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City of Heroes (PC)

GENERAL INFORMATION

GENRE/STYLE

Role-playing/Persistent World Online RPG

RELEASE DATE

27/APR/04

ESRB RATING

TEEN, Suggestive Themes, Violence

DEVELOPER

Cryptic Studios

PUBLISHER

NC Interactive

ALSO AVAILABLE ON

IBM PC Compatible, http://www.gamerdna.com/game/city-of-heroes-deluxe-ibm-pc-compatible

TRAITS (member-attributed "LIKES")

THE SETTING #USES

PLAYING AS #USES

PLAYING AGAINST #USES

HOW IT'S PLAYED #USES

GENERAL TONE #USES

Heroic 375
fun 268
Easy-going 186

DESCRIPTION

Gamers from across the globe cast aside their mild-mannered personas and assume superheroic alter-egos, to protect Paragon City from a host of strange and extraordinary villains. City of Heroes is a second-generation persistent-world RPG that revolves around the community and conflict of a comic book metropolis that is recovering from a recent alien attack. Players design their own characters, choosing a name, appearance, costume and colors, super power type, and even a secret origin, then take the roles of their custom superheroes to join thousands of other like-minded avatars in a fight for truth and justice online.

With such an abundance of extraordinarily able guardians, one might expect the City of Heroes to be the safest, best protected place on the planet. Not all who achieve great power choose to use it for the betterment of humanity, however, and even those with good intentions sometimes find themselves at crossed purposes. Moreover, secretive organizations of influential individuals abound, each one scheming to grab more power by any means available. Particulars of the recent history of Paragon City also help ensure that its heroes will never be at a loss for desperate situations requiring their super-powered attention.

Founded in 1823, Paragon City grew to become the largest metropolis in the United States and the world's most popular hometown for super-powered heroes. It was here that the first organized team of superheroes originated, and here that artificially enhanced soldiers were first trained to fight in World War II. Paragon City was among the first to deputize its supernatural champions, in the early '50s, and its streets were protected by these heroes for the next half-century. Yet in spite of this support — or perhaps because of it — Paragon City was also the hardest hit when extra-dimensional aliens, known as the Rikti, invaded in 2002. Though the threat was contained, the once-bustling metropolis was fractured into a patchwork of human- and alien-controlled areas.

Once a stronghold of exceptional abilities and American ideals, Paragon City now needs its heroes more than ever before. In addition to the unknown numbers of Rikti that may still hide among the abandoned buildings and underground stations, many new threats have arisen in the ensuing chaos. So here the adventure begins, for fledgling vigilantes and up-and-coming criminologists. Whether busting punks on the street or investigating the intrigue of endless factional conflict, true defenders of justice will be in their element as they enter this City of Heroes. ~ T.J. Deci, All Game Guide

City of Heroes (PC)

GENRE/STYLE:

Role-playing/Persistent World Online RPG
RELEASE DATE:

27/APR/04
TOP TRAITS:

character customization, Comic Book, mmorpg
DESCRIPTION:

Gamers from across the globe cast aside their mild-mannered personas and assume superheroic alter-egos, to protect Pa... more

players 5,215

followers 23

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POPULARITY: PC PLATFORM

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Haunted Mansion Splash

“The Haunted Mansion splash screen from last year's Halloween event.”

Added by: LordXenophon
Date: 13/MAY/2012
Views: 11
Votes: 1

created 13/MAY/2012

LordXenophon was the last to comment - 1 day ago... show previous hide previous

“It was a great mission, too. We had to fight a mad scientist and his horde of zombies.”

LordXenophon played City of Heroes on 25/APR/12

“I didn't have time to do much more than pay base rent and check Wentworth's. Maybe next time I can fight some crime.”

created 26/APR/2012

M:tG Base Teleporter

“The Base Teleporter prestige power as a Magic card.”

Added by: LordXenophon
Date: 21/APR/2012
Views: 66
Votes: 2

created 21/APR/2012

LordXenophon played City of Heroes on 20/APR/12

“Cervisia vincit omnia.”

created 21/APR/2012

LordXenophon played City of Heroes on 18/APR/12

“I have the powers!”

created 19/APR/2012

Svoboda played City of Heroes on 16/APR/12

“Cleaning the streets the old fashioned way - with a machine gun!”

created 17/APR/2012

LordXenophon played City of Heroes on 16/APR/12

“By the power of Gray Mobs!”

created 17/APR/2012

LordXenophon played City of Heroes on 11/APR/12

“I seriously need to update the levels and badge counts of my characters. Not one of the ones I have listed here is still accurate.”

created 12/APR/2012

LordXenophon played City of Heroes on 09/APR/12

“.”

created 10/APR/2012

Icy Ivy

“My ice/ice tank.”

Added by: AzureNoir
Date: 04/APR/2012
Views: 75
Votes: 2

created 04/APR/2012

AzureNoir was the last to comment - about 1 month ago... show previous hide previous

“I still log in about once a month. I don't play much CoH any more, though.”

Banana Bandito and the Banana-nator

“Look for these non-hostile Rikti monkeys in the far corner of the water in the mission to save Pocket D from Snaptooth.”

Added by: LordXenophon
Date: 04/APR/2012
Views: 124
Votes: 5

created 04/APR/2012

DDRa was the last to comment - about 1 month ago...

“They make a nice banana bunch ^_^”

Mishy was the last to comment - about 1 month ago...

“O_o”

Anat was the last to comment - about 1 month ago...

“How did they get out of the club?”

AzureNoir was the last to comment - about 1 month ago...

“It's an Easter banana!”

MrVista360 was the last to comment - about 1 month ago...

