DC Universe Online

 Xbox One
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4.4

Generally unfavorable reviews- based on 23 Ratings

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  1. SIPPIO
    Jul 20, 2016
    8
    Time for DCUO 2.. NO expansions are-NOT the same...I dont want Brainiac storyline..I want Dark SUperman/injustice, or some dark future like Marvels future imperct or Old Man Logan. Not to mention the combat power system BLOWS chunks...Th ecombat weapon combos are amazing! but the complexity of combining soo many powers for combat rating was too much for me..i played TWICE. both times forTime for DCUO 2.. NO expansions are-NOT the same...I dont want Brainiac storyline..I want Dark SUperman/injustice, or some dark future like Marvels future imperct or Old Man Logan. Not to mention the combat power system BLOWS chunks...Th ecombat weapon combos are amazing! but the complexity of combining soo many powers for combat rating was too much for me..i played TWICE. both times for about a year........

    ~~~revamp the whooole game with or without a new engine. diesnt matter...But the stories are pathetic. like a generic comic story that NONE OF US WOULD EVER NEVER EVER READ/BUY...

    --The writing is outdated..its like a early 1990's style of story. just sooo rated PG. & stale....read the Injustice comic and tell me that wouldnt make a great DCUO STORY... The good guy/bad guy teams are mixed but they still have theyre good/bad personalities..and Superman is the only character powerful enough to enslave...

    ~~Unless Shazaam were to go dark by whatever means..im OK with that..It instan tly made me think of,,,of,,? im drawing a blank at the nake of that,,,(3 mins later) KINGDOM KOME!
    **Because Shazaam is a little kid= he could easilly get confused down a darker path because the only way to prtect humanity is to bring in the heroes/villains and fishbowl the people...
    ---Can anyone beat Shazaam? superman,Batman? but thats were writing comes in.

    ****ii just want a storyline that isnt the same ole same ole boring cvrappy crap....
    ~~A Dark Batman because Alfred is killed by a hero sounds dope...Imagine batman without the morals..    … Expand
  2. bmastaz
    May 23, 2016
    3
    I donwloaded the game as it was F2P . The first day I was so geeked! the customization blew my expetcations way beyond anything i could have imagined. As i later progressed through the game the next few days. It was pretty clear to me what this game was about. Needless to say by day 3 it was deleted off my hard drive. I've played f2p MMo's and paid MMo's so i know what to expect. It wasn'tI donwloaded the game as it was F2P . The first day I was so geeked! the customization blew my expetcations way beyond anything i could have imagined. As i later progressed through the game the next few days. It was pretty clear to me what this game was about. Needless to say by day 3 it was deleted off my hard drive. I've played f2p MMo's and paid MMo's so i know what to expect. It wasn't the grind, not the lack of a story ( im use to that). Not the bugs... but the game mechanics in its self. The camera angles were horrible during combat. The targeting system was beyond frustrating. On top of every single mission being kinda the same it was not worth suffereing through that. the only thing I enjoyed aboujt the game was the Create a charcter. There was nothing else cool about the game to keep my interest to get through the useless grinding. Neverwinter still remains king of F2p MMOs on the one. And DC wasn't nearly as good as that.… Expand
  3. Artur95
    May 8, 2016
    8
    If you are a DC fan or you are interested in learn more about DC comics universe, go and try this game NOW! What a way to learn about DC universe by playing!

    It´s a free MMORPG with 100% DC content, the game accomplish to make you feel like a superhero, you create your superhero or villain, yes you can be a VILLAIN, with your own style or based on a DC character. This game has a good    If you are a DC fan or you are interested in learn more about DC comics universe, go and try this game NOW! What a way to learn about DC universe by playing!

    It´s a free MMORPG with 100% DC content, the game accomplish to make you feel like a superhero, you create your superhero or villain, yes you can be a VILLAIN, with your own style or based on a DC character. This game has a good main story, a large amount of secondary missions, raids, challenges and also PvP, the game is very complete in those aspects.

    If you want more content there are DLC´s for you to play more episodes, or you can buy a membership to have all DLC´s at the time and other benefits. Buying dlcs or membership is recommended after lv 30, dlcs are not expensive and they bring lot of content to the game.

    As a free MMORPG is a good option to give it a try at least, this game makes you feel like you are watching a movie or reading a comic book thanks to the great animation the game has.

