Starcraft II Limited Edition Strategy Guide (Brady Games) [Hardcover]

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Book Description

Series: Brady Games | Publication Date: July 27, 2010

Single-player CAMPAIGN WALKTHROUGH covers all possible mission branches, including bonus objectives throughout the campaign.
Exclusive MAPS found only in the official guide, show locations of units, enemy bases, and key terrain points.
Dedicated BATTLE.NET guide explains how to find and manage friends, chat with other players, and use the "matchmaking" system to find multiplayer matches at appropriate skill levels.
Dedicated MP BEGINNER guide offers early build suggestions for all 3 races, plus strategies for first-time players.
MASSIVE MULTIPLAYER STRATEGY is gleaned from matches with amateur gamers, plus professional players from all over the world.
Multiplayer coverage includes RTS basics; coverage of ALL TERRAN, PROTOSS, and ZERG UNITS; COMBAT strategies, and MULTIPLAYER MAPS.
PLUS: the book is hardcover with a foil treatment on the cover!
ALSO INCLUDED: An A-frame multi-player map stand that displays ALL 50 Game launch multiplayer maps! This secret weapon will allow you to see through the fog of war and you re your opponents out.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 432 pages
• Publisher: Brady Games; Limited edition (July 27, 2010)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0744011612
• ISBN-13: 978-0744011616
• Product Dimensions: 8.8 x 1.3 x 11.1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 3.7 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (36 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #605,241 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Good, but not perfect., August 21, 2010

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Tom - See all my reviews

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This review is from: StarCraft II Signature Series Guide (Brady Games) (Bradygames Signature Guides) (Paperback)

I purchased this after completing the campaign on casual (I didn't want to risk the story line being ruined) in order to go back and pick up the extra achievements I skipped out on, as well as to read about unit strengths/weaknesses. Overall, I rate this as a worthwhile purchase, however I was a little upset when I began to actually get into the specifics of the campaign.

Although my qualms with this product could certainly be due to Blizzard tweaking the game through updates or last minute changes after this book was published, it is still worth pointing out there will be some slight changes/omissions which I would have assumed were included/accurate. Two which I will point out for reference, are to the "Piercing the Shroud" level, the achievements have the wrong difficulties associated with them, and the maps don't always include locations for all of the achievements (ie, all of Tosh's units for "The Devils Playground").

Overall, it is worthwhile since Amazon is selling it cheaper than all my local competitors, just know that you will still have to google certain things if you don't want to explore everything on your own.

11 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Useful guide, sloppy editing, October 31, 2010

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David T. Gay (Carmichael, CA United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: StarCraft II Signature Series Guide (Brady Games) (Bradygames Signature Guides) (Paperback)

This guide covers the campaign elements decently. The maps and mission briefings are useful, though you can get much the same thing free on the Web. Don't count on it to help you with the achievements, since all the Hard ones are much more difficult than anything this guide covers. The multiplayer section is interesting but again won't replace real experience. The game gets hard quickly, and this guide is relatively basic.

You'll also find plenty of instances of sloppy editing. Sentences are strung together with commas all over the guide. The editor really did a bad job. But on the bright side the visual layout is great. The color photos may inspire you to fight great battles. It's just that nowadays a paper guide has to really shine to out-compete the stuff that's freely available online. That's why I give this one 3 stars.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great Resource for New Players, September 26, 2010

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David "David" (California) - See all my reviews

This review is from: StarCraft II Signature Series Guide (Brady Games) (Bradygames Signature Guides) (Paperback)

There's no shortage of info on-line to play SC2, but it's helpful to have it in one spot and be able to reference it occasionally while you play. The information on the campaigns is decent but more specific step-by-step guides are available from Starcraft 2 Liquipedia. Nevertheless, the campaign sections are well laid out. However, the multiplayer section of the book is excellent. It has some helpful pointers on how to play better. I've found the Tech trees very helpful to have in front of me while I play each race randomly in the Co-operative and 1vAI games. Playing Zerg, Terran and Protoss is important to properly understand their strengths and weaknesses. Eventually you won't need it but for new players this book is easily worth the money. As you play, many of the pointers and suggestions it provides will resonate with you better the more you've played, so I find myself referring back and re-reading the player vs player section. I think anyone other than an expert will find the book helpful.