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- Price: Free
- Operating system: Windows 98/Me/2000/XP/Vista
- Date added: May 30, 2007
- Total Downloads: 831,689
- Downloads last week: 347
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- CNET editors' rating: stars
- Average user rating: stars out of 91 votes
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CNET editors' review
Reviewed by: CNET Staff
Taking its story cues from a different cut of MMORPG cloth is the martial arts-based Hero Online. Free to play and layered with a multitude of characters, villains, settings, weapons, and armor, the joy in playing Hero comes from the rich tradition from which it is adapted, combined with some of the best graphics we've ever seen in a free game.
The gameplay is smooth, and the ease with which you can rotate your point of view is necessary, since attacks can come from more than one angle simultaneously. Just like in other MMORPGs, when you upgrade your weapons and armor, your character's appearance changes, and the standard MMORPG conceits of weight and personal rank apply to what you can and can't use. As with similar games, there are system slowdowns and occasional crashes, but they were few and far between for us.
Utilizing Chinese weapons, character design and kung fu moves, the game builds a fantasy fighting world that's equal parts mythology and faux history. Even as tangentially grounded in reality as it is, Hero is nevertheless easier to understand and yet more complex than many free-to-play MMORPGs. You might not be a stronger martial artist by the time you log off, but you'll definitely have much better click-to-fight reflexes.
Publisher's description
From MGame USA :Hero Online is a martial arts MMORPG that allows users to take part in ancient folklore and fantasy. In the same tradition of Crouching Tiger/Hidden Dragon, Iron Monkey, and many other martial arts movies, characters in Hero Online can utilize martial arts abilities to fight foes and fly over rooftops and tree lines. Come check out Hero Online, the free-to-play martial arts MMORPG. Version 143 may include unspecified updates, enhancements, or bug fixes.
CNET Editor's Note: This is a very large (566MB) file and may take several hours to download via dial-up modem.
What's new in this version:
Version 143 may include unspecified updates, enhancements, or bug fixes.
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User reviews
- Average user rating: 3.6 stars out of 91 votes
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5 out of 8 people found this review helpful
Version: Hero Online Client 143
"First impressions are mediocre"
Pros: I found the game to be very interesting and cool. I loved the vibe that it gave off (Asian, what a twist!) and the character designs were cool. Lots of people were playing and it ran pretty well on my un-modest box.
The music is extraordinarily good, especially for a freeware game. The patching was also a smooth (yet long) process.
Cons: The game doesn't really mix up the combat too well, with an abundance of bad camera angles and too-hard-to-click enemies. The world is mostly populated by big but uneventful areas. And while some parts of the game look great, others just look downright boring.
But it could get better (which I hope it does, it looks like a lot of fun if they pull the rest of the game off right).
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2 out of 2 people found this review helpful
Version: Hero Online Client 143
Pros: When you start it has awesome sound effects and easy to level and I heard it was more fun the MH
Cons: LAG LAG like no tomorrow in the cities around people, you can't even move unless you got a good graphics card or at least 512mb
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3 out of 3 people found this review helpful
Version: Hero Online Client 143
Pros: UM
Cons: Ok lets get started, Shocking graphics - maybe all you players might want to return to Runescape i don't see a graphical difference.
Shocking game play - nothing is explained, pretty boring when you find out what to do.
Lags in major cities.
What is the point of this rubbish, i bet half these comments are from the creators as what cnet users are saying this game is the best, i have yet to see anything great.
Hero players you must half a bad life to resort to this game. 1* not even close to 2*.
Bye
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1 out of 2 people found this review helpful
Version: Hero Online Client 143
Pros: Very good graphics, easy to read instructions and very smooth operation of the game.
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3 out of 4 people found this review helpful
Version: Hero Online Client 143
Pros: Indeed, the only combat class that I truly liked what the fan throwing. I liked the movements, it is the best I have seen so far compared to WoW or Silkroad. This is a very intresting game once you really get into it, plus you get a pet at an early level. Upgrading weapons is also very easy.
Cons: Major cities tend to get laggy and there are a lot of ksers(killstealers) at an early level, thus can be avoided with parties. A lot of people think spamming will get their porduct sold quicker, so the chat box gets spammed a lot.
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