StarCraft 2 Media
StarCraft 2 will feature the return of the Protoss, Terran, and Zerg
races, overhauled and re-imagined with Blizzard's approach to game
balance, designed to be the ultimate competitive RTS game.
Hydralisk
Type: Medium Assault Warrior
Core Genus: Slothien
Primary Attack: Needle Spines
The peaceful herbivore herds of slothien were assimilated
into the zerg Swarm to produce one of the fiercest and most diabolical
of the zerg strains. The evolutionary matrix of the caterpillar-like slothien
was supercharged by the Overmind, twisting the hapless creatures into
the nightmarish killers known as hydralisks. These once mild creatures
now hunger for blood and violence, and they are infamous for acting in
a particularly savage fashion.
The spindly, snake-like hydralisks house hundreds
of armor-piercing spines within their upper carapace plates. These spines
have been specifically evolved from the defensive urticating hairs of
the slothien and adapted to a new purpose. Hydralisks use powerful muscle
contractions to launch the spines in volleys at enemies approaching from
either the air or the ground.
Hydralisks are especially fond of lying in wait
for their prey. Groups of them have been observed burrowing into the ground
in the pathway of civilian workers, uncovering themselves when they sense
an opponent is near. Ambushing from burrowed positions is a favored hydralisk
battle tactic, with hydralisks showing a preference for waiting until
an enemy has passed before emerging to attack, or boxing in a group of
enemies to destroy them with a deadly crossfire.
Thanks to the remarkable musculature of a hydralisk
(4,000 muscles compared to a terran's 629), the penetrative force delivered
by a hydralisk spine is quite astounding. A single spine can easily penetrate
2 cm of solid neosteel even at maximum range. Under any circumstances,
massed groups of hydralisks should be approached with extreme caution
and preferably siege tank support.
Mutalisk
Type: Medium Attack Flyer
Core Genus: Mantis Screamer
Primary Attack: Glave Wurm
The mutalisk has been little changed from its original
form, the roving mantis screamer of the desolate Dinares sector. In their
original forms these creatures were capable of atmospheric and deep-space
flight, although how they accomplished such a feat is poorly understood.
Apparently they were even capable of migrating between stars, presumably
while in some kind of larval form.
Proof of this amazing interstellar capability can
be observed from the towering aeries of the mantis screamers that are
a common sight on lifeless worlds across several star systems. Most such
nests are empty and abandoned now that this highly successful and adaptable
species has been infested by the zerg and evolved into mutalisks.
Mutalisks form the primary flying forces of the
zerg, making hit-and-run attacks against vulnerable installations and
wheeling across the skies in prodigious numbers above zerg nests or land-based
forces. Many attempted engagements with the zerg have collapsed due to
the rapid arrival of large numbers of mutalisks before any meaningful
air defense could be mustered. Under these circumstances the total loss
of the forces involved is virtually guaranteed.
Conversely powerful air defenses have succeeded
in keeping mutalisks at a distance, for the creatures are limited in vitality.
However, they remain agile and dangerous opponents. A mutalisk can attack
foes both in the air and on the ground by expelling a glave wurm: a voracious
symbiote that can rapidly strike at several opponents as it explosively
disintegrates. In large numbers or against weak defenses, mutalisks will
always be a deadly threat.
StarCraft II will include a unique single-player
campaign, as well as fast-paced online play through an upgraded version
of Blizzard's renowned online gaming service, Battle.net. In addition,
the game will come with a powerful, full-featured map editor that will
put the same tools used by Blizzard's designers into the hands of players.
Blizzard is developing StarCraft II for simultaneous
release on the Windows and Macintosh PC platforms. Further information
about the game, including details on the single-player, multiplayer, and
map-editor features, as well as system requirements, pricing, and availability,
will be announced in the months ahead.
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