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1. Diablo II
Developer:
Blizzard Entertainment
Publisher: Blizzard Entertainment
Will it Run on Vista? Yes
Still Available? Yes
Widely hailed as the greatest action RPG of all time,
Diablo II has legions of clones and followers, but none have come close to gripping the enthusiasts as much as Blizzard's powerhouse. You can get both
Diablo II and its expansion,
Lord of Destruction, plus strategy guides, at the link above for $40.
The game features five character types, each with its own range of abilities, but it's the interface that made
Diablo II, and its predecessor
Diablo, what they are. So move, you simply click. To attack, click. You can access various functions like a map or your special abilities through hotkeys?or you can click
While
Diablo had something of a story,
Diablo II is far more plot-driven, involving taking on evil itself, and takes place throughout four acts.
Lord of Destruction adds two character classes, a new campaign, and much more to the mix.
Keeping
Diablo II alive, besides its core gameplay, is a host of mods. You can find them all over the Web simply by wielding the power of Google, but a good place to start is
Diablo II Sector's
Mods directory. You'll also find hacks, bots, and many more downloadables for the game
Of course, single-player gaming only goes so far, and Blizzard still supports
Diablo II multiplayer via
Battle.net. And there's still a thriving
Diablo II community, playing and trading items with their Realms characters (as opposed to "Open" or locally-stored characters). Even as
Diablo III is in development, don't look for
Diablo II to fade away just yet. The upcoming sequel doesn't yet have a release date. If you crave action-RPG clickety-click frenetic gaming, look no further than
Diablo II."
But we'll probably stop playing it as soon as D3 comes out. I am taking three days off of life when it comes out.
but on battlenet right now there are 33, 008 users playing right now xD
also there are 21, 782 games being played
if thats a dead game then what could possibly be a active game XD
Totally agree with that above statement! (Wait till the release of the patch and check that number)
Anyways, I have played Diablo and Diablo 2 off and on since they were both released. Even in a span of playing for a year or two straight, and no matter how long its been, I have always been back
I actually havent played in a few years, but all of the hype for D3 got me back into D2, and then I heard about the 1.13 patch. So now, I have been waiting since March to play again...and the wait is killing me, I wish they would get on the ball with it...I want to play!
I have to disagree here...Diablo 1 set the scene and was an instant classic and is defneitly qualified to be considered a legend-- IT was birth of diablo. In fact in my opinion it was better than d2.
What i loved about it so much was the dark feel to the game, I used to be generally scared when i was a kid to enter the catherdral...and to come out with a new axe was the most exciting thing in the world.
d2 has its better qualities and continuation of the story, but doesnt have that dark feel to it.
both instant classics, cant wait for d3.