<s>
Diablo	B-Application
II	I-Application
is	O
an	O
action	B-Application
role-playing	I-Application
hack-and-slash	B-Application
video	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Blizzard	O
North	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Blizzard	O
Entertainment	O
in	O
2000	O
for	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
,	O
Classic	B-Application
Mac	I-Application
OS	I-Application
,	O
and	O
macOS	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Set	O
shortly	O
after	O
the	O
events	O
of	O
Diablo	B-Application
,	O
the	O
player	O
controls	O
a	O
new	O
hero	O
,	O
attempting	O
to	O
stop	O
the	O
destruction	O
unleashed	O
by	O
Diablo	B-Application
's	O
return	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Building	O
on	O
the	O
success	O
of	O
its	O
predecessor	O
,	O
Diablo	B-Application
(	O
1997	O
)	O
,	O
and	O
improving	O
the	O
gameplay	O
,	O
both	O
in	O
terms	O
of	O
updated	O
character	O
progression	O
and	O
a	O
better	O
developed	O
story	O
,	O
Diablo	B-Application
II	I-Application
was	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
most	O
popular	O
games	O
of	O
2000	O
and	O
has	O
been	O
cited	O
as	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
greatest	O
games	O
of	O
all	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Major	O
factors	O
that	O
contributed	O
to	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
success	O
include	O
its	O
continuation	O
of	O
popular	O
fantasy	O
themes	O
from	O
the	O
previous	O
game	O
and	O
its	O
access	O
to	O
Blizzard	O
's	O
free	O
online	B-Application
play	I-Application
service	O
,	O
Battle.net	B-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
expansion	O
to	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
Diablo	B-Application
II	I-Application
:	I-Application
Lord	I-Application
of	I-Application
Destruction	I-Application
,	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
2001	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Diablo	B-Application
III	I-Application
,	O
the	O
sequel	O
of	O
Diablo	B-Application
II	I-Application
was	O
released	O
on	O
May	O
15	O
,	O
2012	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Diablo	B-Application
II	I-Application
:	I-Application
Resurrected	I-Application
,	O
a	O
remastered	O
version	O
of	O
Diablo	B-Application
II	I-Application
which	O
also	O
includes	O
the	O
Lord	B-Application
of	I-Application
Destruction	I-Application
expansion	O
,	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
September	O
23	O
,	O
2021	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Diablo	B-Application
IIs	I-Application
storyline	O
progresses	O
through	O
four	O
chapters	O
or	O
"	O
acts	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
contrast	O
to	O
the	O
first	O
Diablo	B-Application
,	O
whose	O
levels	O
consisted	O
of	O
descending	O
deeper	O
and	O
deeper	O
into	O
a	O
Gothic-themed	O
dungeon	O
and	O
Hell	O
,	O
Diablo	B-Application
IIs	I-Application
environments	O
are	O
much	O
more	O
varied	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Act	O
I	O
is	O
similar	O
to	O
the	O
original	O
Diablo	B-Application
;	O
the	O
Rogue	O
Encampment	O
is	O
a	O
simple	O
palisade	O
fort	O
,	O
with	O
plains	O
and	O
boreal	B-Application
forests	I-Application
making	O
up	O
the	O
wilderness	O
area	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
Monastery	O
resembles	O
the	O
typical	O
medieval	O
fortress	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Lord	B-Application
of	I-Application
Destruction	I-Application
expansion	O
adds	O
the	O
fifth	O
chapter	O
Act	O
V	O
which	O
continues	O
the	O
