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Rating:  - Amazingly addictive
Diablo II is A hack-n-slash RPG with surprising depth. The gameplay is fast and furious that either hooks you for life or leaves you cold. The skill point system is amazing, allowing for a huge variety of character variations, there is 5 classes in the original and 7 in the expansion pack but each class has hundreds of ways to play. For example you can be a druid with brute force, become the werewolf and attack enemies with speed and power or you can summon animals to do your bidding but not with the same character. It's the character variation and the will to make the best character possible that keeps you coming back. It also packs the original, which is a big plus, if you get bored of the second go old school with the original. But be warned, If you get hooked on this game there is no turning back. Shop wisely. If you have grades or a social life to worry about steer clear of this game. It sucks your time like a black hole. But it's a compelling and extremely entertaining black hole.
Rating:  - Back in my buddy's Rec Room
Firing up Diablo II takes me back to my early days of D&D. I recently recevied the game from my cousin who has been a hardcore Diablo fan since Day One.The Battle Chest is a great value. Although I've been slashing my way through D2, I just found out that a friend plays D1 online at BattleNet. Lucky for me, and others who've discovered the Battle Chest, I've got both games. As many others have pointed out, the interface is rather intuitive. I've played D2 online for the most part. Starting out is a real challenge. If you're killed with no backup weapons back in town, you need to trudge out and reclaim your posessions barehanded. And the fiends who inhabit the Diablo landscape aren't going to make it easy for you. As characters develop, they really do take on their own personality. As you "level up" you decide where skill points will be distributed. Will you focus on lightning skills, or become the master of two handed axe wielding ? Its up to you. Lots of todays teens will easily get drawn into the adventuring, to be sure. But for for the old-school adventurers who yearn to dig out their 20-sided die one more time, give Diablo a whirl.
Rating: - Now THIS is my kind of video game...
...And it's a GREAT value!! To tell you the truth, I haven't played it a whole lot, so I can't rattle off all sorts of neat facts, but I can tell you it kicks the "you know what" (...) out of most games.The graphics are improved with the expansion pack included, allowing you to have 800x600 resolution even on the original Diablo II, which is cool. There are two new character classes, and they are both welcome additions. Act V with 6 new quests I believe, is on the expansion pack. Like I said before, this is a...value. At first, I bought Diablo II for [$$]. Then I planned on buying Lord of Destruction for another [$$], but then it hit me...that, my friends, is a [joke]!! I got my money back for Diablo II, and then bought the battle chest which includes Diablo, Diablo II, Diablo II: Lord of Destruction, and an awesome strategy guide...but the best part is....IT'S [$$] LESS THAN THE DIABLO II + EXPANSION PACK COMBO!! Go for the battle chest, it's worth every penny.
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