Now perhaps it's just me, and that deep down I crave the villainous lifestyle, but CoV was the game that I wanted to play when I was grinding my way through City of Heroes. I found the idea of rampaging through the city streets on a crime spree far more appealing than the notion of thwarting evildoers and saving the populace. Because it is a companion, with the opportunity for crossover between the two games (Player vs. Player content, raids, etc.), as well as some significant additions, City of Villains takes both games to an entirely new level. And this level is downright fun, nearly an order of magnitude above its predecessor. In fairness, this is not to say that City of Heroes is a bad game, but instead is a testament to CoV and what it offers that CoH did not.