Starcraft is a game of alien-world domination. You choose between three different races (human, alien, and alien) and then follow a story line in which you fight for that races survival while alternately fighting and teaming up with various factions of the other two races.

the story line of the original game is fantastic, and the story line of Brood War, the expansion set, is just as riveting.

The CPU is not very challenging, and if I remember right there are 7 different levels of AI. If you play the game alot you can become quite proficient and some of my friends have been known to take on 6 or even 7 CPU's at the same time. If you hit the computer when it is set to an AI level of 5 then it becomes an interesting challenge.

This game is like command and conquer in its format. The game requires intense involvement as you have to usually micro-manage up to six decent armies at once as you battle on the different fronts. This is seriously one amazing game.