StarCraft on iPad Rumor Shot Down
There was some rumor going around about original Starcraft appearing on iPad. The rumor picked up some steam with Blizzard announcing Mac version of Starcraft 2 beta launch. Even with the slow development cycle, the iPad owners had hoped to see the original hit on their device. Recently, Dustin Browder, the lead designer for Starcraft 2, shot down the rumor stating that they are not working on porting original Starcraft for iPad. He states that they are not actively developing for iPad.
The primary reason for the lack of iPad release seems to be control issue. Blizzard is primarily known for developing for PC community. Only time they strayed away from PC was the Starcraft version on N64. Even so, it wasn’t received all that well. The iPad’s main control of touch screen scheme isn’t suited well for Blizzards RTS games. Browder seems to think that they cannot accurately and faithfully replicate the overall control scheme of the Starcraft without the use of keyboard and mouse.