<s>
Warcraft	B-Application
:	I-Application
Orcs	I-Application
&	I-Application
Humans	I-Application
is	O
a	O
real-time	O
strategy	O
game	O
(	O
RTS	O
)	O
developed	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Blizzard	O
Entertainment	O
,	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Interplay	O
Productions	O
in	O
Europe	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
MS-DOS	B-Application
in	O
North	O
America	O
on	O
15	O
November	O
1994	O
,	O
and	O
for	O
Mac	B-Application
OS	I-Application
in	O
early	O
1996	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
MS-DOS	B-Application
version	O
was	O
re-released	O
by	O
Sold-Out	O
Software	O
in	O
2002	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Although	O
Warcraft	B-Application
:	I-Application
Orcs	I-Application
&	I-Application
Humans	I-Application
is	O
not	O
the	O
first	O
RTS	O
game	O
to	O
have	O
offered	O
multiplayer	O
gameplay	O
,	O
it	O
persuaded	O
a	O
wider	O
audience	O
that	O
multiplayer	O
capabilities	O
were	O
essential	O
for	O
future	O
RTS	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Warcraft	B-Application
games	O
emphasize	O
skillful	O
management	O
of	O
relatively	O
small	O
forces	O
,	O
and	O
they	O
maintain	O
characters	O
and	O
storylines	O
within	O
a	O
cohesive	O
fictional	O
universe	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
's	O
sequel	O
,	O
Warcraft	B-Application
II	I-Application
:	I-Application
Tides	I-Application
of	I-Application
Darkness	I-Application
,	O
became	O
the	O
main	O
rival	O
to	O
Command	B-Application
&	I-Application
Conquer	I-Application
series	O
by	O
Westwood	O
Studios	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
and	O
its	O
plot	O
were	O
later	O
adapted	O
as	O
the	O
2016	O
film	O
Warcraft	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Warcraft	B-Application
:	I-Application
Orcs	I-Application
&	I-Application
Humans	I-Application
is	O
a	O
real-time	O
strategy	O
game	O
(	O
RTS	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Gameplay	O
of	O
Warcraft	B-Application
:	I-Application
Orcs	I-Application
&	I-Application
Humans	I-Application
expands	O
the	O
Dune	B-Application
II	I-Application
"	O
build	O
base	O
,	O
build	O
army	O
,	O
destroy	O
enemy	O
"	O
paradigm	O
to	O
include	O
other	O
modes	O
of	O
game	O
play	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
allows	O
two	O
players	O
to	O
compete	O
in	O
multiplayer	O
contests	O
by	O
dialup	O
modem	B-Application
or	O
local	B-General_Concept
networks	I-General_Concept
,	O
and	O
enables	O
gamers	O
with	O
the	O
MS-DOS	B-Application
and	O
Macintosh	B-Device
version	O
to	O
play	O
each	O
other	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Multiplayer	O
and	O
AI	B-Application
skirmishes	O
that	O
are	O
not	O
part	O
of	O
campaigns	O
were	O
supported	O
by	O
a	O
random	O
map	O
generator	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Warcraft	B-Application
requires	O
players	O
to	O
collect	O
resources	O
,	O
and	O
to	O
produce	O
buildings	O
and	O
units	O
in	O
order	O
to	O
defeat	O
an	O
opponent	O
in	O
combat	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Human	O
Conjurer	O
and	O
Orc	O
Warlock	B-Application
have	O
energy	O
blasts	O
,	O
wider-range	O
destruction	O
spells	O
and	O
the	O
ability	O
to	O
summon	O
small	O
,	O
venomous	O
monsters	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Conjurer	O
can	O
summon	O
a	O
water	O
elemental	B-Device
,	O
while	O
the	O
Warlock	B-Application
can	O
summon	O
a	O
demonic	O
melee	O
unit	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
their	O
Warlocks	B-Application
remained	O
aloof	O
,	O
devoting	O
their	O
time	O
to	O
the	O
research	O
of	O
magic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Warlocks	B-Application
noticed	O
a	O
rift	O
between	O
the	O
dimensions	O
and	O
,	O
after	O
many	O
years	O
,	O
opened	O
a	O
small	O
portal	O
to	O
another	O
