Diablo: The Official Strategy Guide (Prima's Secrets of the Games) [Paperback]

John Waters (Author)

Book Description

Series: Prima's Secrets of the Games | Publication Date: January 29, 1997

Whether you're a warrior, a sorcerer, or a rogue . . . Diablo: The Official Strategy Guide holds the secrets of your soul!
Tactics for survival within the Labyrinth
The inner secrets and statistics of unique monsters
Secrets of magic item generation revealed
Complete monster tables
Strategies for multiplayer conquest over Battle.NET
More tips than a pitchfork factory!
About the Author

John K. Waters is the author of Kingdom: The Far Reaches - The Official Strategy Guide and Prisoner of Ice: The Official Strategy Guide (both from Prima). A freelance writer and journalist, he has also written scripts for several documentary films.

Editorial Reviews

Amazon.com Review

Diablo doesn't lend itself to easy answers. Random changes with each new game assure a new experience each time, so to win, you need a mastery of the constants you can rely on. As useful as the book's general tips are, its greatest advantage is in the pages and pages of charts comparing the traits of monsters, spells, weapons, armor, and much more. Rather than giving away how to win, this guide gives you the info you need to make your own wise choices. A special section covers additional information for the real-time Net version of the game.

Review

The road to Hell is paved with good intentions?

Product Details

• Paperback: 256 pages
• Publisher: Prima Games (January 29, 1997)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0761503714
• ISBN-13: 978-0761503712
• Product Dimensions: 9 x 7.3 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 14.4 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 3.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (20 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #830,175 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Journalist and author John K. Waters has been covering the information technology beat from Silicon Valley and the San Francisco Bay Area for a range of print and online media for more than 20 years.


As Editor-at-Large for Application Development Trends he writes the WatersWorks blog and contributes news and feature stories about enterprise software development, management, and security. He also writes software reviews for Law Technology News and contributes regularly to The Technology Horizons in Education Journal and Campus Technology. His work has appeared in Redmond Developer News, Virtualization Review, Microsoft Certified Professional, The UK Register, CIO, Tech Target, and many others.


John has also written more than a dozen books, including a new entry in the Adams Media "Everything" series: The Everything Guide to Social Media, which was published in November 2010. Early in his career, he wrote numerous computer game guides, including the original strategy guide for the blockbuster "Diablo." And he co-scripted the documentary film, Silicon Valley: A 100 Year Renaissance.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

14 of 15 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great!, August 16, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Diablo: The Official Strategy Guide (Prima's Secrets of the Games) (Paperback)

This book is very helpfull with Diablo. The most helpfull thing about it is the shrine listings. This book also helps alot to get through the single player game very well. It list all of the items (even unique and enchanted) and lists their stats too. In short, this is a very helpfull book for playing Diablo.

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Ok but..., March 17, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Diablo: The Official Strategy Guide (Prima's Secrets of the Games) (Paperback)

More of a reference, not a real stragy guide. Great for knowing what the shrines do, and the weapons. Doesn't really tell you how to stay alive or the best ways to attack certain monster, or how to do things so that you don't screw up. There are ALOT of tips not covered in the book, but is a great reference to check what the shrines and weapons do.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars It's Pretty Handy..., January 29, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Diablo: The Official Strategy Guide (Prima's Secrets of the Games) (Paperback)

This book is pretty good. Its got all the stuff about monsters, bosses, unique and magical items and more, although it does have a few mistakes. It is good for a new player because it tells all about the character classes. If you cant hit a certain guy or you ned to beat a certain quest. Go for this book.