Release Date: June 29, 2000
A sequel to one of the biggest hits by Blizzard Entertainment. The plot of Diablo II follows the events of the first installment. The victory over Diablo turned out to be merely an illusion. Having possessed the body of his conqueror, Aidan, Diablo plans to unleash his brothers – Mefisto and Baal – with the purpose of enslaving the human kind once and for all. The player’s objective is to thwart the demon’s dreadful plans.
After four long years since the official release of Diablo, fans have finally received the fully fledged sequel. The development studio Blizzard North led by David Brevik, Eric Sexton, and Erich and Max Chaefer decided to keep the dark atmosphere of the original title while implementing a wide range of changes and novelties into the game’s mechanics.
The action of Diablo II for PC once again takes place in a fantastic world of Sanctuary. The victory over Diablo turned out to be merely an illusion. In reality, Diablo managed to take control over the body of his conqueror – prince Aidan. Having acquired new dose of power, he decides to free his brothers – Mefisto and Baal – and with their help enslave humanity once and for all. The player assumes the role of a hero that tries to stop the evil forces.
At the beginning of the game you can choose Amazon, Necromancer, Barbarian, Sorceress, or Paladin as the main protagonist. Each of the heroes features different attributes, skills, and combat tactics. What is characteristic for a role-playing game, during play you gain experience and develop skills along with psycho-physical factors.
The developers prepared four extensive lands to explore – with each play, they look quite differently as the game utilises a degree of random-level generation. During play the hero meets dozens of NPCs, fights thousands of enemies, and finds a variety of objects and treasures. The range of weapons and armours is very wide. Also, you can generate powerful objects with different magic properties on your own.
There are three difficulty levels in Diablo II: Normal, Nightmare, and Hell. In order to unlock another level you have to complete the game on a current difficulty setting. The game introduces co-op for up to eight players via the Internet and LAN.
The visuals have been significantly upgraded in comparison to the first part of the saga. The developers remained faithful to the graphics based on the isometric view, which was characteristic for role-playing games from that period. 3D models of characters and animated environment elements also deserve to be acknowledged. The soundtrack composed by Matt Uelmen provides an excellent background for the action on the screen.
Platforms:
PC Windows
Developer: Blizzard Entertainment
Publisher: Blizzard Entertainment
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patch Diablo II - v.1.14d - June 16, 2016
mod Diablo II - character editor 1.6 - February 2, 2001
mod Diablo II - D2SE Modmanager v.2.2.0 - November 2, 2021
mod Diablo II - savegame editor v1.7 - January 16, 2001
demo Diablo II - - January 9, 2001
mod Diablo II - Glide Wrapper v.1.4e - December 6, 2020
mod Diablo II - NTQV3 – Diablo 2 Stasher 3 v.1.0.191020 - November 3, 2019
patch Diablo II - 1.10 - April 5, 2022
demo Diablo II - Durance Of Hate (Diablo 2 UE5 Remake Demo) - January 6, 2025
System Requirements for Diablo II Video Game:
PC / Windows
Recommended System Requirements:
Pentium II 300 MHz, 32MB RAM, graphic card.
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Lord of Destruction is the first official expansion pack for Diablo II. It was developed by Blizzard North. The expansion allows the players to fight with the third Prime Evil, Baal, who gathered an army of demons and besieges the Harrogath fortress, which is located at the base of Mount Arreat. The titular Lord of Destruction tries to find the legendary Worldstone. Our job is to stop him before he manages to do so. Along with the new storyline, Diablo II: Lord of Destruction introduces two no classes, Assassin and Druid. The expansion also comes with new weapons and armors, new Horadric Cube combinations, and with items that have a chance of casting a spell when being used. Our item inventory has increased in capacity and we can change the game's resolution from VGA (640x480) to SVGA (800x600). Lord of Destruction's soundtrack was composed, like in the base game, by Matt Uelmen.
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