Could Blizzard do it? Could they outdo there old Diablo with a sequel that they had been working on for so long?
Overall I say Blizzard delivered. They brought more of the same where people generally wanted the same and they made changes where the game needed changes, a veritably perfect balance.
The graphics were very similar to the previous, albeit rather improved, but I don’t think people would have had it any other way. Keeping a safe distance towards the familiar, prescribing to the formula, "if it aint broke, don't fix it."
The music didn't feel quite as great and inspired as the first game, but the quality was still there overall, and created quite a good atmosphere.
At first I wasn’t too accustomed to not being in one town, being able to traverse one gigantic underground layered dungeon, but in the end I got used to it, even still, that created a wider disparity for good and bad levels, causing the replay to at times be a chore.
The multiplayer was of course the games big selling suite, with Blizzard now having the highly developed Battle.net system, and not charging a dime to use it, players were able to enjoy this game for a much longer time than just what the single player offered.
Overall Blizzard created a very robust sequel to the original, improved almost all the way across the board without worrying about over or under stepping their bounds.
One can only wonder what they have in store for Diablo III, if there ever will be one.