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City of Heroes
- March 29, 2004 13:30 PM PST
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Evildoers?prepare to eat JUSTICE!!! Et cetera.
Innovation in MMORPGs appears to move slowly with each generation improving only marginally on the previous games. City of Heroes, however, seems to represent a major leap forward in both technology and design.In City of Heroes, Paragon City is recovering from a major disaster in which it lost most of its major superhero protectors. As a new hero, you and others take it upon yourselves to help rebuild the city. Along the way, you?ll meet tons of other players and team up with them against the evil that threatens Paragon City.
Being a superhero game, City of Heroes has to do some things differently from the way other MMORPGs do them. For one, you can?t have superheroes without the power of flight, and so City of Heroes has a slick flight system that enables you to soar to the tops of the city?s buildings and hover above battles. Of course, some bad guys can fly, too, so you?ll find yourself in mid-air combat or aerial high-speed chases from time to time. Other iconic powers, such as super speed, gadgets, invulnerability, and more, are all available to heroes as they gain power. City of Heroes also does away with the typical ?stats and skills? system other games use, instead opting for simplicity by basing your effectiveness entirely on your character?s powers and abilities.
Of course, part of any superhero tale is the costume, the brightly colored outfit that announces a hero?s presence and identity. When you make your character, you?ll choose from a staggering amount of outfit options. Considering that each server will likely host roughly 3000 players, you can bet that your hero will look unique and recognizable.
In a market of EverQuest clones, City of Heroes ought to turn heads by being different; but if the early version is any indication, it will get fans by being good.