    The only bad thing now is that there are many players on Xbox and the queue to log in takes too long, except for members and premium (you can be premium for life if at least you spend 5 dlls in the game, just once)    … Expand
  4. gameguardian21
    Sep 17, 2016
    8
    While the story doesn't deliver much like the cutscence intensed, dc universe online still remains a fun game to play. With the character customization being the best thing about the game, it's cool to finally create your own character in the dc universe.
  5. Wuulfebear
    Jul 13, 2017
    2
    I would like to warn youths and especially parents of youths that look to this game/product to be aware that the community - especially on the villain side - are a toxic cesspool of verbal pornography, racial slurs and personal attacks that the community who play the game feel to be the norm.
    I ask parents and adult who wish to explore this product, to first make a free to play account,    I would like to warn youths and especially parents of youths that look to this game/product to be aware that the community - especially on the villain side - are a toxic cesspool of verbal pornography, racial slurs and personal attacks that the community who play the game feel to be the norm.
    I ask parents and adult who wish to explore this product, to first make a free to play account, get into the Hall of Doom (especially) or the main Gotham or Metropolis global chat hubs and sit for an hour and just read the cesspool of remarks, comments and unrestrained commentry you read as it splashes across the chat channels for everyone (including your kids who do, or you may consider to play the game) and ask yourself; Do you really want your child to be influenced by this sort of content and participate in this sort of provocative dialect?

    I've had the game for a fair few years and only recently in the last 2 months actually started playing the game and cannot believe the flamboyancy the players and community have no fear of any retribution or discipline regarding what is said or how in your face much of the talk you read publically for all ages to see.

    What's more, the global chats and community will remain unrestrained as Daybreak human resources no not have any active moderators or staff to actually monitor these open channels and therefore any parents who either have children who play the game already, or are thinking about their children being exposed to this product, are being warned that this is what the community is like and, to be honest, log in yourself to explore and experience this yourself and manage your childrens social networking.

    I have recently been suspended for a few days, my reason being I retaliated to one of these toxic community trash bodies who had decided to harass me after he and his league had booted me from a raid that had taken me 8 hours to queue for just out of spite because he had his league buddies in the raid and i was the odd one out. I had done nothing at the time, got angry for being booted then did nothing further. Around 24 hours later, I had a message out of the blue from this toxic body who decided to then troll, harrass and taunt me to the point where I retaliated in a private message to then have my account suspended.

    I accept that I acted in rage and anger that this little cesspool had goaded me into losing my temper just because he felt the need to go out of his way to attack someone personally.

    However, what makes me very angry is that the community for a long time now - i've noticed this on my return - that anything goes from language, sexual implications and racism, slurs and personal attacks and the Daybreak team no not enforce the public channels, nor monitor them, nor player conduct and leave reporting - if any - to the player. Majority of the player base I believe know this and possibly don't report other players so that this direction of the downward spiral continues.

    If you are a parent and DO have your kids play this product, or are considering, I suggest looking for yourself in regard to the chat channels and decide if this is the sort of environment you want to expose your family too.    … Expand
  6. saltydog99
    Jul 28, 2019
    5
    This game is a huge let down. It simply has not grown with the times and just does not provide the fun and enjoyability that other mmos give. It does not add or expand on any interesting DC lore and the expansions are far to expensive for what you get. The best part of the game is exploring the cool locations in DC comics and interacting with DC characters.
  7. Haris_k
    Mar 2, 2022
    1
    I mean the character creation is the most fun part about this game. Yes it's incredibly dated and is probably better about 15 years ago but i have to rate it this way.
  8. Stankshop
    Mar 16, 2023
    0
    Just unbelievably easy. I had friends who liked this so played with them. The game feels like it was tuned so a child could play, I don't even think I took damage in the leveling process, end game is just as hollow and simple.

    Pretty sure the game would have hard failed if it wasn't for the DC comics tag. It's just superhero fanboys that focus on playing virtual Barbie with their characters.

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  1. MondoXbox
    May 20, 2016
    75
    A good superhero MMO experience with tons of character customizability and good action combat system, but feeling very old on the technical front ad too many paygates for the players.
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  2. TrueAchievements
    May 12, 2016
    70
    DC Universe Online isn't going to be an MMO that will be remembered for years to come, but it is still entertaining for those who are fans of the genre and for someone who wants to get stuck into a world of superheroes and villains.
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  3. COGconnected
    May 11, 2016
    85
    If you’re a comic book fan and love MMO’s than this game will rock your world and then some.
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