One of the most addictive game of the
decade, Diablo II
have been a huge success from Blizzard
Entertainment. It is also followed with an update namely 'Lord of
Destruction
', with a whole new Act, 2 new Character classes, and lot
more items to fill into your inventory(I mean it!). I should say no
one would get into this game on their first shot. Either your friend
should force you to play the game, or you should be really into RPG
games, to give a shot on Diablo. But once you get into it, it will be
difficult to go away.
have been a huge success from Blizzard
Entertainment. It is also followed with an update namely 'Lord of
Destruction', with a whole new Act, 2 new Character classes, and lot
more items to fill into your inventory(I mean it!). I should say no
one would get into this game on their first shot. Either your friend
should force you to play the game, or you should be really into RPG
games, to give a shot on Diablo. But once you get into it, it will be
difficult to go away.
Now what makes Diablo II so addictive? Is it the Graphics? No!
Reality? No! Its all about the Gameplay! Filled with Magic, monsters,
dungeons, and a never ending Weapon and Item list, you'd keep playing
the same act just to collect the items, and Gems specifically!(Love
the sound of it!) You have 5 Character Classes to chose with, each
with their own awesome abilities. I've completed the game with 3 of
the classes, and yet havent stopped playing it(I guess it has been 5
years since I began playing it!). The five character classes are
Amazon- you would love her if you like attacking from a distance
using Archery, Sorceress – as the name suggests, filled with Magic,
Paladin – concentrates on swords and aura's, Necromancer – with
the power to rise the undead and finally Barbarian – with brute
force to thrash up monsters.
Let me introduce you to the game; if you are an Amateur, I’d
suggest to begin with Sorceress. You begin with literally nothing in
your hands, and fight your way through monsters. As the game
progress, you collect items, sell them, buy new ones and also
increase your Experience levels in Combat. On every Experience Level
updation, you get to update one of your unique skills as well. You
can browse through these in the menu found on the bottom of the
screen. Now to survive, you need to keep track on the Red and Blue
meters which indicate you Life, and Mana(to use Magic). As the game
progresses, you get to collect Gems, which when combined with weapons
and armors give special power to them. For example Ruby adds fire
power when combined to weapons, adds fire resistance when combined to
armors, Topaz is for lightning, Sapphire for Ice, Emerald for poison
and certain other Gems as well. I’m not adding any spoilers to this article, the story itself is a charm. Play the game to find it out.
If you have tried
out this game (based on this review), as a beginner, the first thing
you would think is that Im crazy. But try on the game for a few days,
its guaranteed that you would be addicted to it. You would crave for
more powerful and more unique items, and unlock powerful Magical
moves. The world is out there, for you to explore. And keep in mind,
the world is expanding with Diablo III
to be released by 2011.
to be released by 2011.
Finally I would like to put a note on how it worked on my laptop the HP Pavilion dv6000 with specs
- Intel Core 2 Duo T5750 @2.00 GHz
- 3.00 GB Ram
- Windows Server 2008 R2 Standard(64 bit) edition
- NVIDIA Gefore 8400M GS - 1518 MB(256 Dedicated)
- 150 GB Hard Disk
