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Overview

Product Title:	City of Villains Pre-Order
Release Date:	August 15, 2005
Region:	North America
UPC:	8 92566 00091 0
NCsoft SKU #:	FG-XP-00090-4
Game Version:	N/A

Minimum System Requirements	Recommended System Specifications
Microsoft Windows 2000/XP Intel Pentium III 800 Mhz of AMD Athlon 800 Mhz 256 MB RAM CD-ROM Drive 4GB Available HDD Space NVIDIA GeForce 2 Series, ATI Radeon 7500 or Intel i810G Series Video Card 16-bit Sound Card 56k modem DirectX 9.0c Keyboard and mouse	Microsoft Windows 2000/XP Intel Pentium 4 2.0 GHz or AMD Athlon XP 2000+ 1 GB RAM CD-ROM Drive 4 GB Available HDD Space NVIDIA GeForce 6200 or ATI Radeon 9500 Video Card 16-bit Sound Card Broadband Internet Connection DirectX 9.0c Keyboard and mouse

Package	Front View (GameStop version)	Side View	Back View

Sleeve	Front View (SLV-COV-P001)	Back View

Disc	Disc (Game not included)

Other Contents	City of Villains Poster	City of Villains PDF Map (on disc)
Other Contents	Trial Offer Envelope (SUB-COV-PS01)	Trial Codes (INS-COV-PSGS1)	Friend Trial Code (INS-COV-PSGS2)	2005 NCsoft Catalog

On-Disc Extras

City of Villains Trailer from E3 2005
City of Villains Preview Trailer from E3 2004
City of Heroes Trailer
City of Villains Concept Art
City of Villains Wallpapers
City of Villains Screenshots
PDF versions of issues 1 and 2 of the Top Cow City of Heroes comic book
PDF map of the Rogue Isles

In-Game Extras

Access to City of Villains Beta
Access to City of Villains three day head-start (allowed owners to play (after downloading) on October 28, 2005)
14-day free trial of City of Heroes for you and a friend
One of four Arachnos Helmet costume pieces (depending on where code was purchased)
- EB Games: Crab Spider Battle Helmet (male)
- GameStop: Helmet Of The Blood Widows (female)
- Best Buy: Arachnos Mystic Helm (male)
- All other U.S. retailers: Wolf Spider War Helmet (male)

Exclusive Helmets

Only one City of Villains pre-order code could ever be used on any single account. In order to access all four of the Arachnos Helmets on one account, one had to unlock the City of Villains Pre-Order Helmets from Tier 6 of the Paragon Rewards Program.

Crab Spider Helm
Blood Widow Helm
Mu Mystic Helm
Wolf Spider Helm

Bug!

Applying the Blood Widow Helm code would sometimes also grant the account access to the Wolf Spider Helmet
Helmet/Jump Start codes included in the City of Villains Pre-Orders from stores would stack with other Pre-Order codes allowing 2 helmets