story	O
where	O
Act	O
IV	O
left	O
off	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
If	O
killed	O
,	O
the	O
character	O
is	O
permanently	B-Application
dead	I-Application
and	O
unplayable	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Diablo	B-Application
II	I-Application
uses	O
a	O
system	O
of	O
randomly	O
generated	O
equipment	O
similar	O
to	O
the	O
original	O
Diablo	B-Application
,	O
but	O
more	O
complicated	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Diablo	B-Application
II	I-Application
includes	O
an	O
item	O
crafting	O
system	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Diablo	B-Application
II	I-Application
allows	O
the	O
player	O
to	O
choose	O
between	O
five	O
different	O
character	O
classes	O
:	O
Amazon	O
,	O
Necromancer	B-Application
,	O
Barbarian	O
,	O
Sorceress	O
,	O
and	O
Paladin	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Amazon	O
is	O
akin	O
to	O
the	O
Rogue	O
of	O
Diablo	B-Application
:	O
both	O
primarily	O
use	O
bows	O
,	O
and	O
both	O
make	O
equal	O
use	O
of	O
strength	O
and	O
magic	O
,	O
however	O
the	O
Amazon	O
can	O
also	O
use	O
javelins	O
and	O
spears	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Necromancer	B-Application
is	O
a	O
versatile	O
death-themed	O
spell	O
caster	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Necromancers	B-Application
are	O
the	O
priests	O
of	O
the	O
Cult	O
of	O
Rathma	B-Application
from	O
the	O
Eastern	O
jungles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Necromancer	B-Application
possesses	O
powerful	O
poison	O
spells	O
,	O
which	O
rapidly	O
drain	O
life	O
from	O
afflicted	O
monsters	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Necromancer	B-Application
is	O
voiced	O
by	O
Michael	O
McConnohie	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Most	O
of	O
the	O
lightning	O
and	O
fire	O
spells	O
are	O
carried	O
over	O
from	O
the	O
original	O
Diablo	B-Application
,	O
while	O
the	O
Cold	O
spells	O
can	O
freeze	O
enemies	O
solid	O
and	O
bypass	O
resistances	O
while	O
doing	O
less	O
damage	O
than	O
lightning	O
or	O
fire	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
is	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
forces	O
that	O
defeated	O
King	O
Leoric	O
's	O
army	O
in	O
the	O
first	O
Diablo	B-Application
,	O
although	O
his	O
Order	O
is	O
eventually	O
corrupted	O
by	O
Mephisto	O
,	O
the	O
Lord	O
of	O
Hatred	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Two	O
additional	O
character	O
classes	O
,	O
the	O
Druid	O
and	O
Assassin	O
,	O
were	O
added	O
in	O
the	O
expansion	O
Diablo	B-Application
II	I-Application
:	I-Application
Lord	I-Application
of	I-Application
Destruction	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
can	O
enlist	O
the	O
help	O
of	O
one	O
hireling	O
(	O
computer-controlled	O
mercenaries	B-Application
)	O
from	O
a	O
mercenary	B-Application
captain	O
in	O
the	O
town	O
;	O
Rogue	O
Scouts	O
(	O
archers	O
with	O
Amazon	O
abilities	O
)	O
,	O
Desert	O
Mercenaries	B-Application
or	O
Town	O
Guards	O
(	O
melee	O
fighters	O
with	O
Paladin	O
auras	O
)	O
,	O
Iron	O
Wolves	O
(	O
elemental	O
spellcasters	O
with	O
occasional	O
melee	O
capability	O
)	O
,	O
and	O
Barbarians	O
(	O
melee	O
fighters	O
with	O
many	O
hitpoints	O
)	O
,	O
from	O
Acts	O
I	O
,	O
II	O
,	O
III	O
,	O
and	O
V	O
,	O
respectively	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
expansion	O
allows	O
players	O
to	O
retain	O
their	O
mercenary	B-Application
throughout	O
the	O
entire	O
game	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
equipping	O
them	O
with	O
armor	O
and	O
weapons	O
,	O
plus	O
