Warcraft II: Beyond the Dark Portal

Summary

Warcraft II: Beyond the Dark Portal is an expansion add-on^[1]. It draws 3,809 Wikipedia views per month (expansion_add_on category, ranking #41 of 237).^[2]

Key Facts

• Warcraft II: Beyond the Dark Portal's instance of is recorded as Beyond the Dark Portal — instance of (P31): expansion add-on^[3].
• Warcraft II: Beyond the Dark Portal's composer is recorded as Beyond the Dark Portal — composer (P86): Glenn Stafford^[4].
• Warcraft II: Beyond the Dark Portal was published by Beyond the Dark Portal — publisher (P123): Blizzard Entertainment^[5].
• Warcraft II: Beyond the Dark Portal's genre is Beyond the Dark Portal — genre (P136): real-time strategy^[6].
• Warcraft II: Beyond the Dark Portal's genre is Beyond the Dark Portal — genre (P136): fantasy video game^[7].
• Warcraft II: Beyond the Dark Portal's developer is recorded as Beyond the Dark Portal — developer (P178): Cyberlore Studios^[8].
• Warcraft II: Beyond the Dark Portal's part of the series is recorded as Beyond the Dark Portal — part of the series (P179): Warcraft^[9].
• Warcraft II: Beyond the Dark Portal's software version identifier is recorded as 1.50^[10].
• Warcraft II: Beyond the Dark Portal is part of Beyond the Dark Portal — part of (P361): Warcraft^[11].
• Warcraft II: Beyond the Dark Portal's platform is recorded as Beyond the Dark Portal — platform (P400): PlayStation (console)^[12].
• Warcraft II: Beyond the Dark Portal's platform is recorded as Beyond the Dark Portal — platform (P400): DOS^[13].
• Warcraft II: Beyond the Dark Portal's platform is recorded as Beyond the Dark Portal — platform (P400): Sega Saturn^[14].
• Warcraft II: Beyond the Dark Portal's platform is recorded as Beyond the Dark Portal — platform (P400): Microsoft Windows^[15].
• Warcraft II: Beyond the Dark Portal's platform is recorded as Beyond the Dark Portal — platform (P400): Classic Mac OS^[16].
• Warcraft II: Beyond the Dark Portal's game mode is recorded as Beyond the Dark Portal — game mode (P404): multiplayer video game^[17].
• Warcraft II: Beyond the Dark Portal's game mode is recorded as Beyond the Dark Portal — game mode (P404): single-player video game^[18].
• Warcraft II: Beyond the Dark Portal's review score is recorded as ★★★★^[19].
• Warcraft II: Beyond the Dark Portal's input device is recorded as Beyond the Dark Portal — input device (P479): computer keyboard^[20].
• Warcraft II: Beyond the Dark Portal's country of origin is recorded as Beyond the Dark Portal — country of origin (P495): United States^[21].
• Warcraft II: Beyond the Dark Portal was released on April 30, 1996^[22].
• Warcraft II: Beyond the Dark Portal's distributed by is recorded as Beyond the Dark Portal — distributed by (P750): Ubisoft^[23].
• Warcraft II: Beyond the Dark Portal's takes place in fictional universe is recorded as Beyond the Dark Portal — takes place in fictional universe (P1434): Warcraft universe^[24].
• Warcraft II: Beyond the Dark Portal's copyright status is recorded as Beyond the Dark Portal — copyright status (P6216): copyrighted^[25].
• Warcraft II: Beyond the Dark Portal's media franchise is recorded as Beyond the Dark Portal — media franchise (P8345): Warcraft^[26].
• Warcraft II: Beyond the Dark Portal's set in environment is recorded as Beyond the Dark Portal — set in environment (P8411): fictional planet^[27].

Product Details

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MusicBrainz — CC0 open music encyclopedia

• Release type: Other^[28]

• Secondary type(s): Soundtrack^[29]

• First release date: 1996-05-16^[30]

• MusicBrainz ID: 029bec5f-b7fc-39c2-b69d-92f132912d39^[31]

Body

Authorship and Creation

Warcraft II: Beyond the Dark Portal was published by Beyond the Dark Portal — publisher (P123): Blizzard Entertainment^[5].

Publication

Warcraft II: Beyond the Dark Portal was published on April 30, 1996^[22]. Genres include Beyond the Dark Portal — genre (P136): real-time strategy^[6] and Beyond the Dark Portal — genre (P136): fantasy video game^[7]. It is part of Beyond the Dark Portal — part of (P361): Warcraft^[11]. Its part of the series is recorded as Beyond the Dark Portal — part of the series (P179): Warcraft^[9].

Subject and Themes

Warcraft II: Beyond the Dark Portal's part of the series is recorded as Beyond the Dark Portal — part of the series (P179): Warcraft^[9].

Reception

Warcraft II: Beyond the Dark Portal's review score is recorded as ★★★★^[19].

Why It Matters

Warcraft II: Beyond the Dark Portal draws 3,809 Wikipedia views per month (expansion_add_on category, ranking #41 of 237).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 13 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[32] It is known by 8 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[33]