Warcraft: Orcs & Humans

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Warcraft: Orcs & Humans
Kulit asal Warcraft: Orcs & Humans
Pembangun	Blizzard Entertainment
Penerbit	Blizzard Entertainment Interplay Entertainment
Pengeluar	Bill Roper
Pereka	Blizzard Entertainment
Pengatur cara	Michael Morhaime Patrick Wyatt
Siri	Warcraft
Platform	MS-DOS, Mac OS
Pelepasan	15 Januari 1994 1995
Genre	Strategi masa-nyata
Mod	Sendiri, beramai-ramai

Warcraft: Orcs & Humans is a real-time strategy game, developed and published by Blizzard Entertainment in 1994. The real-time strategy genre had been pioneered by Dune II, but Warcraft (along with Westwood Studios' Command & Conquer) is widely credited for the genre's rise in popularity.

The game is set in the Kingdom of Azeroth, part of the fictional Warcraft universe. The events that take place in this game are known in Warcraft lore as the First War or the Great War.

Kisah

Ahli sihir bangsa manusia bernama Medivh waris sanad keturunan manusia biasa juga penjaga terakhirnya. Medivh dipengaruhi oleh Sargeras, seorang raksaksa purba yang telah lama mati. Akibat kegilaannya pada nafsu dan kuasa, beliau telah menjual dunia Azeroth pada bangsa Orc yang kehausan darah untuk ditukarkan dengan kuasa-kuasa Raksasa itu serta kepatuhan Gerombolan Orc yang tidak berbelah bahagi.

Bangsa Orc pada mulanya telah memulakan penawanan Azeroth dengan pantas sekali tetapi akhirnya ditewaskan sehingga Medivh sendiri telah terbunuh maka menamatkan usaha beliau untuk mendapatkan kuasa serta pengaruh. Bagaimanapun, nasib terbolak-balik apabila bangsa Orc membunuh Raja Llane, merompak Kota Stormwind ibukota Azeroth dan menghalau manusia dari Azeroth ke Lordaeron (maka bermulalah kisah Warcraft II: Ombak Mendung).

Unit dan struktur

Seperti kebanyakan permainan komputer berasaskan strategi masa-nyata, Warcraft bercirikan dua golongan yang bertelagah, Manusia yang mulia dan Orc yang ganas. Warcraft was unique in that it dealt with fantasy settings and archetypes, including melee battles and spell-casting. As in Warcraft II, each faction’s units and buildings have a counterpart within the other faction. With the exception of some spells, each unit is basically the same as its counterpart, with only slight variations. For example, orc spearmen do slightly more damage than human archers while having a slightly reduced range.

The only units which are exclusive and have no counterpart in the game are the Demons (Summoned by Orcish Warlocks) and the Water Elementals (Summoned by Human Conjurers). Both are the most powerful units for each faction, the Demons though are slow melee attackers with more HP and damage output, while the Water Elementals are ranged units. While subtle, these units provided something that would be kept in the series and give each race its flavour: The orcs could wreak havok using invulnerable Demons enchanted with Unholy Armor, while humans could simply pass by heavy defenses using Invisible Water Elementals.

Easter eggs

Individual characters in the game give amusing responses when clicked repeatedly. This easter egg has been maintained by Blizzard in all subsequent strategy games, along with World of Warcraft.

External links

• Official Warcraft: Orcs & Humans site
• Official Lore: The Dark Portal and the Fall of Stormwind.
• Game Manual History on Warcraft's game box