City of Heroes
City of Heroes was a superhero based MMORPG that ran from April 2004 to November 2012. In April 2019, source code capable of running a City of Heroes server was distributed widely. This made it possible to…
City of Heroes is a role-playing (rpg) developed by Cryptic Studios, released 27 April 2004 on Mac and PC (Microsoft Windows).
What City of Heroes is
City of Heroes is a role-playing (rpg) game developed by Cryptic Studios and released in 2004. It was published by NCSOFT. It is available on Mac and PC (Microsoft Windows).
The premise, in the publisher's words
City of Heroes (CoH) is a massively multiplayer online role-playing game originally created by Cryptic Studios prior to the IP’s acquisition by NCSoft. Previously developed by the now-defunct Paragon Studios, it is currently developed by several private servers, one of them being Homecoming Servers who have a limited license from NCSoft. The game was launched in North America on April 28, 2004, and in Europe by NCsoft Europe on February 4, 2005, with English, German and French servers. In the game, players created super-powered player characters that could team up with others to complete missions and fight criminals belonging to various gangs and organizations in the fictional Paragon City.
How it plays
It is played from a third person perspective. Its themes are action and fantasy.
How it was received
City of Heroes holds a critic score of 89 out of 100. That places it above 91% of the 3,814 rated role-playing (rpg) games in our database, which average 73. Games released in 2004 averaged 70, so it scored 19 points above the year average.
What it launched against
City of Heroes launched on 27 April 2004, within three weeks of Pikmin 2, Painkiller, Rise of Nations: Thrones & Patriots and Hitman: Contracts. It reviewed better than 3 of the 4.
Released around the same time: Pikmin 2, Painkiller, Rise of Nations: Thrones & Patriots, Hitman: Contracts.
Cheats and codes
We have not confirmed any working cheat codes for City of Heroes yet. Rather than reprint a list we have not tested, this section stays empty until one is verified.
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