January 10, 2009 - Sony Online Entertainment's ambitious DC Universe Online was on display at CES 2009 in Las Vegas this week and we were fortunate enough to see a brief new demo of the game in motion. For those unaware, DCUO incorporates the 100-plus iconic superheroes and villains from the DC brand into an wide-open massively multiplayer online experience -- one void of the clunky, unpolished control mechanics typically associated with such titles and instead complemented by uncommonly responsive character maneuverability and plenty of unsolicited action. It's an intriguing concept that comic fanboys are sure to love because it offers both simplicity and depth simultaneously: the ability to run around huge, recognizable cities and battle against masked heroes and vigilantes rarely seen off of paper, but also to meticulously raise your own hero or villain from infancy to stardom with all the defining bells and whistles of an MMORPG.
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WTMG's Thomas Medina: "As far as I’m concerned, console MMOs have always been in a weird place. PC is where the main game is most popular. MMOs were born there, work best there, and have the vast majority of titles. Mobile is then next in line, with touchscreens and portability that adds something new while functioning well. Console gaming, on the other hand, is not portable (for the most part). Plus, it uses a controller, which is not the best instrument when your control scheme requires a thousand buttons and a cursor. That being said, there is an audience, and where there’s money to be made, publishers find a way. So here we are with some of the biggest console MMO games and how I feel they handled 2021. "
From Xfire: "A lot of video games are designed to make players feel like a superhero. However, very few actually feature superheroes or have players take on the role of a superhero. What makes this even worse is that there are even fewer superhero video games that can be considered good."
