As a few PC gamers know, “Starcraft 2: Legacy of the Void” was released this past Tuesday, November 10. For those who do not know, this game is not a cheap ripoff of Minecraft. The final part of the popular Starcraft 2 Trilogy, this game appears to be an amazing conclusion to the Starcraft plotline.

Starcraft is a world-renowned real-time-strategy (RTS) game series by Blizzard Entertainment, more famous for creating the World of Warcraft and Diablo series. The original game, Starcraft, is the fifth best selling PC game of all time, and Starcraft 2: Wings of Liberty is the thirteenth.

The sci-fi game series features a relatively in-depth story, compared to other RTS games. The game features three “races”: the Terran, Protoss and Zerg. The Terran are human, the Protoss are high-tech and magical aliens and the Zerg are the more traditional animalesque aliens. At the time of this game, the races are quasi-allied against  or “fallen angel”Hybrid led by the “dark-god” Amon.

Each part of the trilogy is based upon a quasi-leader from each race. Legacy of the Void, the Protoss-centric installment, is based upon Executor (supposed leader) Artanis’ quest to reunite the scattered Protoss tribes. This will result in unique game mechanics, as allying and incorporating some tribes will earn the permanent hostility of others.

Starcraft is most renowned as a multiplayer game, so six new units will be unlocked for that. The most exciting of these, for long-time fans of the series at least, is the Zerg lurker; a reference to the beloved unit from the original Starcraft expansion Brood War. Other units, such as the area-of-effect Disruptor for the Protoss and the defensive air-based Liberator for the Terran, will be available after release.The game has experienced Blizzard’s ‘patented’ “when it’s ready philosophy” which, while sometimes angers gamers, means that the new units should fit into the game well.

Whispers of Oblivion, a set of three campaign missions set between LotV and the preceding Heart of the Swarm, is currently be available for those who want to try the game themselves. Legacy of the Void appears to be a perfect ending to the trilogy, and a still amazing game on its own. I would recommend this game to anyone; it is certainly on my Christmas wish-list. Even the story looks interesting, as the Protoss continue their life-or-death struggle against the Hybrid.