Diablo II - Lord Of Destruction

Diablo II: Lord of Destruction is the expansion pack follow up for the second of the Diablo series games. As Diablo II is still to this day one of the most widely play computer games in the world, the expansion for it, Lord of Destruction, is likewise still a hot seller. Since there was never an ‘expansion’ for the first Diablo, I was surprised and excited when I head about the development of Lord of Destruction, and looked forward to it eagerly.

Few other computer games in gaming history have as much of a fan base and name recognition as the Diablo series; Blizzard could have release any piece of junk it wanted as an expansion pack for Diablo II and it would have sold like crazy. Fortunately for fans of the series, Lord of Destruction was not any piece of Junk. Lord of Destruction is probably one of the most extensive and well-conceived expansion packs I’ve ever purchased for a game. It seems Blizzard can do no wrong with the Diablo series, and its good to know they take it so seriously.

Not only does Lord of Destruction add a lot of new areas to battle through, including an entire new chapter to the game, it also adds loads of new content that makes the whole game feel new all over again. New items, new ways to modify your equipment, new playable characters, new monsters to bash, everything gets an upgrade. Even better, you can finally turn the resolution up a notch to 800x600! This fact more than anything I’ve appreciated the most.

The new content is in itself enough to make Lord of Destruction a successful expansion, but it’s added chapter is also amazing. It was clear that they were planning to continue the plot from the ending of Diablo II, but how can you make an effective expansion when you’ve already killed Diablo himself? Well, they pulled it off; Baal, Diablo’s brother and the new villain in the Lord of Destruction expansion, makes Diablo seem like just some overgrown red guy with spikes on his back.

The best part in the Lord of Destruction expansion is getting to Baal. The new chapter is the best written, and most visually stunning of them all. You’ll fight your way through sieges and battle your way up snow covered mountains to get to your ultimate goal, and you’ll face plenty of side quests and mini-bosses on the way to keep you focused. If you enjoyed Diablo or Diablo II at all, I definitely recommend picking up Lord of Destruction.