Warcraft II: Tides of Darkness

Warcraft II manages to create a truly unique experience that considerably improves upon its predecessor.

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ACMI Game Masters - Rob Pardo and Chris Metzen
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Vice Presidents of Blizzard, Rob Pardo and Chris Metzen, discuss the importance of context and themes adding to the game experience, how shocking it is that geek culture has become popular culture, and being inspiring role models.
- Jul 1, 2012
- 2:55
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Warcraft II: Tides of Darkness Gameplay Movie 1
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- Feb 13, 2006
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The Greatest Games of All Time: Warcraft II: Tides of Darkness
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Posted Feb 14, 2006 7:02 am GMT
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Posted Mar 12, 2010 3:50 am GMT

Type	Headline	Date
Video	ACMI Game Masters - Rob Pardo and Chris Metzen	Jul 1, 2012
News	Blizzard's Pardo serves up game design secret sauce	Mar 11, 2010
News	Spider-Man 4 cancellation frees up Warcraft movie director	Jan 11, 2010
News	Spider-Man 4 delay may impact Warcraft movie	Jan 8, 2010
News	Spot On: 15 years of Warcraft	Nov 25, 2009
News	Raimi directing Warcraft movie - confirmed	Jul 21, 2009
Staff Blog	BlizzCon 2009 tickets go on sale May 16	May 5, 2009
News	BlizzCon 07: Second WOW expansion officially unveiled	Aug 3, 2007

Platform	GameSpot	Metacritic / User Score
PC Edit your review	9.3	- - 9.0
MAC Review this game	- -	- - 8.7

PC Release Info
- Release Date: Nov 30, 1995 (US)
- ESRB: T
  Titles rated T (Teen) have content that may be suitable for ages 13 and older.
MAC Release Info
- Release Date: 1996 (US)