<s>
StarCraft	B-Application
is	O
a	O
real-time	O
strategy	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Blizzard	O
Entertainment	O
for	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
first	O
installment	O
of	O
the	O
video	B-Application
game	I-Application
series	I-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
same	I-Application
name	I-Application
,	O
it	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
1998	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
Classic	B-Application
Mac	I-Application
OS	I-Application
version	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
1999	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
64	I-Operating_System
port	O
co-developed	O
with	O
Mass	O
Media	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Nintendo	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
2000	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Blizzard	O
started	O
work	O
on	O
the	O
game	O
shortly	O
after	O
Warcraft	B-Application
II	I-Application
,	O
another	O
real-time	O
strategy	O
game	O
,	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
1995	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
first	O
incarnation	O
debuted	O
at	O
the	O
1996	O
Electronic	O
Entertainment	O
Expo	O
,	O
where	O
it	O
was	O
unfavorably	O
compared	O
to	O
Warcraft	B-Application
II	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Many	O
journalists	O
of	O
the	O
video	O
game	O
industry	O
have	O
praised	O
StarCraft	B-Application
as	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
most	O
important	O
,	O
and	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
greatest	O
video	O
games	O
of	O
all	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
With	O
more	O
than	O
11	O
million	O
copies	O
sold	O
worldwide	O
by	O
February	O
2009	O
,	O
StarCraft	B-Application
became	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
best-selling	B-Application
games	I-Application
for	O
the	O
personal	O
computer	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
StarCraft	B-Application
has	O
had	O
its	O
storyline	O
adapted	O
and	O
expanded	O
through	O
a	O
series	O
of	O
novels	O
published	O
between	O
2000	O
and	O
2016	O
,	O
the	O
expansion	O
pack	O
StarCraft	B-Application
:	I-Application
Brood	I-Application
War	I-Application
,	O
and	O
two	O
officially	O
authorized	O
add-ons	O
,	O
Insurrection	B-Application
and	O
Retribution	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
sequel	O
,	O
StarCraft	B-Application
II	I-Application
:	I-Application
Wings	I-Application
of	I-Application
Liberty	I-Application
,	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
July	O
2010	O
,	O
along	O
with	O
two	O
expansion	O
packs	O
and	O
a	O
campaign	O
pack	O
between	O
2013	O
and	O
2016	O
,	O
while	O
a	B-Application
remastered	I-Application
edition	I-Application
of	O
the	O
original	O
and	O
its	O
expansion	O
pack	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
August	O
2017	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Blizzard	O
Entertainment	O
's	O
use	O
of	O
three	O
distinct	O
races	O
in	O
StarCraft	B-Application
is	O
widely	O
credited	O
with	O
revolutionizing	O
the	O
real-time	O
strategy	O
genre	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
StarCraft	B-Application
features	O
artificial	B-Application
intelligence	I-Application
that	O
scales	O
in	O
difficulty	O
,	O
although	O
the	O
player	O
cannot	O
change	O
the	O
difficulty	O
level	O
in	O
the	O
single-player	O
campaigns	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Each	O
campaign	O
starts	O
with	O
enemy	O
factions	O
running	O
easy	O
AI	B-Application
modes	O
,	O
scaling	O
through	O
the	O
course	O
of	O
the	O
campaign	O
to	O
the	O
hardest	O
AI	B-Application
modes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
level	O
editor	O
provided	O
with	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
a	O
designer	O
has	O
access	O
to	O
four	O
levels	O
of	O
AI	B-Application
difficulties	O
:	O
"	O
easy	O
"	O
,	O
"	O
medium	O
"	O
,	O
"	O
hard	O
"	O
,	O
and	O
"	O
insane	O
"	O
,	O
each	O
setting	O
differing	O
in	O
the	O
units	O
and	O
technologies	O
allowed	O
to	O
an	O
AI	B-Application
faction	O
and	O
