Blizzard Unveils 3 Custom Games for StarCraft 2
Blizzard is currently beta testing three games built to play within StarCraft 2.
Tuesday Blizzard announced that StarCraft 2 owners can now beta test three Bizzard-made custom games created to play within its popular sci-fi RTS. These include a collection/cooking title called Aiur Chef, the puzzle/strategy game StarJeweled, and a cool survival and siege title called Left 2 Die.
As the three games are still in beta, Blizzard is offering StarCraft 2 owners a chance to test them out on Battle.net. In return the company is looking for feedback and bug reports before the games go official in the near future.
"To play the beta versions of Aiur Chef, StarJeweled, or Left 2 Die, simply go to the Multiplayer tab in StarCraft 2 and look for the custom games window," the company said. "A few of these games have more than one difficulty setting, so select the level of challenge that's best for you. We hope you enjoy them, and we're looking forward to hearing what you think."
Aiur Chief provides a Free For All multiplayer mode for up to eight participants. Each round features a theme ingredient and three recipes that play upon its unique flavor.
In StarJeweled, players must match groups of jewels according to color and strategically selecting StarCraft 2 units to overcome an opponent's forces and destroy their base. The game supports up to four players and offers Solo vs. A.I., Co-Op vs. A.I., and Player vs. Player modes.
As for Left 2 Die, the game is a cooperative take on the StarCraft 2: Wings of Liberty campaign mission Outbreak that shifts between two phases: a night phase and a day phase. Left 2 Die supports up to two players and offers both Co-Op and Night 2 Die modes.
To find out more about each title, read Blizzard's blog here.
StarJeweled is most certainly a sign of just how ADD our society is becoming since it basically requires you to keep constant track of 2 games at once.
I'm not sure you understand ADD - people with it have trouble focusing on ONE thing, let alone two... If someone is able to focus on multiple things at once, they don't have a DEFICIT of attention, they have a SURPLUS.
Firstly they're just custom games just like all the other ones made by the community... and secondly I'm surprised that getting more for your money is now a bad thing.
I guess you didn't pick up the parody pattern..
HAHAHA. They all sound like "ripoffs". Except I'm sure they asked permission first, and I'm sure the games they are "ripping off" are thrilled to be exposed to the sc2 community. Not really a ripoff IMO
Stop whinging about LAN play and buy a copy. LAN play is for pirates.
You can still sit around in the same room and "LAN" with your friends on battle net.
And dude - get a job.
need mini games? correction: have mini games. btw if you are too noobish to play rts well that is your own problem not the game problem.
hahaha we dont care
now if only bilzz could nerf terans so the 3 races are actually in balance, not just the 2.
Perhaps they can add, "Lost Viking" to the menu as well, so you don't need to load an old campaign game to play it?
Because it's supposed to. They've got special enemies that are named after L4D enemies too: Kaboomer (Boomer), Choker (Smoker), Hunterling (Hunter), Spotter (Spitter), Stank (Tank), and there might be some I'm forgetting.
Of course it's already been pointed out that that's not what ADD is, and while I'm not sure if you were intentionally being negative or it just came across that way due the limitations of text on the internet, but I would say it's a good thing if you have the presence of mind and quick wit to be able to keep track of two games at once.
You should be more careful, your ignorance is showing.
There is no payment system as of yet on custom content, though it is supposed to be coming in the future. I'm pretty confident that at least this set of custom maps will be free.
Just because you choose to A-click your whole army into a line of Siege Tanks does not make Terrans overpowered.
My favorite was Blizzard DotA, because it was running off of the SC2 engine and had heroes from all 3 Blizzard franchises.
Funny stuff, lol.