hirelings	O
gain	O
experience	O
and	O
attributes	O
like	O
the	O
player	O
although	O
their	O
level	O
cannot	O
surpass	O
that	O
of	O
their	O
master	O
character	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Heroes	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Storm	I-Application
(	O
2015	O
)	O
,	O
playable	O
characters	O
Cassia	O
and	O
Xul	O
represent	O
the	O
Amazon	O
and	O
the	O
Necromancer	B-Application
classes	O
,	O
respectively	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Diablo	B-Application
II	I-Application
can	O
be	O
played	O
multiplayer	O
on	O
a	O
local	B-General_Concept
area	I-General_Concept
network	I-General_Concept
(	O
LAN	B-General_Concept
)	O
or	O
the	O
Blizzard	O
's	O
Battle.net	B-Operating_System
online	O
service	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Unlike	O
the	O
original	O
Diablo	B-Application
,	O
Diablo	B-Application
II	I-Application
was	O
made	O
specifically	O
with	O
online	O
gaming	O
in	O
mind	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Battle.net	B-Operating_System
is	O
divided	O
into	O
"	O
Open	O
"	O
and	O
"	O
Closed	O
"	O
realms	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Single-player	O
characters	O
may	O
be	O
played	O
on	O
open	O
realms	O
;	O
only	O
Battle.net	B-Operating_System
characters	O
that	O
are	O
stored	O
on	O
Blizzard	O
's	O
servers	O
may	O
be	O
played	O
on	O
closed	O
realms	O
as	O
a	O
measure	O
against	O
cheating	O
,	O
where	O
they	O
must	O
be	O
played	O
at	O
least	O
once	O
every	O
90	O
days	O
to	O
avoid	O
expiration	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Blizzard	O
cracked	O
down	O
on	O
spambots	O
which	O
advertise	O
sites	O
selling	O
Diablo	B-Application
II	I-Application
's	O
virtual	O
items	O
for	O
real-world	O
currency	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
has	O
been	O
patched	O
extensively	O
;	O
the	O
precise	O
number	O
of	O
patches	O
is	O
impossible	O
to	O
determine	O
as	O
Battle.net	B-Operating_System
has	O
the	O
capability	O
of	O
making	O
minor	O
server-side	O
patches	O
to	O
address	O
urgent	O
bugs	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Not	O
all	O
patches	O
have	O
affected	O
Diablo	B-Application
II	I-Application
directly	O
,	O
as	O
several	O
were	O
designed	O
to	O
address	O
aspects	O
of	O
the	O
expansion	O
to	O
the	O
game	O
and	O
had	O
minimal	O
effects	O
on	O
Diablo	B-Application
II	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Diablo	B-Application
II	I-Application
takes	O
place	O
after	O
the	O
end	O
of	O
the	O
previous	O
game	O
,	O
Diablo	B-Application
,	O
in	O
the	O
world	O
of	O
Sanctuary	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Diablo	B-Application
,	O
an	O
unnamed	O
warrior	O
defeated	O
Diablo	B-Application
and	O
attempted	O
to	O
contain	O
the	O
Lord	O
of	O
Terror	O
's	O
essence	O
within	O
his	O
own	O
body	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
With	O
the	O
corruption	O
of	O
Diablo	B-Application
's	O
soulstone	O
,	O
the	O
demon	O
is	O
able	O
to	O
control	O
the	O
Dark	O
Wanderer	O
and	O
is	O
attempting	O
to	O
free	O
his	O
two	O
brothers	O
,	O
Mephisto	O
and	O
Baal	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
the	O
story	O
progresses	O
,	O
cut	O
scenes	O
show	O
the	O
Dark	O
Wanderer	O
's	O
journey	O
as	O
a	O
drifter	O
named	O
Marius	B-Application
follows	O
him	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Marius	B-Application
,	O
now	O
in	O
asylum	O
,	O
narrates	O
the	O
events	O
to	O
a	O
hooded	O
visitor	O
,	O
whom	O
he	O
initially	O
believes	O
to	O
be	O
the	O
Archangel	O
Tyrael	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Marius	B-Application
