StarCraft improved upon its predecessor Warcraft II, which featured two pretty identical playable factions, by introducing asymmetry concerning the models and systems available to its three races (Protoss, Terran, and Zerg). This asymmetry was similar to that pioneered in the lesser-recognised 1996 SSI launch War Wind. The device kinds available to Each individual race determine its racial identification. The Protoss can discipline effective and costly warriors and equipment, when the Zerg rely on sheer figures and speed to overwhelm their opponents.
The protoss OST was meant to be "deep, powerful, and cerebral."[28] It had been much more orchestral compared to the terrans, and Stafford centered on instrumentation that could hold them sensation very unique 격투기 from Warcraft, using inspiration from Jerry Goldsmith's score for the movie Alien. Cautious of parallel advancement, he purposefully prevented the movie Starship Troopers.