Diablo II
Like its predecessor, Diablo II is an action role-playing game with dark fantasy and horror themes. The player controls a new hero attempting to stop the destruction unleashed by Diablo's return. The game's 4…
Diablo II is a hack and slash/beat 'em up developed by Blizzard North, released 29 June 2000 on Mac and PC (Microsoft Windows). This page lists 3 cheat codes for it.
What Diablo II is
Diablo II is a hack and slash/beat 'em up game developed by Blizzard North and released in 2000. It was published by Blizzard Entertainment. It is available on Mac and PC (Microsoft Windows). It runs on proprietary engine [ by Blizzard Entertainment ].
The premise, in the publisher's words
Diablo II takes place after the end of the previous Diablo in the world of Sanctuary. An unnamed warrior defeated Diablo and attempted to contain the Lord of Terror's essence within his own body. Since then, the hero has become corrupted by the demon's spirit, causing demons to enter the world around him and wreak havoc. Again, it is up to a single mortal to stand in Diablo's path and to prevent the Three Prime Evils from reuniting. If that mortal fails, the world of Sanctuary will become a permanent outpost of the Burning Hells.
How it plays
It is played from a bird view / isometric perspective. Its themes are action and fantasy. It supports multiplayer for up to 8 players online, and includes co-op. Available modes: Co-operative, Multiplayer and Single player.
Where it sits in the Diablo series
Diablo II is the fourth of 27 entries we hold in the Diablo series. It arrived a year after Diablo + Hellfire. The next entry was Diablo II: Lord of Destruction in 2001. Its critic score of 90 is 5 points above the series average of 85. The highest-rated entry is Diablo IV: Lord of Hatred at 91.
How it was received
Diablo II holds a critic score of 90 out of 100. That places it above 95% of the 1,124 rated hack and slash/beat 'em up games in our database, which average 70. Games released in 2000 averaged 72, so it scored 18 points above the year average. Player ratings track closely with critics at 89, across 1,610 votes.
How long it takes, and what that costs
The main story runs about 49.3 hrs. Completing everything takes closer to 216.5 hrs, roughly 4.4 times the length of the critical path.
What it launched against
Diablo II launched on 29 June 2000, within three weeks of Deus Ex, Final Fantasy IX, Deus Ex: Game of the Year Edition and Jet Set Radio. It reviewed better than 1 of the 4.
Released around the same time: Deus Ex, Final Fantasy IX, Deus Ex: Game of the Year Edition, Jet Set Radio.
Cheats and codes
We have tested and published 3 cheat entries for Diablo II — 3 console commands. Each one lists the platform it applies to, the exact input, and whether it disables achievements.
Official trailer
Sourced from the publisher’s YouTube channel.
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Diablo II cheat codes
Raise monster difficulty and drops
Sets the game to behave as if eight players were present, which raises both difficulty and loot quality.
Press Enter to open the chat box in a single-player game, type the command, press Enter.
Single-player only. It does nothing online.
Return to one player
Sets difficulty and drops back to normal.
Type into the chat box in a single-player game.
Show frames per second
Displays a performance readout.
Type into the chat box.
Dlc
Expansions
Remasters
Quick answers
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