Electronic Arts

Warcraft II: Tides of Darkness

Game First reported release

Game details

First release year
1995

Platforms

Genres

Play modes

  • single-player video game
  • multiplayer video game
  • Single-player*
  • multiplayer*

Players by platform

  • Mac OS*
    Maximum players (mode unspecified)
    8*
  • DOS*
    Maximum players (mode unspecified)
    8*

Content classifications

  • ESRB · Mac OS*
    Classification
    T - Teen*
  • ESRB · DOS*
    Classification
    T - Teen*

Series

  • Warcraft*

Studios & publishers

Developers

  • Blizzard Entertainment
  • Future Tense*

Publishers

  • Electronic Arts
  • Blizzard Entertainment
  • Davidson & Associates · North America*
  • Zablac Entertainment · Europe*

Release history

  • 1995-12-09
    Date precision
    Exact date
    Market
    North America
  • 1996
    Date precision
    Year only
    Market
    European Union
  • 1995-12-05 · North America*
    Release date
    1995-12-05*
    Date precision
    Exact date*
    Market
    North America*
  • 1995-12 · Australia*
    Release date
    1995-12*
    Date precision
    Month*
    Market
    Australia*
  • 1996-01 · Europe*
    Release date
    1996-01*
    Date precision
    Month*
    Market
    Europe*
  • 1996-08-30 · Mac OS*
    Release date
    1996-08-30*
    Date precision
    Exact date*
    Platform
    Mac OS*
  • 1995-12-09 · DOS*
    Release date
    1995-12-09*
    Date precision
    Exact date*
    Platform
    DOS*

System configuration

Detailed specifications

Specifications 1 · 14 fields
Developers · Mac OS
Future Tense
Future Tense*
Developers · DOS
Blizzard Entertainment
Blizzard Entertainment*
ESRB classification · Mac OS
ESRB · Mac OS
Classification
T - Teen*
ESRB classification · DOS
ESRB · DOS
Classification
T - Teen*
Genres · DOS
strategy video game
strategy video game*
Genres · Mac OS
strategy video game
strategy video game*
Maximum players (mode unspecified) · Mac OS
Mac OS
Maximum players (mode unspecified)
8*
Maximum players (mode unspecified) · DOS
DOS
Maximum players (mode unspecified)
8*
Platform
Mac OS
Mac OS*
Platform
DOS
DOS*
Publishers · Mac OS
Blizzard Entertainment
Blizzard Entertainment*
Publishers · DOS
Blizzard Entertainment
Blizzard Entertainment*
Release date · Mac OS
1996-08-30 · Mac OS
Release date
1996-08-30*
Date precision
day*
Platform
Mac OS*
Release date · DOS
1995-12-09 · DOS
Release date
1995-12-09*
Date precision
day*
Platform
DOS*
Specifications 2 · 12 fields
Composers
  • Glenn Stafford*
Series
  • Warcraft*
Release history
  • MS-DOS, Mac OS*
  • Region
    North America*
    Value
    December 5, 1995*
  • Region
    Australia*
    Value
    December 1995*
  • Region
    Europe*
    Value
    January 1996*
  • Region
    Europe*
    Scope
    • Saturn, PlayStation*
    Value
    July 1997*
  • Region
    North America*
    Scope
    • Saturn, PlayStation*
    Value
    August 20, 1997*
Genres and style
  • Real-time strategy*
Play modes
  • Single-player*
  • multiplayer*
Platforms
  • MS-DOS*
  • Classic Mac OS*
  • Saturn*
  • PlayStation*
  • Windows*
Developers
  • Blizzard Entertainment*
Publishers
  • Region
    North America*
    Value
    Davidson & Associates*
  • Region
    Europe*
    Value
    Zablac Entertainment*
Producers
  • Samwise Didier*
  • Michael Morhaime*
  • Patrick Wyatt*
Designers
  • Ron Millar*
Programmers
  • Bob Fitch*
  • Jesse McReynolds*
  • Michael Morhaime*
Writers
  • Chris Metzen*

* Provisional data