world	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
One	O
Warlock	B-Application
explored	O
and	O
found	O
a	O
region	O
,	O
called	O
Azeroth	O
by	O
its	O
Human	O
inhabitants	O
,	O
from	O
which	O
the	O
Warlock	B-Application
returned	O
with	O
strange	O
plants	O
as	O
evidence	O
of	O
his	O
discovery	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Orcs	O
enlarged	O
the	O
portal	O
until	O
they	O
could	O
transport	O
seven	O
warriors	B-Protocol
,	O
who	O
massacred	O
a	O
Human	O
village	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
the	O
Humans	O
had	O
been	O
training	O
warriors	B-Protocol
of	O
their	O
own	O
,	O
especially	O
the	O
mounted	O
,	O
heavily	O
armed	O
Knights	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
united	O
the	O
clans	O
,	O
imposed	O
discipline	O
on	O
their	O
army	O
and	O
sought	O
new	O
spells	O
from	O
the	O
Warlocks	B-Application
and	O
Necromancers	B-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
Several	O
important	O
characters	O
are	O
introduced	O
in	O
WarCraft	B-Application
:	I-Application
Orcs	I-Application
and	I-Application
Humans	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
WarCraft	B-Application
II	I-Application
:	I-Application
Tides	I-Application
of	I-Application
Darkness	I-Application
reveals	O
the	O
player	O
character	O
of	O
the	O
orc	O
campaign	O
to	O
be	O
Orgrim	O
Doomhammer	O
,	O
who	O
begins	O
the	O
game	O
as	O
a	O
lieutenant	O
of	O
the	O
ruling	O
Warchief	O
,	O
Blackhand	O
the	O
Destroyer	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
WarCraft	B-Application
II	I-Application
:	I-Application
Tides	I-Application
of	I-Application
Darkness	I-Application
,	O
it	O
was	O
revealed	O
that	O
the	O
canonical	O
campaign	O
was	O
the	O
Orcish	O
one	O
,	O
though	O
many	O
events	O
from	O
the	O
Human	O
campaign	O
were	O
confirmed	O
to	O
be	O
canonical	O
in	O
later	O
games	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
the	O
assassination	O
of	O
Llane	O
by	O
Garona	O
and	O
the	O
death	O
of	O
Medivh	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Though	O
the	O
earliest	O
real-time	O
strategy	O
games	O
appeared	O
in	O
the	O
1980s	O
,	O
notably	O
the	O
multiplayer	O
RTS	O
game	O
Herzog	B-Application
Zwei	I-Application
,	O
and	O
others	O
followed	O
in	O
the	O
early	O
1990s	O
,	O
the	O
pattern	O
of	O
modern	O
RTS	O
games	O
was	O
established	O
by	O
Dune	B-Application
II	I-Application
,	O
released	O
by	O
Westwood	O
Studios	O
for	O
DOS	B-Application
in	O
1992	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Inspired	O
by	O
Dune	B-Application
II	I-Application
and	O
Herzog	B-Application
Zwei	I-Application
,	O
Blizzard	O
Entertainment	O
was	O
surprised	O
that	O
no	O
additional	O
RTS	O
games	O
appeared	O
in	O
1993	O
and	O
early	O
1994	O
–	O
although	O
in	O
fact	O
Westwood	O
had	O
quietly	O
been	O
working	O
on	O
Command	B-Application
&	I-Application
Conquer	I-Application
since	O
the	O
completion	O
of	O
Dune	B-Application
II	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
To	O
take	O
advantage	O
of	O
the	O
lull	O
in	O
RTS	O
releases	O
,	O
Blizzard	O
produced	O
Warcraft	B-Application
:	I-Application
Orcs	I-Application
&	I-Application
Humans	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
Patrick	O
Wyatt	O
,	O
the	O
Producer	O
on	O
Warcraft	B-Application
,	O
Warhammer	O
was	O
a	O
huge	O
inspiration	O
for	O
the	O
art-style	O
of	O
Warcraft	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
Bob	O
Fitch	O
,	O
the	O
theme	O
for	O
Warcraft	B-Application
was	O
inspired	O
by	O
the	O
vikings	O
of	O
The	B-Application
Lost	I-Application
Vikings	I-Application
,	O
combined	O
with	O
masses	O
of	O
creatures	O
under	O
their	O
automated	O
control	O
similar	O
to	O
Lemmings	B-Application
,	O
and	O
adding	O
the	O
multiplayer	O
element	O
of	O
having	O
these	O
opposing	O
masses	O
of	O
vikings	O
meet	O
up	O
and	O
fight	O
each	O
other	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Though	O
