When Blizzard, well known for their amazing stratagy games, announce they are creating an RPG , a genre which shares some elements with the Strategy Genre, you are sure to expect something groundbreaking. Astonishing and the Linke. And they delivered.

Despite the fact Diablo is getting on a bit it remains a great game to this day , an innovative control system, sprawling dungeon like quests and an adequate story. Graphics wise the game is great, using Prerendered backdrops with prerendered sprytes was a stroke of genious as it add's a real feel to the gameplay, although making everything slightly static.

Diablo is set in a dark realm where the evil Butcher, Diablo and henchmen have been wreaking havoc, destroying armies like most bad guys do. You are either Warrior, Sorceror or Rouge and you must fight against hordes of underworld minions to save the world etc etc etc.

Adding that extra element of Strategic Games is the fact the game is mostly controlled through the mouse. Moving is basically and literally a click away. You learn magic through books and then you assign a spell to the mouse which then can be used with a right click. Like all RPG's the game features a HP and MP meter and Leveling up is involved.

Where the game shines most is in it's Online play. There's nothing more satisfying than defeating the game with two or three allies by your side. Since it's release an online following has grown (which now mainly revolves around Diablo 2 however some remain loyal to the original ) with guilds popping up for people to ally themselves with and groups of people meeting each other regulary in a game.

Not only is it fun but addictive and will keep you coming back long after you finished the single player game.

Evil has a new name, it's Diablo (yes I know Diablo is a latin word which has been around for centuries but still it sounded good).

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