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City of Villains

Also known as: City of Villains [UK]

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The dark side of comic books gets its day in a game that plays uncannily like City of Heroes - maybe to a fault. It's still fun, though.

Available on: PC
Genre: Role Playing
Published by: NCSoft
Developed by: Cryptic Studios

Franchise: City of Heroes
Min system requirements: PIII 800 or equivalent, 512 MB RAM, 4GB HD space, 64 MB DirectX 9 video card
Recommended system: P4 2.0 or equivalent, 1 GB RAM, 4GB HD space, 256 MB DirectX 9 video card
Features: Widescreen
Multiplayer Modes:

Offline

1 player SOLO

Online

Lots player MMO

MMO player MMO

7 GOOD
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Latest Stories

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FAQ's and Guides from CheatPlanet

Recluse's Victory FAQ

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Features

The dating game

Is a multiplayer game a stupid place to look for love?

Jul 21, 2008

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News

Hero-Con Attendees Get Going Rogue Beta Keys

Paragon Studios has announced that fans attending the upcoming Hero-Con event in San Jose will also...

News from N4G Oct 7, 2009

City of Heroes: Second Hero-Con Announced

Paragon Studios has announced that the second Hero-Con event has been expanded to a two-day show and...

News from N4G Aug 13, 2009

City of Heroes players can get access to Going...

The article explains the three ways to gain access to City of Heroes' closed beta of Going Rogue....

News from N4G Jul 31, 2009

City of Heroes Issue 16 announced, detailed

New details on City of Heroes next free content expansion called Issue 16: Power Spectrum are now...

News from N4G Jul 17, 2009

City of Heroes developer confirms Power...

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City of Heroes Issue 15 open beta now live

Almost a month after it was announced, City of Heroes Issue 15: Anniversary is now in open beta. All...

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City of Heroes Mission Architect Badges Removed

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City of Heroes next expansion revealed

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Matt "Positron" Miller prepares his...

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City of Heroes Issue 15 announced

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Review

Being bad feels pretty good ... but it could feel even better

Mar 9, 2006

The good guys have had their day - now it's evil's turn. But as the dark shadow to the popular massively multiplayer online superhero RPG City of Heroes, NC Soft's City of Villains feels very familiar but only slightly sinister. Like its less evil twin, City of Villains drops players into Paragon City, a metropolis ravaged by crime. Street gangs, giant snakes, and mutated corpses roam the streets, looking for their next victims. The good guys are here too - spandex-clad Longbow operatives ...

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Previews

City of Heroes and City of Villains

Issue 9 update adds auction houses and inventions for online entrepreneurs

Mar 12, 2007

Were tired of reading details on updates - as we watch the download bar slowly fill - that tells us in technical terms that our character has been nerfed, and so is City of Heroes Lead Designer, Matt Miller. Expect the latest Issue 9: Breakthrough update for City of Heroes and City of Villains to offer upgrades for all when it launches within the next few weeks. Issue 9 will introduce the never-before-seen Invention system, which will allow players to boost their masked marauders with crafted ... » Read Full City of Villains preview

City of Villains Issue 7: Mayhem Missions

After a too-polite start, CoV finally lets evil run wild

Mar 24, 2006

The top complaint about the massively multiplayer comic-book RPG City of Villains? "It just doesn't feel evil enough." By sticking close to the formula that made its progenitor City of Heroes a success, CoV wound up being a little too polite for its own good. Where was the harassing of citizens, the smashing of public property, the terrorizing of a city? Thankfully, it's all coming soon in the form of Mayhem Missions. Currently, villains get new missions by reading a newspaper; as they're ... » Read Full City of Villains preview

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