Description
City of Heroes is the first Massively Multiplayer Online Game (MMOG) that lets you step into the pages of a comic book. Set in the 3D world of Paragon City, USA, you become a Super Hero spending your days fighting evil doers, assisting other heroes, forming Super Groups (complete with their very own Team costume), and mentoring Sidekicks. You are able to choose your Origin story and your Archetype, or style of play. There are hundreds of powers for a player to choose from, including learning to fly like Superman or run like the Flash. This is a online game and requires both internet access and a monthly fee.
Alternate Titles
- "英雄城市" -- Chinese title (simplified)
- "Yingxiong Chengshi" -- Chinese title
- "CoH" -- Informal abbreviation
- "City of Heroes: Deluxe Edition" -- European title
- "City of Hero" -- Korean title
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User Reviews
The Press Says
| Cyber Gaming Network (CGN) |
Jun 21, 2004 |
4.5 out of 5 |
90 |
| GamePro |
Jun 03, 2004 |
4.5 out of 5 |
90 |
| GameSpy |
May 30, 2004 |
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90 |
| Eurogamer.net (UK) |
Sep 11, 2004 |
9 out of 10 |
90 |
| Fragland.net |
Aug 15, 2005 |
85 out of 100 |
85 |
| Jolt (UK) |
May 17, 2004 |
8.2 out of 10 |
82 |
| PC Powerplay |
Mar, 2005 |
82 out of 100 |
82 |
| PC Gameplay (Benelux) |
Mar, 2005 |
81 out of 100 |
81 |
| UOL Jogos |
Aug 25, 2006 |
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80 |
| PC Games (Germany) |
Mar 15, 2005 |
75 out of 100 |
75 |
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Trivia
Though there is technically not an official Role Playing (RP) server, the Virtue server has been the "unofficial RP Server" since the game was originally launched.
This entry to the MobyGames database was contributed by
aerynsun (117) on Apr 29, 2004.