Starcraft: Ghost
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"Star Ghost is an assured eShop debut for Squarehead Studios, and shows that quality breeds quality; the combination of a former Rare and Retro staffer with one of the most iconic video game musicians of all time has resulted in a game which initially seems quite simplistic, but has a surprising level of depth, replayability and charm. While it's true that the core gameplay doesn't possess all that much variety, the stern challenge calls for a level of concentration that is rarely asked for with modern games; merely surviving is tricky enough, but when you add in the allure of improving your score, it's easy to become hopelessly engrossed. Having said that, if the notion of tirelessly striving to improve your own personal best doesn't appeal then you might find your interest in Star Ghost is fleeting - especially as bragging rights are hard to enforce with this title, as an online leaderboard isn't included at launch.Still, this is a minor point in the grand scheme of things, and fans of old-school shooters will lap up the nostalgia - both from the gameplay and the presentation - while those players who weren't around during the 'golden era' should surely appreciate the unique control mechanics which reward perseverance and skill."
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StarCraft: Ghost was a third-person stealth action title that followed Nova, a psychic spy working for the Terran Dominion. Players controlled her as she navigated a conspiracy involving secret military projects and enemy factions like the Zerg and Protoss. The project ran from 2002 until Blizzard officially canceled it in 2014 after moving development between Nihilistic Software and Swingin' Ape Studios. It never launched on the Xbox, PlayStation 2, or GameCube consoles as originally planned. The game earned a spot on Wired News' Vaporware Awards in 2005 before becoming official cancelled status. Fans still talk about it often since it promised a personal look at the StarCraft universe through an espionage lens rather than the real-time strategy gameplay of the main series. A novel released in 2006 filled in some story gaps for Nova after development stalled. Many players remember this title fondly despite its absence, treating it as one of the biggest lost stories in Blizzard history.
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Ghost takes place in the fictional universe of the StarCraft series. The series is set in a distant part of the galaxy called the Koprulu Sector and begins in the year 2499. Terran exiles from Earth are governed by a totalitarian empire, the Terran Dominion, that is opposed by several smaller rebel groups. Two alien races discover humanity: the insectoid Zerg, who begin to invade planets controlled by the Terrans; and the Protoss, an enigmatic race with strong psionic power that attempt to eradicate the Zerg. Ghost takes place four years after the conclusion of StarCraft: Brood War, in which the Zerg become the dominant power in the sector and leave both the Protoss and the Dominion in ruins. The game follows the story of Nova, a young ghost agent—a human espionage operative with psychic abilities—in the employ of the Dominion.
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