WarCraft III: Reign of Chaos Collector's Edition |  | From: Blizzard Entertainment
Category: Video Games
Buy New: $200.00
New (2) Used (10) from $26.67
Avg. Customer Rating:  99 reviews
Sales Rank: 14031
Format: Cd-rom
Platforms: Macintosh, Windows 98, Windows 2000, Windows Me, Windows Xp, Mac Os X
ESRB: Teen
Media: CD-ROM
Edition: Collector's
Age: 12 - 20 years
Operating System: Windows 2000
Shipping Weight (lbs): 4.1
Dimensions (in): 13 x 10.5 x 2.8
UPC: 020626714549
EAN: 0020626714549
ASIN: B000063UZ1
Release Date: July 2, 2002
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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Amazon.com Product Description
To commemorate the premiere of the next chapter in the world's greatest strategy game, IWarCraft III: Reign of Chaos Collector's Edition/I will be available in limited quantities for those who demand the ultimate iWarCraft III/i experience. Available at select retail outlets only, IWarCraft III: Reign of Chaos Collector's Edition/I features several exclusive items, including:p iThe Art of WarCraft/i, a high-quality coffee-table book featuring rare and never-before-seen images from the WarCraft universe. Art from every stage of game development will be included, from early concepts to finished pieces, along with behind-the-scenes commentary from the Blizzard development team.p The official IWarCraft III/I cinematic DVD, including complete IWarCraft III/I in-game cinematics, digitally remastered in widescreen format for TV viewing. Exclusive special features include concept art, storyboards, original cinematic trailers, and audio commentary from the Blizzard cinematics team.p Also included is the IWarCraft III/I soundtrack CD, a commemorative collector's edition manual signed by the iWarCraft III/i development team, and four limited-edition 8 by 10 prints featuring rich artwork portraying battle-hardened veterans from each of IWarCraft III/I's races.p IWarCraft III: Reign of Chaos Collector's Edition/I will be created in a one-time limited run, and once they're gone, they're gone forever. IReign of Chaos Collector's Edition/I will be available during the first half of 2002 coinciding with the launch of IWarCraft III: Reign of Chaos/I. I--Blizzard Press Release/I
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 Great title September 9, 2004
Warcraft 3 is a great new title in Blizzard's the Warcraft universe. The realtime strategy game brings new races to the table, these being the night elves and the undead. The plot thickens, the action is intense.br /The cinematics are breathtaking, the new game engine is great and so is the gameplay.br /Battlenet also gets a facelift.br /All in all, a great title. Even if you're a newcomer to the Warcraft universe but you enjoy real-time strategy game, you should definitely get this game.br /The collector's edition is awesome. It comes with the game, the soundtrack of Warcraft III on CD, 8x10" posters of the Humans, Undead, Night Elf and Orc and also a fairly thick and detailed book called the Art of Warcraft which is basically a "behind the scenes" look at the work that went into the creation of this masterpiece.
 Orcs are friends, not goons January 31, 2004
4 out of 4 found this review helpful
I have to admit that I've killed many orcs over the years and never felt an ounce of remorse about it--and who could blame me? They smell bad, they drool, have terrible dental hygiene, steal the jobs of hard-working dwarves and gnomes, and of course...they eat people. Or so I was told. (*Mild Spoiler*) You can imagine what a shock it was to learn in Warcraft III that not only are the orcs not enemies; they are allies you need to save humanity's collective bacon. So as you play the game, you'll need to drive that Lord of the Rings propaganda out of your mind and find peace with your inner orc.pWarcraft III is a terrific real-time strategy game that goes farther in blurring elements of role-playing and strategy than any game that's come before it. The inclusion of heroes as role-playing characters is terrific and provides extra incentive to explore the entire map because you never know what items or quests are hidden in remote corners. It just makes you feel all warm and fuzzy inside when you find those hidden magic boots or that ring of protection. Warcraft III also marks the best story to date for a Real-Time Strategy game. In the third campaign of the single-player, I tell you that I was an orc...for about an hour. It's also worth mentioning that the tale cleverly unfolds in a way to allow you to play each of the factions (Human, Undead, Orc, and Night Elf) in a compelling progression. pAnyone who has played RTS games before will be familiar with the interface and gameplay of Warcraft III. All of the usual unit types are there--it's just that in Warcraft III they seem more polished than in other games. Whether it's the endearing signature responses when you click on them or the way the units intelligently form up, move, path find, and attack, every aspect of every unit has obviously been thoroughly tested and balanced. Not once when I gave an order did a unit wander off from the pack to explore some random corner of the screen and cause me mouse-crushing, game-cursing rage (see how well I found my inner orc?). It may not sound like much, but those of you who have played many real-time strategy games know that this is not a given. When I ordered a unit to march to a certain place and kill, they did just that. pI realize that the game is over a year old now, but it's worth noting how technically sound this game is. I did not have a hiccup in this game. Never in my single-player campaign did the game crash to desktop, freeze, stutter, spit or delay. The load times were very reasonable and there were also no graphical problems changing resolution or color depth. The graphics themselves are probably the weakest element of the game; all of the units certainly look very blocky and dated. But of course, for a real-time strategy game, who really gives a crap? You don't need state of the art graphics for an RTS. I certainly didn't find that it affected my experience.pI only played the multiplayer a couple of times and I got stomped like the kid in my elementary school who used to wear cardigans that looked like they'd been swiped from Mr. Rogers' closet. It was that bad. This game has been out long enough that even if you seek out a so-called newbie game, you're dealing with people who obviously eat, slept and breathe Warcraft. But there was no problem finding a game and I didn't have any problems with lag or people bailing out of games. It just so happens that I stink. pOn the whole, this is a beast of a game: fun to play, compelling, balanced and technically sound...and I think it's time we thought about an orc for president.
 Very dissappointed January 27, 2004
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
The presentation was good. I bought this Collection to get a behind scences on the making of Warcraft etc. I was dissapointed that the DVD wasn't more than the game. No running commentary, no behind scences. I will be selling it as soon as I can.
this game is great December 25, 2003
1 out of 2 found this review helpful
This is a really great game.I do not have this game but I play it all the brtime.I love playing this game on battle net.I also like playing it with my brfriends on local area net work.I liked this game the minute I played it.
Awesome game November 21, 2003
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I bought Warcraft 3 because I am a fan of the Warcraft series. I was blown away by the amazing graphics and the overall playability of the game. Once you have beaten the game in campaign mode you can go online and play via Battle.Net, or as many people do, via your home network. pWarcraft 3 is different from WC2 and Starcraft because you are introduced to special characters (Heroes) who level up during the game and have special abilities. Heroes are a key feature of the game that makes it different (and better) than other games of this type. pAnother interesting thing in this game is that you have motivation to beat your opponents without use of overwhelming force. The more units you have the higher tax you pay on gold and wood that your units bring in. This makes you try to find more creative ways to beat your opponents.pOverall this is an awesome game.
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