<s>
Diablo	B-Application
is	I-Application
an	O
action	B-Application
role-playing	I-Application
video	I-Application
game	I-Application
developed	O
by	O
Blizzard	O
North	O
and	O
released	O
by	O
Blizzard	O
Entertainment	O
in	O
January	O
1997	O
,	O
and	O
is	O
the	O
first	O
installment	O
in	O
the	O
video	B-Application
game	I-Application
series	I-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
same	I-Application
name	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Set	O
in	O
the	O
fictional	O
Kingdom	O
of	O
Khanduras	O
in	O
the	O
mortal	O
realm	O
,	O
the	O
player	O
controls	O
a	O
lone	O
hero	O
battling	O
to	O
rid	O
the	O
world	O
of	O
Diablo	B-Application
,	O
the	O
Lord	O
of	O
Terror	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Beneath	O
the	O
town	O
of	O
Tristram	O
,	O
the	O
player	O
journeys	O
through	O
sixteen	O
randomly	O
generated	O
dungeon	O
levels	O
,	O
ultimately	O
entering	O
Hell	O
in	O
order	O
to	O
face	O
Diablo	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
expansion	O
pack	O
,	O
Diablo	B-Application
:	I-Application
Hellfire	I-Application
,	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
November	O
1997	O
by	O
Synergistic	O
Software	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
1998	O
,	O
Electronic	O
Arts	O
released	O
Diablo	B-Application
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
version	O
,	O
developed	O
by	O
Climax	O
Studios	O
,	O
featured	O
direct	O
control	O
of	O
the	O
main	O
character	O
's	O
direction	O
using	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
controller	O
,	O
as	O
opposed	O
to	O
point-and-click	O
movement	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
Sega	B-Device
Saturn	I-Device
version	O
was	O
considered	O
by	O
Electronic	O
Arts	O
but	O
never	O
released	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Diablo	B-Application
has	O
been	O
considered	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
greatest	O
games	O
of	O
all	O
time	O
for	O
its	O
randomized	O
assignment	O
of	O
quests	O
and	O
enemies	O
on	O
each	O
playthrough	O
,	O
online	O
multiplayer	O
,	O
and	O
graphics	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
's	O
success	O
led	O
to	O
two	O
sequels	O
:	O
Diablo	B-Application
II	I-Application
in	O
2000	O
and	O
Diablo	B-Application
III	I-Application
in	O
2012	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
third	O
sequel	O
,	O
Diablo	B-Application
IV	I-Application
,	O
is	O
in	O
development	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2022	O
a	O
mobile-device-oriented	O
version	O
,	O
Diablo	B-Application
Immortal	I-Application
,	O
was	O
released	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Diablo	B-Application
is	I-Application
an	O
action	B-Application
role-playing	I-Application
video	I-Application
game	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
moves	O
and	O
interacts	O
with	O
the	O
environment	O
primarily	O
by	O
way	O
of	O
a	O
mouse	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
can	O
acquire	O
items	O
,	O
learn	O
spells	B-Application
,	O
defeat	O
enemies	O
,	O
and	O
interact	O
with	O
non-player	O
characters	O
(	O
NPCs	O
)	O
throughout	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
dungeon	O
levels	O
are	O
procedurally	O
generated	O
with	O
themes	O
for	O
each	O
level	O
;	O
for	O
instance	O
,	O
the	O
catacombs	B-Application
tend	O
to	O
have	O
long	O
corridors	O
and	O
closed	O
rooms	O
,	O
while	O
the	O
caves	O
are	O
more	O