the	O
extent	O
of	O
the	O
AI	B-Application
's	O
tactical	O
and	O
strategic	O
planning	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Multiplayer	O
on	O
StarCraft	B-Application
is	O
powered	O
through	O
Blizzard	O
Entertainment	O
's	O
Battle.net	B-Operating_System
Internet	O
service	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Through	O
this	O
,	O
a	O
maximum	O
of	O
eight	O
players	O
can	O
compete	O
in	O
a	O
variety	O
of	O
game	O
modes	O
,	O
including	O
simply	O
destroying	O
all	O
other	O
players	O
(	O
which	O
may	O
be	O
competitive	O
,	O
as	O
in	O
Ladder	O
play	O
,	O
or	O
non-ranked	O
,	O
as	O
in	O
melee	O
play	O
)	O
,	O
to	O
king	O
of	O
the	O
hill	O
and	O
capture	B-Application
the	I-Application
flag	I-Application
objective-based	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
addition	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
incorporates	O
a	O
variety	O
of	O
specialized	O
scenarios	O
for	O
different	O
types	O
of	O
game	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
simulating	O
a	O
football	B-Application
game	O
,	O
using	O
the	O
Terran	O
hoverbike	O
unit	O
to	O
conduct	O
a	O
bike	O
race	O
,	O
or	O
hosting	O
a	O
Zerg	O
hunting	O
competition	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
StarCraft	B-Application
is	O
also	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
few	O
games	O
that	O
include	O
a	O
spawn	O
installation	O
,	O
which	O
allows	O
for	O
limited	O
multiplayer	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
must	O
be	O
installed	O
from	O
a	O
disc	O
,	O
and	O
requires	O
a	O
product	B-Application
key	I-Application
to	O
work	O
just	O
as	O
the	O
full	O
version	O
does	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
one	O
product	B-Application
key	I-Application
can	O
support	O
up	O
to	O
eight	O
spawned	O
installations	O
with	O
access	O
to	O
Battle.net	B-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
Newer	O
releases	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
available	O
through	O
Battle.net	B-Operating_System
or	O
discs	O
that	O
include	O
the	O
Windows	B-Application
Vista	O
label	O
do	O
n't	O
support	O
the	O
spawn	O
installation	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
StarCraft	B-Application
takes	O
place	O
in	O
a	O
science	O
fiction	O
universe	O
created	O
by	O
Chris	O
Metzen	O
and	O
James	O
Phinney	O
for	O
Blizzard	O
Entertainment	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
final	O
part	O
of	O
StarCraft	B-Application
,	O
the	O
player	O
is	O
a	O
newly	O
appointed	O
Executor	O
within	O
the	O
Protoss	O
military	O
reporting	O
to	O
Aldaris	O
,	O
a	O
representative	O
of	O
the	O
Protoss	O
government	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
story	O
of	O
StarCraft	B-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
cutscenes	O
at	O
key	O
points	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
second	O
campaign	O
reveals	O
that	O
Kerrigan	O
was	O
not	O
killed	O
by	O
the	O
Zerg	O
,	O
but	O
rather	O
is	O
captured	O
and	O
infested	O
in	O
an	O
effort	O
to	O
incorporate	O
her	O
psionic	O
traits	O
into	O
the	O
Zerg	O
gene	B-Application
pool	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Blizzard	O
Entertainment	O
began	O
development	O
on	O
StarCraft	B-Application
in	O
1995	O
,	O
shortly	O
after	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
highly	O
successful	O
Warcraft	B-Application
II	I-Application
:	I-Application
Tides	I-Application
of	I-Application
Darkness	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Using	O
the	O
Tides	B-Application
of	I-Application
Darkness	I-Application
game	O
engine	O
as	O
a	O
base	O
,	O
StarCraft	B-Application
made	O
its	O
debut	O
at	O
E3	O
1996	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
displayed	O
,	O
assembled	O
by	O
the	O
team	O
's	O
lead	O
programmer	O
Bob	O
Fitch	O
,	O
received	O
a	O
rather	O
weak	O
response	O
from	O
the	O
convention	O
and	O
was	O
criticized	O
by	O
many	O
for	O
being	O
"	O
Warcraft	B-Application
in	O
space.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Bill	O
Roper	O
,	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
producers	O
,	O
stated	O
this	O
would	O
be	O
a	O
major	O
