On its merits as an action game alone, shines. Its weighty, brutal combat is instantly entertaining, and the steady drip of new and interesting ways to slaughter monsters by the screenfull makes leveling each of the five characters a joy.

Strong loot game; Weighty combat; Good performance; Local co-op

Average graphics

The Diablo franchise has become one of the most famous role playing game franchises ever produced. Diablo 2 sold over four million copies, and with a game that successful, the sequel could not come fast enough. However, Diablo 3 took just about twelve years to come out.

Focus on Fun; New Control Scheme

Slightly Inferior Graphics

It's been over a decade since we braved the Burning Hells to pluck humanity from the Lord of Terror's gaping maw, and the games industry, Blizzard included, has changed quite a bit during Diablo's hiatus.

+ Changes from the PC version are smart and work well on 360; + Deep RPG elements lead to endless customization of skills and gear

- Framerate can get choppy when too many enemies and spell effects are on the screen; ? How did scorpions end up in other dimensions?

I'm not much of a PC gamer. Aside from my penchant for Mac computers, I'm more comfortable maneuvering a small digital person with a controller rather than a keyboard and mouse. Yet, hack-and-slash classic Diablo II lured me with its siren song of simple controls, a constant stream of loot, and...

Beating Diablo without using any Health Globes

Getting my Hardcore Wizard to level 10...and dying

Blizzard returns to consoles and the results are impressive.

+ Addictive loot gathering; + Awesome in co-op; + Tons of enemy/level variety; + Classes are all fun to play

Sharing loot locally

The launch of " Diablo III " on PC was a highly anticipated event, with fans of the original two titles having waiting over a decade for a sequel they so desperately craved. Since 2000's Diablo II, however, many of these fans had moved to console gaming and were ill equipped when the third iteration...

Blizzard haven't had a game on consoles for 15 years, and even that last game was an outsourced port, so you could say it's been even longer than that, though the famed developer have made their triumphant return to consoles, with a port of last year's controversial PC hack and slash Diablo III .

How many times can you re-release the same game? In this era of HD remakes and what not it seems that the answer is: forever. But it'd be nice if we got some new games now and then. Next up on the "have we seen this before?" production line is Diablo III: Reaper of Souls Ultimate Evil Edition.

If you're willing to put a little outside time and effort into learning how the game works, Diablo III can be an intensely rewarding experience. This console version of the game is a faithful representation of the PC version that came before, and the changes and improvements actually make it more...

You can easily see; whether playing on PC or home console, Diablo III was designed with consoles in mind. The action is fast paced and addicting. The loss of battle.net account support and action house may be a downer for some, but the inclusion of local co-op, reworked inventory system and a...