Warcraft II: Tides of Darkness

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Warcraft series installment real-time strategy game video game

Warcraft II: Tides of Darkness is a classic real-time strategy game set in a high-fantasy world of orcs and humans, known for its influential gameplay, multiplayer features, and expansion of the Warcraft universe.

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All labels observed (4)

Label	Occurrences
Warcraft II: Tides of Darkness canonical	8
Warcraft II manual and lore	1
Warcraft II: Tides of Darkness (backstory)	1
Warcraft II: Tides of Darkness soundtrack	1

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This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2423885 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Warcraft II: Tides of Darkness
Context triple: [Blizzard Entertainment, created, Warcraft II: Tides of Darkness]

A. Warcraft
Warcraft is a 2016 fantasy action film adaptation of Blizzard Entertainment’s popular video game series, depicting the initial conflict between humans and orcs in the world of Azeroth.
B. StarCraft II
StarCraft II is a real-time strategy video game by Blizzard Entertainment, renowned for its competitive multiplayer scene and deep strategic gameplay.
C. StarCraft
StarCraft is a landmark real-time strategy video game franchise known for its competitive multiplayer, deep sci-fi lore, and major influence on esports, particularly in South Korea.
D. Strife
Strife is a 1909 stage play by John Galsworthy that portrays a bitter industrial conflict between capital and labor, highlighting the human cost of class struggle.
E. King of Battle
"King of Battle" is the traditional motto and nickname of the U.S. Army Field Artillery Branch, highlighting its decisive role in combat.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Warcraft II: Tides of Darkness
Target entity description: Warcraft II: Tides of Darkness is a classic real-time strategy game set in a high-fantasy world of orcs and humans, known for its influential gameplay, multiplayer features, and expansion of the Warcraft universe.

A. Warcraft
Warcraft is a 2016 fantasy action film adaptation of Blizzard Entertainment’s popular video game series, depicting the initial conflict between humans and orcs in the world of Azeroth.
B. StarCraft II
StarCraft II is a real-time strategy video game by Blizzard Entertainment, renowned for its competitive multiplayer scene and deep strategic gameplay.
C. StarCraft
StarCraft is a landmark real-time strategy video game franchise known for its competitive multiplayer, deep sci-fi lore, and major influence on esports, particularly in South Korea.
D. Strife
Strife is a 1909 stage play by John Galsworthy that portrays a bitter industrial conflict between capital and labor, highlighting the human cost of class struggle.
E. King of Battle
"King of Battle" is the traditional motto and nickname of the U.S. Army Field Artillery Branch, highlighting its decisive role in combat.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Warcraft series installment ⓘ real-time strategy game ⓘ video game ⓘ
artStyle	2D sprite-based graphics ⓘ
award	1996 Origins Award for Best Fantasy or Science Fiction Computer Game ⓘ
cameraType	fixed overhead view ⓘ
campaignCount	2 ⓘ
compilation	Warcraft II: Battle.net Edition ⓘ
composer	Glenn Stafford ⓘ
developer	Blizzard Entertainment ⓘ
ESRBrating	T for Teen ⓘ
expansion	Warcraft II: Beyond the Dark Portal ⓘ
feature	air units ⓘ fog of war ⓘ map editor ⓘ naval combat ⓘ resource management ⓘ
followedBy	Warcraft II: Beyond the Dark Portal ⓘ Warcraft III: Reign of Chaos ⓘ
follows	Warcraft: Orcs & Humans ⓘ
gameMode	multiplayer ⓘ single-player ⓘ
genre	real-time strategy ⓘ
hasUnitType	dragons ⓘ gryphon riders ⓘ infantry ⓘ naval ships ⓘ
multiplayerSupport	Battle.net ⓘ local area network ⓘ modem play ⓘ
notableFor	expansion of Warcraft lore ⓘ influential RTS gameplay ⓘ multiplayer features ⓘ
partOfSeries	Warcraft ⓘ
perspective	top-down ⓘ
platform	MS-DOS ⓘ macOS ⓘ surface form: Mac OS Windows ⓘ surface form: Microsoft Windows PlayStation 2 ⓘ surface form: PlayStation Sega Saturn ⓘ
playableFaction	Alliance of Lordaeron ⓘ Horde ⓘ
publisher	Blizzard Entertainment ⓘ Interplay Productions ⓘ
releaseDate	1995-12-09 ⓘ
resourceType	gold ⓘ lumber ⓘ oil ⓘ
setting	Azeroth ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Blizzard Entertainment → created → Warcraft II: Tides of Darkness ⓘ

Blizzard → developed → Warcraft II: Tides of Darkness ⓘ

subject surface form: Blizzard Entertainment

Allen Adham → notableWork → Warcraft II: Tides of Darkness ⓘ

Warcraft: Orcs & Humans → followedBy → Warcraft II: Tides of Darkness ⓘ

Warcraft: Orcs & Humans → influenced → Warcraft II: Tides of Darkness ⓘ

Azeroth → appearsIn → Warcraft II: Tides of Darkness ⓘ

Anduin Lothar → appearsIn → Warcraft II: Tides of Darkness ⓘ

King Llane Wrynn → portrayedIn → Warcraft II: Tides of Darkness ⓘ

this entity surface form: Warcraft II manual and lore

Medivh → appearsIn → Warcraft II: Tides of Darkness ⓘ

this entity surface form: Warcraft II: Tides of Darkness (backstory)

Gul'dan → appearsIn → Warcraft II: Tides of Darkness ⓘ

Glenn Stafford → notableWork → Warcraft II: Tides of Darkness ⓘ

this entity surface form: Warcraft II: Tides of Darkness soundtrack

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