departure	O
from	O
the	O
Warcraft	B-Application
approach	O
,	O
comparing	O
its	O
two	O
equal	O
sides	O
to	O
those	O
of	O
chess	O
and	O
stating	O
that	O
StarCraft	B-Application
would	O
allow	O
players	O
to	O
"	O
develop	O
very	O
unique	O
strategies	O
based	O
on	O
which	O
species	O
is	O
being	O
played	O
,	O
and	O
will	O
require	O
players	O
to	O
think	O
of	O
different	O
strategies	O
to	O
combat	O
the	O
other	O
two	O
species.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
early	O
1997	O
,	O
the	O
new	O
version	O
of	O
StarCraft	B-Application
was	O
unveiled	O
,	O
receiving	O
a	O
far	O
more	O
positive	O
response	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
still	O
marred	O
by	O
technical	O
difficulties	O
,	O
so	O
Bob	O
Fitch	O
completely	O
redesigned	O
the	O
Warcraft	B-Application
II	I-Application
engine	O
within	O
two	O
months	O
to	O
ensure	O
that	O
many	O
of	O
the	O
features	O
desired	O
by	O
the	O
designers	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
the	O
abilities	O
for	O
units	O
to	O
burrow	O
and	O
cloak	O
,	O
could	O
be	O
implemented	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Later	O
improvements	O
to	O
the	O
game	O
included	O
pre-rendered	O
sprites	O
and	O
backgrounds	O
,	O
constructed	O
using	O
3D	B-Language
Studio	I-Language
Max	I-Language
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
isometric	O
in-game	O
view	O
was	O
also	O
adopted	O
,	O
in	O
contrast	O
to	O
Warcraft	B-Application
IIs	I-Application
auxiliary	O
bird	O
's	O
eye	O
perspective	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Despite	O
the	O
progress	O
,	O
StarCraft	B-Application
was	O
slow	O
to	O
emerge	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
continual	O
delays	O
inspired	O
a	O
group	O
of	O
StarCraft	B-Application
fans	O
on	O
the	O
official	O
forums	O
who	O
labeled	O
themselves	O
"	O
Operation	O
:	O
Ca	O
n't	O
Wait	O
Any	O
Longer	O
"	O
to	O
write	O
a	O
series	O
of	O
fictional	O
stories	O
in	O
which	O
the	O
members	O
of	O
Operation	O
CWAL	O
attempted	O
to	O
retrieve	O
the	O
beta	O
version	O
of	O
StarCraft	B-Application
from	O
Blizzard	O
's	O
headquarters	O
in	O
Irvine	O
,	O
California	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
To	O
pay	O
homage	O
to	O
their	O
presence	O
on	O
the	O
forums	O
and	O
enthusiasm	O
for	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
Blizzard	O
Entertainment	O
later	O
incorporated	O
the	O
group	O
's	O
name	O
into	O
StarCraft	B-Application
as	O
a	O
cheat	O
code	O
to	O
speed	O
up	O
the	O
production	O
of	O
units	O
and	O
gave	O
the	O
group	O
thanks	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
credits	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
Windows	B-Application
on	O
March	O
31	O
,	O
1998	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
Classic	B-Application
Mac	I-Application
OS	I-Application
version	O
following	O
a	O
year	O
later	O
in	O
1999	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Development	O
on	O
a	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
64	I-Operating_System
version	O
,	O
StarCraft	B-Application
64	O
,	O
began	O
in	O
1999	O
,	O
converted	O
from	O
PC	O
by	O
Mass	O
Media	O
Interactive	O
Entertainment	O
—	O
a	O
subsidiary	O
of	O
THQ	O
—	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Nintendo	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
StarCraft	B-Application
64	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
June	O
13	O
,	O
2000	O
,	O
in	O
the	O
US	O
and	O
Europe	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
musical	O
score	O
to	O
StarCraft	B-Application
was	O
composed	O
by	O
Blizzard	O
Entertainment	O
's	O
composers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
first	O
official	O
game	O
soundtrack	O
,	O
StarCraft	B-Application
:	O
Game	O
Music	O
Vol	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
1	O
,	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
2000	O
,	O
comprising	O
tracks	O
from	O
both	O
StarCraft	B-Application
and	O
Brood	B-Application
War	I-Application
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
a	O
sizable	O
portion	O
of	O
remix	O
tracks	O
and	O
music	O
inspired	O
by	O
StarCraft	B-Application
