Warcraft: Orcs & Humans

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Released
January 15, 1994
Developer
Blizzard Entertainment
Publisher
Blizzard Entertainment
Genre
Strategy / RTS
Players
Up to 2; single player, multiplayer
Type
Commercial
Rating
T - Teen
Platform
MS-DOS
Pack
eXoDOS
Manual
Included in the pack (PDF)

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About this game

The Kingdom of Azeroth was relatively peaceful and ruled by King Llane. That was until a powerful mage named Medivh commanded forces that opened up a portal in the Swamp of Sorrow, leading to another world. This ushered in the Age of Chaos, as Orcs were summoned to this world and attempted to establish an empire. As the Orcish hordes swarmed from the portal, they met with the Humans of Azeroth and battles ensured. Peaceful co-existence is not an option. Only one race will attain dominance over the land.

Warcraft: Orcs & Humans is the first real-time fantasy strategy game from Blizzard Entertainment. By playing either the Humans or the Orcs in this saga, two separate story lines evolve with 12 scenarios per side telling the tale of the battle for Azeroth. Players must mine gold and chop wood in order to construct buildings and create new units. From swords to sorcery, all the elements of classic fantasy are here to explore: rich forests, dark dungeons and bubbling swamps await the stalwart troops amassed to fight for dominance. Command many unique armies and creatures including Knights, Archers, Clerics, Warlocks, Daemons, Elementals, and Necromancers who are able to raise the dead.

The multiplayer aspects of the game allow 2 players to challenge one another on over 20 custom maps and determine who is the supreme warlord. Head to head play is supported over modem, serial link, and IPX networks, and works cross-platform between the IBM-PC and Macintosh versions.

Also known as

WC1Common abbreviation
WarCraft IInformal

Collections

Collection
Warcraft universe
Playlist
Remote MultiplayerSound Canvas
Theme
Fantasy