City of Villains Preview

GameSpy has put together a three-page preview of City of Villains, after spending some firsthand time with the now-gold expansion/standalong MMORPG. Check it out:

City of Villains sports five different character classes. Four of them have some correspondence with City of Heroes counterparts. The Brute, for example, is a melee character similar to a heroic Brawler who relies on fists for negotiation and believes a kick in the teeth is the best way to say “Hello.” The Corrupter, on the other hand, is the villainous version of the “Blaster,” a physically fragile character good at hitting opponents from range. Even here, however, there are differences. The Corrupter has more raw power than a Blaster and also possesses abilities that let him get stronger as opponents get weaker. The one class without a direct counterpart, however, is the Mastermind, a “pet” class that gets to control a horde of minions that can be buffed and used in various ways. I ended up making Marketing Weasel a Mastermind simply because the opportunity to name my three zombie pets “Target Market,” “Suburban Housewife,” and “Intern” was just too good to resist.