Warcraft II: Beyond the Dark Portal
Warcraft II: Beyond the Dark Portal is an expansion pack for Warcraft II: Tides of Darkness. Beyond the Dark Portal contains two 12 map campaigns; one for each side, 50 new pud's (maps) and a new tile set for…
Warcraft II: Beyond the Dark Portal is a real time strategy (rts) developed by Cyberlore Studios, released 1 December 1995 on DOS and Mac.
What Warcraft II: Beyond the Dark Portal is
Warcraft II: Beyond the Dark Portal is a real time strategy (rts) game developed by Cyberlore Studios and released in 1995. It was published by Blizzard Entertainment. It is available on DOS and Mac. It carries an ESRB T age rating.
The premise, in the publisher's words
After defeating the Orcish Horde and capturing the survivors, the Human Alliance attempts to destroy the Dark Portal. However, whilst they destroy the portal, the rift that joins the Orcs' world of Draenor to Azeroth remains. The Alliance forces decide to enter the rift to the Orcs' home world to attempt to seal it from the other side. At the same time, Ner'zhul - Warchief of the Shadow Moon clan, who has seized control of the Orcish hordes of Draenor following Orgrim Doomhammer's departure (and eventual defeat) to Azeroth, plans to send his forces to Azeroth to gather magical artefacts in an attempt to open rifts to other worlds.
How it plays
It is played from a bird view / isometric perspective. Its themes are action, fantasy and historical. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component. Available modes: Multiplayer and Single player.
Where it sits in the Warcraft series
Warcraft II: Beyond the Dark Portal is the second of 69 entries we hold in the Warcraft series. It arrived a year after Warcraft: Orcs & Humans. The next entry was Warcraft II: Tides of Darkness in 1995.
What it launched against
Warcraft II: Beyond the Dark Portal launched on 1 December 1995, within three weeks of Warcraft II: Tides of Darkness, Suikoden, Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest and Rayman.
Released around the same time: Warcraft II: Tides of Darkness, Suikoden, Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest, Rayman.
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