Amazon Maximum Age: 20 years Amazon Minimum Age: 204 months Binding: CD-ROM Brand: Blizzard Entertainment EAN: 0020626712255 ESRB Age Rating: Mature Format: CD-ROM Label: Blizzard Entertainment Manufacturer: Blizzard Entertainment Model: 71225 Publisher: Blizzard Entertainment Release Date: June 25, 2001 Sales Rank: 2124 Studio: Blizzard Entertainment Variation Description: Expansion: Lord of Destruction
Features:
Two new character classes (the Assassin and the Druid) each with 30 unique skills/spells
One new Act set in the Barbarian Highlands
Many new monster types, including bosses and uniques
Interactive environments such as siege towers and fortified battlements
Product Description: New Characters: Assassin -- The Order of Mage Slayers was formed after the Vizjerei survived the tragedy brought on by Bartuc and Horazon. Their purpose was to watch for rogue magi that may become corrupted by the forces of Evil. To be effective at this task they were trained in abilities that were not conducive to Demonic corruption. Living as rumor and myth to the general population, even other magi knew very little about this mysterious order. Their reputation was shrouded in mystery and t
Amazon.com: Not content to merely add additional levels, the creators of the Diablo II: Lord of Destruction expansion have improved the entire Diablo II game experience while concluding the story. The expansion has been described as both an add-in and an add-on, and it truly is a must-have for Diablo II players.
The add-on is the new act, which finally concludes the epic tale of Diablo. The end of the fourth act of Diablo II saw Baal, brother of Diablo and last of the Prime Evils, reclaim his soulstone from the deceived mortal Marius. Lord of Destruction tells the story of Baal's destructive trek through the Barbarian Highlands of the north. The player must stop Baal before he corrupts the magical Worldstone and opens hell to the mortal world. An ancient barbarian tribe guards the holy mountain that houses the stone, and is the only thing that stands between Baal and Armageddon. The player must use a character who has completed the fourth act to access the fifth act (the expansion) and help the besieged barbarians.
The add-in is all the improvements to the core game. The most obvious is the graphics. Lord of Destruction lets gamers ratchet up Diablo II's graphics resolution to 800 x 600. This means both prettier graphics and the ability to see more of the battlefield at once, which effectively increases the range of spells and missile weapons. Best part: the graphics boost applies to all of the original game as well as the expansion's new act.
The graphics boost is nice, but hard-core players will most likely better appreciate the gameplay enhancements. It's hard to pick the single best element from the long list of substantial improvements: a larger character stash, more socketable items, more unique items, new classes of weapons for high-difficulty levels, and new Horadric Cube recipes. Entirely new features include the ability to craft unique magic items, runes (which function like gems but can be combined to form powerful runeword combinations), totems (which add ability, combat, or resistance bonuses, but take up space in inventory), and hireling inventory (you'll hand down your old equipment to your hireling). All these improvements are applied to both the new act and the four earlier acts in Diablo II. After playing with all these tweaks, you'll wonder how you ever managed to play with the tiny stash, blurry graphics, and weak hirelings of the original.
Even experienced Diablo II players get to appreciate the improvements to the first through fourth acts because the two new character classes (Assassin and Druid) must complete all four acts in Diablo II before you can use them in the expansion. The Assassin is a stealthy warrior and wizard slayer who uses martial arts, traps, and mental discipline to defeat hell's minions. The Druid is a feral whose spells, animal summoning, and shape-shifting abilities suit a wide range of playing styles. Both are cool enough to warrant playing through all of Diablo II once again. And the conclusion to one of the best-loved and most-played games of all time is satisfying--well worth the hours of sleepless nights and blurry-eyed mornings. --Mike Fehlauer
Customer Reviews
Average Rating:
Rating: - Sets the Bar on Cooperative Role-Playing Games But...
Years ago I wasted months of my life playing this game over the LAN with my husband. In anticipation of Diablo III my husband and I re-installed Diablo II. I must admit we un-installed it immediately. The graphics are just HORRIBLE by todays standards. The highest resolution the game will play is 800x600 and the colors were awful. Blood spatter was literally showing in little red pixels. We should have known better when noticing the game will run on Windows 95. Please, Blizzard, hurry up and release III already. You've taken way too long.
Rating: - Diablo II LoD - the ultimate way to hide from the world
After completing Diablo II I needed something else to give me a rush, I was playing round the clock, pausing only for the necessities.
The only way to get back to my life was by physically destroying the discs.
After becoming the Lord of Destruction myself, I finally rejoined the world and also got a job...
Rating: - Good Expansion
I played the original diablo II for a long time before this came out. This was a great improvement to one of the best games that I have ever played. If you are a real diablo II fan get this and you can love the game even more.
Rating: - Diablo II LoD Expansion Review
This is a great game, my buddies and I play it as often as we can. The expansion was a good add on to Diablo II, I liked all of the new items, classes, etc. I think this is a game most would enjoy.
Rating: - Diablo
My son loved this game for a very long time, but now he's into Warcraft and said this has last some of its zing..
- Sets the Bar on Cooperative Role-Playing Games But...
