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Continue the epic saga of the Protoss, Terran, and Zerg. These three distinct and powerful races will clash once again in the fast-paced real-time strategy sequel to the original, StarCraft. Legions of veteran, upgraded, and new unit types will do battle across the galaxy, as each faction struggles for survival. Featuring a single-player campaign that picks up where StarCraft: Brood War left off, StarCraft II presents a cast of new heroes and familiar faces in a sci-fi story filled with adventure and intrigue. In addition, Blizzard offers online play through Battle.net with several enhancements and features to make StarCraft II even better.

Features:

- Fast-paced, hard-hitting, tightly balanced competitive real-time strategy gameplay that recaptures and improves on the magic of the original game

- Three completely distinct races: Protoss, Terran, and Zerg

- New units and gameplay mechanics further distinguish each race

- Groundbreaking single-player campaign

- Vibrant new 3D-graphics engine with support for dazzling visual effects and massive unit and army sizes

- Full multiplayer support, with new competitive features and matchmaking utilities available through Battle.net

- Full map-making and scripting tools to give players incredible freedom in customizing and personalizing their gameplay experience

PC Minimum System Requirements*:

Windows® XP/Windows Vista®/Windows® 7 (Updated with the latest Service Packs) with DirectX® 9.0c
2.6 GHz Pentium® IV or equivalent AMD Athlon® processor
128 MB PCIe NVIDIA® GeForce® 6600 GT or ATI Radeon® 9800 PRO video card or better
12 GB available HD space
1 GB RAM (1.5 GB required for Windows Vista®/Windows® 7 users)
DVD-ROM drive
Broadband Internet connection
1024X720 minimum display resolution

PC Recommended Specifications:

Windows Vista®/Windows® 7
Dual Core 2.4Ghz Processor
2 GB RAM
512 MB NVIDIA® GeForce® 8800 GTX or ATI Radeon® HD 3870 or better

SoftGame Score : 9.0 (Must Have)

A real-time strategy (RTS) game set in World War II, Company of Heroes brings to life -- in full cinematic detail -- the greatest war mankind has ever known. Gamers will experience the journey of the brave men of Able Company in a deep single-player campaign that begins with the invasion of Normandy through their fight across Europe. Company of Heroes' completely destructable environment means no two battles ever play out in the same way. Advanced squad AI brings soldiers to life as they interact with the environment and execute advanced squad tactics to eliminate the opposition forces.

Features

- Advanced AI make the computer-controlled squad members act very human

- Up to eight players can compete via the internet or LAN

- Real-time physics and destructable environments

- Created by the team that worked on Warhammer 40,000 and Homeworld.

System Requirements

- Windows XP or Vista

- SSE-capable processor, 2.0 Ghz Intel Pentium IV or equivalent or AMD Athlon XP or equivalent

- NVIDIA GeForce 3 series or better with latest manufacturer drivers (excluding the GeForce 4 MX series)

- ATI Radeon 9500 series or better with latest manufacturer drivers

- 1 GB RAM

- DirectX 9.0c

- 6.5 GB of uncompressed free hard drive space

SoftGame Score : 9 (Must Have)