<s>
Warcraft	B-Application
II	I-Application
:	I-Application
Beyond	I-Application
the	I-Application
Dark	I-Application
Portal	I-Application
is	O
an	O
expansion	O
pack	O
for	O
the	O
real-time	O
strategy	O
video	O
game	O
Warcraft	B-Application
II	I-Application
:	I-Application
Tides	I-Application
of	I-Application
Darkness	I-Application
for	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
and	O
Macintosh	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
expansion	O
was	O
later	O
released	O
alongside	O
Tides	B-Application
of	I-Application
Darkness	I-Application
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
and	O
Sega	B-Device
Saturn	I-Device
in	O
1997	O
as	O
Warcraft	B-Application
II	I-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Dark	I-Application
Saga	I-Application
,	O
and	O
was	O
included	O
in	O
the	O
Warcraft	B-Application
II	I-Application
:	I-Application
Battle.net	I-Application
Edition	I-Application
for	O
Windows	B-Application
PC	I-Application
and	O
Macintosh	B-Device
in	O
1999	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
plot	O
of	O
Beyond	B-Application
the	I-Application
Dark	I-Application
Portal	I-Application
takes	O
place	O
after	O
the	O
events	O
of	O
Warcraft	B-Application
II	I-Application
:	I-Application
Tides	I-Application
of	I-Application
Darkness	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Khadgar	O
destroyed	O
the	O
Portal	O
on	O
the	O
side	O
of	O
Draenor	O
to	O
prevent	O
harm	O
to	O
Azeroth	O
,	O
trapping	O
the	O
remaining	O
Alliance	O
forces	O
beyond	B-Application
the	I-Application
Dark	I-Application
Portal	I-Application
in	O
the	O
dying	O
land	O
of	O
Draenor	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
new	O
campaigns	O
feature	O
ten	O
new	O
heroes	O
for	O
Warcraft	B-Application
,	O
five	O
for	O
the	O
Alliance	O
and	O
five	O
for	O
the	O
Horde	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Warcraft	B-Application
II	I-Application
:	I-Application
Tides	I-Application
of	I-Application
Darkness	I-Application
had	O
a	O
few	O
hero	O
units	O
,	O
but	O
these	O
units	O
were	O
only	O
marginally	O
stronger	O
than	O
their	O
basic	O
unit	O
and	O
they	O
had	O
their	O
own	O
unique	O
sayings	O
different	O
from	O
their	O
non-hero	O
counterparts	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Horde	O
heroes	O
are	O
Grom	O
Hellscream	O
(	O
Grunt	O
)	O
,	O
Kargath	O
Bladefist	O
(	O
Grunt	O
)	O
,	O
Dentarg	O
(	O
Ogre-Mage	O
)	O
,	O
Teron	O
Gorefiend	O
(	O
Death	B-Application
Knight	I-Application
)	O
and	O
Deathwing	O
(	O
Dragon	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
song	O
is	O
a	O
medieval	O
parody	O
or	O
tribute	O
song	O
of	O
the	O
Command	O
&	O
Conquer	O
song	O
"	O
Mechanical	O
Man	O
"	O
,	O
which	O
features	O
voices	O
as	O
well	O
alluding	O
to	O
the	O
fact	O
that	O
Warcraft	B-Application
served	O
as	O
a	O
primary	O
competitor	O
in	O
real-time	O
strategy	O
games	O
,	O
the	O
expansion	O
being	O
released	O
only	O
a	O
year	O
after	O
Command	O
and	O
Conquer	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Following	O
the	O
successful	O
release	O
of	O
the	O
base	O
game	O
,	O
Blizzard	O
planned	O
to	O
focus	O
development	O
resources	O
on	O
StarCraft	B-Application
,	O
their	O
next	O
real-time	O
strategy	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
a	O
result	O
,	O
they	O
contracted	O
the	O
development	O
of	O
an	O
expansion	O
for	O
Warcraft	B-Application
II	I-Application
:	I-Application
Tides	I-Application
of	I-Application
Darkness	I-Application
out	O
to	O
Cyberlore	O
Studios	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Beyond	B-Application
the	I-Application
