VIDEO: A Refresher Course in Starcraft Lore

Posted By: Rob James

Does the term “The Swarm” mean nothing to you?  Have no idea who Kerrigan, Tassadar, the Overmind, or Jim Raynor is?  Do you get confused when a Protoss Executor walks up to you and shouts “En Taro Adun”?  Well my first question to you is, “why the heck are you playing Starcraft 2 at all?” followed shortly by my second question, “care to find out?”  If for some reason you missed out on the exciting plot twists, betrayals, and exploits of Starcraft and Starcraft: Brood War, fear not, because the internet has a course in Starcraft-ology.  Youtube member GroundXaero has played through both campaigns for all three races and posted videos of the briefings, the cut scenes, and the in-game radio broadcasts between any and all characters of note.  It’s a video package that will bring you right up to speed on everything you need to know before jumping into the Wings of Liberty campaign in Starcraft II without having to play any of the original game.  However, if you happen to have the collector’s edition of Starcraft II and want to experience all of this for yourself, just load up the Jim Raynor flash drive, as it comes preloaded with both Starcraft and Brood Wars  Of course, that means you’ll have to put Starcraft II on hold.  We all know how difficult that can be.