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Diablo 2 (Mac)

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After the long anxious wait, I finally have Diablo 2, and having completed the first Act, I am blown away by the depth and vast improvements this game holds over its predecessor. The original game had the magic of being somewhat simple in its scope (hack and slash your way, level by level) yet being completely addictive and plain fun. They haven't veered from that at all with Diablo 2, yet they've added so many new elements to it. The new character classes all have their own skills and abilities, far more so than the original 3. You can specialize in various offensive and defense skills and magic as you progress up the ranks. There are countless new weapons and items to find, and much more diversity in their types.

The graphics aren't leaps and bounds ahead of the original, but they nonetheless are beautiful. The second Act, in a Middle-Eastern type desert region, is breathtaking.

If you enjoyed Diablo, it's a no-brainer that you'll love the sequel. It's a clean, well-designed product with great graphics and complex yet easy-to-understand gameplay.

Without a doubt, it was well worth the 3 year wait.

First, let me say that I have been with the Macintosh since the late eighties. I always yearned to have access to the best games that my PC friends could play. Then, I happened on Diablo II. I love this game.

With this type of game, the person usually tires of it after one time through. Not with D2. I've played it three times completely through with three different characters. I still have more characters to go.

I had zero problems installing it on my G4. It wants some hard drive space and memory, but nothing out of the ordinary for this type of a game. Installation was not a problem.

If you want a thinking person's game, go elsewhere. This is pretty much a shoot anything that moves type of game and, in my opinion, the best in its class for the Mac. Hands down.

In fact, I like it SO much, I'm heading over to buy the expansion pack as soon as I sign off this review. Buy it. If you like fantasy games, you'll love this.

This game is as close as a game can get at this time to "the holy grail of gaming" where newbies find it accessible and hardcore gamers find it challenging. Part time gamers have very good access to it, (though not perfect, see some of the respawning complaints for further details) and marathon gamers can follow the singular, linear story line for days, not hours, at a time.

A warning though, this is not a game to play on your lunch hour (though I wish that I actually had a "thorns" aura on a previous job) as you will either play well past the end of your lunchtime or find that the first person you see after you quit the game you'll want to beat into unconsciousness to see how much gold pops out. Not good (no really, you can't play Diablo II in jail). Either way, this is one of the only games you will buy in your lifetime that you will be actively playing 3 YEARS from now! How can I make this claim. I actively played it's predecessor for 3 years and it was nowhere as rich in detail nor story. Some may wish for a Diablo III (which WILL happen. You don't sell 2 Million copies in the first month and NOT have a sequel of some kind) to be out by Christmas. Not me. I am happy to wait for several years so that I have the time to fully explore the rich and vast world of Diablo II. It is the only game I am currently recommending (except for a reluctant nod to Unreal Tournament for those first-person junkies, God love 'em).

i enjoyed the first diablo. and i don't have a disdain for twitch games--i fire up unreal for a botmatch more frequently than i'd like to admit. but D2, which should have been the fantasty-twitch bomb, just didn't cut it for me. perhaps it was because i've been spoiled by the baldur's gate series in the years since D1's mac release.

you can't find peaceful solutions to hostile encounters in D2 (not that you'd always want to, but BG gives you that option often enough). the D2 quests basically consist of killing heaps and mounds of evil, after you've taken off the thin veneer of back-story; fetch-this quests also boil down to simple blood-letting. you kill a spectral wraith, and you get a random item such as leather armor--doesn't make a lot of sense, since it's hard to see why an ethereal creature would carry such a thing. this is, again, in contrast to BG, in which dispatching a baddie nets you the sword he was hacking you with, or the armor he was wearing. i guess i want my fantasy adventures to make a bit of sense, magic and stuff notwithstanding.