,	O
created	O
by	O
several	O
South	O
Korean	O
disc	O
jockeys	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
September	O
2008	O
,	O
Blizzard	O
Entertainment	O
announced	O
that	O
a	O
second	O
soundtrack	O
,	O
StarCraft	B-Application
Original	O
Soundtrack	O
,	O
had	O
been	O
released	O
on	O
iTunes	B-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
soundtrack	O
consisted	O
entirely	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
music	O
from	O
StarCraft	B-Application
and	O
Brood	B-Application
War	I-Application
,	O
both	O
from	O
in-game	O
themes	O
to	O
music	O
used	O
in	O
the	O
cinematic	O
cutscenes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Before	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
StarCraft	B-Application
,	O
Blizzard	O
Entertainment	O
released	O
a	O
free-to-download	O
game	O
demo	O
entitled	O
Loomings	O
,	O
comprising	O
three	O
missions	O
and	O
a	O
tutorial	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
prequel	O
was	O
made	O
available	O
for	O
the	O
full	O
game	O
in	O
October	O
1999	O
as	O
a	O
custom	O
map	O
campaign	O
,	O
adding	O
two	O
extra	O
missions	O
and	O
hosting	O
it	O
on	O
Battle.net	B-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
addition	O
,	O
the	O
full	O
release	O
of	O
StarCraft	B-Application
included	O
a	O
secondary	O
campaign	O
entitled	O
Enslavers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Consisting	O
of	O
five	O
missions	O
played	O
as	O
both	O
the	O
Terrans	O
and	O
the	O
Protoss	O
,	O
Enslavers	O
is	O
set	O
in	O
the	O
second	O
campaign	O
in	O
StarCraft	B-Application
and	O
follows	O
the	O
story	O
of	O
a	O
Terran	O
smuggler	O
who	O
manages	O
to	O
take	O
control	O
of	O
a	O
Zerg	O
cerebrate	O
and	O
is	O
pursued	O
by	O
both	O
the	O
Protoss	O
and	O
Terran	O
Dominion	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
StarCrafts	O
first	O
expansion	O
,	O
Insurrection	B-Application
,	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
Windows	B-Application
on	O
July	O
31	O
,	O
1998	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Its	O
story	O
focused	O
on	O
a	O
separate	O
Confederate	O
colony	O
alluded	O
to	O
in	O
the	O
manual	O
to	O
StarCraft	B-Application
,	O
following	O
a	O
group	O
of	O
Terran	O
colonists	O
and	O
a	O
Protoss	O
fleet	O
in	O
their	O
fight	O
against	O
the	O
Zerg	O
and	O
a	O
rising	O
local	O
insurgency	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Insurrection	B-Application
was	O
not	O
received	O
well	O
,	O
being	O
criticized	O
by	O
reviewers	O
for	O
lacking	O
the	O
quality	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Insurrection	B-Application
was	O
followed	O
within	O
a	O
few	O
months	O
by	O
a	O
second	O
expansion	O
,	O
Retribution	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
Retribution	O
,	O
Blizzard	O
Entertainment	O
announced	O
a	O
new	O
official	O
expansion	O
pack	O
that	O
would	O
continue	O
on	O
the	O
story	O
of	O
StarCraft	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
StarCraft	B-Application
:	I-Application
Brood	I-Application
War	I-Application
was	O
consequently	O
created	O
,	O
developed	O
jointly	O
by	O
Blizzard	O
Entertainment	O
and	O
Saffire	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Brood	B-Application
War	I-Application
continues	O
the	O
story	O
of	O
StarCraft	B-Application
from	O
days	O
after	O
its	O
conclusion	O
,	O
and	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
both	O
Windows	B-Application
and	O
Mac	O
to	O
critical	O
praise	O
on	O
December	O
18	O
,	O
1998	O
,	O
in	O
the	O
US	O
and	O
in	O
March	O
1999	O
in	O
Europe	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Before	O
Insurrection	B-Application
,	O
an	O
unauthorized	O
expansion	O
pack	O
,	O
called	O
Stellar	O
Forces	O
,	O
was	O
published	O
by	O
Micro	O
Star	O
but	O
was	O
recalled	O
weeks	O
later	O
when	O
Micro	O
Star	O
settled	O
a	O
lawsuit	O
brought	O
by	O
Blizzard	O
against	O
it	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2000	O
,	O
StarCraft	B-Application
64	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
64	I-Operating_System
,	O
co-developed	O
by	O
Blizzard	O
Entertainment	O
and	O
Mass	O
Media	O
Inc	O
