StarCraft improved on its predecessor Warcraft II, which showcased two pretty very similar playable factions, by introducing asymmetry involving the models and technologies available to its a few races (Protoss, Terran, and Zerg). This asymmetry was comparable to that pioneered from the lesser-acknowledged 1996 SSI release War Wind. The unit types accessible to Just about every race outline its racial identification. The Protoss can field powerful and highly-priced warriors and equipment, although the Zerg count on sheer quantities and pace to overwhelm their opponents.

The protoss OST was meant to be "deep, highly effective, and cerebral."[28] It had been much more orchestral compared to terrans, and Stafford focused on instrumentation that may hold 격투기 them sensation extremely distinctive from Warcraft, getting inspiration from Jerry Goldsmith's score into the Film Alien. Wary of parallel development, he purposefully prevented the film Starship Troopers.