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City of Heroes - An MMORPG that is fun!

July 31st, 2007 by Shenron

The thing with MMORPGs is once you first get the game you’re addicted. There seems to be limitless things to do and plenty of people to play with. But that feeling passes, quickly.

City of Heroes

With City of Heroes you are brought to a new game entirely. There is no complex system of game play. All you need to know is this: Find enhancements, use them to make your powers stronger, now kill. That’s it.
While leveling up may seem hard past 15 rest assured it’s not WORK at all. I gain levels so quickly because I’m not even thinking about it! I’m just killing things all day! It’s FUN. You’re a Super Hero, with super hero powers.
Another unique element this game brought to MMORPGs is Pool Powers. Once you reach level 14 you have a set to choose from: Super Speed, Super Leaping, Teleporting, and yes, flying.
One unique aspect I thought was the diversity in missions. In many MMORPGs, you find yourself doing the same boring mission over and over again. But in City of Heroes each mission links with one another, and the best part of it, you are part of the story. I was hunting some Robots and when I got to the boss I found out he was PROGRAMMED to terminate me. Pretty cool!
All in all this is the first MMORPG that is actually a game instead of mental labor. Even if you hate MMORPGs give it a try. You’ll be ultimately impressed.

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Simcity

July 28th, 2007 by Shenron

Simcity, the game was released in 1989, by Will Wright.  The concept of the game is city building and therefore is meant for single player purpose.
The player gets to design or develop a city, with the help of tools.  He or she has the liberty to make any establishments or structures of commercial, industrial or residential interest.
The most interesting aspect is that, the player gets to choose the tax rate, transportation systems and other administrative aspects of the city.
Even though, the game does not follow any specific goal, the development of the city is faced with challenges such as natural calamities and monsters.
The player has to surpass all this, in order to develop a successful city.
There have been several games released in the Simcity series.  The game was recognized for its innovative concept as it broke the monotony of computer games.
It has also won many awards and is an interesting game to be played by a mature game player, with high level of creativity.

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Need for Speed

July 28th, 2007 by Shenron

Need for speed is a game for people of all ages.  The game revolves around the concept of car racing on different tracks and also with different cars.  There have been many series of the game developed since its release.  However the original game was launched way back in the year 1994.
The game allows the user to choose his crew from choices such as, ‘Scouts’ who help find shortcuts, ‘Blockers’, who help the player, wade through the track surpassing the opponents and ‘Drafters’, who give a speed boost.
The race types in Need For Speed include the Standard (Sprint, Circuit, Checkpoint, Speed trap, race wars etc), Canyons, where the race takes place on canyons as tracks, and the Pursuit type, which involves police pursuits.  The best feature of the game is the car customization, which allows the player to choose the features of his car.
The game was welcomed by many people.  However it was felt that it did not take much time to complete the game and the difficulty level was easy to break.

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Heroes of Might and Magic

July 28th, 2007 by Shenron

‘Heroes of might and magic’ is a game developed by New World Computing. It is a strategy based game, involving fantasy and conquest.  The players play key roles of heroes and leaders of armies of mythical creatures such as vampires, dragons, unicorns etc.
The player has a choice of several town types to play, creatures to choose from and different spells to cast.  This shows that the game is of fictitious value and does not attract all kinds of people.
A series of five games have been developed as Heroes of Might and Magic I, II, III, IV, V.  Each game has many sub games within, as a choice for the player.  The game series has won many accolades and awards.  Strategy game of the Year 1995, Turn based strategy game of the year 1995, are some of them to be highlighted.

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Age of Empires

July 28th, 2007 by Shenron

Age of Empires is a very popular game developed for teenagers.  Ensemble Studios launched this game in 1997.  The game is set up in a historical background and theme, wherein, the player gets to head a tribal group and advance through four ages namely, ‘The Stone Age’, ‘The Tool Age’, ‘The Bronze Age’ and ‘The Iron Age’.
The game requires the player to develop civilizations, by generating revenue for the establishments of buildings, new units.  This should be done in the course of defense against conquerors.  The building of the Iron Age is the ultimate and the player gradually moves up to this level.  On the whole, this game focuses upon development and gripping warfare.
The game was acclaimed for its graphics and historical background.  It was appreciated for its unprecedented theme.  However, largely, it was felt that the game predominantly was based on warfare and more importance was hooked to the destruction, rather than development.
Many series of the game have been developed since its release namely, Age of Empires II, Age of Empires III.

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