non-linear	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Diablo	B-Application
has	O
three	O
character	O
classes	O
:	O
the	O
Warrior	O
,	O
the	O
Rogue	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
Sorcerer	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Each	O
class	O
is	O
capable	O
of	O
using	O
almost	O
all	O
of	O
the	O
same	O
items	O
and	O
spells	B-Application
,	O
in	O
contrast	O
to	O
later	O
titles	O
in	O
the	O
Diablo	B-Application
series	I-Application
which	O
have	O
class-specific	O
items	O
and	O
spells/skills	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
the	O
limitations	O
in	O
the	O
attributes	O
for	O
each	O
class	O
reward	O
play	O
that	O
utilizes	O
them	O
efficiently	O
;	O
for	O
instance	O
the	O
Warrior	O
's	O
low	O
maximum	O
level	O
of	O
Magic	O
prevents	O
him	O
from	O
learning	O
the	O
higher	O
levels	O
of	O
powerful	O
spells	B-Application
like	O
the	O
Sorcerer	O
,	O
instead	O
the	O
Warrior	O
is	O
best	O
suited	O
to	O
melee	O
with	O
a	O
faster	O
weapon	O
swing	O
plus	O
a	O
"	O
critical	O
strike	O
"	O
for	O
bonus	O
damage	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
jack-of-all-trades	O
class	O
,	O
the	O
Rogue	O
has	O
higher	O
Magic	O
than	O
the	O
Warrior	O
so	O
she	O
can	O
better	O
make	O
use	O
of	O
spells	B-Application
,	O
while	O
she	O
also	O
fares	O
better	O
in	O
melee	O
than	O
a	O
Sorcerer	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sorcerer	O
:	O
A	O
spellcaster	O
being	O
the	O
most	O
physically	O
weak	O
of	O
the	O
three	O
classes	O
,	O
but	O
can	O
learn	O
the	O
most	O
spells	B-Application
at	O
the	O
highest	O
levels	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
expansion	O
set	O
,	O
Diablo	B-Application
:	I-Application
Hellfire	I-Application
,	O
the	O
Monk	O
was	O
added	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Two	O
other	O
classes	O
,	O
the	O
Bard	O
and	O
Barbarian	O
,	O
were	O
unfinished	O
but	O
remained	O
hidden	O
characters	O
in	O
Diablo	B-Application
:	I-Application
Hellfire	I-Application
,	O
and	O
could	O
be	O
enabled	O
using	O
a	O
hack	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
character	O
needs	O
a	O
minimum	O
level	O
of	O
the	O
magic	O
attribute	O
in	O
order	O
to	O
read	O
spell	O
books	O
,	O
particularly	O
in	O
raising	O
spells	B-Application
to	O
higher	O
levels	O
,	O
where	O
they	O
are	O
more	O
typically	O
more	O
powerful/effective	O
while	O
consuming	O
less	O
mana	O
for	O
each	O
casting	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Scrolls	O
allow	O
use	O
of	O
both	O
spells	B-Application
not	O
yet	O
learned	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
and	O
spells	B-Application
not	O
available	O
in	O
book	O
form	O
,	O
but	O
vanish	O
after	O
one	O
use	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Players	O
can	O
connect	O
direct	O
connection	O
,	O
modem	B-Application
connection	O
,	O
Battle.net	B-Operating_System
connection	O
or	O
IPX	B-Protocol
network	O
connection	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
lacks	O
the	O
stronger	O
anti-cheating	O
methods	O
of	O
Blizzard	O
's	O
later	O
games	O
and	O
as	O
a	O
result	O
,	O
many	O
characters	O
online	O
have	O
been	O
altered	O
in	O
various	O
ways	O
by	O
common	O
third-party	O
programs	O
known	O
as	O
trainers	O
and/or	O
game	O
editing	O
programs	O
such	O
as	O
Cheat	B-Language
Engine	I-Language
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
setting	O
of	O
Diablo	B-Application
includes	O
the	O
mortal	O
realm	O
which	O
is	O
the	O
world	O
