Played over a modem, IPX network or the Internet, you can play with as many as three other players on your quest. Using Battle.net could not be easier, as all you have to do is start Diablo with your normal Internet connection running. The program handles the rest. In return for the smaller size of the game, Blizzard has obviously put a lot of work into what is left. Diablo is incredibly lush, both in sounds and graphics.
Monsters move and roar realistically, and the dungeons themselves are spooky and dimly-lit.
It's not for no reason that galleries of Diablo screen snapshots are cropping up around the Web. There are a few problems, but they're essentially nit-picks. You can't select the sex of your character. Oh, yes, and Diablo will suck all of your free time away, to the point that you start avoiding minor annoyances like your job, sleep, and other human beings. You want this game.