.	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Nintendo	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
featured	O
all	O
of	O
the	O
missions	O
from	O
both	O
StarCraft	B-Application
and	O
the	O
expansion	O
Brood	B-Application
War	I-Application
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
some	O
exclusive	O
missions	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
two	O
different	O
tutorials	O
and	O
a	O
new	O
secret	O
mission	O
,	O
Resurrection	O
IV	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Blizzard	O
Entertainment	O
had	O
previously	O
considered	O
a	O
PlayStation	B-Device
port	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
but	O
it	O
was	O
decided	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
would	O
instead	O
be	O
released	O
on	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
64	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
Resurrection	O
IV	O
is	O
set	O
after	O
the	O
conclusion	O
of	O
Brood	B-Application
War	I-Application
,	O
and	O
follows	O
Jim	O
Raynor	O
embarking	O
on	O
a	O
mission	O
to	O
rescue	O
the	O
Brood	B-Application
War	I-Application
character	O
Alexei	O
Stukov	O
,	O
a	O
vice	O
admiral	O
from	O
Earth	O
who	O
has	O
been	O
captured	O
by	O
the	O
Zerg	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Brood	B-Application
War	I-Application
missions	O
required	O
the	O
use	O
of	O
a	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
64	I-Operating_System
memory	O
Expansion	O
Pak	O
to	O
run	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
addition	O
,	O
StarCraft	B-Application
64	O
features	O
a	O
split	O
screen	O
cooperative	O
mode	O
,	O
also	O
requiring	O
the	O
expansion	O
pak	O
,	O
allowing	O
two	O
players	O
to	O
control	O
one	O
force	O
in-game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
StarCraft	B-Application
64	O
lacked	O
the	O
online	O
multiplayer	O
capabilities	O
and	O
speech	O
in	O
mission	O
briefings	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
StarCraft	B-Application
64	O
was	O
a	O
runner-up	O
for	O
GameSpot	O
's	O
annual	O
"	O
Best	O
Game	O
Story	O
"	O
and	O
"	O
Best	O
Strategy	O
Game	O
"	O
awards	O
among	O
console	O
games	O
,	O
which	O
went	O
respectively	O
to	O
Summoner	O
and	O
Ogre	B-Application
Battle	I-Application
64	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	B-Application
remastered	I-Application
edition	I-Application
of	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
StarCraft	B-Application
:	I-Application
Remastered	I-Application
,	O
released	O
August	O
14	O
,	O
2017	O
,	O
preserves	O
the	O
gameplay	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
while	O
adding	O
support	O
for	O
ultra-high-definition	B-Device
graphics	I-Device
,	O
Blizzard	O
's	O
modern	O
online	O
features	O
,	O
and	O
re-recorded	O
audio	O
(	O
soundtrack	O
and	O
sound	O
effects	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
a	O
graphical	O
overhaul	O
,	O
its	O
effect	O
applies	O
to	O
all	O
game	O
modes	O
and	O
menus	O
in	O
StarCraft	B-Application
:	I-Application
Remastered	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
July	O
10	O
,	O
2019	O
,	O
as	O
StarCraft	B-Application
:	O
Cartooned	O
alongside	O
an	O
announcer	O
pack	O
featuring	O
South	O
Korean	O
YouTuber	O
and	O
children	O
's	O
television	O
host	O
Hyejin	O
"	O
Hey	O
Jini	O
"	O
Kang	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
StarCraft	B-Application
was	O
released	O
internationally	O
on	O
March	O
31	O
,	O
1998	O
,	O
and	O
became	O
the	O
best-selling	O
PC	O
game	O
for	O
that	O
year	O
,	O
selling	O
over	O
1.5million	O
copies	O
worldwide	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
By	O
May	O
2007	O
,	O
StarCraft	B-Application
had	O
sold	O
over	O
9.5million	O
copies	O
across	O
the	O
globe	O
,	O
with	O
4.5million	O
of	O
these	O
being	O
sold	O
in	O
South	O
Korea	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Since	O
the	O
initial	O
release	O
of	O
StarCraft	B-Application
,	O
Blizzard	O
Entertainment	O
reported	O
that	O
its	O
Battle.net	B-Operating_System
online	O
multiplayer	O
service	O
grew	O
by	O
800	O
percent	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Generally	O
,	O
StarCraft	B-Application
was	O
received	O
