Gaming News - June 2004
Austin, TX (June 30, 2004) - NCsoft today launched the first update to
City of Heroes. The update, Issue 1: Through the Looking Glass adds ten play
levels, new zones, exciting missions, and nasty new villains, as well as an
in-game costume customization component.
The update is free to all City of Heroes subscribers via automatic download.
From NCsoft:
The City of Heroes costume customization feature has been highly praised, and
in Through the Looking Glass, players are given the ability to change their
costumes in-game. Icon, a company in the game’s fictional Paragon City, will
make costume and body modifications. Heroes will also be able to earn additional
costumes over time, so they can wear the costume that fits their mood. In order
to earn additional costumes, the heroes will need to do a few favors for the
Icon tailors.
In this update, players will see adds three new villain groups. The Malta Group
is a shadowy military organization that uses three levels of Titan robots to
terrorize Paragon City. The Carnival of Shadows is a subtle but deadly threat to
the citizens of Paragon City who attract the unwary with their spectacle and
manipulate their audience to serve their own twisted purposes. The worst new
menace to Paragon City is the Praetorians who are extra-dimensional versions of
Paragon City’s most famous heroes. The Praetorians have emerged from an
alternate Earth to become the greatest threat Paragon City has faced since the
war with the Rikti aliens.
Through the Looking Glass also introduces new zones, including Peregrine Island
located off the coast of Paragon City. The island is home to the headquarters of
the Portal Corporation, which created the teleportation technology used
throughout Paragon City. The denizens of Peregrine Island include Malta Group
strike teams, Crey covert-ops forces, Nemesis troops, and Rikti beasts that
threaten Portal Corp. and its employees while creating major challenges for
Paragon City’s heroes.
In addition to Peregrine Island, Through the Looking Glass introduces the Rikti
Crash Site. Heroes can explore one of the Rikti war’s epicenters – a section of
the city the Rikti use as a command center. As the military forces cannot
contain the Rikti forces, the heroes of Paragon City will be called upon to help
keep order in this area.
City of Heroes is available at most major North American computer game retail
outlets at a suggested retail price of US$49.99, which includes the first month
of online game play. After the first month, players will be charged a monthly
subscription fee of US$14.95. Sixty-day game time cards are also be available at
many North American retailers for a suggested retail price of US $29.99. The
game is rated Teen by the Entertainment Software Rating Board.
For complete details on Issue 1: Through the Looking Glass, visit
www.coh.com/features_update1.html.
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