When Blizzard first announced that they would be continuing to the single-player side of StarCraft II with the episodic Nova Covert Ops, we imagined a set of those StarCraft-style missions where you don't control a full army. Anyway, we're glad we were wrong as Nova Covert Ops basically offers up a new Terran campaign to play through. One that benefits from all the improvements and additions that led to last year's excellent Legacy of the Void.

Although Nova Covert Ops release was staggered throughout 2016, we decided that after wrapping up the first set of missions it would be best to review the package as a whole.

after closing off the StarCraft II story through the eyes of the Zerg and Protoss forces, it makes a lot of sense for Blizzard to want to revisit the Terran side of things. Because no matter how good Wings of Liberty’s campaign was (and still is for the most part) it lacks that clear sense of confidence that can be felt throughout Legacy of the Void. A level of confidence that could only have come from experience and well, not being the first game out of the gate. Whilst playing through Legacy of the Void around this time last year we couldn’t help but try and imagine what a new Terran campaign with the visual polish and focus of Legacy of the Void would look like.

And now, thanks to Nova Covert Ops we’ve got the answer.

Nova Covert Ops is a must for StarCraft II fans, and as it's currently on sale for $21.95 on Battle.net, it's definitely worth checking out over the holiday break.

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