My StarCraft 2 Guide, Shokz Review

StarCraft 2 is still a new game, yet testers and those who had access to the beta have learned most of the ins and outs and crafted the most strategies based on their extensive time with the game. From this, several StarCraft 2 guides have begun coming out from the best players of the game, but one guide has been head and shoulders ahead of the rest.

I'll start this Shokz review by mentioning a bit about what to expect when you get this StarCraft 2 guide. I should mention before we go any further that it was written chiefly by John Greenhoe, a beta tester who achieved diamond status on Battle.net in the game.

His StarCraft 2 guide is broken into multiple sections, part online in a members section and part in downloadable guide format. The downloadable part covers the basic fundamentals for players who are new to this game.

The real meat is in the members section, however. It's made up of dozens of general strategies as well as strategies which are tailored for each race and more are being added daily. One of the best things about this StarCraft 2 guide and separates it from the rest is how it doesn't offer generalized information. It offers a variety effective strategies depending on your race of choice and who you're playing against including strengths and weaknesses for each along with build orders.

This is a welcome breath of fresh air compared to the guides which lump everything all into one strategy. If you try one across-the-board method, it's likely going to work in less than 50% of the games which you play in.

In addition to the guides in the member's section, there are dozens of videos taken from real matches which showcase effective and winning strategies firsthand which I found to be a major help, as reading something is one thing but seeing it in action and having it being explained there is so much better.

In wrapping this Shokz review up, I'll just give you some examples of a few of the dozens of individual guides just in the general section from the members section online for this StarCraft 2 guide at the time of this article.

• A complete hot key guide for whichever race you choose.

• Build orders for each race to get you up and running as fast as possible. Combined with the hot key guide, first time gamers can improve their level exponentially by employing these two sections.

• A section on StarCraft 2 terms/lingo so that you can hold your own with the best of them when you're in game.

• A scouting guide so that you can most effectively and safely check up on your opposition's progress in a game.

• A guide on the XEL Naga cliff trick so that you can use watch towers without being susceptible to attacks.