any months have passed since Archimonde and the Burning Legion were defeated at the Battle of Mount Hyjal?/i>

The stalwart night elves, led by the Arch Druid, Furion Stormrage and the Priestess Tyrande Whisperwind, have vanished back into the shadows of Ashenvale Forest - intent to heal the ancient lands that were scarred by the Legion’s vile corruption.

The battle-weary orcish Horde, led by the idealistic Warchief, Thrall, has settled in the harsh, eastern hills of the Kalimdor Barrens. Finally able to claim a homeland of their own, the orcs work tirelessly to found and protect their new nation of Durotar.

The human survivors of Lordaeron, under the command of the Sorceress, Jaina Proudmoore, have also settled along the eastern coast of the Barrens. The island citadel of Theramore was erected to safeguard the last, rag-tag remnants of the failing human Alliance.

…And Arthas, the newly crowned King of Lordaeron, has driven the undead Scourge to eradicate the last vestiges of resistance to his iron rule. His kingdom - the once proud bastion of human might and nobility - has become a plagued realm of death and sorrow. Now, driven by haunting visions of the Frozen Throne of Icecrown, Arthas plans to tighten his grip over the rest of the world.

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...Still, one dark soul still remains at large?/i>

For in some shadowed corner of the world, the wayward creature known as Illidan Stormrage plots? and awaits?

Following in the tradition of previous Blizzard expansion sets, Warcraft III: The Frozen Throne provides gamers with a vast new chapter in the epic Warcraft saga. In the single-player campaign, players revisit the war-torn world of Azeroth. Several months have passed since Archimonde and the Burning Legion were defeated at the battle of Mount Hyjal, yet a new threat has arisen throughout the land.

The evil Lich King Ner'zhul has been imprisoned inside the Icecrown glacier, deep within the arctic continent of Northrend. Although the former Orc Shaman lacks physical form, his soul lives on, forever seeking a means to escape his icy prison. As the saga continues, it is revealed that both the Night Elf renegade, Illidan, and the traitorous Death Knight, Arthas, seek the Icecrown glacier and the mysterious powers found inside. While it is uncertain as to what is being sought inside the icy tomb, players must traverse uncharted lands and battle treacherous new enemies to uncover the schemes of these nefarious beings, and save all of Azeroth from the forces of darkness.

Spell Breaker Human Alliance	Dragonhawk Rider Human Alliance	Phoenix Human Alliance

Berserker Orcish Horde	Troll Batrider Orcish Horde	Spirit Walker Orcish Horde

t has been nearly fifteen years since the war between the orcs and humans ended. An uneasy peace settled over the land while, for years, the drums of war were silent. Yet the kingdoms of men grew complacent in their victory - and slowly, the defeated orcish clans regrouped under the banner of a new visionary leader. ow a darker shadow has fallen over the world, threatening to extinguish all life - all hope. The drums of war play upon the winds once again - rising urgently towards the inevitable hour when the skies will rain fire - and the world will tremble before the coming of the Burning Legion. The Day of Judgment has come...

Windows?98/ME/2000/XP:

• 400 MHz Pentium II or equivalent
• 128 MB of RAM
• 8 MB 3D video card (TNT, i810, Voodoo 3, Rage 128 equivalent or better) with DirectX?8.1 support
• 700 MB HD space
• 4X CD-ROM drive

Macintosh?OS 9.0 or higher/ Mac OS X 10.1.3. or higher:

• 400 MHz G3 processor
• 128 MB of RAM
• 16 MB ATI Technologies or nVidia chipset 3D video card
• 700 MB HD space
• 4X CD-ROM drive

Recommended:

• 600 MHz processor
• 256 MB of RAM
• 32 MB 3D video card
• DirectX?8.1 compatible sound card (Windows)

Multiplayer:

• Low-latency, active Internet connection rated at 28.8 Kbps or faster. LAN play requires TCP/IP connection.