positively	O
by	O
critics	O
,	O
with	O
many	O
contemporary	O
reviewers	O
noting	O
that	O
while	O
the	O
game	O
may	O
not	O
have	O
deviated	O
significantly	O
from	O
the	O
status	O
quo	O
of	O
most	O
real-time	O
strategy	O
games	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
best	O
to	O
have	O
applied	O
the	O
formula	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
StarCraft	B-Application
has	O
received	O
multiple	O
awards	O
,	O
including	O
being	O
named	O
as	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
best	O
games	O
of	O
all	O
time	O
by	O
GameSpot	O
,	O
IGN	O
,	O
and	O
Game	O
Informer	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
Blizzard	O
Entertainment	O
,	O
StarCraft	B-Application
has	O
won	O
37	O
awards	O
and	O
has	O
received	O
a	O
star	O
on	O
the	O
floor	O
of	O
the	O
Metreon	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
Walk	O
of	O
Game	O
in	O
San	O
Francisco	O
in	O
early	O
2006	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Next	O
Generation	O
reviewed	O
the	O
PC	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
rating	O
it	O
five	O
stars	O
out	O
of	O
five	O
,	O
and	O
stated	O
that	O
"	O
The	O
quality	O
of	O
the	O
play	O
balancing	O
and	O
the	O
elegance	O
of	O
the	O
design	O
mean	O
that	O
StarCraft	B-Application
sets	O
a	O
new	O
high	O
watermark	O
for	O
all	O
real-time	O
strategy	O
games.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
reviewer	O
from	O
the	O
online	O
second	O
volume	O
of	O
Pyramid	O
stated	O
that	O
"	O
One	O
of	O
the	O
most	O
hotly	O
anticipated	O
computer	O
games	O
of	O
the	O
last	O
two	O
years	O
,	O
Blizzard	O
Entertainment	O
's	O
Starcraft	B-Application
has	O
had	O
a	O
tremendous	O
amount	O
of	O
hype	O
to	O
live	O
up	O
to	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
capacity	O
for	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
artificial	B-Application
intelligence	I-Application
to	O
navigate	O
units	O
to	O
waypoints	O
also	O
faced	O
some	O
heavy	O
criticism	O
,	O
with	O
PC	O
Zone	O
stating	O
that	O
the	O
inability	O
for	O
developers	O
to	O
make	O
an	O
effective	O
pathfinding	O
system	O
was	O
"	O
the	O
single	O
most	O
infuriating	O
element	O
of	O
the	O
real-time	O
strategy	O
genre	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
64	I-Operating_System
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
not	O
received	O
as	O
positively	O
by	O
reviewers	O
,	O
and	O
was	O
criticized	O
for	O
poor	O
graphics	O
in	O
comparison	O
to	O
the	O
PC	O
version	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Awards	O
)	O
,	O
StarCraft	B-Application
won	O
"	O
Computer	O
Game	O
of	O
the	O
Year	O
"	O
and	O
tied	O
with	O
Age	B-Application
of	I-Application
Empires	I-Application
for	O
"	O
Computer	O
Strategy	O
Game	O
of	O
the	O
Year	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Starcraft	B-Application
also	O
won	O
the	O
Origins	O
Award	O
for	O
Best	O
Strategy	O
Computer	O
Game	O
of	O
1998	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
With	O
more	O
than	O
11	O
million	O
copies	O
sold	O
worldwide	O
by	O
February	O
2009	O
,	O
StarCraft	B-Application
became	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
best-selling	B-Application
games	I-Application
for	O
the	O
personal	O
computer	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GameSpot	O
described	O
StarCraft	B-Application
as	O
"	O
The	O
defining	O
game	O
of	O
its	O
genre	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
IGN	O
stated	O
that	O
StarCraft	B-Application
"	O
is	O
hands	O
down	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
best	O
,	O
if	O
not	O
the	O
best	O
,	O
real-time	O
strategy	O
games	O
ever	O
created.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
StarCraft	B-Application
is	O
frequently	O
included	O
in	O
the	O
industry	O
's	O
best	O
games	O
rankings	O
,	O
for	O
example	O
it	O
ranked	O
37	O
in	O
Edges	O
top	O
100	O
games	O
of	O
all	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
StarCraft	B-Application
has	O
even	O
been	O
taken	O
into	O
space	O
,	O
as	O
astronaut	O
Daniel	O
T	O
.	O
Barry	O
took	O
a	O
copy	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
with	O
him	O
on	O
the	O
Space	O