is	O
tricked	O
into	O
removing	O
Baal	O
's	O
soulstone	O
from	O
Tal-Rasha	O
and	O
Tyrael	O
charges	O
Marius	B-Application
with	O
taking	O
the	O
soulstone	O
to	O
Hell	O
to	O
destroy	O
it	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
the	O
adventurers	O
fight	O
their	O
way	O
to	O
the	O
temple	O
,	O
Mephisto	O
is	O
rejoined	O
by	O
his	O
brothers	O
;	O
the	O
three	O
open	O
a	O
portal	O
to	O
Hell	O
,	O
the	O
Dark	O
Wanderer	O
sheds	O
his	O
human	O
form	O
,	O
becomes	O
the	O
demon	O
Diablo	B-Application
,	O
and	O
goes	O
through	O
the	O
portal	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Act	O
IV	O
–	O
The	O
adventurers	O
slay	O
Diablo	B-Application
in	O
Hell	O
and	O
destroy	O
the	O
soulstones	O
of	O
Mephisto	O
and	O
Diablo	B-Application
on	O
the	O
Hellforge	O
,	O
preventing	O
their	O
return	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
epilogue	O
,	O
Marius	B-Application
indicates	O
he	O
was	O
too	O
weak	O
to	O
enter	O
Hell	O
,	O
and	O
that	O
he	O
fears	O
the	O
stone	O
's	O
effects	O
on	O
him	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
then	O
kills	O
Marius	B-Application
and	O
sets	O
the	O
asylum	O
on	O
fire	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
story	O
continues	O
with	O
Act	O
V	O
,	O
in	O
the	O
expansion	O
Diablo	B-Application
II	I-Application
:	I-Application
Lord	I-Application
of	I-Application
Destruction	I-Application
where	O
Baal	O
attempts	O
to	O
corrupt	O
the	O
mythical	O
Worldstone	O
on	O
Mount	O
Arreat	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Upon	O
returning	O
to	O
the	O
Pandemonium	O
Fortress	O
after	O
defeating	O
Diablo	B-Application
,	O
Tyrael	O
opens	O
a	O
portal	O
to	O
send	O
the	O
adventurers	O
to	O
Arreat	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Diablo	B-Application
II	I-Application
was	O
announced	O
by	O
Blizzard	O
in	O
1997	O
,	O
with	O
a	O
planned	O
launch	O
in	O
the	O
first	O
quarter	O
of	O
1998	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
designer	O
and	O
project	O
lead	O
Erich	O
Schaefer	O
,	O
"	O
Diablo	B-Application
II	I-Application
never	O
had	O
an	O
official	O
,	O
complete	O
design	O
document	O
...	O
for	O
the	O
most	O
part	O
we	O
just	O
started	O
making	O
up	O
new	O
stuff.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Diablo	B-Application
II	I-Application
,	O
despite	O
having	O
less	O
than	O
one	O
percent	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
code	O
from	O
Diablo	B-Application
and	O
having	O
much	O
of	O
its	O
content	O
and	O
internal	O
coding	O
done	O
from	O
scratch	O
,	O
was	O
seen	O
by	O
the	O
testers	O
as	O
"	O
more	O
of	O
the	O
same.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
second	O
expansion	O
beyond	O
Lord	B-Application
of	I-Application
Destruction	I-Application
had	O
been	O
in	O
the	O
design	O
stages	O
of	O
development	O
at	O
Blizzard	O
,	O
according	O
to	O
David	O
Brevik	O
,	O
but	O
never	O
reached	O
the	O
production	O
stage	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
addition	O
to	O
adding	O
new	O
classes	O
,	O
areas	O
,	O
monsters	O
,	O
and	O
items	O
,	O
the	O
expansion	O
would	O
have	O
brought	O
in	O
more	O
elements	O
of	O
a	O
massively	B-Application
multiplayer	I-Application
online	I-Application
(	O
MMO	O
)	O
game	O
featuring	O
elements	O
like	O
guild	O
halls	O
,	O
what	O
Brevik	O
considered	O
an	O
"	O
ARPG+MMO	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
the	O
player	O
visits	O
the	O
town	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
recreates	O
the	O
peaceful	O
atmosphere	O
from	O
the	O
first	O
