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Starcraft: Ghost is Blizzard Entertainment's newest project concerning Starcraft: a console tactical-action game set in a Starcraft environment. The game itself seems to be a third-person-shooter-like game with loads of fun Starcraft features like Lockdown and nuking. Expect this game to be out for Xbox™, GameCube™ and Playstation® 2 some time in 2004.

To quote from Blizzard's website, Starcraft: Ghost has:

• Revolutionary new style of gameplay featuring enhanced physical and psionic abilities
• Hostile Environment Suit designed to magnify strength, agility, and speed
• Over-the-top special effects offer stunning visuals and unparalleled tactical realism
• Unique Calldown abilities allow players to target large-scale attacks from the ground
• A deeply evolving storyline set in Blizzard's gritty sci-fi StarCraft universe

The game itself features a female Ghost agent named Nova. Playing the game from her perspective, players will be able to (again, from the Blizzard website):

Utilize a Wide Range of Elite Ghost Abilities

• Outmaneuver your enemies at sonic speed
• Infiltrate bases and sneak past guards using the cloak ability
• Lock down vehicles and electronic devices to immobilize them
• Engage in both face-to-face firefights and planet-scale warfare
• Leverage the Resources of an Entire Army

Call down massive Battlecruiser and Siege Tank strikes

• Take control of familiar StarCraft vehicles
• Wield a variety of familiar weapons, such as the Gauss Rifle and combat pistol
• Join your allies in battle and do your part to ensure mission success
• Experience the World of StarCraft in 3D

See the world of StarCraft on a personal level

• Visit the familiar planetary settings of Mar Sara and Aiur
• Explore 3D environments designed for strategic interaction
• As Nova, players will be able to scale fences, hang from wires, climb poles and scale walls, and negotiate tightropes
• Unveil the Next Chapter in the StarCraft Saga

Experience story-driven missions complete with multiple plot twists

• Play a crucial role in the rich StarCraft history
• Engage in combat with a variety of fully rendered units from the StarCraft universe, including the Terran, Zerg, and Protoss

This game will, however, not be out for PC. If any fans are wondering if this is Starcraft 2, the answer is definetly no. Starcraft: Ghost is simply a game in itself, and not a sequel to the Starcraft real-time strategy games. Let us hope that this promising-looking game will not disappoint!