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Warcraft II is a fantasy-themed real-time strategy (RTS) game published by Blizzard Entertainment and first released for MS-DOS in 1995 and for Mac OS in 1996. The main game, Warcraft II: Tides of Darkness, earned enthusiastic reviews, won most of the major PC gaming awards in 1996, and sold millions of copies. The rivalry between Blizzard's series and Westwood Studios's Command & Conquer series fueled the RTS boom of the late 1990s. | '''Warcraft II''' is a fantasy-themed real-time strategy (RTS) game published by Blizzard Entertainment and first released for [[MS-DOS]] in 1995 and for [[macOS|Mac OS X]] in 1996. The main game, Warcraft II: Tides of Darkness, earned enthusiastic reviews, won most of the major PC gaming awards in 1996, and sold millions of copies. The rivalry between Blizzard's series and Westwood Studios's Command & Conquer series fueled the RTS boom of the late 1990s. | ||
== Builds == | == Builds == | ||
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! 1.2alpha | ! 1.2alpha | ||
| EN || XXX XX 1995 || [[ | | EN || XXX XX 1995 || [[/PressAlpha/]] | ||
|-style="background: #7F7FFF;" | |-style="background: #7F7FFF;" | ||
! 1.00 | ! 1.00 | ||
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|-style="background: #7FFF7F;" | |-style="background: #7FFF7F;" | ||
! beta 1.02elc | ! beta 1.02elc | ||
| EN || Jan | | EN || Jan XX 1996 || Electronic Demo | ||
|-style="background: #7FFF7F;" | |-style="background: #7FFF7F;" | ||
! 1. | ! 1.20span | ||
| EN || Feb 05 1996 || | | EN || Feb 05 1996 || Split Archive Demo | ||
|-style="background: #7F7FFF;" | |-style="background: #7F7FFF;" | ||
! 1.12p | ! 1.12p | ||
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! 0.5 Alpha | ! 0.5 Alpha | ||
| EN || PE || Aug 08 1995 || [[ | | EN || PE || Aug 08 1995 || [[/PressAlpha|Press Alpha]] | ||
|-style="background: #7F7FFF;" | |-style="background: #7F7FFF;" | ||
! 1.0.26 | ! 1.0.26 | ||
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|-style="background: #7F7FFF;" | |-style="background: #7F7FFF;" | ||
! 1.0.26f | ! 1.0.26f | ||
| | | FR || NE || XXX XX XXXX || French Retail | ||
|-style="background: #7F7FFF;" | |-style="background: #7F7FFF;" | ||
! 1.0.26f | ! 1.0.26f | ||
| | | FR || PE || XXX XX XXXX || French Retail | ||
|-style="background: #7FFF7F;" | |-style="background: #7FFF7F;" | ||
! 1.0.26 | ! 1.0.26 | ||
| EN || PE || Jan 14 | | EN || PE || Jan 14 1996 || Came with demos | ||
|-style="background: #7F7FFF;" | |-style="background: #7F7FFF;" | ||
! 1.0.28 | ! 1.0.28 | ||
| EN || NE || Mar 15 | | EN || NE || Mar 15 1996 || ? | ||
|-style="background: #7F7FFF;" | |-style="background: #7F7FFF;" | ||
! 1.0.28 | ! 1.0.28 | ||
| EN || PE || Mar 15 | | EN || PE || Mar 15 1996 || ? | ||
|} | |} | ||
== See also == | == See also == | ||
*[[Warcraft | *[[Warcraft I]] | ||
*[[Warcraft | *[[Warcraft III]] | ||
*[[World of Warcraft]] | *[[World of Warcraft]] | ||
[[Category:Games]] | [[Category:Games]] | ||
[[Category:PC Games]] | [[Category:PC Games]] |
Latest revision as of 12:51, 14 April 2020
Warcraft II is a fantasy-themed real-time strategy (RTS) game published by Blizzard Entertainment and first released for MS-DOS in 1995 and for Mac OS X in 1996. The main game, Warcraft II: Tides of Darkness, earned enthusiastic reviews, won most of the major PC gaming awards in 1996, and sold millions of copies. The rivalry between Blizzard's series and Westwood Studios's Command & Conquer series fueled the RTS boom of the late 1990s.
Builds
Ver. | Lang. | Date | Comment |
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1.2alpha | EN | XXX XX 1995 | PressAlpha |
1.00 | EN | Nov 27 1995 | US Retail |
1.00 | GER | Nov 29 1995 | German Retail |
1.00 | FR | XXX XX 1995 | French Retail |
1.08sh | EN | Jan 17 1996 | Shareware Disc |
beta 1.02elc | EN | Jan XX 1996 | Electronic Demo |
1.20span | EN | Feb 05 1996 | Split Archive Demo |
1.12p | EN | Apr 01 1996 | (also called v1.1) |
1.20 | EN | Apr 12 1996 | |
1.20 | GER | XXX XX 1996 | |
1.20 | FR | XXX XX 1996 | |
1.20elc | EN | XXX XX XXXX | Electronic Demo |
1.22 | EN | XXX XX 1996 | Rerelease |
1.3X | EN | XXX XX 1996 | US Expansion Retail |
1.3X | FR | XXX XX 1996 | French Expansion Retail |
1.31 | GER | May 21 1996 | German Expansion Retail |
1.33 | EN | XXX XX XXXX | |
0.95 online | EN | Jan 21 1997 | Engage Version |
1.40 | EN | Jul 10 1997 | |
1.50 | EN | XXX XX XXXX |
Ver. | Lang. | EXE | Date | Comment |
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0.5 Alpha | EN | PE | Aug 08 1995 | Press Alpha |
1.0.26 | EN | NE | Nov 27 1995 | Retail NewEXE |
1.0.26 | EN | PE | Nov 27 1995 | Retail PortableEXE |
1.0.26g | GER | NE | Nov 29 1995 | German Retail |
1.0.26g | GER | PE | Nov 29 1995 | German Retail |
1.0.26f | FR | NE | XXX XX XXXX | French Retail |
1.0.26f | FR | PE | XXX XX XXXX | French Retail |
1.0.26 | EN | PE | Jan 14 1996 | Came with demos |
1.0.28 | EN | NE | Mar 15 1996 | ? |
1.0.28 | EN | PE | Mar 15 1996 | ? |