Become a hero in this one of a kind mmorpg!
User Rating: 8.6 | City of Heroes PC
NCSoft has created an MMORPG named 'City Of Heroes'. Well what do you do in this game I wonder? The title is a bit of a give away, but basically your a hero living in Paragon city and fighting the forces of evil. From the videos and the screenshots, you can plainly see that NCSoft have taken mmorpg's to a new level of customizability in the City of heroes. And as you play it, it grows on you even more. Every 2 levels you go up, you gain a new power to defeat evil villains in the game. You can create supergroups, also known as 'clans', you can team up with your mates to complete missions together, and you can even earn badges that you can show off to everyone. NCSoft are updating City Of heroes all the time with new and improved items etc. Although there was no PvP in the start, in the following patch that is coming very shortly, PvP arena's will be introduced into the game. And talking of PvP, a new expansion pack is in the works, called 'City of Villians', where (yes you guessed it) you can become the evil one in the game, and actually fight in real time PvP against heroes that own the City Of heroes! So as you can see, the game is in full flight, with updates popping from your ears! There are lots of things you can do in the game, and many features included are unique to City Of Heroes. So ive played it for 1 month ( In the beta test ) and 1 month outside the beta, and this is my review of the game: Gameplay - 8 / 10 The gameplay in the game is rather good, you become a hero, and citezens even thank you if you rescue them. The missions you have to complete are massive, and teaming up is a blast! But why have I given this a 8 / 10? Because of its nact of repeating its self. The missions are big, but you find your self in the same looking building as the mission that you last finished. The mission objections vary, but most of them are some where around the lines of 'Defeat 10 Villains' or 'Defeat so and so and his men'. Being a hero in the game has its advantages though... When you reach level 6, you can open up a 'power slot' these are special powers that you cant get before getting to level 6, these powers include: Hover (Slow flying), recall friend (teleport a team mate) etc. And when you get to level 14 and above you can get powers such as: Fly (normal flying), Super Speed (running super fast), Super Jump (jumping from building to building). The powers in the game can keep you amused for hours on end, and are really fun to use! Graphics - 9 / 10 For an mmorpg, City Of Heroes has pretty good graphics. The heroes have a wide range of clothing and items you can select. In the up and coming patch that is being released soon, you will be able to choose a much wider range of clothing and even change settings on your characters (such as fatness etc.) There are shadows casted off of some buildings and trees, but thats all. Heroes have little small dark spots on the floor as shadows, but nothing to fancy. Sound - 9 / 10 The sound in the City Of Heroes, is pretty good. Each power you select has individual sounds. (and trust me there are a lot of powers!) Also there are certain 'emotes' you can perform with sounds that are produced from your hero! Also everytime you enter a new area in the game, music for that area is heard, and they are pretty cool. As you go past some of the cars that are going by, you might here there stereo blasting, which creates an enviroment unlike any of mmorpg. Value - 8 / 10 The monthly fee you have to pay to play City of heroes, is very competitive to other mmorpg's, but some of the other games are cheaper. I played for one month in the europeon beta test and 1 months paid, and now I have quit. I quit because in some areas of the game, you have to dedicate quite a lot of your time around your hero. But all in all its a pretty cool game where you perform as a hero and fight the evil from paragon city! Overall - 8.6 / 10 ( Great ) Overall, this is a fantastic mmorpg, and with the updates that are being created and the expansion pack well on the way, this game looks like it could go far! But I do recommend you take a trial before you buy the game, so you can have a small tester before you pay out! Thanks for reading, Marky 
