Warcraft II: Tides of Darkness (1995) is the second entry in the Warcraft franchise of real strategy games. Along with its expansion, Beyond the Dark Portal (1996), the game makes a huge leap from WC1 (1994), both lore-wise and aesthetically with its high definition cartoonish graphics and orchestral musical score. The story revolves around the Second War, which concluded with the victory of the Alliance over the Orcish Horde (AKA Old Horde, which preceded Thrall’s current Horde). The game introduced, among others: Lordaeron, Draenor and Tomb of Sargeras; the Alliance and Orcish Horde factions (with their myriad races) and six of the human kingdoms we know today, including Kul Tiras.
