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"暗黑破壞神 2" -- Traditional Chinese spelling

"暗黑破坏神II" -- Simplified Chinese spelling

"Diablo II: The Calling" -- Working title

"D2" -- Common abbreviation

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Freak Windows 2000 95 out of 100 95 PC Gameworld Windows 2000 92 out of 100 92 Gaming Age Windows 2000 A- 91 Eurogamer.net (UK) Windows Jul 25, 2000 9 out of 10 90 RPGFan Windows Jul 26, 2000 90 out of 100 90 MacNN Macintosh Sep 13, 2000 90 IGN Macintosh Jun 07, 2002 8.3 out of 10 83 Imperium Gier Windows Jul 03, 2000 80 RPGFan Windows Aug 13, 2001 80 out of 100 80 Christian Gaming Windows 2000 3.3 out of 5 66

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Computer and Video Games 2005 - #25 "101 Best PC Games Ever"

Destructoid 2009 - #7 "Top Video Games of the Decade"

GamePro 2008 - #11 "The 32 Best PC Games"

GameSpy 2000 – Special Award for Cut-Scenes 2011 – #7 Top PC Game of the 2000s

GameStar (Germany) Issue 02/2001 - Best Game in 2000 Issue 02/2001 - Best Multiplayer Game in 2000 Issue 03/2001 - Best Game in 2000 (Readers' Choice) Issue 12/2008 - Special mention in the "10 Coolest Levels" list (for the secret level "The Moo Moo Farm")

IGN 2009 - Issue 12/2008 - One of "Gaming's Top 10 Easter Eggs" (for the secret level "The Moo Moo Farm")

PC Gamer April 2005 - #16 "50 Best Games of All Time" 2007 - #82 "Top 100 Games"

PC Player (Germany) Issue 01/2001 - Best Online Game in 2000

VideoGamer.com 2009 - #49 "Top 100 Games of the Noughties"



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Knowing well that Diablo's spirit could never be truly destroyed, the hero of Tristram made the noblest sacrifice of all: he took the spirit of the Lord of Terror into himself, hoping that his strength of will could contain the demon within. He was wrong. Diablo's essence corrupted him, gradually taking over his human nature. He has turned into the Dark Wanderer, a mysterious being whose every step causes destruction and death. A nameless adventurer visits the Rogue Encampment and decides to help its inhabitants by slaying monsters surrounding the area, and eventually pursuing the Dark Wanderer himself.Like its predecessor is an action role-playing game. The player may choose between five available characters classes: Amazon (a rogue-like class with ranged attacks), Necromancer (can summon undead and inflict status ailments), Barbarian (a powerful melee fighter who can dual-wield weapons), Sorceress (offensive spellcaster), and Paladin (fights with shields and can cast support spells). Much of the game takes place in randomized dungeon-like areas heavily populated by enemies. Unlike the previous game, the environments are not restricted to a single dungeon and include variously themed locations, each with its own town and quests.The player character gains experience points from slaying monsters, and can be leveled up manually, increasing his or her primary attributes and acquiring abilities. Much of the customization relies on equipment and item combinations.'s magic has been replaced with skills: class specific abilities that can be purchased with skill points as characters level up. For example, a Paladin's skills allow him to cover allies with a protective aura, while a Sorceress can learn to fire lightning bolts and frozen blasts from her hands. Skills can be purchased several times to level them up, and some skills, when purchased, will increase the effectiveness of other skills. A new item type, socketed, has been added as well. Socketed items can be modified permanently by adding magic gems to them, increasing their statistics or adding elemental properties.appears in the book 1001 Video Games You Must Play Before You Die by General Editor Tony Mott.was adapted into a set of tworulebooks:, published in 2000, and, published in 2001, in addition to which a set for the Dungeons & Dragons boardgame was released by Wizards of the Coast in 2000.Blizzard itself produced an action figure line, with figures depicting the Barbarian, the Unraveler, and of course, Diablo. They also released a whole stack of merchandise, including Zippo lighters, wristwatches and mouse pads, all in limited edition.The much rumored and non-existent secret "Cow Level" from the original game was actually added to. It is just a flat plain, populated by bipedal cows, which go "Moo! Moo!" in deadpan human voices. The level also features a boss, "The Cow King", who looks just like all the other cows.In Act I, the player can enter a portal to the town of Tristram, now destroyed by demons. Some characters from Diablo can be seen there. Decard Cain and Griswold the Blacksmith are alive; the former will help the player with his quests while the latter is possessed by evil powers. The remains of Wirt the Peg-Legged Boy can also be spotted; his leg allows the player to enter the cow level.Once in a great while, one of the zombies can be heard uttering "brainsss". This is a reference to the numerousmovies, in which zombies hunger for human brains.