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Warcraft: Orcs & Humans
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| Developer | Blizzard Entertainment |
| Publisher | USBlizzard Entertainment INTInterplay Entertainment |
| Series | Warcraft |
| Engine | N/A engine |
| Version | N/A |
| Released | US, January 15, 1994 International, 1995 |
| Genre | Real-Time Strategy |
| Ratings | ESRB: Teen (13+) ELSPA: 15+ OFLC: MA (15+) USK: 16+ |
| Game Platforms | MS-DOS, Macintosh |
| Media Forms | CD-ROM |
| Required Devices | Keyboard, Mouse, |
| Reviews | GameStop - [1] |
Warcraft: Orcs & Humans is a real-time strategy game set in the fictional Kingdom of Azeroth. It was produced in 1994 by Blizzard Entertainment and is the first game in the popular Warcraft series. It is considered the second true real-time strategy game, preceded by "Dune II: The Building of a Dynasty" and followed by "Command & Conquer"
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Gameplay
Single-player
Multi-player
Buildings
Units
Counterparts and Variety
Plot
One of the last guardians, the human Mage Medivh comes under the influence of the dead Titan, Sargeras. In order to gain Sargeras' powers and loyalty of the Orcs, Midivh offers the Kingdom of Azeroth to the Orcs in exchange. The Orcs immediately procede to invade Azeroth. At first, they are defeated and Midiv is killed. However, the Orcs manage to kill Azeroth's king and then invade its capital and succeed in driving all the humans north out of Azeroth. This story is immediately picked up and continued in Warcraft II: Tides of Darkness.
Human Alliance
Orcish Horde
Legacy
Sequels
- Warcraft: Orcs & Humans (1994)
- Warcraft II: Tides of Darkness (1995)
- Warcraft II: Beyond the Dark Portal (1996) - expansion pack to Tides of Darkness
- Warcraft II: Battle.net Edition (1999)
- Warcraft III: Reign of Chaos (2002)
- Warcraft III: The Frozen Throne (2003) - expansion pack to Reign of Chaos
- World of Warcraft (2004)
- World of Warcraft: The Burning Crusade (2007) - expansion pack to World of Warcraft
- World of Warcraft: Wrath of the Lich King (2008) - announced second expansion to World of Warcraft
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