Starcraft Ii: Wings Of Liberty (2010)

Author: Blizzard Entertainment

Starcraft II became the fastest selling real-time strategy game on its release in 2010, and it's remained immensely popular ever since. It manages to capture the same feeling as the original title whilst revitalizing multiplayer and introducing a great single player campaign. In that campaign, you follow Jim Raynor, a mercenary captain with hundreds of space battles under his belt and an alcohol problem. With humans, Zerg, and Protoss all gearing for war, it's time to lead your Terran forces into battle. If you're at all familiar with the Starcraft series, you'll know what that involves. An intense rush of real-time strategy, ramping production from next to nothing to a huge army, watching as your well-animated forces punish enemies. 27 missions populate the story, but there's room to choose between a much larger pool. As you progress, the missions you follow will impact the story and the scenarios you find yourself in. It's not an easy game, forcing you to really think tactically about each decision, and that's ramped up even further once you move into the competitive scene. Multiplayer battles are always intense, matching you with your equal for a balanced yet challenging experience. There are hundreds of hours to be had working your way up the ladder, and value to find in the community, which, though competitive, has a welcoming attitude.