Hellfire: Diablo Expansion | 
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| From: Blizzard Entertainment
Category: Video Games
Buy Used: $32.99
New (3) Used (11) from $32.99
Avg. Customer Rating:  20 reviews
Sales Rank: 3754
Format: Cd-rom
Platforms: Windows 98, Windows Me, Windows 95
ESRB: Mature
Media: CD-ROM
Age: 17 - 20 years
Operating System: Windows 95
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.6
Dimensions (in): 10.2 x 8.7 x 1.9
Model: 69957
UPC: 020626699570
EAN: 0020626699570
ASIN: B00001LCDM
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
Shipping: Expedited shipping available
Condition: close to new shape
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| • | Requires registered version of Diablo. |
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Amazon.com Product Description
Build on the terror and adventure of Diablo with this expansion set. The software adds 12 new weapons, five new spells, 29 new foes, and the Monk, a new and powerful ally. There is also a whole new story to unravel and new demons to destroy.
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| Customer Reviews: Read 15 more reviews...
 Does not hold up to Blizzard's standard September 12, 2008
On paper Hellfire seems like a great idea. Take a really good game, add a couple additional levels, quests, items and monsters, put in a couple of new classes, and bam: instant winner.
Sadly that doesn't pan out in practice. Part of it is that the Hellfire design feels largely uninspired and lacks the cohesiveness, balance and ingenuity that went into original Diablo. In fact there are only two really good features in Hellfire. The first is the "Jog" toggle that allows your character to run in Tristram. Too bad it doesn't function in the dungeons. The second is the "Search" spell that helps you locate items on the ground. Unfortunately it's a spell, so you have to spend mana on it. Blizzard rolled up both these features in Diablo II in much improved form. As it stands they end up not benefiting Diablo very much.
The rest of the additions are just mediocre or worse. The new character class is fun, but kinda unbalanced, and doesn't really add a lot of depth. Lots of stuff feels tacked on and has an inconsistent art style that doesn't match Diablo's polish. There aren't really a lot of new quests. One (of the two) new area is downright annoying. Some of the best features can only be enabled by editing a special file outside the game.
The worst part of Hellfire is that playing it means making a tradeoff. It is not a seamless expansion to Diablo - it's almost like a separate game. Your Diablo characters aren't portable between Hellfire and the original game, so you have to roll new ones. And while Diablo went on to gain five more patches after Hellfire's release - Sierra only patched their game once... so Hellfire players have to contend with bugs long-fixed in Diablo. In addition to those bugs, Hellfire brings a set of its own, which never got resolved. Hellfire players can't (without hacking the game) play multiplayer. This expansion is not playable on Battle.net. The music in new areas is lacking, and because it isn't read from the CD, the game glitches whenever an item is picked up. The drop system is bugged out the wazoo, to where finding some of the new unique items is actually impossible.
I would really recommend this one only to die-hard Diablo fans. Those without it are not missing out on anything. Sierra tried to pull it off but they just couldn't match that Blizzard standard set by the original game, and the new features aren't worth fighting the bugs and irritants brought on by this expansion.
Hellfire Patch Won't Work on 64-bit OS September 17, 2007
The 1.01 Hellfire patch, which is difficult to find but IS located on Sierra's FTP server, is a 16-bit executable. It will NOT work on 64 bit operating systems.
 Just bought the Battlechest? Here's your missing piece. July 1, 2007
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
You'll have to create a COMMAND.TXT folder & place "multitest cowquest theoquest bardtest barbariantest" to unlock some of this stuff. The Monk can either bee seen as some kind of Joke OR the most challanging character to play. The Bard & Barbarian are improved versions of the Rogue & Warrior in that they can wield two 2-handed weapons at a time. The cowquest is funny. Not having played Diablo without the expansion, I can't say what else is new, but I DO like that this game has the SAVE ANYWHERE feature than many games after it neglected. There are an aweful lot of different dungeon maps, so I suppose some were added, as well as armor, weapons, monsters, extra difficulty. On the negative side, it didn't add better voice acting.....
 A Bust as big as they come July 25, 2006
4 out of 6 found this review helpful
This has to be one of the worst expansion pack's to one of the greatest games of all time. How do I know, because neither Blizzard or Sierra ever mention the expansion pack on their website--a means to distance themselves away from it.
For example the graphics on the hive level for some of the monsters are absolutely terrible. You have small toad/pumpkin like creatures that attack you WTF? Large Spiders? It doesn't fit the Gothic essence of the game. Not to mention Diablo can again be easily killed, so easy that you don't have to do it, just summon a golem-the same can be said about Nal'krul. The new spells are not attractive either, you have spells that help you search (umm okay), you have spells that you can summon to take you back to the entrance (how is that suppose to help), and such spells as "beserk" only work for the barbarian, which can only found by hacking the command file.
Secondly lester the farmer is a joke...beyond retarded...In order to get to the Cow Quest, or unlock the barbarian (looks exactly like the warrior) you have to hack the command file. And by updating from 1.00 to 1.01 you loose the ability to play multi-player. And I don't understand the point in creating the monk--his best skill is hand to hand combat with the staff....a degenerate version of the Sorcerer.
And the promise of great items, such the King's Swords and the Godly plates are extremely hard to find. Unfortunately to get them you have to use a trainer. I can't believe that the expansion pack now runs for almost $50, what a rip! If I had a thousand I'd sell it all for free.
 Great expansion for a great game. March 6, 2006
1 out of 2 found this review helpful
The story line is about what happens after level 16. Even though the game is quite more challenging, it really adds more adventure after an already great classical. The new weapons are awesome, with more magics and portions that really perfect the original.
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