Diablo II (PC CD)

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Customer reviews

review by: s.vernon date: 2008-01-04 rating:
GOT A SPARE 3 MONTHS
or 4... At least I think that's how long I spent playing Diablo II in every spare moment I could find, I'm not sure, I kinda lost track of time for a bit.

The concept behind making Diablo II so popular is ridiculously simple. Make an engine that can generate nearly infinite numbers of uniquely different magical items and people will play until the end of time trying to obtain a sword or a suit of armour that's just that little bit better than what you already have.

The stories and cut scenes that drive the game forward and link the various Acts are superbly done and contribute in some way to dispelling the "nothing but a clickfest" label that the Diablo games have been cast as.

Many spells and abilities are only available at level 30 or above and to fully appreciate these players are encouraged to move on to nightmare and hell modes in order to fully develop their characters. Indeed, the most powerful weapons and items are only available in these harder game modes and because of this Diablo2's replayability factor is very high.

The 4 character classes are both well balanced and varied enough that strategies that prove effective for one character class often prove disastrous for another. While Necromancers and Barbarians are traditionally the dominant classes, Blizzard has gone some way to leveling the playing field with their patch. The introduction of the D2 expansion pack also promises to introduce more characters and levels. The future certainly looks bright.

Diablo II is disarmingly addictive and it comes as a breath of fresh air in a crowded field of first person shooters and real time strategies that after a while begin to blend together in mimetic mediocrity.

Just remember to give your mouse hand a chance to recover every couple of hours....

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review by: Evil Frog date: 2007-06-29 rating:
Awesome, but beware...
Diablo II is one of the most amaizing games on the planet. True at times it can seem ages until you level up, but the simple solution to that is just to kill more bad guys! Perfeck! Too be honest, there isn't much of a storyline. Something interesting happens; you turn up at some town; you get some random tasks to do (with lots of killing involved); you kill a big boss; something else interesting happens; you turn up at some other town. And the loop goes on. But it really doesn't matter. The game play is so involving, that you don't care why you are fighting the forces of darkness, 'cause you having too much fun doing it.
A warning however. If your getting this for a Mac that runs OS X or beyond, and has an intel Processor, there is no point buying this game. It is not supported. A real shame, as it is one of the classics. For everyone else however, BYE THIS GAME! (and the expansion if you can afford it!)
P.S. If anyone who works for Apple happen to read this, please make sure that future updates for OS X, if nothing else, allow us to play this game! Or, if anyone working for Blizzard reads this, please bring out a new edition, or a patch, or anything so we can play this beloved game!

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review by: date: 2006-04-01 rating:
Buy this now!
The best game you can get!!!!!!!!!!!!! So smeging good. ( chavs are complete smeg pots.

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review by: date: 2006-03-05 rating:
A good game
A good game but not for those that dont like a challenge... IT IS NOT EASY!!! The graphics are not the best but apart from that a great game.


review by: adammania date: 2005-10-19 rating:
Standing the test of time
I first played this in 2001, and in 2005 have come back to it and found it as immersive and as fun as ever.

It's accessible, fast, atmospheric, and still has a sizeable online community following.

This is going to steal a fair few hours of your life, and you'll be able to run it from most pc's, it being an older game.

The expansion pack is also a worthy addition, and recommended.

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