Uploaded September 2008 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
The opening cinematic for the 1995 PC game Warcraft II: Tides of Darkness in the highest quality possible extracted from the newer version Warcraft II: Battle.net Edition.
The story picks up from the end of the Orc campaign of Warcraft I: Orcs and Humans where the invading Horde conquers Azeroth while its survivors as seen in this cinematic have retreated north of The Great Sea to Lordaeron and the Orcish Horde have followed them. North of Azeroth there is also Khaz Modan and Quel'thalas. The Alliance is formed with the coming of The Tides of Darkness.
Warcraft 2 was Blizzard's first hit. A legendary strategy game that took all gamers by storm. it sold over 3 million copies, this game was the foundation that made blizzard as big as they are now.
The opening cinematic for the 1995 PC game Warcraft II: Tides of Darkness in the highest quality possible extracted from the newer version Warcraft II: Battle.net Edition.
The story picks up from the end of the Orc campaign of Warcraft I: Orcs and Humans where the invading Horde conquers Azeroth while its survivors as seen in this cinematic have retreated north of The Great Sea to Lordaeron and the Orcish Horde have followed them. North of Azeroth there is also Khaz Modan and Quel'thalas. The Alliance is formed with the coming of The Tides of Darkness.
Warcraft 2 was Blizzard's first hit. A legendary strategy game that took all gamers by storm. it sold over 3 million copies, this game was the foundation that made blizzard as big as they are now.
![Warcraft II Music - Human Theme 2 [HD]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/_6oSGMLX6c4/mqdefault.jpg "Warcraft II Music - Human Theme 2 [HD]
Extracted from Warcraft II Battle.net Edition in high quality.")
![Zerg Theme 1 [HD]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/aUlijci4h8g/mqdefault.jpg "Zerg Theme 1 [HD]
Starcraft soundtrack, first Zerg theme.")
