Starcraft 2 Archive

  • Here we have a close-up look at the Cantina Room’s Juke Box and TV screen.  In here Kate Lockwell is reporting on the Zerg invasion onto the Dominion fringe-worlds.  You can see the boots hanging on the cables to the left, and on the right—I can see Jim Raynor’s Marshal badge from his days before the Zerg invasion to Mar Sara a few years ago. Return to the Single Player Hands On: main gallery page...

    Starcraft II Single Player Hands On: Screenshots # 14

    Here we have a close-up look at the Cantina Room’s Juke Box and TV screen.  In here Kate Lockwell is reporting on the Zerg invasion onto the Dominion fringe-worlds.  You can see the boots hanging on the cables to the left, and on the right—I can see Jim Raynor’s Marshal badge from his days before the Zerg invasion to Mar Sara a few years ago. Return to the Single Player Hands On: main gallery page...

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  • This is the Cantina Room within the Hyperion battlecruiser.  There are many things here to sink your eye-teeth in.  First, the guy on the far left is Mr. Graven Hill (or Mr. Hill).  He is the guy you should visit often to hire Mercenaries. When click on his laptop, you get access to the Mercenary Interface which lists all the available mercenary types.  You can interact with the Juke Box strapped to the ceiling-computer to...

    Starcraft II Single Player Hands On: Screenshots # 13

    This is the Cantina Room within the Hyperion battlecruiser.  There are many things here to sink your eye-teeth in.  First, the guy on the far left is Mr. Graven Hill (or Mr. Hill).  He is the guy you should visit often to hire Mercenaries. When click on his laptop, you get access to the Mercenary Interface which lists all the available mercenary types.  You can interact with the Juke Box strapped to the ceiling-computer to...

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  • In this image, you can see the Lab Room inside the Hyperion.  You are greeted by the young scientist Steltman.  At first glance you wouldn’t notice, but the object floating in front of Jim Raynor seems to be one of the Xel’Naga artifacts.  The Lab is an alternate source for bonus upgrades only available through the Xeno Research Project.  You must click on the console in front of Jim Raynor to access this interface.  There...

    Starcraft II Single Player Hands On: Screenshots # 12

    In this image, you can see the Lab Room inside the Hyperion.  You are greeted by the young scientist Steltman.  At first glance you wouldn’t notice, but the object floating in front of Jim Raynor seems to be one of the Xel’Naga artifacts.  The Lab is an alternate source for bonus upgrades only available through the Xeno Research Project.  You must click on the console in front of Jim Raynor to access this interface.  There...

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  • After the third mission (Zero Hour) and its posterior cinematics end, your view is shift inside the Hyperior at the Bridge.  You can see Captain Matt Horder, Jim Raynor and Tychus Findlay in this screenshot.  One thing to note in this screenshot is how much the bridge has evolved from what we saw at Blizzcon 2007.  This is a totally overhauled design, and those lore-nerds out there like myself will notice a lore reference in...

    Starcraft II Single Player Hands On: Screenshots # 10

    After the third mission (Zero Hour) and its posterior cinematics end, your view is shift inside the Hyperior at the Bridge.  You can see Captain Matt Horder, Jim Raynor and Tychus Findlay in this screenshot.  One thing to note in this screenshot is how much the bridge has evolved from what we saw at Blizzcon 2007.  This is a totally overhauled design, and those lore-nerds out there like myself will notice a lore reference in...

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  • As soon as mission # 3: Zero Hour ends, a cinematic appears onscreen showing the Zerg mutalisks attacking the Hyperion Battlecruiser. We can see the heavy upgrades given to the Hyperion which now has several canons on the upper helm for anti-air combat. Return to the Single Player Hands On: main gallery page or close this page.

    Starcraft II Single Player Hands On: Screenshots # 9

    As soon as mission # 3: Zero Hour ends, a cinematic appears onscreen showing the Zerg mutalisks attacking the Hyperion Battlecruiser. We can see the heavy upgrades given to the Hyperion which now has several canons on the upper helm for anti-air combat. Return to the Single Player Hands On: main gallery page or close this page.

