
a	O
surfeit	O
of	O
new	O
features	O
that	O
will	O
satisfy	O
even	O
the	O
pickiest	O
of	O
gamers	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Although	O
stating	O
that	O
there	O
was	O
"	O
enough	O
to	O
enrich	O
the	O
core	O
gameplay	O
without	O
losing	O
the	O
flavor	O
"	O
,	O
IGN	O
presented	O
concern	O
over	O
the	O
difficulty	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
:	O
"	O
Brood	B-Application
War	I-Application
's	O
difficulty	O
is	O
an	O
order	O
of	O
magnitude	O
higher	O
than	O
StarCraft	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
GameSpot	O
was	O
also	O
positive	O
in	O
its	O
review	O
,	O
stating	O
that	O
the	O
design	O
of	O
Brood	B-Application
War	I-Application
"	O
contains	O
all	O
the	O
care	O
,	O
detail	O
,	O
and	O
ingenuity	O
of	O
a	O
true	O
sequel	O
"	O
that	O
"	O
completely	O
revitalizes	O
"	O
the	O
original	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GameSpot	O
also	O
notes	O
the	O
music	O
and	O
audio	O
work	O
on	O
Brood	B-Application
War	I-Application
as	O
a	O
bold	O
improvement	O
,	O
describing	O
the	O
voice	O
acting	O
as	O
"	O
completely	O
convincing	O
"	O
in	O
a	O
heavily	O
story-driven	O
single-player	O
campaign	O
that	O
although	O
becoming	O
less	O
innovative	O
in	O
the	O
latter	O
stages	O
,	O
"	O
remains	O
captivating	O
to	O
the	O
end	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
review	O
concludes	O
that	O
Brood	B-Application
War	I-Application
is	O
a	O
"	O
more-than-worthy	O
successor	O
to	O
StarCraft	B-Application
and	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
finest	O
computer	O
game	O
expansion	O
sets	O
of	O
all	O
time	O
"	O
,	O
and	O
gave	O
a	O
special	O
achievement	O
award	O
of	O
"	O
Best	O
Expansion	O
Pack	O
"	O
to	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
its	O
review	O
,	O
The	O
Cincinnati	O
Enquirer	O
commended	O
Brood	B-Application
War	I-Application
's	O
new	O
content	O
,	O
praising	O
the	O
efforts	O
gone	O
to	O
in	O
the	O
development	O
of	O
the	O
expansion	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Noting	O
the	O
increased	O
difficulty	O
of	O
the	O
expansion	O
and	O
its	O
multiplayer	O
success	O
,	O
The	O
Cincinnati	O
Enquirer	O
stated	O
that	O
"	O
While	O
it	O
’s	O
rare	O
that	O
an	O
expansion	O
pack	O
reawakens	O
the	O
joy	O
birthed	O
from	O
the	O
original	O
,	O
Brood	B-Application
War	I-Application
proves	O
it	O
’s	O
not	O
impossible	O
"	O
and	O
concluding	O
that	O
the	O
expansion	O
was	O
a	O
"	O
worthwhile	O
choice	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
the	O
positive	O
critical	O
response	O
to	O
Brood	B-Application
War	I-Application
was	O
not	O
universal	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Game	O
Revolution	O
described	O
the	O
gameplay	O
as	O
"	O
identical	O
to	O
StarCraft	B-Application
in	O
almost	O
every	O
way	O
"	O
and	O
displaying	O
mixed	O
feelings	O
towards	O
the	O
new	O
units	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dismissing	O
the	O
multiplayer	O
additions	O
as	O
unimportant	O
,	O
Game	O
Revolution	O
summarized	O
that	O
while	O
"	O
a	O
fun	O
expansion	O
"	O
,	O
Brood	B-Application
War	I-Application
was	O
"	O
a	O
mixed	O
bag	O
"	O
.Brood	O
War	O
was	O
a	O
finalist	O
for	O
Computer	O
Games	O
Strategy	O
Pluss	O
1998	O
"	O
Add-On	O
of	O
the	O
Year	O
"	O
award	O
,	O
which	O
ultimately	O
went	O
to	O
Age	B-Application
of	I-Application
Empires	I-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Rise	I-Application
of	I-Application
Rome	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
editors	O
noted	O
that	O
Brood	B-Application
War	I-Application
was	O
"	O
very	O
popular	O
,	O
and	O
added	O
to	O
the	O
already	O
considerable	O
appeal	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
,	O
award-winning	O
,	O
title.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
LegacyStarCraft	O
,	O
along	O
with	O
its	O
expansion	O
Brood	B-Application
War	I-Application
,	O
rapidly	O
grew	O
in	O
popularity	O
in	O
South	O
Korea	O
,	O
establishing	O
a	O
successful	O
professional	O
gaming	O
scene	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Professional	O
gamers	O
dedicate	O
many	O
hours	O
each	O
day	O
to	O
playing	O
StarCraft	B-Application
when	O
preparing	O
for	O
the	O
highly	O
competitive	O
leagues	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
October	O
2009	O
,	O
the	O
first	O
live	O
collegiate	O
StarCraft	B-Application
match	O
occurred	O
between	O
Rutgers	O
University	O
and	O
Princeton	O
University	O
in	O
a	O
best-of-five	O
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
May	O
2	O
,	O
2012	O
,	O
KeSPA	O
,	O
Ongamenet	O
,	O
Blizzard	O
Entertainment	O
,	O
and	O
GomTV	O
announced	O
the	O
introduction	O
of	O
StarCraft	B-Application
II	I-Application
:	I-Application
Wings	I-Application
of	I-Application
Liberty	I-Application
to	O
professional	O
competitions	O
in	O
South	O
Korea	O
with	O
StarCraft	B-Application
:	I-Application
Brood	I-Application
War	I-Application
being	O
completely	O
phased	O
out	O
in	O
October	O
.	O
</s>
