The second entry in Blizzard Entertainment's planned StarCraft II trilogy, the Heart of the Swarm expansion focuses on the insect-like Zerg race and its leader Sarah Kerrigan, who seeks revenge against Arcturus Mengsk, the Terran Emperor who tried to kill her. Set two years after Wings of Liberty, Heart of the Swarm's single-player missions include Kerrigan traveling back to the planet Char to fend off rogue queens and reassemble her swarm, and a trip to the ice planet Kaldir to search for a lost brood and learn how to adapt to frigid temperatures.
Multiplayer action remains core to the StarCraft II experience, and Heart of the Swarm offers a variety of new and altered units, new maps, and enhanced community features. Gamers can use the new Protoss tempest, Zerg viper, and the Terran widow mine units, while older units like the hellions and Protoss mothership can be transformed and upgraded. New maps take players to space stations, cities, jungles, and ice fields, with new dynamic terrain features and new death animations. Blizzard has also made changes to the Battle.net community to let players find matches, chat, and practice more easily, while the built-in Game Editor has been upgraded to make it easier to use.
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Blizzard Entertainment
MPN
020626728553
UPC
0020626728553
eBay Product ID (ePID)
166757239
Product Key Features
Rating
T-Teen
Genre
Strategy
Platform
Windows/Mac
Game Name
StarCraft II: Heart of the Swarm
Additional Product Features
Release Year
2013
Number of Players
1-8
Country/Region of Manufacture
USA
Control Elements
Mouse, Keyboard
ESRB Descriptor
Blood and Gore, Language, Suggestive Themes, Use of Alcohol and Tobacco, Violence