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with <a href="/wiki/World_of_Warcraft:_Beyond_the_Dark_Portal" class="mw-redirect" title="World of Warcraft: Beyond the Dark Portal">World of Warcraft: Beyond the Dark Portal</a>.</div> <p class="mw-empty-elt"> </p> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1257001546">.mw-parser-output .infobox-subbox{padding:0;border:none;margin:-3px;width:auto;min-width:100%;font-size:100%;clear:none;float:none;background-color:transparent}.mw-parser-output .infobox-3cols-child{margin:auto}.mw-parser-output .infobox .navbar{font-size:100%}@media screen{html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .infobox-full-data:not(.notheme)>div:not(.notheme)[style]{background:#1f1f23!important;color:#f8f9fa}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .infobox-full-data:not(.notheme) div:not(.notheme){background:#1f1f23!important;color:#f8f9fa}}@media(min-width:640px){body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table{display:table!important}body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table>caption{display:table-caption!important}body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table>tbody{display:table-row-group}body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table tr{display:table-row!important}body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table th,body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table td{padding-left:inherit;padding-right:inherit}}</style><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1117680521">.mw-parser-output .ib-video-game .infobox-label{white-space:nowrap;padding-right:0.65em}.mw-parser-output .ib-video-game .infobox-above{font-style:italic}</style><p><i><b>Warcraft II: Beyond the Dark Portal</b></i> is an <a href="/wiki/Expansion_pack" title="Expansion pack">expansion pack</a> for the <a href="/wiki/Real-time_strategy" title="Real-time strategy">real-time strategy</a> video game <i><a href="/wiki/Warcraft_II:_Tides_of_Darkness" title="Warcraft II: Tides of Darkness">Warcraft II: Tides of Darkness</a></i> for MS-DOS, Microsoft Windows and Macintosh. It was developed by <a href="/wiki/Blizzard_Entertainment" title="Blizzard Entertainment">Blizzard Entertainment</a> and <a href="/wiki/Cyberlore_Studios" class="mw-redirect" title="Cyberlore Studios">Cyberlore Studios</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-troubled_development_3-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-troubled_development-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and published by Blizzard in North America and Europe in 1996. It requires the full version of the original game to run and adds new story campaigns and multiplayer maps. The expansion was later released alongside <i>Tides of Darkness</i> for the <a href="/wiki/PlayStation_(console)" title="PlayStation (console)">PlayStation</a> and <a href="/wiki/Sega_Saturn" title="Sega Saturn">Sega Saturn</a> in 1997 as <i>Warcraft II: The Dark Saga</i>, and was included in the <i>Warcraft II: Battle.net Edition</i> for Windows PC and Macintosh in 1999. </p><table class="infobox ib-video-game hproduct"><tbody><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-above fn">Warcraft II: Beyond the Dark Portal</th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-image"><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Frameless"><a href="/wiki/File:Warcraftii-beyond-the-dark-portal-cover-art.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/c/cd/Warcraftii-beyond-the-dark-portal-cover-art.jpg/220px-Warcraftii-beyond-the-dark-portal-cover-art.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="278" class="mw-file-element" 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title="Computing platform">Platform(s)</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Macintosh" class="mw-redirect" title="Macintosh">Macintosh</a>, <a href="/wiki/MS-DOS" title="MS-DOS">MS-DOS</a>, <a href="/wiki/PlayStation_(console)" title="PlayStation (console)">PlayStation</a>, <a href="/wiki/Sega_Saturn" title="Sega Saturn">Sega Saturn</a>, <a href="/wiki/Microsoft_Windows" title="Microsoft Windows">Microsoft Windows</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Release</th><td class="infobox-data"><b>Windows, Mac OS</b> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1126788409"><div class="plainlist"><ul><li><span style="font-size:97%;"><a href="/wiki/North_America" title="North America">NA</a>:</span> May 16, 1996<sup id="cite_ref-portalrelease_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-portalrelease-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li><li><span style="font-size:97%;"><a href="/wiki/Europe" title="Europe">EU</a>:</span> 1996</li></ul></div> <b>PlayStation, Saturn</b><br><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1126788409"><div class="plainlist"><ul><li><span style="font-size:97%;"><a href="/wiki/North_America" title="North America">NA</a>/<a href="/wiki/Europe" title="Europe">EU</a>:</span> August 