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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.

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

CoX goes bionic with Super Booster I: Cyborg Pack

Massively: Today's the release day for the City of Heroes Super Booster I: Cyborg Pack. Well,...

PC News from N4G - Sep 18, 2008

Come to Hero-Con, Get Into Closed Beta

Closed betas, a relatively recent addition to City of Heroes issues, are a pretty mysterious...

PC News from N4G - Sep 13, 2008

The dating game

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

PC Feature - Jul 21, 2008

NCsoft merges Heroes, Villains universes

NCsoft has announced the complete merger of its City of Heroes and City of Villians titles into one...

PC News from N4G - Jul 16, 2008

FAQ's and Guides from CheatPlanet

Recluse's Victory FAQ

May 25, 2006

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Features

The dating game

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

Jul 21, 2008

» All 1 City of Villains Features

News

CoX goes bionic with Super Booster I: Cyborg Pack

Massively: Today's the release day for the City of Heroes Super Booster I: Cyborg Pack. Well,...

News from N4G Sep 18, 2008

Come to Hero-Con, Get Into Closed Beta

Closed betas, a relatively recent addition to City of Heroes issues, are a pretty mysterious...

News from N4G Sep 13, 2008

NCsoft merges Heroes, Villains universes

NCsoft has announced the complete merger of its City of Heroes and City of Villians titles into one...

News from N4G Jul 16, 2008

Jack Emmert to Be Industry Guest of Honor at...

Jack Jackalope Emmert, chief creative officer of Cryptic Studios, will be one of the Industry Guests...

News from N4G Jun 25, 2008

CoX addresses the dreaded sync bug

Via Massively: It's not been fixed for good and all, but there is progress. The latest build to go...

News from N4G Jun 20, 2008

Name a superhero or supervillain, win City of...

Gamingverdict.com has 5 copies of Issue 12: Midnight Hour, the latest expansion for NCsoft's...

News from N4G Jun 19, 2008

City of Heroes/Villains New Expansion Goes Live!

The City of Heroes/City of Villains games just got their latest free expansion. 'Issue 12: Midnight...

News from N4G May 20, 2008

NCsoft announces new MMO "starter packs"

NCsoft has announced the release of starter packs - a new range of retail products for its major MMO...

News from N4G May 14, 2008

Champions Online First Details

The makers of City of Heroes hope to create the superhero MMO to crush all contenders. Champions is...

News from N4G Feb 22, 2008

Marvel Universe Online's Cryptic Studios Closes...

There continues to be some strange happenings over at former City of Heroes (and Villains) developer...

News from N4G Dec 12, 2007

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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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