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  Diablo 2 - :: DIABLO2.BATTLENET.PL :: - strona o Diablo 2 oraz Diablo2 Lord of Destruction
Ostatnimi czasy o serii Diablo coraz głośniej i coraz częściej słychać w sieci i magazynach branży elektroniczno rozrywkowej.
Czy tym samym oznaczać będzie to zaanonsowanie prac nad Diablo III podczas WWI 2008 w Paryżu i późniejsze pokazy podczas BlizzConu?
(...) Zdarzyło się to tysiące lat przed Diablo I i pokazuje czym jest świat Diablo.
diablo2.battlenet.pl   (2267 words)

  
  Diablo (computer game) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Unlike Diablo II and other games that strictly differentiate between classes, character's abilities are not unique; a warrior can use the same spells as a sorcerer, while a sorcerer can use an axe.
Diablo, an incredibly powerful demon, is the Lord of Terror and one of the Three Prime Evils of Hell, who had been imprisoned in a Soulstone and buried in caverns deep beneath the town of Tristram.
Diablo may have a body now, but he is nowhere near his full power, so he bides his time and summons countless hordes of demons and infests the whole underground complex, claiming the new region of Hell as his own personal lair.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Diablo_(computer_game)   (6351 words)

  
 RPGFan Reviews - Diablo II
Diablo II proves to be just as addictive as the original, while offering gamers more of what they wanted.
Diablo II improves somewhat on this, as there is a decent plot that develops as you quest.
Unlike Diablo, the quests in Diablo II are all available in both single player and multiplayer games, so it's largely a matter of preference as to which you prefer to play.
www.rpgfan.com /reviews/diablo2/Diablo_2.html   (2871 words)

  
 Diablo II - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Diablo II may be played as a single player game, multi-player via a LAN, or multi-player via Battle.net, with the latter being the most popular.
The hero then takes Diablo's soulstone (a device that is used to bind the soul of any demon or angel) and puts it into his own body, hoping to contain his soul for all eternity.
Diablo is determined to free them from their incarceration.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Diablo_II   (7150 words)

  
 Mac OS Journal - September 2000
In Diablo II by Blizzard Entertainment, your job is to follow Diablo and to find out what he wants and, of course, to stop him at all costs.
Diablo II is designed much like its predecessor, controlling your character through towns, cemeteries, fields, and underground structures.
Diablo II is designed with OpenGL, Glide, and RAVE in mind to take advantage of powerful graphics processors out their for some of the best lighting effects that I've seen in a real time game.
www.macosjournal.com /issues/0009/rev.diablo2.shtml   (2390 words)

  
 Diablo II Encyclopedia Article @ 216.92.85.60   (Site not responding. Last check: )
Diablo II also has a number of other features that enhance gameplay.
At the end of Diablo, Diablo, the Lord of Terror, was defeated.
In the opening scene of Diablo II, Marius, the narrator of the story, witnesses the hero (known as the Dark Wanderer) totally lose control, unleashing the demons of hell upon a tavern.
216.92.85.60 /encyclopedia/Diablo_II   (7203 words)

  
 Havas Press Release - 27 June 2000
Diablo II returns to a world of dark fantasy.
"Diablo II has known extensive press coverage over the last few years in both the print and on-line media, and this, in turn has fuelled the fires of anticipation for the gaming community", stated Frazer Nash PR Manager for Games at Havas Interactive UK.
"Diablo II may have taken a few years to arrive but judging by the response over the last few months from the closed Beta and open Beta testing, fans old and new all agree it is worth waiting for".
www.diabloii.net /pressdesk/havaspr-27June00.htm   (382 words)

  
 GameOver - Diablo 2 (c) Blizzard Entertainment
Diablo’s battle.net play was plagued by cheaters who used hacks to modify their characters to ridiculous levels and abilities.
Diablo 2 is not a RPG; it is not a game with a deep plot that will have you guessing until the end.
Diablo 2 is an action packed game where you run around like a wild man (or wild woman) slaughtering any evildoer foolish enough to get in your way.
www.game-over.net /review/july2000/diablo2/index.html   (2764 words)

  
 Gamasutra - Features - "Postmortem: Blizzard Entertainment's Diablo II" [10.25.00]
Where Diablo had three different armor "looks" for each character, Diablo II would use a component system to generate hundreds of variations.
The Diablo II team comprised three main groups: programming, character art (everything that moves), and background art (everything that doesn't move), with roughly a dozen members each.
Almost all of Diablo II's in-game and cinematic art was constructed and rendered in 3D Studio Max, while textures and 2D interface elements were created primarily with Photoshop.
www.gamasutra.com /features/20001025/schaefer_01.htm   (786 words)