“Banana Bana Bo Bana - Fanana Fana Fo Fana - Fee Fi Fo Fana Banana! xD”

Anat was the last to comment - about 1 month ago...

“Now let's start singing cartoon character names. Start with Plucky Duck.”

MrVista360 was the last to comment - about 1 month ago...

“I am not the pheasant plucker, I am the pheasant plucker's son. I am only plucking pheasants until the pheasant plucker comes.”

Svoboda was the last to comment - about 1 month ago...

“o.O”

LordXenophon was the last to comment - about 1 month ago...

“How many cans can a canner can if a canner can can cans? A canner can can all the cans a canner can can if a canner can can cans.”

QueenFred was the last to comment - about 1 month ago...

“Uncanny.”

LordXenophon was the last to comment - about 1 month ago...

“On the contrary. Countless cans are involved.”

Mishy was the last to comment - about 1 month ago...

“There was about 14 "cans" in that sentence, not including words like canner.”

LordXenophon was the last to comment - about 1 month ago...

“See? Mishy counts less than I do.”

AzureNoir was the last to comment - about 1 month ago...

“How much wood would a woodpecker peck if a woodchuck would chuck wood? A woodpecker wouldn't get to peck any wood at all if a woodchuck would chuck wood.”

Svoboda was the last to comment - about 1 month ago...

“That depends on whether the woodpecker is faster than the woodchuck. Woody Woodpecker would win.”

LordXenophon was the last to comment - about 1 month ago...

“How much wood would Woody Woodpecker peck if Woody Woodpecker would peck wood? Woody Woodpecker would peck all the wood the cartoonist would draw if Woody Woodpecker would peck wood.”

PriestessRiva was the last to comment - about 1 month ago... show previous hide previous

“@MrVista360 Now look what you started...”

Nightchild

“Nightchild, an Ice/Rad Controller from the Pinnacle server in City of Heroes, and my 1st MMO character, ever!”

Added by: LordXenite
Date: 03/APR/2012
Views: 69
Votes: 3

created 03/APR/2012

LordXenophon was the last to comment - about 1 month ago...

“Thinking of coming back to CoH?”

LordXenite was the last to comment - about 1 month ago...

“All the time, but not sure if I ever will. If only NCSoft would've offered a Lifetime subscription, I never would've left. ;)”

LordXenophon was the last to comment - about 1 month ago...

“They did, but only to participants in the closed beta test.”

Svoboda was the last to comment - about 1 month ago...

“Good design.”

LordXenite was the last to comment - about 1 month ago...

“@LordXenophon Back then, I never even considered playing MMO's and didn't realize the value of paying $300 for a game just so I could be subscribed to it for its entire life!

I would say though that having spent 5 years with CoH/V has made me realize that even good things come to an end since after unlocking Kheldians and playing both a PB and WS to max-level and leading my own Kheldian-only SG, I felt that CoH/V had nothing more to offer me.

Then came CO with its Lifetime offer, and later the AE with its unfulfilled promises and so I left.”

LordXenite was the last to comment - about 1 month ago...

“@Svoboda Thanks! :)”

LordXenophon was the last to comment - about 1 month ago...

“Wasn't the lifetime for CO also available only for closed beta testers? That's standard practice for NCsoft.”

LordXenite was the last to comment - about 1 month ago...

“@LordXenophon CO wasn't published by NCSoft but by ATARI and the Lifetime on it was always sold publicly, I think it still is.”

TamaraLane was the last to comment - about 1 month ago...

“Isn't CoH F2P now? or is there too much stuff you can't do w/o paying?”

LordXenite was the last to comment - about 1 month ago...

“CoH is F2P now, but I'm not sure what requires payment/subscription and what doesn't, especially for new players.

For veterans like myself — 5 years — I get to keep my characters and play them for free and also keep anything that I've unlocked before the game went F2P.”

TamaraLane was the last to comment - about 1 month ago...

“Apparently a subset of costumes, and no supergroups, also I think you can't access everything. IDK I made a character there, but will remake her. not completely happy with her. I always lose patients with the character creation stuff. Level up to 50 I think.”

LordXenite was the last to comment - about 1 month ago...

“@TamaraLane I don't know... I wasn't ever impressed with CoV's Lv50 AT unlocks and was pretty much done with my two Kheldians CoH side. Got both a PB and WS to 50 and lead an All-Kheldian SG, so I guess my Superhero career continues in CO for now. ;)”

LordXenophon was the last to comment - about 1 month ago...

“You'll at least want to buy enough stuff to unlock the chat channels and emails.”

Svoboda was the last to comment - about 1 month ago...

“That doesn't take much. That's only tier 2, isn't it?”

LordXenite was the last to comment - about 1 month ago...

“I think I personally have those features unlocked because of being a Premium player, if I ever went back that is.”

LordXenophon was the last to comment - about 1 month ago...

“It doesn't take that much to get to tier 2. I'm in the VIP tier, myself. You probably would be, too.”

LordXenite was the last to comment - about 1 month ago...

“But what is there to go back for?”

LordXenophon was the last to comment - about 1 month ago...

“They're still adding new stuff every issue. Since you've been gone, they've even added the ability to switch sides, so you could go back and get both red and blue badges for all your toons.”

LordXenite was the last to comment - about 1 month ago... show previous hide previous

“I quit CoH/V right before they added the side-switching thing. I wasn't ever a badge-hunter so that won't be a factor. I possibly would like my Villains to become Heroes, but not the other way around. Not sure it's worth my time though anymore since the gameplay as I understand hasn't really changed and to be honest I'm not sure I'd want it changed anyway.

FreeForm CO characters are exciting for me at the moment on the Superhero scene. ”