Diablo	B-Application
game	O
,	O
so	O
for	O
that	O
the	O
theme	O
from	O
Act	O
I	O
called	O
"	O
Rogue	O
"	O
comes	O
back	O
with	O
the	O
same	O
chords	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
piece	O
,	O
reproducing	O
only	O
a	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
Diablo	B-Application
town	O
theme	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
the	O
first	O
time	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
to	O
be	O
used	O
some	O
radically	O
different	O
elements	O
than	O
the	O
guitars	O
and	O
choral	O
sounds	O
that	O
dominate	O
both	O
the	O
original	O
Diablo	B-Application
and	O
the	O
opening	O
quarter	O
of	O
Diablo	B-Application
II	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
Collector	O
's	O
Edition	O
format	O
,	O
containing	O
bonus	O
collector	O
's	O
material	O
,	O
a	O
copy	O
of	O
the	O
Diablo	B-Application
Dungeons	O
&	O
Dragons	O
pen-and-paper	O
campaign	O
setting	O
,	O
and	O
promotional	O
movies	O
for	O
other	O
Blizzard	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2000	O
,	O
the	O
Diablo	B-Application
II	I-Application
:	O
Exclusive	O
Gift	O
Set	O
similarly	O
contained	O
exclusive	O
collector	O
's	O
material	O
and	O
promotional	O
videos	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
a	O
copy	O
of	O
the	O
official	O
strategy	O
guide	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
2000	O
released	O
Diablo	B-Application
Gift	O
Pack	O
contained	O
copies	O
of	O
Diablo	B-Application
and	O
Diablo	B-Application
II	I-Application
,	O
but	O
no	O
expansions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
2001	O
Diablo	B-Application
:	O
Battle	O
Chest	O
version	O
contained	O
copies	O
of	O
Diablo	B-Application
II	I-Application
,	O
Diablo	B-Application
II	I-Application
:	I-Application
Lord	I-Application
of	I-Application
Destruction	I-Application
,	O
the	O
official	O
strategy	O
guide	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
original	O
Diablo	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Recently	O
however	O
,	O
the	O
Battle	O
Chest	O
edition	O
no	O
longer	O
contains	O
the	O
original	O
Diablo	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Blizzard	O
continues	O
to	O
provide	O
limited	O
support	O
for	O
Diablo	B-Application
II	I-Application
,	O
including	O
occasional	O
patches	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Although	O
the	O
original	O
CD	O
retail	B-Application
release	I-Application
worked	O
on	O
Windows	O
95/98/Me/NT4SP5	O
,	O
the	O
current	O
version	O
downloadable	O
from	O
Battle.net	B-Operating_System
requires	O
at	O
least	O
Windows	O
2000/XP	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Around	O
2008	O
,	O
the	O
announcement	O
of	O
Diablo	B-Application
III	I-Application
renewed	O
the	O
interest	O
in	O
its	O
predecessor	O
and	O
brought	O
more	O
attention	O
to	O
the	O
many	O
mods	O
available	O
for	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2015	O
,	O
an	O
unofficial	O
port	O
for	O
the	O
ARM	O
architecture-based	O
Pandora	B-Device
handheld	O
became	O
available	O
by	O
static	O
recompilation	O
and	O
reverse	O
engineering	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
x86	B-Operating_System
version	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
March	O
11	O
,	O
2016	O
Blizzard	O
released	O
the	O
1.14a	O
Patch	O
,	O
which	O
added	O
support	O
for	O
Windows	O
7	O
and	O
newer	O
,	O
a	O
macOS	B-Application
installer	O
and	O
support	O
for	O
OS	O
X	O
10.10	O
and	O
10.11	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Diablo	B-Application
II	I-Application
is	O
not	O
supported	O
on	O
