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Mixed or average reviews - based on 46 Critics What's this?

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Generally favorable reviews- based on 113 Ratings

  • Summary: DC Universe Online is an MMO based on DC comic book universe and lets you fight along side or against DC superheroes.
Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 15 out of 46
  2. Negative: 5 out of 46
  1. Jan 25, 2011
    90
    DC Universe Online is ground-breaking; it's innovative and downright addictive.
  2. Feb 2, 2011
    85
    Unfortunately, it doesn't feel like there's enough to do to maintain any long-term interest.
  3. Feb 13, 2011
    74
    Solid and captivating for old MMO hands. For new comers, not so much. [Mar 2011, p.90]
  4. Jan 31, 2011
    42
    The action-MMO set in a painstakingly recreated DC Comics world requires superhuman patience to even install, with assets verification, patch downloads, and the like taking a full day, depending on your Internet connection.

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 33 out of 48
  2. Negative: 7 out of 48
  1. This is a fantastic action/adventure MMOAG that should not be missed by anyone who's a fan of DC comics and open world game play, online or otherwise. Vibrant aesthetics, familiar charachter voices, authentic DC inspired stories/charachters and locales. Easy and fun gameplay. Tons of customization and rewards that continue to unlock the more you play. Distinct hero and villain campaigns that demand multiple playthroughs. An active community with someone always willing to help you beat a level in PVE or take you on in PVP. Lots of endgame content already with more to come. Nevermind the hater reviews that played it for 5 minutes and rated it down because they couldn't even get past the first mission LOL, or that complained the servers were down a couple hours because the game is so popular the developer needed to add additional servers. This has been a very smooth MMO launch which by nature are usually rough (ie Warcraft). Getting online on the console is easy and hassle free after the initial install, and once online the controls and combat are so easy, intuitive and effective that even kids could enjoy it. The first must-play of 2011. Expand
  2. 8
    Oops! I meant to review the PC version. :( I can't find a way to delete reviews! I'm going to keep adding characters to make this 150 characters long. Wish I could delete this! Expand
  3. DC Universe Online is an addictive online game. It has repetitive missions but it is really cool because you can create you own superhero and make him/her a legend in an online universe. Expand
  4. 4
    Excited for a console MMO I gave it a try, along with a group of friends. None of us played for longer than a week before agrreing this is a turd.For a subscription game this is godawful. Level 30 limit is a joke, locations are empty and dull, quests are boring and feel like chores. Take the night-club bases as an example; no matter which one you are in, the layout is an exact clone of the others. Social features have also been poorly integrated imo, making this much, much more painful than it is worse. The only positive attribute I can find is the inclusion of many iconic characters and the voice acting, which is truly awesome. For a short romp it might be alright, but as an mmo with a high life expectation - FAIL (imho). Expand

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