Diablo II

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Diablo 2 Items

Diablo 2 Items cover art
Developer(s) Blizzard North
Publisher(s) NA Blizzard Entertainment
EU Sierra Entertainment
HanbitSoft
Designer(s) David Brevik
Stieg Hedlund
Erich Schaefer
Max Schaefer
Eric Sexton
Composer(s) Matt Uelmen
License Proprietary
Series Diablo
Version 1.12a (June 17, 2008)
Platform(s) Windows, Mac OS, Mac OS X
Release date NA / PAL June 29, 2000
Genre(s) Action role-playing game (hack and slash)
Mode(s) Single player, multiplayer
Rating(s) ELSPA: 15+
ESRB: M
OFLC: MA15+
OFLC: M and R16+
PEGI: 16+

Media 3 CD-ROMs (Play, Install, and Cinematics discs)
System requirements Mac OS
G3 processor or equivalent, System 8.1 or later, 64 MB RAM plus Virtual Memory, 650MB drive space, 4X CD-ROM drive, 256 color display at 800x600 resolution
Windows
233 MHz Pentium or better, 32 MB RAM, 650 MB drive space, 4X CD-ROM drive, DirectX compatible video card
Input methods Keyboard, mouse
Diablo 2 Items, sequel to the game Diablo, is a dark fantasy-themed action role-playing game in a hack and slash and "dungeon roaming" style. It was released for Microsoft Windows and Mac OS in 2000 by Blizzard Entertainment, and was developed by Blizzard North.

By April 2001, Diablo 2 Items had become one of the most popular online games ever.[citation needed] Major factors that contributed to Diablo II's success include what fans found to be addictive hack and slash gameplay and free access to Battle.net.[citation needed] Diablo 2 Items may be played as a single player game, multi-player via a LAN, or multi-player via Battle.net.

The game was conceptualized and designed by Stieg Hedlund, with Blizzard North founders David Brevik, Max and Erich Shaefer acting as Project Leads for the other disciplines (Engineering, Character Art and Environment Art, respectively). The main production roles were handled by Matthew Householder and Bill Roper.

An expansion to Diablo 2 Items, Diablo II: Lord of Destruction, was released in 2001, and is now at version 1.12a. A sequel, Diablo III, was announced on June 28, 2008.