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  • This is the third mission in the Starcraft II: Wings of Liberty single player.  It’s titled Zero Hour.  You must hold out 20 minutes until extraction.  In the meantime, the Zerg has arrived lured somehow by the Xel’Naga artifact.  At the end of the 20 minutes, Captain Matt Horner arrives aboard the Hyperion battlecruiser to rescue Jim Raynor, Tychus Findlay and the Raynor’s Raiders. Return to the Single Player Hands On: main gallery page or...

    Starcraft II Single Player Hands On: Screenshots # 8

    This is the third mission in the Starcraft II: Wings of Liberty single player.  It’s titled Zero Hour.  You must hold out 20 minutes until extraction.  In the meantime, the Zerg has arrived lured somehow by the Xel’Naga artifact.  At the end of the 20 minutes, Captain Matt Horner arrives aboard the Hyperion battlecruiser to rescue Jim Raynor, Tychus Findlay and the Raynor’s Raiders. Return to the Single Player Hands On: main gallery page or...

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  • The Raynor’s Raiders approach the Dominion Shipment Center which is heavily guarded by Marines and Vikings.  This is the main objectives of the first mission in Starcraft II: Wings of Liberty—titled Liberation Day. Return to the Single Player Hands On: main gallery page or close this page.

    Starcraft II Single Player Hands On: Screenshots # 7

    The Raynor’s Raiders approach the Dominion Shipment Center which is heavily guarded by Marines and Vikings.  This is the main objectives of the first mission in Starcraft II: Wings of Liberty—titled Liberation Day. Return to the Single Player Hands On: main gallery page or close this page.

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  • In this screenshot, the Dominion amasses near a holographic projector, Raynor appears onscreen through the commlink UI and says no problem boys, and sends reinforcements.  Three pods fall from the sky into the ground, and more Raynor’s Raiders marines pour out to annihilate the Dominion forces. Odd thing … there was no ghost to recall these pods. Return to the Single Player Hands On: main gallery page or close this page.

    Starcraft II Single Player Hands On: Screenshots # 6

    In this screenshot, the Dominion amasses near a holographic projector, Raynor appears onscreen through the commlink UI and says no problem boys, and sends reinforcements.  Three pods fall from the sky into the ground, and more Raynor’s Raiders marines pour out to annihilate the Dominion forces. Odd thing … there was no ghost to recall these pods. Return to the Single Player Hands On: main gallery page or close this page.

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  • The Mar Sara citizens stand to listen to Emperor Arcturus Mengsk through a large hologram projector.  Raynor orders his troops to destroy it shortly after.  This scene is from the first mission (Liberation Day)  in Starcraft II: Wings of Liberty. Return to the Single Player Hands On: main gallery page or close this page.

    Starcraft II Single Player Hands On: Screenshots # 5

    The Mar Sara citizens stand to listen to Emperor Arcturus Mengsk through a large hologram projector.  Raynor orders his troops to destroy it shortly after.  This scene is from the first mission (Liberation Day)  in Starcraft II: Wings of Liberty. Return to the Single Player Hands On: main gallery page or close this page.

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  • The Raynor’s Raiders were sent to the Protoss Shrineworld known as Monlyth. It had been abandoned for centuries, but the Tal’drim tribe seems to have a mysterious interest in the place.  You are there to retrieve a Xel’Naga artifact and some protoss relics.  In this screenshot you can see at the center the Xel’Naga artifact.  As soon as you get near it, protective walls surround the artifact, and you are ambushed by four enormous zealot...

    Starcraft II Single Player Hands On: Screenshots # 3

    The Raynor’s Raiders were sent to the Protoss Shrineworld known as Monlyth. It had been abandoned for centuries, but the Tal’drim tribe seems to have a mysterious interest in the place.  You are there to retrieve a Xel’Naga artifact and some protoss relics.  In this screenshot you can see at the center the Xel’Naga artifact.  As soon as you get near it, protective walls surround the artifact, and you are ambushed by four enormous zealot...

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