20, 1997<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li></ul></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Video_game_genre" title="Video game genre">Genre(s)</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Real-time_strategy" title="Real-time strategy">Real-time strategy</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Mode(s)</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Single-player" class="mw-redirect" title="Single-player">Single-player</a>, <a href="/wiki/Multiplayer" class="mw-redirect" title="Multiplayer">multiplayer</a></td></tr></tbody></table> <div id="toc" class="toc" role="navigation" aria-labelledby="mw-toc-heading"><input type="checkbox" role="button" id="toctogglecheckbox" class="toctogglecheckbox" style="display:none"><div class="toctitle" lang="en" dir="ltr"><h2 id="mw-toc-heading">Contents</h2><span class="toctogglespan"><label class="toctogglelabel" for="toctogglecheckbox"></label></span></div> <ul> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-1"><a href="#Story"><span class="tocnumber">1</span> <span class="toctext">Story</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-2"><a href="#New_features"><span class="tocnumber">2</span> <span class="toctext">New features</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-3"><a href="#Development"><span class="tocnumber">3</span> <span class="toctext">Development</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-4"><a href="#Reception"><span class="tocnumber">4</span> <span class="toctext">Reception</span></a></li> <li 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</span> </div><section class="mf-section-1 collapsible-block" id="mf-section-1"> <p>The plot of <i>Beyond the Dark Portal</i> takes place after the events of <i>Warcraft II: Tides of Darkness</i>. The Orcs, now under the leadership of the shaman Ner'zhul, staged a new invasion of Azeroth and overwhelmed the citadel of Nethergarde, which guarded the remnants of the portal. The Alliance itself had been splintered after the Second War and Gilneas and Stromgarde had withdrawn their support. The arch-mage Khadgar summoned heroes of Azeroth, Alleria Windrunner, Danath Trollbane, Turalyon and Kurdran Wildhammer to rally the forces of the Alliance. The Horde was beaten back and Khadgar decided to take the initiative to push through the Portal into the Orcs' homeland. Before being pushed back, Ner'zhul managed to steal the spellbook of Medivh which was needed to create new Portals. </p><p>The Alliance gained a foothold and made preparations to seal the rift forever while the Orcs reorganized. Khadgar needed the spellbook of Medivh and the Skull of Gul'dan to accomplish it. They razed the Shadowmoon Citadel, seat of Ner'zhul's Shadow Council. While the Alliance army and navy only barely held out, Khadgar managed to acquire the items with help from the Laughing Skull Clan. Ner'zhul managed to open portals to the Twisting Nether and escaped through one of the new Portals. The violent energies began to destroy <a href="/wiki/Warcraft#Draenor_(Outland)" title="Warcraft">Draenor</a> and also threatened Azeroth. Khadgar destroyed the Portal on the side of Draenor to prevent harm to Azeroth, trapping the remaining Alliance forces beyond the Dark Portal in the dying land of Draenor. Khadgar and the warriors of Azeroth then entered one of the portals not knowing where it would lead to avoid being killed by the violent rifts tearing the planet apart. </p><p>After the Second War, the Alliance loses the allegiance of the elves, who accuse the Alliance of not having done enough to defend their home as well as losing the allegiance of two Human kingdoms, which advocated exterminating the remaining Orcs rather than keeping them in captivity. One Orc clan that had fought in the Second War's final battle was unaccounted for. Although the Dark Portal had been destroyed, a tear in reality hovered over the ruin. </p> </section><div class="mw-heading mw-heading2 section-heading" onclick="mfTempOpenSection(2)"><span class="indicator mf-icon mf-icon-expand mf-icon--small"></span><h2 id="New_features">New features</h2><span class="mw-editsection"> <a role="button" href="/w/index.php?title=Warcraft_II:_Beyond_the_Dark_Portal&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: New features" class="cdx-button cdx-button--size-large cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--icon-only cdx-button--weight-quiet "> <span class="minerva-icon minerva-icon--edit"></span> <span>edit</span> </a> </span> </div><section class="mf-section-2 collapsible-block" id="mf-section-2"> <p>The expansion adds two new campaigns and several multiplayer maps. The expansion also adds a new swamp tileset for the world of Draenor. </p><p>The new campaigns feature ten new heroes for <i>Warcraft</i>, five for the Alliance and five for the Horde. <i>Warcraft II: Tides of Darkness</i> had a few hero units, but these units were only marginally stronger than their basic unit and they had their own unique sayings different from their non-hero counterparts. The new heroes have increased unit statistics, making them more powerful than regular units, have their own unit portraits, and their own speech. The Alliance heroes are Alleria (Ranger), Danath (Footman), Turalyon (Paladin), Khadgar (Mage) and Kurdran (Gryphon Rider on his mount Sky'ree). The Horde heroes are Grom Hellscream (Grunt), Kargath Bladefist (Grunt), Dentarg (Ogre-Mage), Teron Gorefiend (Death Knight) and Deathwing (Dragon). While regular units of the two armies are balanced (only the spells wielded by spellcasters differ), the heroes have greater distinctions.