subsequent	O
"	B-Application
craft	I-Application
"	I-Application
games	I-Application
are	O
famous	O
for	O
having	O
complex	O
stories	O
presented	O
lavishly	O
,	O
the	O
first	O
installment	O
of	O
the	O
series	O
had	O
no	O
script	O
and	O
the	O
plot	O
was	O
improvised	O
in	O
the	O
recording	O
studio	O
by	O
producer	O
and	O
sole	O
voice-actor	O
Bill	O
Roper	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
contract	O
composer	O
Gregory	O
Alper	O
wrote	O
music	O
that	O
Blizzard	O
staff	O
found	O
reminiscent	O
of	O
Holst	O
's	O
The	B-Application
Planets	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Demos	O
in	O
mid-1994	O
whetted	O
appetites	O
for	O
the	O
completed	O
game	O
,	O
released	O
for	O
MS-DOS	B-Application
in	O
November	O
1994	O
and	O
for	O
the	O
Macintosh	B-Device
in	O
1996	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
published	O
by	O
Blizzard	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
and	O
by	O
Interplay	O
Entertainment	O
in	O
Europe	O
,	O
and	O
Sold-Out	O
Software	O
republished	O
the	O
MS-DOS	B-Application
version	O
in	O
March	O
2002	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Warcraft	B-Application
:	I-Application
Orcs	I-Application
&	I-Application
Humans	I-Application
was	O
originally	O
intended	O
to	O
be	O
the	O
first	O
in	O
a	O
series	O
of	O
Warcraft-branded	O
war	O
games	O
in	O
fictional	O
and	O
real	O
settings	O
(	O
such	O
as	O
a	O
proposed	O
Warcraft	B-Application
:	O
Vietnam	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
name	O
"	O
Warcraft	B-Application
"	O
was	O
proposed	O
by	O
Blizzard	O
developer	O
Sam	O
Didier	O
,	O
and	O
was	O
chosen	O
because	O
"	O
it	O
sounded	O
super	O
cool	O
"	O
,	O
according	O
to	O
Blizzard	O
co-founder	O
Allen	O
Adham	O
,	O
without	O
any	O
particular	O
meaning	O
attached	O
to	O
it	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Warcraft	B-Application
:	I-Application
Orcs	I-Application
&	I-Application
Humans	I-Application
became	O
a	O
success	O
,	O
and	O
for	O
the	O
first	O
time	O
made	O
the	O
company	O
's	O
finances	O
secure	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Warcraft	B-Application
:	I-Application
Orcs	I-Application
&	I-Application
Humans	I-Application
won	O
PC	O
Gamer'''s	O
Editors	O
 '	O
Choice	O
Award	O
,	O
Computer	O
Lifes	O
Critics	O
 '	O
Pick	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
Innovations	O
Award	O
at	O
the	O
Consumer	O
Electronics	O
Show	O
,	O
Winter	O
1995	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
1996	O
,	O
Computer	O
Gaming	O
World	O
declared	O
Warcraft	B-Application
the	O
125th-best	O
computer	O
game	O
ever	O
released	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
also	O
criticized	O
that	O
the	O
basic	O
units	O
of	O
the	O
two	O
sides	O
are	O
essentially	O
identical	O
and	O
that	O
the	O
interface	O
is	O
clunky	O
,	O
but	O
praised	O
the	O
resource	O
system	O
and	O
effective	O
enemy	O
AI.GameSpots	O
retrospective	O
on	O
real-time	O
strategy	O
history	O
said	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
AI	B-Application
was	O
unintelligent	O
and	O
predictable	O
,	O
and	O
Scott	O
Love	O
said	O
a	O
difficulty	O
setting	O
would	O
have	O
increased	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
longevity	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Game	O
Revolutions	O
review	O
of	O
the	O
Mac	O
version	O
complained	O
that	O
its	O
graphics	O
,	O
which	O
were	O
ported	O
from	O
the	O
DOS	B-Application
version	O
's	O
VGA	B-Protocol
,	O
did	O
not	O
exploit	O
the	O
Macintosh	B-Device
's	O
superior	O
resolution	B-General_Concept
.	O
</s>
<s>
Both	O
also	O
complained	O
that	O
the	O
Macintosh	B-Device
was	O
released	O
about	O
a	O
year	O
later	O
than	O
the	O
DOS	B-Application
version	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
contrast	O
,	O
a	O
reviewer	O
for	O
Next	O
Generation	O
,	O
while	O
