Warcraft II: Tides of Darkness

Warcraft II: Tides of Darkness is a strategy game published by Blizzard Entertainment and released in 1995 for MS-DOS. As the successor to the original Warcraft real-time strategy game, it delivers major improvements in graphics, sound, and overall playability. Multiplayer is also significantly enhanced, supporting up to eight players in skirmish matches.

The First War ends with the Fall of Azeroth after the Orc campaign in Warcraft: Orcs & Humans. Azeroth’s survivors flee by sea to the Human kingdom of Lordaeron, while the Orcs set their sights on conquering Lordaeron in what becomes known as the Second War. Both factions gain new allies and expanded capabilities, including naval and air units and more powerful spellcasters. At first, the Orcs find success in the Second War. The tide shifts when the Humans and their allies seize the initiative, helped in part by an Orc rebellion sparked by the warlock Gul'dan, who seeks to raise the sunken Tomb of Sargeras. The Alliance ultimately drives the Horde back to Blackrock Spire, where Alliance commander Anduin Lothar is slain. In the final battle around the Dark Portal in Azeroth, the Alliance exterminates one Orc clan and captures the Orc supreme commander along with the remaining forces. To prevent further invasions, the Alliance destroys the Dark Portal.