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (April 2011)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> The Orcish heroes are more powerful than their human counterparts. The heroes are important to the story and may not be killed without resulting in the player's defeat during missions with exception of the final missions in both campaigns, and with the exception of Khadgar in the Human campaign and Teron in Orcish campaign (in the 11th mission). </p><p>The CD-ROM itself, when put into a CD player, will play the many different musical tracks from the game itself. In addition, there is a special track at the end of the disc that incorporates unit voices as well as lyrics to create a comical song entitled "I'm A Medieval Man". The song is a medieval parody or tribute song of the <i><a href="/wiki/Command_%26_Conquer" title="Command & Conquer">Command & Conquer</a></i> song "Mechanical Man", which features voices as well<sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup class="noprint Inline-Template" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Identifying_reliable_sources#User-generated_content" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:Identifying reliable sources"><span title="This reference citation appears to be to a user-generated source. (March 2021)">user-generated source</span></a></i>]</sup> alluding to the fact that <i>Warcraft</i> served as a primary competitor in real-time strategy games, the expansion being released only a year after <i>Command & Conquer</i>. </p> </section><div class="mw-heading mw-heading2 section-heading" onclick="mfTempOpenSection(3)"><span class="indicator mf-icon mf-icon-expand mf-icon--small"></span><h2 id="Development">Development</h2><span class="mw-editsection"> <a role="button" href="/w/index.php?title=Warcraft_II:_Beyond_the_Dark_Portal&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Development" class="cdx-button cdx-button--size-large cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--icon-only cdx-button--weight-quiet "> <span class="minerva-icon minerva-icon--edit"></span> <span>edit</span> </a> </span> </div><section class="mf-section-3 collapsible-block" id="mf-section-3"> <p>Following the successful release of the base game, Blizzard planned to focus development resources on <a href="/wiki/StarCraft_(video_game)" title="StarCraft (video game)"><i>StarCraft</i></a>, their next <a href="/wiki/Real-time_strategy" title="Real-time strategy">real-time strategy</a> game. As a result, they contracted the development of an expansion for <i>Warcraft II: Tides of Darkness</i> out to <a href="/wiki/Cyberlore_Studios" class="mw-redirect" title="Cyberlore Studios">Cyberlore Studios</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-troubled_development_3-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-troubled_development-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Following a milestone check-in, Blizzard deemed the project's execution subpar and cancelled their contract with Cyberlore, finishing the expansion pack themselves and releasing it in 1996. This experience led the company to prefer in-house development for future expansion packs. </p><p><i>Beyond the Dark Portal</i> was included alongside the base game in the console release <i>Warcraft II: The Dark Saga</i>, published by <a href="/wiki/Electronic_Arts" title="Electronic Arts">Electronic Arts</a> for the Sony <a href="/wiki/PlayStation_(console)" title="PlayStation (console)">PlayStation</a> and <a href="/wiki/Sega_Saturn" title="Sega Saturn">Sega Saturn</a> in 1997.<sup id="cite_ref-Fielder1997DarkSaga_5-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Fielder1997DarkSaga-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Blizzard's future titles all featured their online service <a href="/wiki/Battle.net" title="Battle.net">Battle.net</a>, used for multiplayer game hosting and matchmaking, which quickly became a large part of their success as their games grew online communities. As a result, they re-released <i>Warcraft II</i> in 1999, in a package that included the <i>Beyond the Dark Portal</i> expansion called <i>Warcraft II: Battle.net Edition</i>.