Champions Online - First Impressions

by on Sep 22, 2009

<p> <em>Champions Online</em>, the new superhero MMOG on the block, launched earlier this month and has drawn the attention of MMOG gamers everywhere. We recently got the chance to take a look at <em>Champions...</em></p>

Champions Online, the new superhero MMOG on the block, launched earlier this month and has drawn the attention of MMOG gamers everywhere. We recently got the chance to take a look at Champions Online and this week we're offering our view on the game and what it offers gamers looking to enjoy the superhero genre and the ongoing issue of gimmick infringement.

One problem City of Heroes ran into a while back was the fact that players were able to use their highly detailed character customization system to create characters that closely resembled some popular comic book figures like those featured in Marvel Comics. So much in fact, that Marvel once sued NCsoft over it. But that would never happen here. Right?

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