What means in Unity3d 4.5 can create a "ground" for a 2d game (top view)?

Question

Unity

I started developing a 2d game, I chose Unity3d as the engine. I am new to game development. This game will have a top view. I can't figure out how to create a land? What GameObject to use for this? I wanted to use terrain but it is not visible in the 2d plane. Maybe a Cube will do?

Answer 1

Use a Sprite or similar object from a 3rd party 2d engine (2dToolkit for example).
unity3d.com/learn/tutorials/modules/beginner/2d/2d... - a set of 2D engine tutorials from Unity