User Rating: 8.2 | City of Heroes PC
By Jtek | Review Date:
Having extensively played Anarchy Online (plus all current expansions), Dark Age of Camelot, and beta testing Lineage II, I must say that City of Heroes has been the most fun I've had in a MMORPG. The thing that sticks out the most when you start is the elaborate character creation system. This alone is fun and can really take you a while to do if your particular about design. Once you're in the game you must run through a short tutorial that I thought was also fun but it wasn't quite as informative as it should be. But you'll quickly learn the ropes soon enough as CoH is quite intuitive and lite on the menus. The graphics are excellent. They are rich in color and very much remind me of a cartoon or comic book. The game engine also runs very well, even on mid-range systems. The sound is good but it would be nice to hear some pedestrian chatter. Level grinding is alive and well here but it's a fun grind and well rewarded. The superpowers the heroes have are powerful and impressive. Grouping in the game is implemented VERY well and makes it easy. You can instantly start searching for teams with the click of a button and when you are in a group it's easy to do assists just by clicking on the player's name in the team window; you'll then automatically target whatever that team member is targeting. Coming off the very deep and complicated Anarchy Online, CoH is a welcomed relief as it has no loot to envy or endlessly hunt, no complicated inventory system or skill trees, and you can always find some action nearby. For me, it's the best MMORPG I've played. Why? Because it's fun and easy to get into. Granted, more content will need to be added to keep longevity and justify the high $15/month cost but NC Soft has stated that it is in the works; the alien invasion during beta was a foretaste. Want a truly fun and rewarding MMORPG experience? Try City of Heroes.

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