| | |  | All Games | Home » » » Diablo | | | | | | | Description: | | "Monty Haul." "Hack and Slash." If these names mean anything to you, you'll like Diablo. The story is simple and doesn't get in the way of the action: the demon Diablo has set up shop beneath the cathedral on the edge of town, and it's your job to destroy him. Diablo was and is one of the great PC role-playing games, and this PlayStation port holds true to the original. You create your character--Warrior, Sorcerer, or Rogue--and take him or her up in experience levels as you hack your way down, level by level, to the bottom of the dungeon beneath the cathedral, where Diablo awaits. Along the way you gain a lot of cool magical artifacts, weapons, and equipment. These mystical tools define your character as much as or more than the obligatory character stats such as strength, dexterity, and stamina. The game's only flaws are due to its translation to the PlayStation. The controls can be difficult, especially with ranged weapons, and the two-player mode throws both characters on the same screen, often making it problematic to negotiate the various rooms of any given level. Complaints aside, Diablo is a solid hack and slash adventure game. You'd be either a fool or a coward to pass it up. --John Cocking Pros: - Great hack and slash action
- Magical goodies galore
- Classic dungeon crawl
Cons: - Awkward controls
- Frustrating 2-player mode
| | | Features: | |
• 1 or 2 Players
• 3 unique players to develop.
• Over 20 powerful spells and 300 magical artifacts.
• Over 100 gruesome monsters to slay.
• 16 randomly generated labyrinths are different every time.
| | | Product Details: | | | Package Length:
| 5.5 inches | | Package Width:
| 4.8 inches | | Package Height:
| 0.4 inches | | Package Weight:
| 0.25 pounds | | Release Date:
| July 06, 1999 | | Average Customer Rating:
|  based on 34 reviews |
| | | Game Information: | | | Platform:
| PlayStation | | Media:
| Video Game | | Item Quantity:
| 1 |
| | | | Customer Reviews: | |
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14 of 15 found the following review helpful:
 Life after DeathFeb 14, 2000
The PSX translation of Diablo breathed new life into this PC classic. I've played this game on the PC since it was released (with a few short breaks to eat & sleep) and it only recently lost it's fun. But when I played the Playstation version, I was immediately addicted - again. I like the new interface; somehow it seems more action-packed with a gamepad rather than a stupid mouse, and I liked how the game actually paused when you access the character & inventory screens. In all, if you've played Diablo on the PC, the PSX version will make it fun all over again; and if you've never played Diablo before...you're in for a horrific treat. (That reminds me: the first time I EVER played this game, it scared the daylights out of me :)
7 of 7 found the following review helpful:
Hackin' and Slashin' With FriendsJan 02, 2001
Diablo has unique characteristics about it. Unique weapons, armors, amulets, just about every item you can get your hands on. Two player mode will not allow you to carry over unique items, but it offers more choices. Sure, the Chamber of Bone was a good experience area is one player, but the Caves are even better; if you can reach them. Two player mode allows you to take on almost any monster if your characters are good enough. My brother's level 19 warrior and my level 21 sorcerer can decimate everything until the end of the caves. Sure, you may think that it takes a long time to reach high levels such as 20, which requires over one million experience, but after that level, a new option is open:Nightmare mode. That means the enemies are harder, more traps, gold and items, but it is well worth it. All in all, Diablo is the RPG/action game that is worth buying.
11 of 13 found the following review helpful:
DiabloJun 08, 2000
Once in a while, an awsome games comes along and everyone is just stunned about how great it is. They might say how fun it is and how you should get this. I'm not telling you that you have to buy Diablo, but I reccomend it. It is definetly worth a try if you're a big action/RPG gamer and don't mind some gore. It has wonderfully beautiful graphics. Add some bone crunching sounds into it and it's a masterpiece. This will definetly be a game that you will not stop playing until you beat it. If you don't buy this game, you're getting left out. But then again, this is just my opinion.
5 of 5 found the following review helpful:
Wait, What Time is it?Dec 06, 2002
By Terence Dollard
This game is addictive and warps time. I start and after a few moments of play, I notice the sun has gone down and the clock has rolled ahead several hours. Never boring and never the same, Diablo is a game that makes you want to play it over and over.
7 of 8 found the following review helpful:
 This is a Great game. a must for any rpg playerNov 17, 1999
Diablo is a fine game.There is no other game to compare with it .the gameplay is fast and you have to learn different strategies for each character .with the random creation of dugeon levels makes the game feel new each time you play it. you dont know what is at the end of each corridor. the magical items you can use to enhance the characters abilities attacks and defenses giving the character a chance to resist spell attacks fire and electrical or it cas be used to boost one of your stats. in multiplayer mode it is very fun to with the added bonus of playing with others and using the characters skills to full effect.Net games are just as fun but be prepaired for pks player killers who collect your ears not many games like this to compare it with ultima online is good but diablo has more action and more matched for new players can enter the lower part of the dungeon and the experienced can go in to the deepest depths of Diablos dungeon.
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