Warcraft II

Warcraft II: Tides of Darkness

Warcraft II: Tides of Darkness is a fantasy-themed real-time strategy game published by Blizzard Entertainment and first released for DOS in 1995 and for Mac OS in 1996. The main game, Warcraft II: Tides of Darkness, earned enthusiastic reviews, won most of the major PC gaming awards in 1996, and sold over 2 million copies. Later 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 Sony PlayStation and Sega Saturn. The Battle.net Edition, released in 1999, provided Blizzard's online gaming...
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quick facts
Release date:1995
Publisher:Ubisoft, Electronic Arts Victor, Electronic Arts, Blizzard Entertainment
Designer:Blizzard Entertainment, Ron Millar

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Warcraft II: Tides of Darkness
Warcraft II: Tides of Darkness
1995

Designer of Warcraft II

Blizzard Entertainment
Blizzard Entertainment

Blizzard Entertainment, Inc. is an American video game developer and publisher founded on February 8, 1991 under the name Silicon & Synapse by three graduates of UCLA, Michael Morhaime, Allen Adham and Frank Pearce and is currently a subsidiary of American company Activision Blizzard, which itself is owned by French conglomerate Vivendi SA. Based in Irvine, California, the company originally concentrated primarily on the creation of game...
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Ron Millar
Ron Millar

Ron Millar is the lead designer of Black & White 2, the computer game and is currently the lead designer for LucasArts' upcoming Indiana Jones game. He previously worked at companies such as Jaleco Entertainment, where he was lead designer on Goblin Commander; Redline Games, where he worked on the cancelled project Third World; and Blizzard Entertainment, where he worked on titles such as StarCraft and Warcraft II: Tides of Darkness.

Publisher of Warcraft II

Ubisoft
Ubisoft
Headquarters:Montreuil
Founded:1986

Ubisoft Entertainment S.A. is a major French video game publisher and developer, with headquarters in Rennes, France. The company has a worldwide presence with 25 studios in 17 countries and subsidiaries in 26 countries. As of now, it is the third largest independent game publisher in Europe, and...
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Electronic Arts Victor
Electronic Arts Victor

Electronic Arts Victor is the Japanese-only branch of Electronic Arts. They have made sports games for the Family Computer, Super Famicom, and the Sega Mega Drive. This brand name is unknown outside of Japan and the emulation community. Some concepts include J-League soccer, football, and NHL...
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Electronic Arts
Electronic Arts
Headquarters:Redwood City, California
Founded:1982
Founders:Trip Hawkins

Electronic Arts, Inc. is a major American developer, marketer, publisher and distributor of video games. Founded and incorporated on May 28, 1982 by Trip Hawkins, the company was a pioneer of the early home computer games industry and was notable for promoting the designers and programmers...
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Blizzard Entertainment
Blizzard Entertainment
Headquarters:Irvine, California
Founded:1991
Founders:Allen Adham, Frank Pearce, Michael Morhaime

Blizzard Entertainment, Inc. is an American video game developer and publisher founded on February 8, 1991 under the name Silicon & Synapse by three graduates of UCLA, Michael Morhaime, Allen Adham and Frank Pearce and is currently a subsidiary of American company Activision Blizzard, which...
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Frequently Asked Questions about Warcraft II

  • Q:
    Which designer created the video game "Warcraft II"?
  • A:
    Blizzard Entertainment and Ron Millar created the game.
  • Q:
    Which video game company is the publisher of "Warcraft II"?
  • A:
    Ubisoft, Electronic Arts Victor, Electronic Arts and Blizzard Entertainment publishes the game.
  • Q:
    Which game consoles is "Warcraft II" available?
  • A:
    The video game is compatible with: Sega Saturn, Macintosh, PlayStation, GNU/Linux, Mac OS X, Berkeley Software Distribution, Stratagus, MS-DOS and Microsoft Windows.
  • Q:
    When did the video game "Warcraft II" become available to the public?
  • A:
    "Warcraft II" was first released in 1995.
  • Q:
    Which game play modes are included in the game "Warcraft II"?
  • A:
    "Warcraft II" is a Single Player game.
  • Q:
    In which game genre is "Warcraft II" grouped?
  • A:
    Warcraft II gaming genres are Strategy and Real-time Strategy.

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