of	O
Man	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
the	O
High	O
Heavens	O
and	O
the	O
Burning	O
Hells	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
:61	O
,	O
62	O
,	O
64	O
&	O
72	O
After	O
eons	O
of	O
war	O
between	O
angels	O
and	O
demons	B-Operating_System
,	O
the	O
ascension	O
of	O
man	O
prompted	O
the	O
three	O
Lords	O
of	O
Hell	O
(	O
including	O
Diablo	B-Application
himself	O
)	O
to	O
seek	O
victory	O
through	O
influence	O
,	O
prompting	O
their	O
exile	O
into	O
the	O
mortal	O
realm	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
,	O
they	O
sowed	O
chaos	O
,	O
distrust	O
,	O
and	O
hatred	O
among	O
men	O
until	O
a	O
group	O
of	O
magi	O
,	O
called	O
the	O
Horadrim	B-Application
,	O
trapped	O
them	O
in	O
enchanted	O
crystals	O
called	O
"	O
Soulstones	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Diablo	B-Application
's	O
soulstone	O
was	O
buried	O
deep	O
in	O
the	O
earth	O
and	O
a	O
monastery	O
was	O
built	O
over	O
the	O
site	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
King	O
Leoric	O
rebuilt	O
the	O
monastery	O
as	O
a	O
cathedral	O
,	O
Diablo	B-Application
manipulated	O
its	O
archbishop	O
,	O
Lazarus	O
,	O
to	O
destroy	O
his	O
soulstone	O
prison	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Diablo	B-Application
briefly	O
possessed	O
the	O
king	O
,	O
sending	O
out	O
his	O
knights	O
and	O
priests	O
to	O
battle	O
against	O
peaceful	O
kingdoms	O
,	O
and	O
then	O
possessed	O
the	O
king	O
's	O
son	O
,	O
Prince	O
Albrecht	O
,	O
filling	O
the	O
caves	O
and	O
catacombs	B-Application
beneath	O
the	O
cathedral	O
with	O
creatures	O
formed	O
from	O
Albrecht	O
's	O
nightmares	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
labyrinth	O
under	O
the	O
Cathedral	O
descends	O
from	O
the	O
dungeon/church	O
,	O
to	O
the	O
catacombs	B-Application
,	O
followed	O
by	O
the	O
caves	O
,	O
and	O
finally	O
Hell	O
itself	O
,	O
each	O
with	O
a	O
mixture	O
of	O
the	O
undead	O
,	O
animals	O
,	O
and	O
demons	B-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
Late	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
the	O
hero	O
must	O
defeat	O
Archbishop	O
Lazarus	O
,	O
and	O
eventually	O
Diablo	B-Application
himself	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
the	O
end	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
the	O
hero	O
kills	O
Diablo	B-Application
's	O
mortal	O
form	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
hero	O
then	O
takes	O
the	O
Soulstone	O
out	O
of	O
Diablo	B-Application
's	O
forehead	O
after	O
which	O
Diablo	B-Application
transforms	O
into	O
a	O
lifeless	O
Prince	O
Albrecht	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
hero	O
then	O
drives	O
the	O
Soulstone	O
into	O
their	O
own	O
forehead	O
,	O
and	O
they	O
contain	O
the	O
essence	O
of	O
Diablo	B-Application
within	O
themselves	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
told	O
in	O
the	O
sequel	O
Diablo	B-Application
II	I-Application
,	O
canonically	O
the	O
warrior	O
was	O
the	O
hero	O
that	O
defeated	O
Diablo	B-Application
only	O
to	O
become	O
possessed	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Diablo	B-Application
III	I-Application
further	O
retconned	O
the	O
story	O
by	O
establishing	O
the	O
nameless	O
warrior	O
as	O
Prince	O
Aidan	O
,	O
the	O
eldest	O
son	O
of	O
Leoric	O
and	O
older	O
brother	O
of	O
Albrecht	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Diablo	B-Application
was	O
conceived	O
by	O
David	O
Brevik	O
during	O
the	O