BG lets you pick pockets, throw long-winded and sometimes intensely funny taunts at opponents before battle, cancel an enemy mage's magic with your own magic, and lead NPCs down dialogue paths to obtain more information; when talking to NPCs, you can choose to be polite or mouthy.

i'm less than halfway through the D2, but it's going to be difficult to finish; there's not a lot motivating me to go on. simply put, D2 bores me. sorry to bring this back to baldur's gate again, but i think i would have enjoyed D2 a heck of a measure more in a baldur-less world. but now there's no going back--i'd rather immerse myself in a richer, more tactical game world that might be slower-paced than slice thru another army of personality-less monsters.

Diablo -- Lord of Terror, Stealer of Time. I was almost late towork one day because I foolishly thought I could easily complete a quest and still have enough time to get ready. This game is meant to be played for hours at a time. Luckily, the experience is rewarding.

Diablo II was obviously written by people who wanted to make a fun game. It is easy to get into the game even if you've never played the original. The learning curve is relatively gentle, as challenges can increase quickly, but not before you've mastered the basics.

For Mac users, I would recommend a two-button mouse. The game is designed to take advantage of the extra button. The other nice thing about this game from a Mac-user standpoint is that it was released at nearly the same time as the Windows version...

There is plenty of blood and guts, so parents may wish to cast an informed eye on the Mature rating. It is set in a fantasy world, however, so everything should be taken in context.

All in all, a truly fun game that promises to continue to steal hours of my time. In fact, I think I've already been away from it for too long...

The game is great, graphics are slow. I have a B/W G3 400Mhz with 512MB of RAM and a Radeon Graphics Card and i can only get 15-20FPS (thats Frames Per Second) but when fighting a boss or when alot of monsters come onto the screen the FPS drops to 5-10FPS and that is totaly unplayable. I have found out that when playing Online i get 25-35FPS I dont know why but I do. So I guess what i am trying to say is if you dont have a G4 Mac then dont waste your time or money buying this game. But if you still want it please download the demo first then buy the game if you think it is OK.

OK, if your reading this your considering buying this game. Don't consider it, BUY IT! Here's a short list of the games characteristics:
- interesting quests
- completely costomizable characters
- great melee and spell combat
- incredible variation of skills
- great multiplayer capabilities (including party spells)
- good graphics and movement
- the best inventory and weopons' system I've ever seen
- very entrancing storyline
- awesome replay value

I BOUGHT THIS GAME A YEAR AGO AND I'M STILL PLAYING IT (not bored at all)

I bought Diablo II when it first came out for the Mac, and it occupied most of my free time for about three months. However, once you have 5 realm chars of all the classes to Chaos Sanctuary on Hell difficulty repeatedly, it gets boring. If you are looking for a great game to occupy yourself with for a while, get D2, but if you want a game that will last you quite some time, dont bother.

Normally, I HATE RPG's. Everytime I saw one, I avoided it like the plauge. They were just boring to me. Then, yesterday, my friend forced me to play it. It was the MOST fun game I have ever played. I tried it yesterday and I bought it today. You definitly have to get this game. Even if you hate RPG's.

okay, remember all the fun of the original diablo? Of course you do! it rocked! well, no surprise, so does the sequel! D2 is huge, impressive and nicely detailed. there are tons of monsters and bad guys. There's also no shortage of weapons, upgrades and GOLD! And, like other RPG-esque games, when your experience goes up and you level up, you can put your skill points where you want em! yeah! Multiplayer is sweet too. be it through battle.net or a TCP connection, its all good. Suggestions for playing though. When D2 suggests a monitor resolution, go with it. Second, download the update from battle.net or get it off the latest mac addict CD(unsolicited plug) the update speeds up stuff and makes m-player easier. However, there's a lot going on in D2. make sure you are at LEAST 266 mhz G3 in order to play. Also, she wants decent ram. give it plenty(at least 64) to get it going. Similarly, D2 supports almost all video acceleration. So, for god sakes BUY A GOOD CARD! . it'll make d2 look better and play faster. So, no matter what you do, play D2. its a cant miss. We all owe blizzard for porting to mac for us.show them you care! buy this game! And, for those of you who may not trust my recomendation, I unoficially tell you I work for one of the larger game retailers in america. I wouldnt tell ya to buy it if I didnt mean it. now go and kill the undead!.....uh...again!...