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DC Universe Online

July 25, 2008: Comic-Con - "DC Universe Online" Panel

Newsarama's JK Parkin posted a report from the "DC Universe Online" panel at Comic-Con, as he tried his hand at playing the game. Here's an excerpt from his report...

    "We're richly tied into the DC Universe," Young said. "The back story behind everything is something you'd recognize from the comics."

    That's helped by the visuals that comics artist Jim Lee provided for the game. It looks and feels like you're really in Metropolis. It also didn't hurt that when you start the game, Superman provided a voice over telling you the city was under siege by Brainiac, Lex Luthor and Bizarro - and he needed your help. So off we went to help Superman, Supergirl and Green Lantern save the city.

    DC Universe Online "Anything in the world can be turned into a weapon," Young said, as he picked up a car and tossed it at one of Brainiac's droids. Walk up to a fire truck, a meter or even a boulder that my character left behind in combat, and you can pick it up and whack the heck out of your enemies. As Young ran through the streets at super speed, he found Supergirl fighting Bizarro.

    "You'll be living the DC Universe with other player characters," Young said, as we saw two or three other players trying to help Supergirl out. One of them had ice powers, freezing Bizarro, which allowed Supergirl to pick him up and throw him. "We now friends," Bizarro muttered, as he came back with a punch of his own.

Read the full report at Newsarama.com.



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