Warcraft II: The Dark Saga (1997)

Developer: Blizzard Entertainment
Publisher: Electronic Arts
Platforms: Sega Saturn, PlayStation
Genres: Real Time Strategy (RTS), Strategy
Rating: 4.0 of 5, 11 player ratings
Where to get it: Website

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The catalog in 3D

The same catalog has a room you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real games from it when you tell them what you feel like playing. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this game is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.

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How it feels

A deliberate war of attrition where you carefully build up armies and crush enemies across sprawling fantasy battlefields.

strategicmethodicalcommandingcompetitivemeasuredclassiccontrolled

About

Warcraft II: The Dark Saga is the console version of Warcraft II: Tides of Darkness and its expansion built on. It is the same as the original product but with new features.

What players say

The most complete console version of an RTS classic for its time, praised for quality-of-life tweaks but hampered by gamepad controls that feel cramped next to the PC original. Fondly remembered by console-only players, dismissed by PC purists.

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