City of Villains (Windows)

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Description

City of Villains is both the first expansion for City of Heroes, and a standalone game. In it, you can play a villain, rob banks and fight heroes, all while advancing your own schemes. You can also form Strike Forces to take out heroic threats, create Villain Groups and make hidden lairs and headquarters.

City of Villains is an MMOG, and requires an Internet connection and a monthly charge.

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Alternate Titles

• "恶棍城市" -- Chinese spelling (simplified)

Part of the Following Groups

• City of Heroes / Villains series
• Physics Engine: PhysX
• Technology: amBX

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Critic Reviews

Eurogamer.net (UK)	Nov 08, 2005	9 out of 10	90
GameSpy	Nov 15, 2005		90
ActionTrip	Nov 01, 2005	87 out of 100	87
PC Powerplay	Dec, 2005	83 out of 100	83
Maximum PC	Feb 23, 2006	8 out of 10	80
IGN	Nov 18, 2005	8 out of 10	80
GameStar (Germany)	Jul, 2006	79 out of 100	79
Game Informer Magazine	Jan, 2006	7.75 out of 10	78
Diehard GameFan	Nov 03, 2005	7.5 out of 10	75
Netjak	Nov 09, 2005	7 out of 10	70

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Trivia

References

The game has an Arachnos soldier NPC with the name "Jenkins". He usually keeps getting himself captured and you have to rescue him. As confirmed by the game's developer, this is a nod to the Leeroy Jenkins phenomenon from World of Warcraft. You can find out more about it in the related links of the World of Warcraft game entry.

Universe merge

In July 2008 NCsoft announced the complete merger of its City of Heroes and City of Villains titles into one game universe. Current subscribers who only had one of the titles received access to the features of both games, and new sales grant access to both.

Awards

• GameSpy
  • 2011 – #5 Top Superhero PC Game (together with City of Heroes)

Related Web Sites

• City of Heroes Community website (Website of the main game. Includes additional resources of the game)
• City of Villains Community Site (Resources, image gallery, forum...)
• CoH Stratics (Part of the Stratics network for City of Heroes and City of Villains. Probably the most complete resource site.)