StarCraft improved upon its predecessor Warcraft II, which featured two very similar playable factions, by introducing asymmetry concerning the models and systems available to its three races (Protoss, Terran, and Zerg). This asymmetry was similar to that pioneered during the lesser-recognised 1996 SSI launch War Wind. The unit kinds available to Each individual race determine its racial identification. The Protoss can discipline potent and expensive warriors and equipment, when the Zerg rely on sheer numbers and velocity to overwhelm their opponents.
The protoss OST was intended to be "deep, effective, and cerebral."[28] It was extra orchestral when compared to the terrans, and Stafford centered on instrumentation that will keep them emotion really unique from Warcraft, taking inspiration from Jerry Goldsmith's 헬스케어 rating for the movie Alien. Cautious of parallel advancement, he purposefully avoided the movie Starship Troopers.