StarCraft enhanced upon its predecessor Warcraft II, which featured two extremely comparable playable factions, by introducing asymmetry between the units and systems accessible to its 3 races (Protoss, Terran, and Zerg). This asymmetry was much like that pioneered inside the lesser-recognized 1996 SSI release War Wind. The device forms accessible to Each and every race define its racial identity. The Protoss can industry impressive and high priced warriors and equipment, although the Zerg count on sheer quantities and pace to overwhelm their opponents.
The protoss OST was intended to be "deep, effective, and cerebral."[28] It was more orchestral than the terrans, and Stafford centered on instrumentation that could preserve them feeling extremely distinctive from Warcraft, using 헬스 inspiration from Jerry Goldsmith's score into the Film Alien. Cautious of parallel advancement, he purposefully avoided the movie Starship Troopers.