An AMAZING expansion to an AMAZING game....
Well it combined many aspects of computer gaming and excelled in each field. Game play, balanced, graphics, sound, storyline, level design, etc...
The game play is very straight forward and requires little time to learn how to effectively wage war and manage your units. It has a simple resource collection, of which there are only two resources to gather, and simple tech map based on what structures you have built that also allow access to newer unites. Basically you simply gather resources, learn technology, defend your base while building your force, and go out and kill. Simple game play that equals hundreds upon hundreds of hours of fun.
The units themselves are very balanced. All three races are very well balanced and yet all three play VERY differently. Playing as each race is almost like playing a completely different game with each since their abilities are so drastic from each other and yet....still clicks so well with the entire game.
The graphics were just complete amazing when Starcraft hit, especially the cinematics. Even today the game doesn't look nearly as bad as other games that were released around the same time and even after.
The sound, music, and storyline are just top notch. Great music and sound and the story just really grabs you and gets you into the game even more. You find yourself wanting to hurry up and finish a battle just so you can see what happened or is going to happen to certain characters.
This game is a pure classic and must for anyone! If by some reason you were in a coma, not born yet, dead, or living under a rock and missed on this game....then you MUST play it now!