development	O
of	O
the	O
fighting	O
game	O
Justice	B-Application
League	I-Application
Task	I-Application
Force	I-Application
(	O
1995	O
)	O
,	O
developed	O
by	O
Japanese	O
studio	O
Sunsoft	O
with	O
two	O
American	O
studios	O
,	O
Condor	O
Games	O
(	O
later	O
Blizzard	O
North	O
)	O
on	O
the	O
Sega	B-Operating_System
Genesis	I-Operating_System
version	O
and	O
Silicon	O
&	O
Synapse	O
on	O
the	O
SNES	B-Application
version	O
,	O
which	O
by	O
the	O
end	O
of	O
Justice	B-Application
League	I-Application
Task	I-Application
Forces	I-Application
development	O
,	O
had	O
renamed	O
themselves	O
Blizzard	O
Entertainment	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Brevik	O
was	O
inspired	O
by	O
NHL	B-Application
'	I-Application
94	I-Application
and	O
similar	O
sports	O
games	O
to	O
make	O
it	O
so	O
that	O
players	O
only	O
had	O
to	O
select	O
a	O
pre-determined	O
class	O
and	O
would	O
be	O
able	O
to	O
jump	O
into	O
the	O
game	O
with	O
minimal	O
interactions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
Matt	O
Barton	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
Telengard	B-Application
,	O
released	O
by	O
Avalon	O
Hill	O
in	O
1982	O
,	O
influenced	O
the	O
development	O
of	O
Diablo	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Barton	O
and	O
Bill	O
Loguidice	O
also	O
cite	O
The	B-Application
Legend	I-Application
of	I-Application
Zelda	I-Application
series	O
as	O
an	O
influence	O
on	O
Diablo	B-Application
,	O
particularly	O
its	O
move	O
towards	O
real-time	O
action	O
,	O
away	O
from	O
the	O
stat-heavy	O
,	O
turn-based	O
gameplay	O
of	O
earlier	O
computer	O
RPGs	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Brevik	O
also	O
wanted	O
a	O
"	O
modern	O
and	O
cool	O
"	O
interface	O
intended	O
to	O
bring	O
the	O
quick	O
directness	O
of	O
console	B-Application
games	I-Application
as	O
well	O
as	O
Doom	B-Application
(	O
1993	O
)	O
to	O
computer	O
RPGs	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
had	O
named	O
the	O
game	O
idea	O
Diablo	B-Application
based	O
on	O
Mount	O
Diablo	B-Application
,	O
which	O
was	O
where	O
Brevik	O
lived	O
when	O
he	O
conceived	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
idea	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
Condor	O
sought	O
a	O
publisher	O
for	O
Brevik	O
's	O
idea	O
,	O
Blizzard	O
had	O
completed	O
their	O
next	O
game	O
,	O
the	O
real-time	O
strategy	O
Warcraft	B-Application
:	I-Application
Orcs	I-Application
&	I-Application
Humans	I-Application
(	O
1994	O
)	O
for	O
the	O
personal	O
computer	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
About	O
three	O
to	O
four	O
months	O
into	O
development	O
,	O
Blizzard	O
offered	O
to	O
work	O
with	O
them	O
on	O
Diablo	B-Application
but	O
requested	O
two	O
major	O
changes	O
,	O
to	O
make	O
it	O
real-time	O
and	O
to	O
have	O
multiplayer	O
,	O
having	O
had	O
done	O
these	O
steps	O
during	O
their	O
work	O
in	O
creating	O
Warcraft	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
also	O
originally	O
conceived	O
to	O
be	O
made	O
in	O
claymation	O
(	O
much	O
like	O
ClayFighter	B-Application
)	O
,	O
but	O
they	O
decided	O
to	O
have	O
a	O
3D	O
isometric	O
style	O
instead	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
1996	O
,	O
as	O
development	O
on	O
Diablo	B-Application
continued	O
,	O
Blizzard	O
acquired	O
Condor	O
Games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Around	O
eight	O
months	O
before	O
the	O
planned	O
release	O
,	O
Blizzard	O
South	O
were	O
finishing	O
up	O