  
 Diablo 2 | Lord of Destruction | Diablo II - Novinky
Právì vyhodnocená anketa se týkala toho, zda se nám líbily, a zda vùbec èteme, Diablo knihy.
Jelikož nyní hraji Diablo na notebooku, vadilo mnì, že se pøi zapnutí MH automaticky vypnou stíny apod.
Každopádnì nìjaká ta Diablo komunita tu stále je, a vypadá to, že i bude.
diablo2lod.diablo3.cz   (1279 words)

  
 Diablo II (pc: 2000): Reviews
Diablo II isn't a perfect game - the save system and battle.net are the two major issues we had, though we are still baffled by the lackluster graphics.
Diablo II is simply one of the most potent drugs of the year 2000.
What Diablo II lacks in visuals, it makes up for in music, as the appropriately selected and highly engaging tunes never fail to live up to the moment and truly serve to immerse the player.
www.metacritic.com /games/platforms/pc/diablo2   (1356 words)

  
 Diablo II for PC video game review and cheats
The Hero has now become the reincarnation of Diablo himself and is bent on freeing his two lesser brothers, Baal and Mephisto.
The gameplay in Diablo II is very similar to the original; fans of Diablo are going to feel at home almost immediately.
The graphics engine in Diablo II is a significantly upgraded version of what was used in Diablo.
www.gamezilla.com /reviews/d/diablo2.asp   (1357 words)

  
 Review: Diablo II
All of this means that in terms of replayability, Diablo II is a bonanza.
Diablo II plays out on a much grander stage, and this gives a much broader sweep to the story and gameplay experience.
Diablo II is the kind of game that gives sequels a good name.
www.justadventure.com /reviews/Diablo_II/Diablo_II.shtm   (1205 words)

  
 Apple - Games - Diablo II
It’s been a few years since Diablo was released by Blizzard Entertainment —; long enough for the game to reap major industry awards (including Game of the Year) and amass a rabid following of fans.
Diablo was sufficiently intriguing to keep people at their computers for a long time — and keep them coming back for more.
Download patches that make Diablo II and Diablo II: Lord of Destruction Expansion Set compatible with Mac OS X. Many more enhancements.
www.apple.com /games/articles/2000/04/diablo2   (443 words)

  
 Salon.com Technology | The Diablo II fashion show
Diablo II, despite its meticulously rendered dungeons and groovaliciously vile undead, isn't aimed solely at gore-meisters obsessed with the efficient annihilation of Hell-spawn.
But if Diablo II's popularity is any guide, the gaming population may also represent a hitherto-untapped market for purses, cowboy boots and opera gloves -- provided these items come adorned with the proper gothic/get-medieval-on-your-ass embroidery.
Diablo II still doesn't display the kind of in-game narrative creativity that would truly capture the open-ended Dungeons & Dragons feel.
archive.salon.com /tech/feature/2000/07/07/diablo_ii   (816 words)

  
 GameSpy.com - Reviews: Diablo II: Lord of Destruction
Diablo II's popularity is as strong as ever, and Blizzard plans to keep it that way for some time.
Diablo provided three classes that were disappointedly similar; Diablo II solves this with the creation of five all-new classes, each with varied spells, abilities, and strategies.
As was hinted in the ending movie of Diablo II, Baal, the surviving brother of the three Prime Evils, walks the earth in the demonically twisted form of a powerful ancient Horadric mage.
archive.gamespy.com /reviews/july01/d2lod   (572 words)

  
 Intervue Digest Article: Diablo II Hints and Tips
Diablo II is strictly a character development game, you're not presented with many paths or other RPG elements.
Diablo II is awesome and if you're into hack and slash games you'll enjoy every step of the way.
If you have visited a planet site before then Diablo II should be pretty easy to navigate with its sidebars on both sides of the main screen and links across the top.
www.eqp.com /pubs/id/idsbDiablo2.asp   (1596 words)

  
 Diablo II on CD-ROM from CDAccess.com
As one of five distinct character types, explore the world of Diablo II -- journey across distant lands, fight new villains, discover new treasures and uncover ancient mysteries, all in the quest to stop the Lord of Terror, once and for all...
Diablo II not only repeats those basic tenets of structure; it surpasses most (as a sequel should).
The additions made over the original game may seem small on the surface, since the gameplay is essentially the same, but it's the small touches combined in one package that offers as good a gaming value as you could ever ask for.
www.cdaccess.com /html/pc/diablo2.htm   (1523 words)

  
 Sharky Extreme - Games - First Glimpse: Diablo II
It ought to be as Diablo II is more or less just "more of the same".
So far only 3dfx accelerators will be supported so if you're really, really interested in Diablo II I'd suggest you throw a 3dfx board in your system sometime soon, be it a Voodoo 2 or Voodoo 3.
Diablo II will of course herald its online play and you can join Internet games via Blizzard's Battle.net or just play over a local LAN connection.
www.sharkyextreme.com /games/glimpses/blizzard/diablo2   (408 words)

