The single player stuff: Personally, I love the story line of the original StarCraft game. Broodwar continues right where the original left off and with the addition of new triggers (triggers allow the designers to do more things in scenario based games), now the story can be executed in an even better fashion than before. 8 Protoss missions, followed by 8 Terran missions, and concluded by 10 Zerg will keep you busy for many days. Each campaign has its unique ending video, which are totally awesome. In addition to the scenarios, is a set of new tiles that you can use to make your own maps. The new maps can have a desert, a twilight battlefield, or a snow covered landscape, which really adds a fresh new look. Several new units have been included to keep the game new, and to add a bit more complexity to the game. See the list of new units below.

The multiplayer stuff: This is what thousands of Battle netters will be debating for months to come. There has always been a question as to which is the most powerful race in StarCraft. Blizzard has done a fine job of making the races fairly equal, and the changes in Broodwar will further the balance. With the addition of new units, and minor up/down grades to existing ones, the game is more balanced than ever. One thing many players will overlook is the new complexity that multiplayer gaming has to offer. With so many options at your hand, you will have to choose carefully when it comes to build order. For example, you could go the high-tech route by going for strong air power, or try to expand early, or build up for a hard ground rush. With so many ways to play, and so many new units, scouting will become the most important element in the game. Those that have the best unit control will dominate in this game. A well-mixed force consisting of several different unit types will be far more effective than the player that builds "a ton of X unit." For example, 12 scouts will lose badly to 12 battle cruisers, but if you accompany your scouts with a couple templar, and an arbiter with stasis ready, you are guaranteed to win, unless you drop your mouse. The same is true for the Terran player; if you accompany your cruisers with some science-vessels and a couple of medics, then the Terran will win. The player that can handle the most units at the best efficiency will be the dominant player. You will be able to practice your new strategies on over 100 new maps that have been included in Broodwar. Better yet, you will be able to play on Battle.net in two modes, with the new Broodwar units or without, that way you can continue to play games with those who have not upgraded to Broodwar.