Warcraft	B-Application
II	I-Application
,	O
and	O
began	O
focusing	O
on	O
the	O
upcoming	O
release	O
of	O
Diablo	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
Blizzard	O
North	O
finished	O
up	O
Diablo	B-Application
,	O
Blizzard	O
South	O
began	O
development	O
of	O
the	O
basis	O
of	O
Battle.net	B-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
Brevik	O
,	O
when	O
Blizzard	O
South	O
came	O
up	O
to	O
start	O
to	O
see	O
how	O
Diablos	O
multiplayer	O
code	O
would	O
incorporate	O
with	O
Battle.net,	O
they	O
discovered	O
then	O
that	O
Diablo	B-Application
had	O
no	O
multiplayer	O
code	O
as	O
Brevik	O
nor	O
others	O
had	O
any	O
idea	O
how	O
to	O
write	O
such	O
code	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Blizzard	O
South	O
sent	O
employees	O
up	O
to	O
Blizzard	O
North	O
,	O
including	O
Mike	O
O'Brien	O
,	O
at	O
that	O
point	O
to	O
incorporate	O
multiplayer	O
for	O
Diablo	B-Application
and	O
interface	O
with	O
Battle.net	B-Operating_System
over	O
the	O
last	O
six	O
months	O
of	O
development	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
music	O
of	O
Diablo	B-Application
was	O
composed	O
by	O
Matt	O
Uelmen	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Diablo	B-Application
normally	O
requires	O
the	O
original	O
CD	O
to	O
play	O
,	O
however	O
also	O
included	O
on	O
the	O
disk	O
is	O
a	O
shareware	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
software	O
that	O
could	O
be	O
played	O
without	O
the	O
CD	O
called	O
Diablo	B-Application
Spawn	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2016	O
,	O
David	O
Brevik	O
stated	O
that	O
a	O
dispute	O
existed	O
as	O
to	O
whether	O
Diablo	B-Application
had	O
been	O
released	O
in	O
1996	O
or	O
1997	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2019	O
Diablo	B-Application
was	O
released	O
digitally	O
on	O
GOG.com	O
with	O
minor	O
enhancements	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
Max	O
Schaefer	O
,	O
Blizzard	O
's	O
initial	O
sales	O
estimates	O
for	O
Diablo	B-Application
were	O
modest	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Diablo	B-Application
debuted	O
at	O
#1	O
on	O
PC	O
Data	O
's	O
monthly	O
computer	O
game	O
sales	O
chart	O
for	O
January	O
1997	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Diablo	B-Application
remained	O
in	O
second	O
place	O
until	O
September	O
,	O
when	O
it	O
dropped	O
to	O
fifth	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
By	O
the	O
end	O
of	O
1997	O
,	O
Diablo	B-Application
had	O
sold	O
670,155	O
copies	O
in	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
alone	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
being	O
absent	O
from	O
PC	O
Data	O
's	O
charts	O
during	O
the	O
final	O
months	O
of	O
1997	O
,	O
Diablo	B-Application
took	O
13th	O
place	O
in	O
the	O
rankings	O
for	O
February	O
1998	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
the	O
time	O
,	O
Jason	O
Ocampo	O
of	O
Computer	O
Games	O
Strategy	O
Plus	O
called	O
Diablo	B-Application
one	O
of	O
the	O
charts	O
 '	O
"	O
'	O
perennial	O
 '	O
inhabitants	O
"	O
,	O
and	O
compared	O
its	O
longevity	O
to	O
that	O
of	O
Myst	B-Application
and	O
NASCAR	B-Application
Racing	I-Application
2	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Diablo	B-Application
finished	O
11th	O
for	O
the	O
year	O
in	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
,	O
with	O
sales	O
of	O
354,961	O
units	O
and	O
revenues	O
of	O
$9.57	O
million	O
in	O
the	O
region	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
