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Well worth the wait

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 22 / 28
Date: April 30, 2000
Author: Amazon User

Everything Blizzard makees turns into gold. Whether it be Warcraft, Starcraft or the original Diablo, every game is amazing.The same holds true for Daiblo 2. The 3 years it took to develop is well worth it. The game is engrossing and amazingly fun to play. It spans an epic 4 disks and will take you forever to beat. Add to that the best multiplayer in a game I have seen yet and you have an automatic game of the year. The extra features of the speacial edition are cool, but it really comes down to if you want the programers autorapphs and a dvd movie. I dont, but its up to you. I know one thing, and thats that this masterpeice of a game is well worth your time and money with a great story, amazing graphics and hours of gameplay. This badboy will be a force to be reckoned with.

Take it from a beta tester...

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 9 / 9
Date: May 05, 2000
Author: Amazon User

You need this game! As one of Blizzard's closed beta testers, I have been playing an online beta version of the first Act for about a month now and the game is incredible.

Despite being in 640 by 480 resolution, Diablo II is graphically astounding even on a larger monitor. The light sourcing, environmental effects, and spell effects are nothing short of stunning. The gameplay is addictive. Once you've played online, you'll find yourself losing hours of sleep as you play "Just one more game..." with your internet pals.

With 5 characters to choose from, there's something here to suit everybody's tastes. With rare, collectable items involved in the game; trading between players online will prove to be a very interesting aspect in Diablo 2. These special classes of weapons/armor coupled with randomly generated Wilderness/Dungeon areas and 3 difficulty levels will make for hours of gameplay beyond your initial trip through the world of D2.

On top of all this, the 'Hardcore' option allows daring gamers to create special characters who only live once online. (As opposed to standard characters who can die, but are revived in town.)

Hardcore characters play exactly the same as standard characters, but once you're killed you stay that way. In the beta test, it has been proven that the death of a well known high level Hardcore character sends ripples through the online community as people begin to realize they too are mortal...

As far as buying the Collector's Edition over the regular version of Diablo 2, I'd say it's worth the extra cash for the included Soundtrack CD alone. Blizzard's composers have proved with each successive game that they make some of the best music in the industry. The music from this game is no exception to that rule.

Obviously, the small space allowed to me for this review cannot possibly do this game justice so for more information you might want to drop by the unofficial homepage . . .

All that, and TWO bags of chips

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 10 / 11
Date: December 18, 2000
Author: Amazon User

I was one of the lucky few to recieve this product back when it was first offered. The soundtrack was excellent, as was the DVD. Even though the DVD only showed the 5 movies of each act [Including Epilogue], it also has several trailers, including Warcraft III, Starcraft and Brood Wars, and a few others.

Unfortunately, the add-in "build your own dungeon" was not to my liking. Fine for its own spinoff, but Dungeons and Dragons is not all about just killing. I feel a lot of roleplaying may be lost... but maybe that's just me.

All in all, an excellent purchase.

Im hooked on Diablo 2 like its morphine!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 7 / 8
Date: June 10, 2000
Author: Amazon User

Playing it for the first time, I found it performed very well on my P2-300, 64MB RAM. It look plays even better on a 3dfx card. It begins with an amazing cinematic sequence that fills many of the plot gaps for those unfamiliar with Diablo I. The actual gameplay is the same system of mouse commands, the interface very similar, but less obtrusive (eg. when talking to somebody, the text is not screen-sized, but specific to the part of the screen in which that character is located). The level upgrade system is more logical, less mathematical. The weapons actually appear diffirent when you hold them - a short sword is not identical to a dagger when weilded by the character. I haven't had a chance to play all the characters (the game is VERY long), but they seem very distinct, with varying, but well balanced strangths and weaknesses. As before, however, the general tradeoff is speed and magic for brute strength.

I've come across 100's of distinct weapons, armor, and magic items in the first level only, so I guess there may be 1000 or even more! The soundtrack is eerie and differs in each level. The sounds of dripping water and moaning add true realism to this game when played late at night!

The graphics are far from state of the art, but very decent (I assume this was either 1) to keep the size of the game down or 2) because it's been in production for so long), and I found myself grateful for my 3Dfx card, which greatly smooths out the gameplay (I don't know if it is neccessary on a faster machine, but it is supported nevertheless).

This game is the crowning jewel of my collection. From the depth of the storyline which is, literally years in the making, to the subtle wit and plot twists that are so obviously showing of hard work and dedication. I this is a game i will be playing for a long time. Buy it now!

Golems & Skeleton Mages!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 8 / 10
Date: December 18, 2000
Author: Amazon User

This is not the ordinary version of Diablo II that is usually seen on the shelves in stores. The box alone is almost twice the size of the normal. With this version, you get a few extra items. Among them, is the CD, which has the background music from the game. It is best described as mood music, with an eerie feeling to it. Another item you get is the DVD, which has all the cut scenes on it. My recommendation is not to watch this until you have beaten the game in normal difficulty. It will be a spoiler if you do.

As my friend said, this collector's edition will haunt your room if you keep the box in sight. It almost seems as though the box is looking at you in the darkness enticing you to play it. Be warned though about Diablo II... it is known to be addictive, causing countless hours of sleeplessness, possible relationship problems with your significant other, not to mention your job security. If you can withstand the temptations, it's a lot of fun to destroy Diablo & enjoy a good multiplayer game with your friends.

A definite 5 star!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 4 / 6
Date: June 08, 2000
Author: Amazon User

Okay, you may be thinking, "Oh, here's another guy who's going to tell us all about a game that hasn't even come out yet." You're right but, I am a beta tester. You see, I am a Stress Test Beta Tester which means that I am testing the Battle.net capabilities for Diablo II. Now, the beta only holds the barbarian as the character of choice and there are only two quests to beat but, from what I've seen, if the barbarian was the only playable character in the game, the product would be worth buying. I'm guessing that there will be about 6 quests per act, there are four acts, this means 24 quests per character. There are 5 characters, multiply this by the 24 quests and you have 120 quests! Wow! Plus, there are so many skill upgrades and ways to change your weapons. That's quite alot of stuff in one game. So far, the only problem I have with the game is that the servers are not quite perfected but, this is the reason for a Stress Test, to TEST the servers. This game is

amazing now and will be amazing when the time comes to release the full version. Hopefully, everyone will rethink their decision for giving this game less than a 5 star rating. Also, has Blizzard ever put out a bad game? I think not! The Warcraft sereis, Diablo, and the Starcraft series! I can't wait until Warcraft III comes out, and there will probably be a Starcraft II, also! Whenever Blizzard makes a product, I, as a customer, will purchase knowing that I have bought a game I will enjoy and that will last me a long time. Thank you Blizzard for all your hard work over the past years and here's to more years of making enjoyable games!

Diablo II RULES

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 2 / 5
Date: November 20, 2001
Author: Amazon User

If you don't already have Diablo II, GET IT! It will provide hours of fun for all players. I hope you enjoy this game!

Boring

2 Rating: 2, Useful: 3 / 21
Date: July 06, 2001
Author: Amazon User

I don't care for any of the Diablo games. If you want a game that you have to click your mouse button 50 times to kill a guy, buy this game. Overall, there are alot of better games to buy for your $60 bucks

Diablo 2 is AWESOME

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 4
Date: October 31, 2001
Author: Amazon User

THE BEST RPG GAME I EVER PLAYED!!!

Read all the other 5-star reviews, I am pretty sure it's all cover there.

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