StarCraft: Brood War
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StarCraft: Brood War is a critically acclaimed expansion pack to the real-time strategy game StarCraft, adding new campaigns, units, and balance changes that became foundational to professional esports, especially in South Korea.
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How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2496074 — 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.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: StarCraft: Brood War Context triple: [StarCraft, hasExpansion, StarCraft: Brood War]
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A.
StarCraft II
StarCraft II is a real-time strategy video game by Blizzard Entertainment, renowned for its competitive multiplayer scene and deep strategic gameplay.
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B.
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.
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C.
Warcraft III: Reign of Chaos
Warcraft III: Reign of Chaos is a landmark real-time strategy game that introduced hero-centric gameplay, rich storytelling, and the foundation for the modern Warcraft universe.
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Warcraft II: Tides of Darkness
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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E.
Warcraft: Orcs & Humans
Warcraft: Orcs & Humans is a 1994 real-time strategy video game that launched the Warcraft franchise and helped popularize the RTS genre on PC.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
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Target entity: StarCraft: Brood War Target entity description: StarCraft: Brood War is a critically acclaimed expansion pack to the real-time strategy game StarCraft, adding new campaigns, units, and balance changes that became foundational to professional esports, especially in South Korea.
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A.
StarCraft II
StarCraft II is a real-time strategy video game by Blizzard Entertainment, renowned for its competitive multiplayer scene and deep strategic gameplay.
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B.
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.
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C.
Warcraft III: Reign of Chaos
Warcraft III: Reign of Chaos is a landmark real-time strategy game that introduced hero-centric gameplay, rich storytelling, and the foundation for the modern Warcraft universe.
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D.
Warcraft II: Tides of Darkness
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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E.
Warcraft: Orcs & Humans
Warcraft: Orcs & Humans is a 1994 real-time strategy video game that launched the Warcraft franchise and helped popularize the RTS genre on PC.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (53)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
real-time strategy game
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video game expansion pack ⓘ |
| addsNewUnitsForFaction |
Protoss
ⓘ
Terran ⓘ Zerg ⓘ |
| campaignCount | 3 ⓘ |
| campaignFaction |
Protoss
ⓘ
Terran ⓘ Zerg ⓘ |
| coDeveloper | Saffire ⓘ |
| controlScheme | mouse and keyboard ⓘ |
| countryOfParticularPopularity | South Korea ⓘ |
| criticalReception | critically acclaimed ⓘ |
| developer | Blizzard Entertainment ⓘ |
| esportsStatus | foundational title in South Korean esports ⓘ |
| expands | StarCraft ⓘ |
| expansionType | standalone expansion requiring original StarCraft ⓘ |
| feature |
cinematic cutscenes
ⓘ
new story content ⓘ rebalanced gameplay ⓘ |
| gameMode |
multiplayer
ⓘ
single-player ⓘ |
| genre | real-time strategy ⓘ |
| hostedLeague |
MBCGame Starleague
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OnGameNet Starleague ⓘ
linked to:
GSL (Global StarCraft II League)
Proleague ⓘ |
| influenced | esports industry ⓘ |
| introduces |
new campaigns
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new multiplayer maps ⓘ new technologies ⓘ |
| multiplayerService | Battle.net ⓘ |
| notableFor |
high skill ceiling
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long-term competitive longevity ⓘ strategic depth ⓘ |
| notableIn | professional esports ⓘ |
| notablePlayerCommunity | South Korean professional gamers ⓘ |
| notableUnit |
Corsair
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Dark Templar ⓘ Devourer ⓘ Lurker ⓘ Medic ⓘ Valkyrie ⓘ |
| partOf |
StarCraft series
ⓘ
linked to:
StarCraft
|
| perspective | top-down ⓘ |
| platform |
Mac OS
ⓘ
linked to:
macOS
Microsoft Windows ⓘ
linked to:
Windows
Nintendo 64 ⓘ |
| publisher | Blizzard Entertainment ⓘ |
| releaseDate | 1998-11-30 ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1998 ⓘ |
| salesStatus | commercial success ⓘ |
| setting | science fiction universe ⓘ |
| supportedBy | Korean e-Sports Association ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: StarCraft: Brood War Description of subject: StarCraft: Brood War is a critically acclaimed expansion pack to the real-time strategy game StarCraft, adding new campaigns, units, and balance changes that became foundational to professional esports, especially in South Korea.
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