City of Heroes

"A good game at high standards"

I remember i brought this in Florida Mall a few months or so back i couldnt play it obviously because my p.c was all the way back home in the UK so i waited and waited to get the game into my p.c drive, i got home inserted the disk, installed the game, registered my card with ncsoft, waited 10 mins for the update and boom i was in....

Graphics:
Quite simply put the graphics were amazing the only problem was when i got home i needed to order a new graphics card an a 512 memory module because this games graphics come at high costs i mean sure its meant to have lag obviously because you have to receive even the 56k users of the games connection to receive there character data and it slows you down, it was betta once i got my new stuff in its just god lag here and there but i guess not much difference from the other online games out there.

Game-Play:
Well let me just say the game-play of this game is excellently done you can upgrade moves to make them more effective you can give a move knockback so when you kick somone they fly 3 miles back like on the matrix you can teach them how to fly, hover teleport, grow claws, spines, be a self healer or a party healer be a long rage fighter or a close up in your face fighter and you can unleash all your fury on the enemies in the game the enemies get powers to like you can fight them in mid air an expansion is coming out that puts villians in the game and adds pvp so it can be just like all the superhuman tv shows, movies, its all possible in this game the game play is just awsom.

Sound:
The sound is quality too you can hear everything from powerful kicks that knock enemies back miles to the flying enemies closing in on you, on the subject tho there is no music but i reacon this saves the game as i hate suepr hero music id just rather hear my music in the back ground then this games.

Replayability:
Yes you can come back and make another character with all the character slots you get on each different server you can upgrade more of your stuff you can fight villians or you can be a villian this game will not stop plus there are loads of quests and you can help ppl and team up this game i reacon could not get boring for years, if you dont like beating the crap out of bad guys or good guys (wen the expansion is out) with amazing moves flying abilitys mid air fighting with all kinds of special powers that make you unique your character will not be made again chances are there is always a difference between characters if they look the same they propably have different moves or different races its just fully customisable this game wont even fade for years .

Buy?, Rent?, Eat?:
Buy it if you love fighting and action and love to feel you play a part in a game, buy it for the fact its what a rpg superhero game where anything to everything can happen by surprise, buy it because it makes you a unique player to the game. Rent it only if you are not a rpg fan and are not sure if its what your looking for, that way you can take it back, and the only reason i can think of you eating it is the monthly fee that you have to pay of $15 which is a major let down for such a successful game also dont buy it if you dont have a recent updated graphics card and at least 512 or memory cause it will lag so much you will think the games crap when its not.

Bottom line:
Its excellent, and i dont say that about many games it has everything needed to make it a success ranging from Graphics to Replay its a definate game with a definate goal.

Low Down
Starting at 10/10 - 9/10
Negatives:
Monthly Fee of $15 ontop of your monthly phone bill: -1/10

Positives:
Game-play: 1/10
Graphics: 2/10
Replay: 1/10
Sound: 1/10
Everything needed to be an RPG: 4/10

Reviewer's Score: 9/10, Originally Posted: 06/15/04