<sup id="cite_ref-IGN-WC2-Battlenet_6-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-IGN-WC2-Battlenet-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> </section><div class="mw-heading mw-heading2 section-heading" onclick="mfTempOpenSection(4)"><span class="indicator mf-icon mf-icon-expand mf-icon--small"></span><h2 id="Reception">Reception</h2><span class="mw-editsection"> <a role="button" href="/w/index.php?title=Warcraft_II:_Beyond_the_Dark_Portal&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Reception" class="cdx-button cdx-button--size-large cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--icon-only cdx-button--weight-quiet "> <span class="minerva-icon minerva-icon--edit"></span> <span>edit</span> </a> </span> </div><section class="mf-section-4 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data-width="11" data-height="11" data-srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/17px-Star_full.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/22px-Star_full.svg.png 2x" data-class="mw-file-element"> </span></span></span><span typeof="mw:File"><span><noscript><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/81/Star_half.svg/11px-Star_half.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="108" data-file-height="110"></noscript><span class="lazy-image-placeholder" style="width: 11px;height: 11px;" data-src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/81/Star_half.svg/11px-Star_half.svg.png" data-alt="" data-width="11" data-height="11" data-srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/81/Star_half.svg/17px-Star_half.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/81/Star_half.svg/22px-Star_half.svg.png 2x" data-class="mw-file-element"> </span></span></span><span typeof="mw:File"><span><noscript><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/49/Star_empty.svg/11px-Star_empty.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="108" data-file-height="110"></noscript><span class="lazy-image-placeholder" style="width: 11px;height: 11px;" data-src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/49/Star_empty.svg/11px-Star_empty.svg.png" data-alt="" data-width="11" data-height="11" data-srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/49/Star_empty.svg/17px-Star_empty.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/49/Star_empty.svg/22px-Star_empty.svg.png 2x" data-class="mw-file-element"> </span></span></span></span><sup id="cite_ref-CGWReview_8-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-CGWReview-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr><td 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src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/11px-Star_full.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="108" data-file-height="110"></noscript><span class="lazy-image-placeholder" style="width: 11px;height: 11px;" data-src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/11px-Star_full.svg.png" data-alt="" data-width="11" data-height="11" data-srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/17px-Star_full.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/22px-Star_full.svg.png 2x" data-class="mw-file-element"> </span></span></span><span typeof="mw:File"><span><noscript><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/11px-Star_full.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="108" data-file-height="110"></noscript><span class="lazy-image-placeholder" style="width: 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class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr><td class="vgr-center"><i><a href="/wiki/GameSpot" title="GameSpot">GameSpot</a></i></td><td>92%<sup id="cite_ref-GSReview_10-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-GSReview-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr><td class="vgr-center"><i><a href="/wiki/All_Game_Guide" class="mw-redirect" title="All Game Guide">All Game Guide</a></i></td><td><span role="img" style="white-space:nowrap" title="4/5 stars"><span typeof="mw:File"><span title="4/5 stars"><noscript><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/11px-Star_full.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="108" data-file-height="110"></noscript><span class="lazy-image-placeholder" style="width: 11px;height: 11px;" 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src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/11px-Star_full.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="108" data-file-height="110"></noscript><span class="lazy-image-placeholder" style="width: 11px;height: 11px;" data-src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/11px-Star_full.svg.png" data-alt="" data-width="11" data-height="11" data-srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/17px-Star_full.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/22px-Star_full.svg.png 2x" data-class="mw-file-element"> </span></span></span><span typeof="mw:File"><span><noscript><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/49/Star_empty.svg/11px-Star_empty.