Graphically, the game is still relevant, though not cutting-edge. However, the game continues to compete technically, and both audio and graphics are of high caliber. There are no significant upgrades in the graphics or audio department with the release of CoV. Though CoV could easily be taken for an expansion to an existing game, it is in reality a game in its own right and is more of a companion title than an expansion. You can only put the beat-down on so many bad guys before it gets tedious.

However, CoH seriously lacked any significant content with little or no end game in short, the game was boring.

The title had perhaps the single best character-generation system that was practically a game in itself, and the product as a whole was easy to learn and fun to play. I played CoH for several weeks and came away with what seemed to be a common opinion of the experience it is a terrific, appealing idea, with beautifully crafted environments. I think it unfortunate that many gamers who may have played City of Heroes will judge CoV unfairly based upon the reputation of it predecessor. Nonetheless, there are some conclusions that I can draw, based on extensive experience in the Massively Multiplayer genre, and on previous experience with City of Heroes (also somewhat limited). It's very hard to gauge the successes and failures on such a brief experience. I am, however, a veteran of many MMOs, and I realize the limited view one can achieve when only playing a game for a few weeks, knowing that there are months of content available, if not more. When I started City of Villains, I knew very little specific knowledge about this half of the Cities franchise. For many fans of any given MMO, the actual playing of a game is preceded by weeks or months of intense reading and research, trawling of news sites, and posting on community forums many gamers who choose to join an online universe on its opening day already know a great deal about the game and have made their decision to play months earlier. It is very difficult to accurately and fairly judge, and hence review, a Massively Multiplayer Online game with only a few weeks of play under your belt. Buy 'CITY OF VILLAINS' PC CD-ROM | PC DVD-ROM

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