macOS	B-Application
10.15	O
,	O
due	O
to	O
Apple	O
completely	O
dropping	O
compatibility	O
with	O
32-bit	O
binaries	O
in	O
this	O
version	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
remaster	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
and	O
expansion	O
,	O
entitled	O
Diablo	B-Application
II	I-Application
:	I-Application
Resurrected	I-Application
,	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
2021	O
for	O
Windows	O
,	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
,	O
PlayStation	B-Device
5	I-Device
,	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
,	O
Xbox	B-Device
Series	I-Device
X	I-Device
and	I-Device
Series	I-Device
S	I-Device
,	O
and	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Cross-platform	B-Application
play	I-Application
was	O
not	O
available	O
upon	O
release	O
,	O
although	O
there	O
is	O
a	O
possibility	O
of	O
it	O
being	O
included	O
in	O
a	O
future	O
update	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
But	O
the	O
designers	O
also	O
forego	O
elements	O
such	O
as	O
quest	O
markers	O
that	O
are	O
common	O
in	O
modern	O
games	O
,	O
preserving	O
as	O
much	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
experience	O
as	O
possible	O
,	O
and	O
making	O
the	O
re-master	O
almost	O
completely	O
unchanged	O
from	O
the	O
original	O
Diablo	B-Application
II	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Diablo	B-Application
II	I-Application
has	O
a	O
positive	O
reception	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Greg	O
Vederman	O
reviewed	O
the	O
PC	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
for	O
Next	O
Generation	O
,	O
rating	O
it	O
five	O
stars	O
out	O
of	O
five	O
,	O
and	O
stated	O
that	O
"	O
Diablo	B-Application
II	I-Application
is	O
a	O
must-have	O
PC	O
title	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Diablo	B-Application
II	I-Application
earned	O
GameSpot	O
's	O
2000	O
runner-up	O
Reader	O
's	O
Choice	O
Award	O
for	O
role-playing	O
game	O
of	O
the	O
year	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
has	O
received	O
the	O
"	O
Computer	B-Device
Game	O
of	O
the	O
Year	O
"	O
,	O
"	O
Computer	B-Device
Role	O
Playing	O
Game	O
of	O
the	O
Year	O
"	O
,	O
and	O
"	O
Game	O
of	O
the	O
Year	O
"	O
awards	O
from	O
the	O
Academy	O
of	O
Interactive	O
Arts	O
and	O
Sciences	O
at	O
the	O
2001	O
Interactive	O
Achievement	O
Awards	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
August	O
2016	O
,	O
Diablo	B-Application
II	I-Application
placed	O
21st	O
on	O
Time	O
's	O
The	O
50	O
Best	O
Video	O
Games	O
of	O
All	O
Time	O
list	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
its	O
debut	O
day	O
,	O
Diablo	B-Application
II	I-Application
sold	O
184,000	O
units	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
awarded	O
a	O
spot	O
in	O
the	O
Guinness	O
Book	O
of	O
World	O
Records	O
2000	O
edition	O
for	O
being	O
the	O
fastest	O
selling	O
computer	B-Device
game	O
ever	O
sold	O
,	O
with	O
more	O
than	O
1	O
million	O
units	O
sold	O
in	O
the	O
first	O
two	O
weeks	O
of	O
availability	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Warcraft	B-Application
III	I-Application
:	I-Application
Reign	I-Application
of	I-Application
Chaos	I-Application
,	O
World	B-Application
of	I-Application
Warcraft	I-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Burning	I-Application
Crusade	I-Application
,	O
World	B-Protocol
of	I-Protocol
Warcraft	I-Protocol
:	I-Protocol
Wrath	I-Protocol
of	I-Protocol
the	I-Protocol
Lich	I-Protocol
King	I-Protocol
,	O
World	B-Protocol
of	I-Protocol
Warcraft	I-Protocol
:	I-Protocol
Cataclysm	I-Protocol
