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City of Villains Review (continued)
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Manufacturer: NCsoft
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ESRB Rating: Teen
Platform(s): Windows XP, Windows 98, Windows 2000, Windows Me
Release Date: October 31, 2005
Average Rating: 4 out of 5 Stars
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Date: 2006-05-30
City of Villains - More of the same
City of Villains introduces the darker aspect of the superhero world to the universe started by City of Heroes. Players can assume the role of villainous juggernauts and terrorise Paragon City. This game also introduces the first real player-versus-player fighting, since player heroes can now fight player villains in special city zones.
Initially the new characters that are available to villains are very fun and interesting, but mostly so because they are new. Eventually these new classes and powers fail to entertain because the underlying game is still the same. The mission system is practically the same with a few modifications and the missions are hardly different from those in City of Heroes, save the intent. The style of fighting is altered a bit with an interesting-but-insignificant rage buildup system. This is not a big problem if the game's style of play is fun for you, but for those that are hoping for new and exciting content, this isn't it.
City of Villains is a fine game technically and should bring great entertainment to hardcore players, but it lacks in originality.
Date: 2006-04-29
Good game - well worth the money
After being totally burnt out on WoW, I found City of Villains a great alternative. I have been having a complete blast with this game. First off, dont buy this game expecting WoW. It is not. No, there is no AH. No, there is no item grind, no ninja looting. However, those are definite strengths. Because of this, there is little to no competition for looting mobs, which results in a very friendly user base. I log in, relax, do a few missions, log out. And think to myself "that was fun!".
Yes, some of the missions can get a little repetitive, but I still find it quite enjoyable and relaxing to play. I dont feel as though I am playing a complete time-sink.
Go ahead and CoV a try! Especially if you are burnt out on other MMORPGS and would like to try something a bit different.
Date: 2006-03-27
This game COULD be so much more. . . .
I'm really very sad tonight. I allowed my subscription to lapse on City of Heroes/City of Villains. I felt that I had no other option. My wife and I play computer games together, and we originally enjoyed both CoH and CoV. Unfortunately, NCSoft is not living up to their end of the bargain. While City of Villains offered new character classes (most obviously, the Mastermind class), there is a lack of polish that accompanies this game. Consider the following: Several of the contacts throughout the game do not function properly; frequently, when you enter a mission, one or more members of your party (when you're grouping) may not be able to see the enemies--this is particularly frustrating when you're playing a mastermind who has SIX henchmen whom you've spent several minutes upgrading with TWO upgrades--your only option in this case is to leave the mission [your troops disappear], reenter, and start all over again; also, my wife, a good friend, and I have all encountered a bugged mission that put impossibly difficult enemies on a mission (we could NOT progress until we finished this mission with these characters, so their development was arrrested)--this was the final straw for me, as I sent "bug reports" [five of them, to be precise] reporting this problem and asking for it to be addressed, all to no avail (I NEVER received any responses to any messages). Now, if this were a "free" game after purchasing the original package, that would be unfortunate; I won't tolerate this lack of response from someone with whom I'm paying for monthly service.
I believe that NCSoft has a pretty good idea for their game, but they would do well to get their collective acts together and PAY ATTENTION to the paying customers. They need to spend some serious time fixing all the bugs that are currently driving people away.
Date: 2006-03-22
Very Very Fun!!
I've been playing COH and COV for couple of months now.
Both games are very fun. I have a lvl50 Controller,lvl50 Defender,and numerous other characters. Leveling is fun and easy,just get on great teams,that have difficulty set so u
achive maximum xp for characters. When you reach lvl50 in COH,you have
the choice to unlock 2 new characters. These characters are
enegry aliens,one called PeaceBringer and the other Warshade.
I have both characters. Yes the games is repetive,but when you
team up with great people,you have alot of fun. Get this game!
I have a Master Mind toon,in COV and i have 4 bots i can controll. Upon lvl26 i get a large Assault bot. I controll my
bots,telling them to attack targets,stay at a certain position or follow me. Each bot can be told to do different things. My character is a force field controller,so i manipulate force energies to achieve enemy defeat.
As a Force Field Villian,i can place defensive force fields around each of my bots. In addition,2 of my bots called Protectors,can place forcefields around me and also the bots. To top it all off,i can place a doom shield around my entire group. These shields limit enemy damage,often times low level enemies cannot even touch me,with the shield up. I also can upgrade each bot with unique weapontry to that bot. The upgrade is unique and is the weapon each bot recieves is controlled by the game.
When playing COH or COV,u can go on solo-missions,or hunt in the various cities or zones,or team-up and play as a group with others. As you defeat Hereos or villians,you recieve infamy or influence,that u can use to purchase enchancements for your toon. Your gonna have a great time. See ya in the cities.
UPDATE:(05-08-06) Total of 6 bots to control. 2 Protector bots;they heal other bots and gives me and all bots a forcefield bubble that enhances our defense,and also make seeker drones. 3 Battle bots they have ranged and melee powers. 1 Assault bot,this bot is awesome. It has missles,lazers and melee attacks.
Date: 2006-02-15
Yes it has flaws, but this is a very FUN game.
After reading all the other reviews I'm sure you know what to expect. I'll start by listing the flaws of the game, or what most people complain about:
-same type of missions over and over and over
-no items, weapons, or armor to collect (I personally love this)
-there are still a few bugs here and there
-CoV classes need to be balanced against the Heroes
What is fun about this game you ask?
1. There are no items to collect! Why do I love this so much? You don't have to gather 40 people, then raid some dungeon 10-20 times, spending 3-4 hours each time, to get an item you want. But there is no economy? Correct and it's great. You don't have to spend a month collecting gold to buy that 1000 gold purple sword that is soooo uberific.
2. Combat is fantastic. You really need to pay attention to what is going on or you are toast. You actually feel like you have super powers and you have to know how and when to use them.
3. Successful PvP combat is based off skill not items. You don't have to worry about that 5 year old playing a decked out rogue in all purples killing you over and over because he has good items. If you want to be good in PvP then practice, it's as simple as that.
4. All characters are different. There are dozens of different character combinations and tons of ways to specialize your super powers. Not to mention the 1000's of ways you can design your costume.
This is a fun game. Yes the missions are repetitive, but you don't play this game for diverse missions and long drawn out story lines. You play this game to be a super hero\villain and bust some heads with really cool powers.
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