The singleplayer arc of the gameplay is both a great place to learn your craft for your multiplayer pursuits, and like reading a fantasy epic, all in one. Even if you never have plans to play this game against another human, what you learn here will stand you in good stead when you try and take on the computer in a skirmish match; you'll need all the help you can get! The singleplayer campaign follows a forced path - you start with the humans (you can do a 3-level training campaign as Orcs first, if you want to), move on to the undead and so on - the story that ties all the races together unfolding as you go. The story is told mostly using in-game cinematic sequences but there are occasional FMV sequences too, the quality of which is at a level that only Blizzard seem to be able to deliver - truly spectacular. As the story unfolds, there are twists and turns aplenty - make sure you play this without knowing what happens, for maximum enjoyment!