A Sega Saturn version was considered by Electronic Arts but never released. This version, developed by Climax Studios, featured direct control of the main character's direction, as opposed to point-and-click movement, using the PlayStation controller.
In 1998, Electronic Arts released Diablo for the PlayStation. Beneath the town of Tristram, the player journeys through sixteen randomly generated dungeon levels, ultimately entering Hell in order to face Diablo.Īn expansion pack, Diablo: Hellfire, was released in November 1997 by Synergistic Software. Set in the fictional Kingdom of Khanduras in the mortal realm, the player controls a lone hero battling to rid the world of Diablo, the Lord of Terror.
Diablo is an action role-playing hack and slash video game developed by Blizzard North and released by Blizzard Entertainment in January 1997.