August	O
1998	O
,	O
Diablo	B-Application
received	O
a	O
"	O
Gold	O
"	O
sales	O
award	O
from	O
the	O
Verband	O
der	O
Unterhaltungssoftware	O
Deutschland	O
(	O
VUD	O
)	O
,	O
indicating	O
sales	O
of	O
at	O
least	O
100,000	O
units	O
across	O
Germany	O
,	O
Austria	O
and	O
Switzerland	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Remarking	O
upon	O
these	O
sales	O
,	O
GameSpot	O
's	O
writer	O
Desslock	O
hailed	O
Diablo	B-Application
as	O
an	O
"	O
undisputed	O
commercial	O
blockbuster	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Worldwide	O
,	O
Diablo	B-Application
broke	O
2	O
million	O
sales	O
by	O
mid-2000	O
and	O
reached	O
2.3	O
million	O
by	O
January	O
of	O
the	O
next	O
year	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Diablo	B-Application
has	O
received	O
critical	O
acclaim	O
,	O
with	O
an	O
average	O
rating	O
of	O
94/100	O
on	O
Metacritic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Columnist	O
Bernard	O
Yee	O
commented	O
that	O
compared	O
to	O
contemporary	O
online	O
multiplayer	O
games	O
such	O
as	O
Quake	B-Application
,	O
Diablo	B-Application
gives	O
newcomers	O
a	O
much	O
better	O
chance	O
of	O
enjoying	O
themselves	O
,	O
as	O
they	O
can	O
either	O
cooperate	O
with	O
other	O
players	O
or	O
build	O
their	O
character	O
so	O
that	O
they	O
can	O
hold	O
their	O
own	O
against	O
hostile	O
players	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Computer	O
Games	O
Magazines	O
Cindy	O
Yans	O
said	O
that	O
"	O
weapons	O
,	O
armor	O
and	O
items	O
are	O
so	O
numerous	O
that	O
you	O
're	O
always	O
acquiring	O
something	O
new	O
to	O
try	O
...	O
not	O
to	O
mention	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
multiplayer	O
universe	O
"	O
;	O
she	O
went	O
on	O
to	O
say	O
that	O
"	O
for	O
anyone	O
who	O
enjoys	O
a	O
good	O
multiplayer	O
dungeon	O
crawl	O
,	O
Diablo	B-Application
ca	O
n't	O
be	O
beat	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ward	O
stated	O
:	O
"	O
Diablo	B-Application
is	I-Application
the	O
best	O
game	O
to	O
come	O
out	O
in	O
the	O
past	O
year	O
,	O
and	O
you	O
should	O
own	O
a	O
copy	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
fact	O
,	O
its	O
closest	O
rivals	O
are	O
games	O
like	O
Gauntlet	B-Device
and	O
Loaded	B-Application
on	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
,	O
but	O
they	O
really	O
do	O
n't	O
compare.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Next	O
Generation	O
similarly	O
remarked	O
that	O
Diablo	B-Application
is	I-Application
more	O
of	O
a	O
modern	O
incarnation	O
of	O
Gauntlet	B-Device
than	O
an	O
RPG	O
,	O
"	O
but	O
with	O
enough	O
changes	O
and	O
improvements	O
to	O
make	O
it	O
a	O
completely	O
new	O
experience	O
,	O
and	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
best	O
titles	O
so	O
far	O
this	O
year.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Reviews	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
version	O
generally	O
remarked	O
that	O
while	O
it	O
is	O
clearly	O
inferior	O
to	O
the	O
PC	O
original	O
,	O
it	O
is	O
a	O
much	O
better	O
translation	O
than	O
might	O
have	O
been	O
expected	O
and	O
carries	O
over	O
the	O
essential	O
elements	O
that	O
make	O
the	O
game	O
enjoyable	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Most	O
agreed	O
that	O
the	O
use	O
of	O
button	O
combinations	O
and	O
menus	O
was	O
a	O
sufficient	O
solution	O
to	O
getting	O
the	O
complex	O
controls	O
to	O
work	O
intuitively	O
on	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