  
 Amazon.co.uk: Diablo II (Win): PC & Video Games: Pc CD Rom   (Site not responding. Last check: )
Diablo 2 opens with a vivid animated vision of that mad, doomed hero, who unwittingly spreads chaos as he moves towards a fate of Diablo's choosing.
Diablo, lord of terror, and youngest of the three prime evils, awoke from his long sleep beneath the dark earth.
Knowing full well that Diablo's spirit could never be truly destroyed, the hero made the noblest sacrifice of all--casting his soul and his very sanity aside, the hero took the spirit of Diablo into himself, hoping that his own strength of will could contain the demon within.
www.amazon.co.uk /exec/obidos/ASIN/B00004UD54   (2263 words)

  
 Diablo II for PC - Diablo II PC Game - Diablo II Computer Game
While its graphics appear somewhat dated, Diablo II has incredible replay value, and most importantly, it offers a lot of addictive gameplay in either the single-player or the multiplayer mode.
Diablo is the best game to come out in the past year, and you should own a copy.
As one of five distinct character types, explore the world of Diablo II--journey across distant lands, fight new villains, discover new treasures, and uncover ancient mysteries, all in the quest to stop the Lord of Terror, once and for all.
www.gamespot.com /pc/rpg/diablo2/index.html   (561 words)

  
 GameStats: Diablo II
Diablo II The story unfolds in four Acts, one for each major town.
From the ruined town of Tristam, you venture forth to vanquish the evil presence of Andariel in the Monastery of the Sisters of the Sightless Eye, nestled in the frozen steppes.
Diablo II is four times larger than the original, includes five character classes, addition of 3D graphics support, day/night cycles, weather effects, hordes of enemies, as well as tons more weapons, armor, spells, items, and more.
www.gamestats.com /objects/010/010629   (303 words)

  
 PlanetDiablo - A Member of the GameSpy Network
Diablo II & LoD Realm Character Guardian - A very small download, yet a useful utility for managing Realm characters so that the 90 day timer doesn't run out, preventing the characters you don't play often from being removed by the Battle.Net servers automatically.
Diablo II Encyclopedia - A large program allowing you to reference many statistics and information about Diablo II.
Diablo II Character Planner V2.2.1 (697 kB) - A wonderful utility to plan your distribution of skill points for your Diablo II character.
www.planetdiablo.com /diablo2/files   (986 words)

  
 Diablo, Hellfire, and Diablo II
The original Diablo developed and published by Blizzard Entertainment and released just after Christmas 1996.
Diablo II After playing Darkstone to stave off the Diablo withdrawals (sorry, but Darkstone is no Diablo), I was early in line to pre-order a copy of Diablo II Collector's Edition.
Blizzard's own Arreat Summit has all the latest information on the Diablo II world, including equipment, magic items and just about everything a good adventurer needs to know.
www.u.arizona.edu /~trw/games/diablo.htm   (330 words)

  
 Diablo II (2000) (VG)   (Site not responding. Last check: )
Diablo, the Lord of Terror, now seeks to free his demonic brothers.
At least I think that's how long I spent playing Diablo II in every spare moment I could find, I'm not sure, I kinda lost track of time for a bit.
Diablo II is disarmingly addictive and it comes as a breath of fresh air in a crowded field of first person shooters and real time strategies that after a while begin to blend together in mimetic mediocrity.
www.imdb.com /title/tt0258523   (462 words)

  
 Compare Prices and Read Reviews on Diablo 2 for Windows at Epinions.com
Diablo II is based closely off its predecessor, Diablo.
Diablo II exploits the concept of rewarding hard work with interesting and powerful items.
Diablo II has the widest array of items and equipment I have ever seen in a video game.
www.epinions.com /content_125883354756   (2596 words)

  
 Diablo 2 Overview - Planet Diablo
Diablo II is a bit more story driven than its predecessor.
Diablo II gives you the choice of fighting the Three as one of five classes.
A few technical problems have reared their ugly head in Diablo II, and we have the info you need to beat them back to the depths of Hell.
www.planetdiablo.com /diablo2   (598 words)

  
 AVault | PC | Diablo II Review   (Site not responding. Last check: )
With this in mind, it's not difficult to understand how the long-awaited Diablo II has generated legendary amounts of hype, lending itself as one of the most anticipated sequels of all time.
This left Baal, the Lord of Destruction, Mephisto, the Lord of Hatred, and Diablo, the Lord of Terror to ravage the lands with unholy impunity.
With the country's defenders either dead or corrupted, the former Hero possessed, and with Deckard Cain -- the last of the Horadrim -- missing, the land is in desperate need for someone to reclaim it from the horrific clutches of evil.
www.avault.com /reviews/review_temp.asp?game=diablo2   (1075 words)

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