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Warcraft II

1995Blizzard EntertainmentReal-Time Strategy

Warcraft II: Tides of Darkness is a fantasy real-time strategy (RTS) computer game developed by Blizzard Entertainment and released for MS-DOS and Microsoft Windows in 1995 and Mac OS in 1996 by Blizzard's parent, Davidson & Associates. A sequel to Warcraft: Orcs & Humans, the game was met with positive reviews and won most of the major PC gaming awards in 1996. In 1996, Blizzard released an expansion pack, Warcraft II: Beyond the Dark Portal, for DOS and Mac OS, and a compilation, Warcraft II: The Dark Saga, for the PlayStation and Sega Saturn. The Battle.net edition, released in 1999, included Warcraft II: Beyond the Dark Portal, provided Blizzard's online gaming service, and replaced the MS-DOS version with a Windows one.

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Wargus lets you play Warcraft II with the open-source Stratagus engine, matching the original's look, sound, and gameplay.
Platforms:WindowsLinuxOSX
Stars435
Updated2 months ago
LicenseGPL-2.0
Release2015
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Original game (original game, not this project)Original game image
Stratagus is a free fantasy real-time strategy game engine, and its README lists the game packages built on it, Wargus, War1gus and Stargus.
Stars56
Updated4 years ago
LicenseGPL-2.0
Release2011
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Platforms:WindowsLinux
LicenseGPL2*