This is an amazing game. I was first intriduced to it when, at camp, they said they were having a starcraft tournament. I had never played starcraft, but being myself, I entered anyway. I practiced single player for  a matter of minutes, but i was distracted, and only learned about marines and scvs. I got crushed in the tournament, obviously, but after playing some more I started to get it, and now, I play  on battle net as often as my high speed internet is not too fast for every one elses-almost never. My point is, however, that starcraft takes five minutes to learn, but five years to master. Even the champions still practice alot. The nail on the coffin for this game, after the multiplayer capabilities, is the great campaign mode. It is not recgognized, however starcraft has one of the greatest storylines a game has ever had. Thats Why I rated this five stars, and it certainly is the best game i own, maybe the best game ever.