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Diablo + Hellfire

Traveler, stay awhile and listen... Darkness stirs beneath Tristram. An ancient evil sweeps across the land, plunging it into civil war and terrorizing the populace. A mad king, his missing son, and a…

31 December 1998

Diablo + Hellfire is a hack and slash/beat 'em up developed by Blizzard Entertainment, released 31 December 1998 on PC (Microsoft Windows).

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What Diablo + Hellfire is

Diablo + Hellfire is a hack and slash/beat 'em up game developed by Blizzard Entertainment and released in 1998. It is available on PC (Microsoft Windows) only.

The premise, in the publisher's words

Traveler, stay awhile and listen... Darkness stirs beneath Tristram. An ancient evil sweeps across the land, plunging it into civil war and terrorizing the populace. A mad king, his missing son, and a mysterious archbishop are all pieces of the puzzle you need to hack through. You have journeyed to the source of this evil. The town of Tristram - now inhabited only by a handful of survivors, broken and twisted by the madness that has befallen them. A cathedral stands there, built over the ruins of an ancient monastery. Eerie lights and ungodly sounds are heard echoing through its abandoned halls, and that is where you shall venture. Embark, if you dare, on a quest to destroy The Prime Evil……
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How it plays

It is played from a bird view / isometric perspective. Its themes are action and fantasy. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component. Available modes: Multiplayer and Single player.

Where it sits in the Diablo series

Diablo + Hellfire is the third of 27 entries we hold in the Diablo series. It arrived a year after Diablo: Hellfire. The next entry was Diablo II in 2000.

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What it launched against

Diablo + Hellfire launched on 31 December 1998, within three weeks of Suikoden II, Super Smash Bros., Crazy Taxi (1999) and Mario Party.

Released around the same time: Suikoden II, Super Smash Bros., Crazy Taxi (1999), Mario Party.

Official trailer

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Quick answers

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When did Diablo + Hellfire come out?
Diablo + Hellfire was released on 31 December 1998 for PC (Microsoft Windows).

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