Return to the Age of Chaos and wage war against live Orc and Human opponents
with the same skill and fearless intensity you lived and breathed in your
Warcraft II career. Warcraft II Battle.net Edition brings you real-time combat
with up to eight players from around the globe. Put your skills to the ultimate
test in the most epic Warcraft II battles ever.
This Exclusive Set Contains:
Warcraft II: Tides of Darkness Battle.Net Edition
The all-new Windows 98/95 version of the legendary strategy game including
new Battle.Net multiplayer mode and all 28 original single-player scenarios.
Warcraft II: Beyond the Dark Portal Battle.net Edition
The award-winning expansion set for Warcraft II, updated for Windows 98/95
and complete with all 26 original scenarios.
What's New in the Battle.Net Edition:
Intense Internet Competition
Challenge players worldwide with free access to Blizzard's Battle.Net gaming
service. Up to eight players supported for head-to-head, allied or team play.
Enhanced features include global player rankings, tournaments and challenge
ladders.
Over 100 New Battlefields
Continue the struggle for the domination of Azeroth across more than 100 new
and updated multiplayer maps.
Improved Combat Controls
Command your armies with newfound ease. Enhancements include:
- Hot-key unit groupings
- Improved auto-commands
- Instant event-alert centering
- Shared vision
Warcraft 2 Battle.Net Minimum System Requirements:
- Windows 98/Me/2000/XP
- Pentium 60MHz or higher
- 16MB RAM
- 80MB available hard drive space
- 2x
CD-ROM drive for gameplay (4x for cinematics)
- 8MB graphics card (DirectX compatible)
- Microsoft compatible mouse
- DirectX compatible sound card for audio
Multiplayer Options:
2 Players: 14.4 kbps Modem.
2-8 Player: Apple Talk Network
IPX Network or
Battle.Net (requires low-latency Internet connections with support for 32 bit
applications)