and	O
Diablo	B-Application
III	I-Application
have	O
since	O
surpassed	O
Diablo	B-Application
IIs	I-Application
record	O
to	O
become	O
fastest-selling	O
computer	B-Device
games	O
ever	O
at	O
their	O
times	O
of	O
release	O
,	O
according	O
to	O
Blizzard	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
,	O
PC	O
Data	O
tracked	O
308,923	O
sales	O
for	O
Diablo	B-Application
II	I-Application
during	O
the	O
June	O
25	O
–	O
July	O
1	O
period	O
,	O
including	O
sales	O
of	O
its	O
Collector	O
's	O
Edition	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Diablo	B-Application
II	I-Application
finished	O
2000	O
with	O
970,131	O
sales	O
in	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
,	O
for	O
a	O
gross	O
of	O
$48.2	O
million.Diablo	O
IIs	O
success	O
continued	O
in	O
2001	O
:	O
from	O
February	O
to	O
the	O
first	O
week	O
of	O
November	O
,	O
it	O
totaled	O
sales	O
of	O
306,422	O
units	O
in	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
ultimately	O
the	O
country	O
's	O
eighth	O
best-selling	O
computer	B-Device
title	O
of	O
2001	O
,	O
with	O
sales	O
of	O
517,037	O
units	O
and	O
revenues	O
of	O
$19.3	O
million	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
this	O
time	O
,	O
this	O
led	O
Edge	O
to	O
declare	O
it	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
 '	O
second-largest	O
computer	B-Device
game	O
hit	O
released	O
since	O
January	O
2000	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
received	O
a	O
"	O
Gold	O
"	O
sales	O
award	O
from	O
the	O
Entertainment	O
and	O
Leisure	O
Software	O
Publishers	O
Association	O
(	O
ELSPA	O
)	O
,	O
indicating	O
sales	O
of	O
at	O
least	O
200,000	O
copies	O
in	O
the	O
United	O
Kingdom.Diablo	O
II	O
became	O
a	O
major	O
hit	O
in	O
the	O
German	O
market	O
and	O
debuted	O
at	O
#1	O
on	O
Media	O
Control	O
's	O
computer	B-Device
game	O
sales	O
chart	O
for	O
June	O
2000	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
"	O
NachSpiel	O
:	O
Diablo	B-Application
II	I-Application
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Verband	O
der	O
Unterhaltungssoftware	O
Deutschland	O
(	O
VUD	O
)	O
presented	O
Diablo	B-Application
II	I-Application
with	O
a	O
"	O
Gold	O
"	O
award	O
after	O
three	O
weeks	O
of	O
availability	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>
Diablo	B-Application
II	I-Application
continued	O
to	O
chart	O
in	O
January	O
2001	O
,	O
with	O
a	O
placement	O
of	O
24th	O
,	O
and	O
its	O
Limited	O
Edition	O
debuted	O
in	O
second	O
place	O
for	O
February	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
made	O
it	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
region	O
's	O
best-selling	O
computer	B-Device
games	O
ever	O
at	O
that	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
of	O
June	O
29	O
,	O
2001	O
,	O
Diablo	B-Application
II	I-Application
has	O
sold	O
4	O
million	O
copies	O
worldwide	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Copies	O
of	O
Diablo	B-Application
:	O
Battle	O
Chest	O
continue	O
to	O
be	O
sold	O
in	O
retail	O
stores	O
,	O
appearing	O
on	O
the	O
NPD	O
Group	O
's	O
top	O
10	O
PC	O
games	O
sales	O
list	O
as	O
recently	O
as	O
2010	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Even	O
more	O
remarkably	O
,	O
the	O
Diablo	B-Application
:	O
Battle	O
Chest	O
was	O
the	O
19th	O
best-selling	O
PC	O
game	O
of	O
2008	O
–	O
a	O
full	O
eight	O
years	O
after	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
initial	O
release	O
–	O
and	O
11	O
million	O
users	O
still	O
played	O
Diablo	B-Application
II	I-Application
and	O
StarCraft''	O
over	O
Battle.net	B-Operating_System
in	O
2010	O
.	O
</s>
