I have an uncontrolable love for StarCraft (my avtar illustrating the freaky chick who was always lurking around Command Centers). To this day, StarCraft has shown to be one of the best balanced strategy games of all time (but nothing stand between a hydralisk and its prey).The novels (based on the game), for those who read them, provide depth and understanding that cannot be achieved by the game itself ("Liberty's Crusade" by Jeff Grubb is one example). With the release of StarCraft 2, we see improved graphics and new unit and building designs as well as the return of some characters from the original including Infested Kerrigan. My only hope is that StarCraft 2 won't be another Starcraft: Ghost. All that hype over StarCraft: Ghost and I still don't know if its out or not.