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Warcraft II: Tides of Darkness

TitleWarcraft II: Tides of Darkness
First release1995
DeveloperBlizzard Entertainment
PublishersBlizzard Entertainment, Electronic Arts, Ubisoft
PlatformsDOS, PC (Windows), PlayStation, Sega Saturn
Genresfantasy video game, real-time strategy
Players1 player
Co-opNo
ESRB ratingT Teen
Releases
DOS: 1995-12-09, 1996-01-01 (PAL)
Wikidata IDQ741716

Players must collect resources, and produce buildings and units in order to defeat an opponent in combat on the ground, in the air and in some maps at sea. The more advanced combat units are produced at the same buildings as the basic units but also need the assistance of other buildings, or must be produced at buildings that have prerequisite buildings. The majority of the main screen shows the part of the territory on which the gamer is currently operating, and the minimap can select another location to appear in the larger display. The fog of war completely hides all territory which the gamer's has not explored, and shows only terrain but hides opponents' units and buildings if none of the gamer's units are present.

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Wikidata (Q741716) · last updated 2026-09-27 · CC0
TheGamesDB (801,97963) · last updated 2026-07-18 · no licence stated · internal use only
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Box art, Screenshots, Artwork (4): Source: TheGamesDB (user-uploaded) · © Blizzard Entertainment · internal use only. TheGamesDB page
Screenshots, Logos (2): Source: libretro-thumbnails (upstream libretro-thumbnails (art by developers/publishers; see repo README)) · © Blizzard Entertainment · internal use only.
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