not	O
overlooking	O
the	O
fact	O
that	O
Warcraft	B-Application
II	I-Application
was	O
already	O
out	O
by	O
the	O
time	O
the	O
Macintosh	B-Device
version	O
was	O
released	O
,	O
made	O
no	O
criticism	O
on	O
this	O
point	O
,	O
and	O
asserted	O
that	O
"	O
amazingly	O
easy	O
to	O
pick	O
up	O
and	O
play	O
,	O
Warcraft	B-Application
still	O
manages	O
to	O
offer	O
enough	O
challenge	O
to	O
keep	O
gaming	O
veterans	O
happy	O
for	O
hour	O
after	O
hour	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
RTS	O
games	O
date	O
back	O
to	O
the	O
1980s	O
,	O
Dune	B-Application
II	I-Application
,	O
released	O
in	O
1992	O
,	O
established	O
conventions	O
that	O
most	O
subsequent	O
RTS	O
games	O
followed	O
,	O
All	O
the	O
action	O
appears	O
on	O
a	O
single	O
screen	O
;	O
players	O
developed	O
bases	O
,	O
in	O
which	O
buildings	O
were	O
constructed	O
in	O
a	O
defined	O
sequence	O
;	O
and	O
bases	O
produced	O
combat	O
units	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Warcraft	B-Application
:	I-Application
Orcs	I-Application
&	I-Application
Humans	I-Application
,	O
two	O
years	O
later	O
,	O
is	O
the	O
subsequent	O
well-known	O
RTS	O
game	O
,	O
and	O
introduced	O
new	O
types	O
of	O
missions	O
,	O
including	O
conquering	O
rebels	O
of	O
the	O
player	O
's	O
race	O
and	O
limited-forces	O
missions	O
,	O
in	O
which	O
neither	O
side	O
could	O
make	O
additional	O
units	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
To	O
support	O
multiplayer	O
and	O
skirmishes	O
,	O
Warcraft	B-Application
:	I-Application
Orcs	I-Application
&	I-Application
Humans	I-Application
uses	O
a	O
random	O
map	O
generator	O
,	O
a	O
feature	O
previously	O
seen	O
in	O
the	O
turn-based	O
strategy	O
game	O
Civilization	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
1995	O
Westwood	O
's	O
RTS	O
Command	B-Application
&	I-Application
Conquer	I-Application
series	O
adopted	O
the	O
use	O
of	O
nonstandard	O
mission	O
types	O
and	O
skirmishes	O
,	O
and	O
Microsoft	O
's	O
Age	B-Application
of	I-Application
Empires	I-Application
(	O
1997	O
)	O
includes	O
these	O
features	O
and	O
a	O
random	O
map	O
generator	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
not	O
the	O
first	O
modem	B-Application
multiplayer	O
RTS	O
game	O
,	O
Warcraft	B-Application
:	I-Application
Orcs	I-Application
&	I-Application
Humans	I-Application
allows	O
two	O
gamers	O
to	O
compete	O
by	O
modem	B-Application
or	O
local	B-General_Concept
networks	I-General_Concept
,	O
which	O
persuaded	O
a	O
wider	O
audience	O
that	O
multiplayer	O
competition	O
was	O
much	O
more	O
challenging	O
than	O
contests	O
against	O
the	O
artificial	B-Application
intelligence	I-Application
(	O
AI	B-Application
)	O
,	O
and	O
made	O
multiplayer	O
facilities	O
essential	O
for	O
future	O
RTS	O
games.Realms	O
,	O
released	O
in	O
1991	O
for	O
DOS	B-Application
,	O
Amiga	B-Device
,	O
and	O
Atari	B-Device
ST	I-Device
,	O
has	O
a	O
medieval	O
theme	O
,	O
with	O
melee	O
and	O
ranged	O
units	O
,	O
and	O
allows	O
gamers	O
to	O
resolve	O
combat	O
automatically	O
or	O
in	O
a	O
RTS-type	O
style	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Warcraft	B-Application
:	I-Application
Orcs	I-Application
&	I-Application
Humans	I-Application
is	O
the	O
first	O
typical	O
RTS	O
to	O
be	O
presented	O
in	O
a	O
medieval	O
setting	O
,	O
and	O
its	O
units	O
included	O
spellcasters	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
melee	O
and	O
ranged	O
units	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
success	O
of	O
Warcraft	B-Application
:	I-Application
Orcs	I-Application
&	I-Application
Humans	I-Application
prompted	O
a	O
sequel	O
,	O
Warcraft	B-Application
II	I-Application
:	I-Application
Tides	I-Application
of	I-Application
Darkness	I-Application
,	O
in	O
December	O
1995	O
,	O
and	O
an	O
expansion	O
pack	O
,	O
Warcraft	B-Application
II	I-Application
:	I-Application
Beyond	I-Application
the	I-Application
