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StarCraft: Precursor

StarCraft: Precursor (also known as StarCraft: Loomings) campaign is a series of single-player mission which take place approximately a month before StarCraft Episode I and depicts much of the Battle of Chau…

1 September 1998

StarCraft: Precursor is a real time strategy (rts) developed by Blizzard Entertainment, released 1 September 1998 on PC (Microsoft Windows).

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What StarCraft: Precursor is

StarCraft: Precursor is a real time strategy (rts) game developed by Blizzard Entertainment and released in 1998. It is available on PC (Microsoft Windows) only.

The premise, in the publisher's words

StarCraft: Precursor (also known as StarCraft: Loomings) campaign is a series of single-player mission which take place approximately a month before StarCraft Episode I and depicts much of the Battle of Chau Sara. In this campaign, the player takes the role of an Alpha Squadron lieutenant, and zerg are always referred to as "xenomorphs".
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How it plays

Its themes are science fiction. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component. Available modes: Multiplayer and Single player.

What it launched against

StarCraft: Precursor launched on 1 September 1998, within three weeks of Metal Gear Solid, Pokémon Yellow Version: Special Pikachu Edition, Future Cop: LAPD and Bloody Roar 2.

Released around the same time: Metal Gear Solid, Pokémon Yellow Version: Special Pikachu Edition, Future Cop: LAPD, Bloody Roar 2.

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When did StarCraft: Precursor come out?
StarCraft: Precursor was released on 1 September 1998 for PC (Microsoft Windows).

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