City of Villains is a stand-alone title that is both based within, and interacts with, the universe presented by City of Heroes – an online massively multiplayer super-hero role-playing game. In CoV, players are presented with the opportunity to create a villain to their liking, deciding on costume, archetype, origin, and powers. Finally, those that have been playing City of Heroes will be able to show their true, evil nature. Five new archetypes have been created for CoV to pair off against Paragon City’s finest: Brutes, Corruptors, Dominators, Masterminds, and Stalkers – each with his/her own distinct powers and roles. Descriptions of each of these archetypes fall outside the scope of this article, as well as many other aspects of the game, though much of this information can be found at the City of Villains Official Site or in our upcoming review. New costume choices have been introduced as well, giving the character creation enthusiast several more hours of options to browse through.