Champions Online - Impressions

IGN have their impressions of Champions Online up.

While it's still far too early to render a verdict on the game's long term potential, Champions Online has definitely won us over on the strength of a few key features. The combat is fun, the settings are varied and there's lots of content to explore. On the downside, the story doesn't seem to extend beyond the quest giver's text box. As a result, you'll find yourself consistently engaged in what you're doing, but never really caring why you're doing it. We'll be digging deeper into the game over the next few weeks, to see if these opinions hold up over time and also exploring new features like super groups and the nemesis system. Be sure to check back later this month for our final review.

And at Inc Gamers:

Unlike some other online games, you're really unlikely to see another character the same as yours while playing because there are literally thousands of different ways characters can turn out. You can pick from male or female, human, beast, android, insect or monster, then adjust the height of characters, their weight, muscularity, facial features, hairstyles, and skin/hair colours. Then there's the costumes, which will be the feature players probably spend the longest amount of time on. For a start, there's the choice of cloth, leather or metallic appearance for each costume part. Along with the standard items of clothing like chest, legs, boots and gloves, there's head-wear, capes, belts, shoulders, wrist-wear and more. You can choose colour themes for your outfit too, or individually colour each part.