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WarCraft II: Tides of Darkness

by Blizzard Entertainment·published by Blizzard Entertainment

1 December 199529
PCDOSMac

Reader score

8.2/ 10

195 votes

How long to beat

only 1 report

25h

Normally

story and some extras

Where to get it

Trailer

Gallery

24

Screenshots

Key art

About

WarCraft II: Tides of Darkness is a fantasy themed real-time strategy game and sequel to WarCraft: Orcs & Humans set on the world of Azeroth. With the conquest of the kingdom of Azeroth in the first war, the orcs are now preparing for an invasion of Lordaeron and conquer the remaining human, dwarven and elvisch realms. In an effort to counter this invasion the humans, elves and dwarves formed an alliance in the hope to avert the same fate the kingdom of Azeroth met.

The game comes with many new features such as fighting not only over land but also over sea and air, SVGA 640x480 resolution graphics with many newly-rendered buildings and units, multiplayer-support with up to eight players, as well as a Red Book audio soundtrack, and a scenario editor that allows players to design and create their own scenarios. The editor requires Windows 3.1 or greater, even though WarCraft II is a DOS-based game.

Ways to play

Modes

Single playerMultiplayer

Perspective

Bird view / Isometric

Editions

Expansions

Included in

Remastered as

Game details

Business Model

Commercial

Media Type

CD-ROM

Input Devices Required

Mouse

Input Devices Supported/Optional

Keyboard

Multiplayer Options

IPX, Modem, Null-modem cable

Multiplayer Game Modes

Free-for-all / One-on-one (VS)

Number of Offline Players

1-8 Players

Number of Online Players

2 Players

Save Game Methods

Manual Save

Miscellaneous Attributes

Audio CD Tracks

System requirements

Min. CPU Class Required

Intel i486

Min. OS Class Required

PC/MS-DOS 5.0

Min. RAM Required

8 MB

Min. CD-ROM Drive Speed Required

1X (150 KB/s)

Video Modes Supported

SuperVGA

Sound Devices Supported

Adlib, Adlib Gold, Ensoniq Soundscape, General MIDI, Gravis Ultrasound / ACE, Microsoft Sound System, Pro Audio Spectrum, Roland RAP-10, Sound Blaster, Sound Blaster 16, Sound Blaster AWE32, Sound Blaster Pro, WaveJammer (PCMCIA)

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Also known as

War2 — Common abbreviation

WarCraft 2 — Informal name

WarCraft II: Blood Seas — Working title

WarCraft II: Ondas de Terror — Brazilian title

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Facts

Released

1 December 1995

Series

Warcraft

Platforms

PCDOSMac

Age ratings

USK16RSACLevel 3ELSPA15+

Standing

Top 6% by visits

Tags

Top-downFree cameraReal-timeReal-time strategy (RTS)Multiple units/characters controlPoint and selectFantasySteampunkWar