Joanas Starcraft 2 Review – An Inside Look
Joana’s Guide for Warcraft certainly creates a strong brand name, so it’s interesting to see him apply his talents to another game. This guide was released later than the other guides, but it still came in before launch. Quite honestly it was worth the wait. He has clearly put a lot of hard work into the guide and it shows.
Features Included
- Basic and advanced strategies for every race
- Guide to Starcraft 2 basics including a guide to gameplay terms
- Build orders laid out for every strategy
- Video explanations of the strategies
- Multiplayer strategies for each race combination, including free for all and team
The first thing you’ll notice when you buy the guide is that there is a ton of content. To help manage that, the topics are very well organized and easy to find. One thing a bit jarring was that a lot of the content is actually all on one page and uses jumplinks. Not a real problem, just unexpected. Most guides have discreet articles.
The content itself is clearly written and obviously expert advice. He goes into far more detail about all the common strategies than any wiki or free site does. He not only explains the strategy, he explains how and when to use it for each race, and has a build order. In a few cases he has a video walkthrough for each strategy. This is a huge help.
Unfortunately, there aren’t many videos right now. I only found one or two. It’s okay because the written advice is good, but I still think the videos would be good for the visual learners out there.
In addition to race specific strategies, Joana also talks about multiplayer situations, covering all the race combinations. He also talks about Free for All, and Team strategies.
One thing I would have liked to see is more information about all the units. Not only some comments, but some hard stats as well. I would also have liked to see some community features, like the ability to post a comment on a topic or even a member forum.
All in all, you will not regret your purchase. This is one of the top two guides available for Starcraft 2, and given that it’s written by a real gamer, I have no doubt the content will continue to develop as time goes by.
Benefits
- Written by an expert player
- Frequent updates to the content, including video
- Lifetime membership for one upfront price
The price is a one time fee for membership to the site. We recommend getting guides that are one time fees rather than monthly. That makes Joana’s a clear recommended buy for us.
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