City Of Heroes Beta Evaluated As Game Goes Gold

Posted by simoniker on Tuesday April 13, 2004 @07:53AM from the up-up-and-away dept.

Thanks to GamersWithJobs for its detailed impressions of PC-based superhero MMORPG City Of Heroes, given just after the game reached gold master status, with an "official launch [of] April 28", and a (slightly inflationary?) "monthly subscription fee of US$14.99." The preview, from a "long time tester and fan of the game", notes: "When I entered City of Heroes for the first time, one of the things that quickly grabbed my attention was the scale--the towering statues, the twenty story buildings", before discussing the action-oriented gameplay: "Unlike almost every other MMORPG out there, combat in City of Heroes is designed to be fast paced and fun" The author concludes: "It's not a perfect superhero game, but it's a very good superhero MMORPG."

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No capes!? by American+AC+in+Paris · 2004-04-13 07:59 · Score: 3, Funny

Sorry, no capes. No, don't ask about them. Please.
Gah! No capes! That's like a street-racing game with no oversized wings and Type-R windscreen decals, or a shmup without a spread cannon!
No capes! Gah!

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Obliteracy: Words with explosions
Re:If there was a game only for /.ers... by Anonymous Coward · 2004-04-13 08:10 · Score: 3, Funny

Well, if it was a game starring everybody's favorite /. editor, it would be called City of Hemos.
Re:Another MMO with no PvP by Anonymous Coward · 2004-04-13 10:37 · Score: 2, Funny

Now what are the villains supposed to level against?

Rival factions of villians.