The second in the series of the huge selling fantasy real time strategy series, was produced by Blizzard for the PC machines and Mac, and as is usual for this time of game, the player is tasked with building up buildings, people , resources, in order to create a force large enough to defeat the enemy army.

Blizzard sold the rights to develop console versions to Electronic Arts, originally the console versions were to have a 2 player mode, but his was dropped prior to release, it would have used the PlayStation link cable.

The game has many of the features of the PC and Mac versions, but has simplified controls and slight changes to the gameplay to make it appeal more to console users, such as the ability to auto generate certain buildings, and the production of fighting units, and to also select more battle ready units at one time.