Dark	I-Application
Portal	I-Application
,	O
in	O
1996	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
late	O
1995	O
Westwood	O
had	O
released	O
Command	B-Application
&	I-Application
Conquer	I-Application
,	O
and	O
the	O
competition	O
between	O
these	O
two	O
games	O
popularized	O
and	O
defined	O
the	O
RTS	O
genre	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Blizzard	O
's	O
new	O
game	O
includes	O
these	O
enhancements	O
:	O
naval	O
and	O
air	O
units	O
,	O
supported	O
by	O
new	O
buildings	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
new	O
resource	O
of	O
oil	O
;	O
higher-resolution	O
artwork	O
rendered	O
in	O
SVGA	O
graphics	O
;	O
improved	O
sound	O
,	O
including	O
additional	O
responses	O
from	O
units	O
;	O
a	O
much	O
better	O
AI	B-Application
;	O
and	O
new	O
mechanisms	O
such	O
as	O
patrolling	O
(	O
moving	O
continuously	O
along	O
a	O
route	O
for	O
surveillance	O
or	O
defense	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
further	O
generation	O
of	O
the	O
Warcraft	B-Application
:	I-Application
Orcs	I-Application
&	I-Application
Humans	I-Application
lineage	O
,	O
called	O
Warcraft	B-Application
III	I-Application
:	I-Application
Reign	I-Application
of	I-Application
Chaos	I-Application
,	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
July	O
2002	O
,	O
and	O
gained	O
instant	O
and	O
enduring	O
acclaim	O
with	O
both	O
critics	O
and	O
players	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
April	O
1998	O
,	O
Blizzard	O
released	O
StarCraft	B-Application
,	O
an	O
RTS	O
with	O
the	O
concepts	O
and	O
mechanisms	O
of	O
Warcraft	B-Application
but	O
an	O
interplanetary	O
setting	O
and	O
three	O
totally	O
different	O
races	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Starcraft	B-Application
and	O
its	O
expansion	O
StarCraft	B-Application
:	I-Application
Brood	I-Application
War	I-Application
were	O
well	O
received	O
by	O
critics	O
and	O
became	O
very	O
successful	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
World	B-Protocol
of	I-Protocol
Warcraft	I-Protocol
,	O
released	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
in	O
November	O
2004	O
and	O
in	O
Europe	O
in	O
February	O
2005	O
,	O
is	O
Blizzard	O
's	O
first	O
massively	B-Protocol
multiplayer	I-Protocol
online	I-Protocol
role-playing	I-Protocol
game	I-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
uses	O
the	O
universe	O
of	O
the	O
Warcraft	B-Application
RTS	O
games	O
,	O
including	O
characters	O
that	O
first	O
appeared	O
in	O
Warcraft	B-Application
:	I-Application
Orcs	I-Application
&	I-Application
Humans	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
WoW	B-Protocol
received	O
high	O
praise	O
from	O
critics	O
,	O
is	O
the	O
most	O
popular	O
MMORPG	B-Protocol
of	O
2008	O
,	O
and	O
in	O
2007	O
became	O
the	O
most	O
profitable	O
video	O
game	O
ever	O
created	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Beyond	O
video	O
games	O
,	O
the	O
extended	O
Warcraft	B-Application
franchise	O
includes	O
board	O
games	O
,	O
card	O
games	O
,	O
books	O
,	O
and	O
comics	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Blizzard	O
's	O
style	O
of	O
RTS	O
gamesWarcraft	O
:	O
Orcs	B-Application
&	I-Application
Humans	I-Application
was	O
a	O
moderate	O
critical	O
and	O
commercial	O
success	O
,	O
and	O
laid	O
the	O
ground	O
for	O
Blizzard	O
's	O
style	O
of	O
RTS	O
,	O
in	O
which	O
personality	O
was	O
a	O
distinctive	O
element	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
introduced	O
characters	O
that	O
also	O
appeared	O
in	O
the	O
enormously	O
successful	O
massively	B-Protocol
multiplayer	I-Protocol
online	I-Protocol
role-playing	I-Protocol
game	I-Protocol
World	B-Protocol
of	I-Protocol
Warcraft	I-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
StarCraft	B-Application
has	O
a	O
futuristic	O
theme	O
,	O
but	O
places	O
the	O
same	O
emphasis	O
on	O
characterization	O
.	O
</s>