Shuttle	O
mission	O
STS-96	O
in	O
1999	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Researchers	O
have	O
shown	O
that	O
the	O
audience	O
for	O
watching	O
StarCraft	B-Application
games	O
is	O
diverse	O
and	O
that	O
StarCraft	B-Application
uses	O
instances	O
of	O
information	O
asymmetry	O
to	O
make	O
the	O
game	O
more	O
entertaining	O
for	O
spectators	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
addition	O
,	O
StarCraft	B-Application
has	O
been	O
the	O
subject	O
of	O
an	O
academic	O
course	O
;	O
the	O
University	O
of	O
California	O
,	O
Berkeley	O
offered	O
a	O
student-run	O
introductory	O
course	O
on	O
theory	O
and	O
strategy	O
in	O
spring	O
2009	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
its	O
release	O
,	O
StarCraft	B-Application
rapidly	O
grew	O
in	O
popularity	O
in	O
South	O
Korea	O
,	O
eventually	O
making	O
its	O
way	O
to	O
become	O
the	O
country	O
's	O
national	O
e-sport	O
after	O
establishing	O
a	O
successful	O
pro-gaming	O
scene	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Professional	O
gamers	O
in	O
South	O
Korea	O
are	O
media	O
celebrities	O
,	O
and	O
StarCraft	B-Application
games	O
are	O
broadcast	O
over	O
three	O
television	O
channels	O
dedicated	O
to	O
the	O
professional	O
gaming	O
scene	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
StarCraft	B-Application
was	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
Air	O
Force	O
's	O
Air	O
and	O
Space	O
Basic	O
Course	O
,	O
used	O
to	O
teach	O
newly	O
active	O
officers	O
about	O
crisis	O
planning	O
under	O
stress	O
and	O
joint	O
service	O
teamwork	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
annual	O
Conference	O
on	O
Artificial	B-Application
Intelligence	I-Application
and	O
Interactive	O
Digital	O
Entertainment	O
hosts	O
a	O
competition	O
for	O
AIs	B-Application
playing	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2014	O
,	O
an	O
unofficial	O
version	O
for	O
the	O
Pandora	B-Device
handheld	O
and	O
the	O
ARM	B-Architecture
architecture	I-Architecture
became	O
available	O
by	O
static	O
recompilation	O
and	O
reverse	O
engineering	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
x86	B-Operating_System
version	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2021	O
,	O
The	O
Strong	O
National	O
Museum	O
of	O
Play	O
inducted	O
StarCraft	B-Application
to	O
its	O
World	O
Video	O
Game	O
Hall	O
of	O
Fame	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
storyline	O
of	O
StarCraft	B-Application
has	O
been	O
adapted	O
into	O
several	O
novels	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
first	O
novel	O
,	O
Uprising	O
,	O
which	O
was	O
written	O
by	O
Blizzard	O
employee	O
Micky	O
Neilson	O
and	O
published	O
in	O
December	O
2000	O
,	O
acts	O
as	O
a	O
prequel	O
to	O
the	O
events	O
of	O
StarCraft	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
BlizzCon	O
2007	O
,	O
StarCraft	B-Application
creator	O
Chris	O
Metzen	O
stated	O
that	O
he	O
hoped	O
to	O
novelize	O
the	O
entirety	O
of	O
StarCraft	B-Application
and	O
its	O
expansion	O
Brood	B-Application
War	I-Application
into	O
a	O
definitive	O
text-based	O
story	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Later	O
novels	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
Gabriel	O
Mesta	O
's	O
Shadow	O
of	O
the	O
Xel'Naga	O
and	O
Christie	O
Golden	O
's	O
The	O
Dark	O
Templar	O
Saga	O
,	O
further	O
expand	O
the	O
storyline	O
,	O
creating	O
the	O
setting	O
for	O
StarCraft	B-Application
II	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
number	O
of	O
action	O
figures	O
and	O
collectable	O
statues	O
based	O
upon	O
the	O
characters	O
and	O
units	O
in	O
StarCraft	B-Application
have	O
been	O
produced	O
by	O
ToyCom	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
number	O
of	O
model	O
kits	O
,	O
made	O
by	O
Academy	O
Hobby	O
Model	O
Kits	O
,	O
were	O
also	O
produced	O
,	O
displaying	O
1/30	O
scale	O
versions	O
of	O
the	O
marine	B-Application
and	O
the	O
hydralisk	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Blizzard	O
Entertainment	O
also	O
licensed	O
Wizards	O
of	O
the	O
Coast	O
to	O
produce	O
an	O
Alternity	O
based	O
game	O
entitled	O
StarCraft	B-Application
Adventures	O
.	O
</s>