,	O
and	O
Next	O
Generation	O
went	O
so	O
far	O
as	O
to	O
say	O
that	O
the	O
controls	O
are	O
an	O
improvement	O
over	O
the	O
PC	O
version	O
's	O
,	O
particularly	O
arguing	O
that	O
the	O
auto-targeting	O
makes	O
attacking	O
enemies	O
less	O
frustrating	O
than	O
it	O
is	O
with	O
the	O
PC	O
version	O
's	O
point-and-click	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
concluded	O
that	O
"	O
If	O
you	O
were	O
addicted	O
to	O
the	O
PC	O
version	O
,	O
you	O
can	O
experience	O
it	O
all	O
over	O
again	O
on	O
PlayStation	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
And	O
if	O
you	O
have	O
n't	O
played	O
Diablo	B-Application
at	O
all	O
,	O
check	O
this	O
one	O
out.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Perry	O
also	O
opined	O
that	O
the	O
multiplayer	O
should	O
have	O
used	O
split	O
screen	O
or	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Link	I-Device
Cable	I-Device
rather	O
than	O
require	O
the	O
two	O
player	O
characters	O
to	O
stay	O
on	O
one	O
screen	O
,	O
though	O
he	O
said	O
the	O
conversion	O
improved	O
on	O
the	O
PC	O
version	O
in	O
some	O
respects	O
as	O
well	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
the	O
option	O
to	O
double	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
speed	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GamePro	O
remarked	O
,	O
"	O
Diablo	B-Application
was	O
graphically	O
stunning	O
on	O
the	O
PC	O
,	O
and	O
some	O
of	O
that	O
sparkle	O
has	O
understandably	O
dulled	O
;	O
the	O
smaller	O
palette	O
and	O
lesser	O
frame	O
rate	O
are	O
PlayStation-port	O
necessities	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
If	O
you	O
enjoyed	O
the	O
PC	O
version	O
,	O
there	O
's	O
nothing	O
new	O
here	O
,	O
but	O
if	O
this	O
is	O
your	O
first	O
Diablo	B-Application
experience	O
,	O
you	O
're	O
in	O
for	O
a	O
Hell	O
of	O
a	O
good	O
time.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Diablo	B-Application
won	O
the	O
overall	O
"	O
Game	O
of	O
the	O
Year	O
"	O
awards	O
of	O
Computer	O
Gaming	O
World	O
,	O
GameSpot	O
and	O
Computer	O
Game	O
Entertainment	O
for	O
1996	O
,	O
and	O
was	O
a	O
runner-up	O
for	O
Computer	O
Games	O
Strategy	O
Pluss	O
award	O
in	O
this	O
category	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
editors	O
of	O
Computer	O
Gaming	O
World	O
wrote	O
,	O
"	O
For	O
this	O
year	O
,	O
Diablo	B-Application
is	I-Application
the	O
game	O
that	O
everyone	O
will	O
remember.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
it	O
was	O
nominated	O
for	O
Computer	O
Gaming	O
Worlds	O
"	O
Role-Playing	O
Game	O
of	O
the	O
Year	O
"	O
award	O
,	O
the	O
publication	O
gave	O
the	O
honor	O
to	O
The	B-Application
Elder	I-Application
Scrolls	I-Application
II	I-Application
:	I-Application
Daggerfall	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2005	O
GameSpot	O
chose	O
Diablo	B-Application
as	O
one	O
of	O
"	O
The	O
Greatest	O
Games	O
of	O
All	O
Time	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
expansion	O
pack	O
made	O
for	O
Diablo	B-Application
is	I-Application
Diablo	B-Application
:	I-Application
Hellfire	I-Application
,	O
released	O
in	O
1997	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
added	O
content	O
included	O
two	O
additional	O
dungeon	O
segments	O
located	O
within	O
a	O
new	O
side	O
storyline	O
,	O
several	O
unique	O
items	O
and	O
magical	O
item	O
properties	O
,	O
spells	B-Application
,	O
and	O
a	O
fourth	O
class	O
,	O
the	O
Monk	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
