![]() ![]() Later, you’ll train raiders and necrolytes for mounted attacks and the ability to heal the wounded, respectively. The first additions to your army will be the spear carriers. As you progress through the levels, you’ll have different types of Orcs at your disposal, each with different abilities. Once the barracks are built you have the option to use your resources to train whatever new Orcs you see fit. The peons do the work of mining the gold and cutting lumber as well as constructing the buildings. You don’t have to increase the number of Orcs to accomplish your mission, but it’s nearly impossible if you don’t. You need to increase the size of your small village from one farm, one peon and three grunts into a slightly larger village of six farms and a barracks. You start off as a slasher with a fairly simple task. There are 12 different scenarios for either race. I’ll refer to their terminology from here on. The humans favor sayings such as “Yes, my liege?”, “Your will, sire?”, and the ever-popular, “The children of the underworld are no match for our cold steel!” Orcs, on the other hand, seem to be big Tool Time fans they favor a wide variety of grunts including “Uuuuggg,” “OooSince I get more of a kick out of commanding Orcs than I do humans. The only real difference between the two opposing camps (Orcs and humans, that is-not Mac and DOS players), is their appearance and how the “units” (humans or Orcs) reply to your commands. However, only two people can play over a network. Mac gamers can also play against DOS gamers-now there’s a war between the clans. But where’s the fun in that?) You can also play the game head-to-head over a network, serial-to-serial link or modem-to-modem. (Actually, you can also choose human fighting against human, or Orc against Orc, using the custom game option. Gameplay is pretty much identical, regardless of which race you choose. Depending upon your choice, you’ll play in one of two settings-the War in Azeroth or the Destiny of the Orcish Hordes. In this adventure game, set in the mythical land of Azeroth, you must simultaneously build a war machine with which to destroy the enemy while also maintaining a thriving economy, You can play as either a human commander or an Ore chieftain. Warcraft is simply one of the most addicting computer games I’ve ever come across. Normally, I don’t put a lot of faith in the taste of the PC crowd, but in this instance they are right on the money. Warcraft has long been a best seller on the PC and at last it’s available on the Mac. ![]()
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