| City of Villains Collector's Edition | 
 enlarge | From: NCsoft
Category: Video Games
List Price: $9.99
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Avg. Customer Rating:   (20 reviews)
Sales Rank: 12356
Format: Dvd-rom
Platforms: Windows 98, Windows 2000, Windows Me, Windows Xp
ESRB: Teen
Media: DVD-ROM
Edition: Collector's
Batteries Included: No
Age: 12 - 20 years
Shipping Weight (lbs): 3
Dimensions (in): 0.1 x 0.1 x 0
MPN: fg-xp-000097-2
Model: FG-XP-00097-2
UPC: 892566000972
EAN: 0892566000972
ASIN: B000BJHS8C
Release Date: October 31, 2005
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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| Features:
| • | Leap tall buildings, fly over entire cityscapes, run at super speeds, execute twisted schemes and more | | • | Play and live in a visually stunning 3D world, in a massive multiplayer | | • | Form a Squad of Villains and become a menace that plagues Paragon City | | • | Build hidden lairs and forge new weapons for your evil adventures | | • | Wage epic battles against Hero and rival Villain Groups in huge base invasions |
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Product Description
City Of Villains is massively multiplayer gaming where players take on the role of a super-powered villain. Go on personalized missions for revenge or conquest -- or band together with your friends and become the menace that plagues Paragon City. Work your way up the ladder of a villain organization to gain super powers, then enter Paragon City and begin a reign of terror. Just be ready to deal with Paragon City's heroes and authorities. Do this successfully, and you'll create your own organization and erect a secret base. But stay vigilant - your activities will attract more, and more powerful, heroes.Special Collector's Edition features: * 14-day free trials of City of Heroes & Lineage II * Web of Arachnos - NOVEL flyer from CDS Books * City of Heroes/City of Villains HeroClix Game Map | Customer Reviews: Read 15 more reviews...
 Great Buy July 13, 2008
Not only is this product a steal for all the bonus stuff you get BUT this game is a blast. If you don't own it, buy it. And if you do own it, then buy it anyway and add it to your account for the extra bonuses you will get in-game for it. It also comes with a free month, trials of other games, a deck of cards of the CoH card game, an art book, and a whole set of hero clix figures.
P.S. for those who know, the one I got from Amazon was one of the original box sets, so it was (like many of them) missing the Ghost Widow hero clix. Everything else is there and in great condition. Still a great deal!
A good buy at a great price March 19, 2008
I'm a little biased being a long-time CoH/ CoV player, but at the Amazon price, it's hard not to pass this up.
The content in CoV is great for a teen-based game. No blood or gore like M rated games, but you still get to do bad guy stuff like rob banks, ransack city blocks, plant bombs, kidnap hapless dupes, throw down with heroes (both NPCs and optionally player heroes), etc.
You can also build lairs and super bases. CoH players can use CoV to do this too, as well as to gain access to CoV's PvP zones.
Players who have both games get four extra character slots per server also.
My only complaint is that CoV is a little weak as a stand-alone game. Compared with the older brother that's CoH, it lacks zones and a bit of content comparatively. Most of the new expansion content is created for both games, but that still means CoV has a deficit in regards to number of zones and amount of content.
The content it does contain, however, is good and very story-driven. Enthralling mission info compliments the missions nicely. Some of it is just damn funny - villain monologues, mad scientists, evil plots, etc.
The real steal isw what's inside the box. Fans and HeroClix players will enjoy the CoH/CoV gamepiecces inside. My personal favorite though is the Art of CoH/ CoV book that comes with the box.
All in all, a great box for the price, and a great game too!
Great gameplay, easy to learn, so-so customer service March 4, 2007
Want to be a super-hero? This is your chance! Want to be a super-villian? This is also your chance!
I'll get the bad stuff out of the way: fact is, if you have a problem running this game on your computer, or a game client or server bug causes you some negative outcome in the game, or the system admins make a change that costs you in the game, good luck getting help with that. The usual response from customer support: "we're sorry, there's nothing we can do". But hey, at least they get back to you, which is more than I can say for some other software companies. The graphics engine isn't very efficient, but hardware these days is more that sufficient to keep up; they aren't exactly pushing the envelope, so game performance doesn't suffer too much in spite of things.
In-game content is somewhat limited compared to other MMORPGs. You'll get over it though, especially if you find the other aspects of the game enjoyable.
The good? There's plenty. This game has been around for awhile now. Almost thee years, I think? But it's aged well. Game mechanics are very simple, which may disappoint the EQ/WoW crowd, but there is still surprisingly good variety to be had. In addition, while you can make weak characters and strong characters, it's hard to screw up too badly, and character development lends itself well to matching your role-playing choices.
Inventory is simplified to very small storage of "enhancements" and "inspirations". Enhancements are long-term improvements to characters, while inspirations are temporary. The money is "reputation" or "influence" (villian or hero), and you don't have to worry about losing it or carrying too much of it. Character development involves selecting various "powers" on even levels, and selecting which powers to enhance on odd levels. At character creation, you select a specific character path to follow, based on archetype, and then on primary and secondary power sets. All characters also can pick a wide variety of supplementary powers (including "travel" powers: flight, leaping over tall buildings, super-speed, teleportation) from a common "pool" of powers.
Combat involves selecting which powers to use. Some powers heal or help you or your allies, others hurt or hinder your foes. They range from the basic firepower, gadgets, and technology all the way to supernatural, extraterrestrial, and fantasy side. More powerful powers take longer to recharge, or cost more endurance, or take from your health, or some combination. Power balance is pretty good, though continues to be tweaked as the game evolves.
Social networking is easy. There's an in-game "find a team" UI...players can indicate what kinds of missions they want to join in on or invite others for. You can search by level, mission type, character type, etc. Having problems finding someone your own level to play with? No problem: lower-level characters can be someone's sidekick, allowing them to effectively fight at one level below their "mentor"; higher-level characters can be someone's exemplar, allowing them to temporarily drop their level to the mentee's level (no xp is gained in this case, except for that which can contribute to "debt reduction", debt occuring when one is defeated in combat).
But the most fun of all is being able to role-play a villian or super hero. Brilliant game design, an amazing variety of character design options (both in terms of skills and in terms of costume), easy socializing, and playing out one's comic-book fantasies. All worth while!
And did I mention? The same monthly fee covers the cost for Heroes and Villians. If you already have Heroes, get this and for no additional money you can act our your villianous tendencies to your heart's content! :)
CoV in-game extras November 14, 2006
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
If you already own the game then this upgrade can be handy for unlocking one of the alcolade badges (earned by owning this version & the heroes deluxe version) & the arachnos chest emblem with matching cape.
if you can get this for $20 or less I say its a great upgrade for in game items!
please see the regular game version for a review of the actual game.
great game but BIG problem November 11, 2006
0 out of 3 found this review helpful
loved this game had alot of fun making characters and trying out the different abilities.BUT one HUGE problem for me and i know there is other like me and have the same problem.
this is a 3rd person game but for some reason it does to me what ONLY first person shooters do, and that is cause MASSIVE migraines, bad eye strain, and nausea.
and this game caused it to me 10x worse than i've ever had before, i even tried using motion sickness pills didn't help, and lasted days after i stopped playing it.
so if you have the same problems as me stay away from this game, but if you have no trouble playing first person shooters then you should have no problems.
there is no gear in this game to farm endless hours for btw its all about the fun and it was :)
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