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="108" data-file-height="110"></noscript><span class="lazy-image-placeholder" style="width: 11px;height: 11px;" data-src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/49/Star_empty.svg/11px-Star_empty.svg.png" data-alt="" data-width="11" data-height="11" data-srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/49/Star_empty.svg/17px-Star_empty.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/49/Star_empty.svg/22px-Star_empty.svg.png 2x" data-class="mw-file-element"> </span></span></span></span><sup id="cite_ref-AGGReviewMobyGames_11-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-AGGReviewMobyGames-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr><td class="vgr-center"><i><a href="/wiki/Arcane_(magazine)" class="mw-redirect" title="Arcane (magazine)">Arcane</a></i></td><td>8/10<sup id="cite_ref-Arcane8_12-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Arcane8-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr></tbody></table></div> <p><i>Warcraft II: Beyond the Dark Portal</i> released to positive reviews from critics. Awarding the expansion a 9.2 out of 10, <a href="/wiki/GameSpot" title="GameSpot">GameSpot</a>'s Ron Dulin summarized "Fans of Warcraft II are split along two fronts: there are the single-players and then there are the multi-players. But whichever side of the fence you lean toward, this is a must-have."<sup id="cite_ref-GSReview_10-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-GSReview-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In its 146th issue, <a href="/wiki/Computer_Gaming_World" title="Computer Gaming World">Computer Gaming World</a> called the game "a must-buy for any Warcraft II fan."<sup id="cite_ref-CGWReview_8-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-CGWReview-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> While pointing out the amount of content as not enough to satisfy, citing the lack of new units in particular, <a href="/wiki/GameRevolution" title="GameRevolution">GameRevolution</a> concluded that "On the whole, this is a good expansion set."<sup id="cite_ref-GRReview_9-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-GRReview-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/All_Game_Guide" class="mw-redirect" title="All Game Guide">All Game Guide</a> awarded it 4 out of 5 stars, calling it "a worthwhile expansion to an incredible game."<sup id="cite_ref-AGGReviewMobyGames_11-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-AGGReviewMobyGames-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Paul Pettengale reviewed <i>Warcraft II: Beyond the Dark Portal</i> for <i>Arcane</i> magazine, rating it an 8 out of 10 overall.<sup id="cite_ref-Arcane8_12-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Arcane8-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Pettengale comments that "this is a bargain which all <i>Warcraft ll</i> owners should snap up."<sup id="cite_ref-Arcane8_12-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Arcane8-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> </section><div class="mw-heading mw-heading2 section-heading" onclick="mfTempOpenSection(5)"><span class="indicator mf-icon mf-icon-expand mf-icon--small"></span><h2 id="Sequel">Sequel</h2><span class="mw-editsection"> <a role="button" href="/w/index.php?title=Warcraft_II:_Beyond_the_Dark_Portal&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Sequel" class="cdx-button cdx-button--size-large cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--icon-only cdx-button--weight-quiet "> <span class="minerva-icon minerva-icon--edit"></span> <span>edit</span> </a> </span> </div><section class="mf-section-5 collapsible-block" id="mf-section-5"> <p>In <i><a href="/wiki/Warcraft_III:_Reign_of_Chaos" title="Warcraft III: Reign of Chaos">Warcraft III: Reign of Chaos</a></i> it is learned that Ner'zhul was intercepted by agents of the Burning Legion and transformed into the Lich King. In <i><a href="/wiki/Warcraft_III:_The_Frozen_Throne" title="Warcraft III: The Frozen Throne">Warcraft III: The Frozen Throne</a></i> it is learned that parts of Draenor survived and are now called Outland. Remnants of the Alliance expedition appear in <i><a href="/wiki/World_of_Warcraft:_The_Burning_Crusade" title="World of Warcraft: The Burning Crusade">World of Warcraft: The Burning Crusade</a></i>.<sup id="cite_ref-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The black dragon Deathwing, who first appears in <i>Beyond the Dark Portal</i> as an ally of the orc Horde, later returns as the central antagonist of <i><a href="/wiki/World_of_Warcraft:_Cataclysm" title="World of Warcraft: Cataclysm">World of Warcraft: Cataclysm</a></i>.<sup id="cite_ref-14" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> </section><div class="mw-heading mw-heading2 section-heading" onclick="mfTempOpenSection(6)"><span class="indicator mf-icon mf-icon-expand mf-icon--small"></span><h2 id="References">References</h2><span 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