Dark	I-Application
Portal	I-Application
was	O
included	O
alongside	O
the	O
base	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
console	O
release	O
Warcraft	B-Application
II	I-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Dark	I-Application
Saga	I-Application
,	O
published	O
by	O
Electronic	O
Arts	O
for	O
the	O
Sony	B-Device
PlayStation	I-Device
and	O
Sega	B-Device
Saturn	I-Device
in	O
1997	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Blizzard	O
's	O
future	O
titles	O
all	O
featured	O
their	O
online	O
service	O
Battle.net,	O
used	O
for	O
multiplayer	O
game	O
hosting	O
and	O
matchmaking	O
,	O
which	O
quickly	O
became	O
a	O
large	O
part	O
of	O
their	O
success	O
as	O
their	O
games	O
grew	O
online	O
communities	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
a	O
result	O
,	O
they	O
re-released	O
Warcraft	B-Application
II	I-Application
in	O
1999	O
,	O
in	O
a	O
package	O
that	O
included	O
the	O
Beyond	B-Application
the	I-Application
Dark	I-Application
Portal	I-Application
expansion	O
called	O
Warcraft	B-Application
II	I-Application
:	I-Application
Battle.net	I-Application
Edition	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Warcraft	B-Application
II	I-Application
:	I-Application
Beyond	I-Application
the	I-Application
Dark	I-Application
Portal	I-Application
released	O
to	O
positive	O
reviews	O
from	O
critics	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Awarding	O
the	O
expansion	O
a	O
9.2	O
out	O
of	O
10	O
,	O
GameSpot	O
's	O
Ron	O
Dulin	O
summarized	O
"	O
Fans	O
of	O
Warcraft	B-Application
II	I-Application
are	O
split	O
along	O
two	O
fronts	O
:	O
there	O
are	O
the	O
single-players	O
and	O
then	O
there	O
are	O
the	O
multi-players	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
its	O
146th	O
issue	O
,	O
Computer	O
Gaming	O
World	O
called	O
the	O
game	O
"	O
a	O
must-buy	O
for	O
any	O
Warcraft	B-Application
II	I-Application
fan.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Paul	O
Pettengale	O
reviewed	O
Warcraft	B-Application
II	I-Application
:	I-Application
Beyond	I-Application
the	I-Application
Dark	I-Application
Portal	I-Application
for	O
Arcane	O
magazine	O
,	O
rating	O
it	O
an	O
8	O
out	O
of	O
10	O
overall	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Pettengale	O
comments	O
that	O
"	O
this	O
is	O
a	O
bargain	O
which	O
all	O
Warcraft	B-Application
ll	O
owners	O
should	O
snap	O
up.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Warcraft	B-Application
III	I-Application
:	I-Application
Reign	I-Application
of	I-Application
Chaos	I-Application
it	O
is	O
learned	O
that	O
Ner'zhul	O
was	O
intercepted	O
by	O
agents	O
of	O
the	O
Burning	O
Legion	O
and	O
transformed	O
into	O
the	O
Lich	O
King	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Warcraft	B-Application
III	I-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Frozen	I-Application
Throne	I-Application
it	O
is	O
learned	O
that	O
parts	O
of	O
Draenor	O
survived	O
and	O
are	O
now	O
called	O
Outland	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Remnants	O
of	O
the	O
Alliance	O
expedition	O
appear	O
in	O
World	B-Application
of	I-Application
Warcraft	I-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Burning	I-Application
Crusade	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
black	O
dragon	O
Deathwing	O
,	O
who	O
first	O
appears	O
in	O
Beyond	B-Application
the	I-Application
Dark	I-Application
Portal	I-Application
as	O
an	O
ally	O
of	O
the	O
orc	O
Horde	O
,	O
later	O
returns	O
as	O
the	O
central	O
antagonist	O
of	O
World	B-Protocol
of	I-Protocol
Warcraft	I-Protocol
:	I-Protocol
Cataclysm	I-Protocol
.	O
</s>