1998	O
,	O
a	O
PlayStation	B-Device
version	O
of	O
Diablo	B-Application
was	O
released	O
,	O
developed	O
by	O
Climax	O
Studios	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Electronic	O
Arts	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Notable	O
differences	O
to	O
the	O
PC	O
version	O
include	O
new	O
lighting	O
effects	O
,	O
auto-aiming	O
for	O
range	O
weapons	O
and	O
spells	B-Application
,	O
and	O
an	O
option	O
for	O
increased	O
game	O
speed	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Despite	O
the	O
original	O
PC	O
game	O
being	O
based	O
around	O
mouse	B-Device
control	O
,	O
it	O
does	O
not	O
support	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Mouse	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
re-released	O
alongside	O
Hellfire	O
in	O
a	O
1998	O
bundle	O
,	O
called	O
Diablo	B-Application
+	I-Application
Hellfire	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
1998	O
's	O
Blizzard	O
's	O
Game	O
of	O
the	O
Year	O
Collection	O
contained	O
copies	O
of	O
Diablo	B-Application
,	O
StarCraft	B-Application
and	O
Warcraft	B-Application
II	I-Application
:	I-Application
Tides	I-Application
of	I-Application
Darkness	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Blizzard	O
Anthology	O
(	O
2000	O
)	O
contained	O
Diablo	B-Application
,	O
StarCraft	B-Application
,	O
StarCraft	B-Application
:	I-Application
Brood	I-Application
War	I-Application
and	O
WarCraft	B-Application
II	I-Application
:	I-Application
Battle.net	I-Application
Edition	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Diablo	B-Application
Gift	O
Pack	O
(	O
2000	O
)	O
contained	O
Diablo	B-Application
and	O
Diablo	B-Application
II	I-Application
,	O
but	O
no	O
expansions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Diablo	B-Application
:	O
Battle	O
Chest	O
(	O
2001	O
)	O
contained	O
Diablo	B-Application
,	O
Diablo	B-Application
II	I-Application
and	O
Diablo	B-Application
IIs	I-Application
expansion	O
,	O
Lord	B-Application
of	I-Application
Destruction	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Later	O
releases	O
of	O
the	O
Diablo	B-Application
:	O
Battle	O
Chest	O
also	O
have	O
a	O
strategy	O
guide	O
for	O
Diablo	B-Application
II	I-Application
and	O
Lord	B-Application
of	I-Application
Destruction	I-Application
,	O
though	O
subsequent	O
releases	O
do	O
not	O
include	O
the	O
original	O
game	O
,	O
instead	O
featuring	O
Diablo	B-Application
II	I-Application
,	O
its	O
expansion	O
,	O
and	O
their	O
respective	O
strategy	O
guides	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
For	O
Diablos	O
20th	O
anniversary	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
announced	O
during	O
BlizzCon	O
2016	O
that	O
Diablo	B-Application
III	I-Application
would	O
receive	O
a	O
free	O
patch	O
called	O
The	O
Darkening	O
of	O
Tristram	O
that	O
recreates	O
the	O
original	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
March	O
2019	O
,	O
Diablo	B-Application
was	O
made	O
available	O
for	O
sale	O
on	O
GOG.com,	O
which	O
marked	O
the	O
first	O
time	O
Blizzard	O
had	O
released	O
the	O
game	O
on	O
a	O
digital	O
distribution	O
platform	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
release	O
featured	O
two	O
versions	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
:	O
the	O
original	O
1996	O
version	O
and	O
a	O
new	O
DirectX-based	O
version	O
built	O
in-house	O
by	O
GOG	O
that	O
features	O
additional	O
display	O
and	O
graphical	O
options	O
.	O
</s>