External Links

City of Villians Pre-Order Helmets Revealed

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 == Overview ==
-The pre-order version of [[City of Villains]] was made available two weeks before the game's 3-day Head Start on October 27th, 2005 (in conjunction with the release of [[Issue 6]].  The pre-order boxes themselves contained no version of the game, but did include a pre-order code that granted the player the use of one of four exclusive Arachnos helmets as a costume piece (see below).  It also allowed access to the City of Villains closed beta and the 3-day Head Start of the CoV official release (which required the game to be downloaded, as no game disc was included with the pre-order boxes).  In addition, the price of the pre-order box was deducted from the purchase of the full version of City of Villains when it was officially released.
+{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:left"
+|-
+! {{left|Product Title:}}
+| City of Villains Pre-Order
+|-
+! {{left|Release Date:}}
+| August 15, 2005
+|-
+! {{left|Region:}}
+| North America
+|-
+! {{left|UPC:}}
+| 8 92566 00091 0
+|-
+! {{left|NCsoft SKU #:}}
+| FG-XP-00090-4
+|-
+! {{left|Game Version:}}
+| N/A
+|}
-== Contents ==
+{| class="wikitable"
-The code from this box granted the following:
+|-
-*Access to CoV Beta
+! Minimum System Requirements !! Recommended System Specifications
-*Access to CoV 3-day Head Start (allowed owners to play CoV (after downloading) 3 days before the official launch)
+|- valign="top"
-*A CD-ROM that included City of Villains videos, art, wallpapers, screenshots (but not the game itself)
+| Microsoft Windows 2000/XP<br />Intel Pentium III 800 Mhz of AMD Athlon 800 Mhz<br />256 MB RAM<br />CD-ROM Drive<br />4GB Available HDD Space<br />NVIDIA GeForce 2 Series, ATI Radeon 7500 or Intel i810G Series Video Card<br />16-bit Sound Card<br />56k modem<br />DirectX 9.0c<br />Keyboard and mouse
-*An exclusive Lord Recluse versus Statesman poster
+| Microsoft Windows 2000/XP<br />Intel Pentium 4 2.0 GHz or AMD Athlon XP 2000+<br />1 GB RAM<br />CD-ROM Drive<br />4 GB Available HDD Space<br />NVIDIA GeForce 6200 or ATI Radeon 9500 Video Card<br />16-bit Sound Card<br />Broadband Internet Connection<br />DirectX 9.0c<br />Keyboard and mouse
-*A map of the Rogue Isles (the first one ever printed for City of Villains)
+|}
-*1 of 4 in-game Arachnos Helmet pieces (depending on where code was purchased)
-**EB Games: Crab Spider Battle Helmet (male)
-**Gamestop: Helmet Of The Blood Widows (female)
-**Best Buy: Arachnos Mystic Helm (male)
-**All other U.S. retailers: Wolf Spider War Helmet (male)
-These boxes retailed for $5 at most stores, and $10 at BestBuy.
+{| class="wikitable"
+|-
+! Package
+| [[File:CoV Pre Box Front.jpg|thumb|Front View<br />(GameStop version)|150px]] || [[File:CoV Pre Box Side.jpg|thumb|Side View|35px]] || [[File:CoV Pre Box Back.jpg|thumb|Back View|150px]]
+|}
+{| class="wikitable"
+|-
+! Sleeve
+| [[File:CoV Pre Sleeve Front.jpg|thumb|Front View<br />(SLV-COV-P001)|150px]] || [[File:CoV Pre Sleeve Back.jpg|thumb|Back View<br />&nbsp;|150px]]
+|}
+{| class="wikitable"
+|-
+! width="22%" | Disc
+| [[File:CoV Pre CD.jpg|thumb|Disc<br />(Game not included)|150px]]
+|}
+{| class="wikitable"
+|-
+! rowspan="2" | Other<br />Contents
+| [[File:CoV Pre Poster.jpg|thumb|City of Villains Poster|230px]] || colspan="2" | [[File:CoV Pre Map.jpg|thumb|City of Villains PDF Map (on disc)|450px]]
+|-
+| [[File:CoV Pre Envelope.jpg|thumb|Trial Offer Envelope<br />(SUB-COV-PS01)|230px]] || [[File:CoV Pre Trials.jpg|thumb|Trial Codes<br />(INS-COV-PSGS1)|300px]] || [[File:CoV Pre Friend Pass.jpg|thumb|Friend Trial Code<br />(INS-COV-PSGS2)|150px]] || [[File:2005 NCsoft Catalog.jpg|thumb|2005 NCsoft Catalog|230px]]
+|}
+== On-Disc Extras ==
+* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g_bpYYzJwCA City of Villains Trailer from E3 2005]
+* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mNg7lQpWZWk City of Villains Preview Trailer from E3 2004]
+* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0eHB9zxtet4 City of Heroes Trailer]
+* [[:Category:City of Villains Concept Art|City of Villains Concept Art]]
+* [[:Category:City of Villains Pre-Order Wallpaper Images|City of Villains Wallpapers]]
+* [[:Category:City of Villains Pre-Order Screenshots|City of Villains Screenshots]]
+* PDF versions of issues 1 and 2 of the Top Cow [[City of Heroes (Comic Book)#Top Cow Productions|City of Heroes comic book]]
+* PDF map of the [[Rogue Isles]]
+== In-Game Extras ==
+* Access to City of Villains Beta
+* Access to City of Villains three day head-start (allowed owners to play (after downloading) on October 28, 2005)
+* 14-day free trial of City of Heroes for you and a friend
+* One of four Arachnos Helmet costume pieces (depending on where code was purchased)
+** EB Games: Crab Spider Battle Helmet (male)
+** GameStop: Helmet Of The Blood Widows (female)
+** Best Buy: Arachnos Mystic Helm (male)
+** All other U.S. retailers: Wolf Spider War Helmet (male)
 == Exclusive Helmets ==
-Only one City of Villains pre-order code can ever be used on any single account.  In order to access all four of the Arachnos Helmets on one account, one must earn the [[Veteran Rewards Program#51 Month Rewards|51 Month Veteran Reward]], [[Tried and True Badge|Tried and True]].
+Only one City of Villains pre-order code could ever be used on any single account. In order to access all four of the Arachnos Helmets on one account, one had to unlock the City of Villains Pre-Order Helmets from Tier 6 of the [[Paragon Rewards Program]].
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 {{bug|
 *Applying the Blood Widow Helm code would sometimes also grant the account access to the Wolf Spider Helmet
-*Helmet/Jump Start codes included in the [[Merchandise#CoV Cape|City of Villains Pre-Sales Kits]] for stores would stack with other Pre-Order codes allowing 2 helmets}}
+*Helmet/Jump Start codes included in the [[Merchandise#CoV Cape|City of Villains Pre-Orders]] from stores would stack with other Pre-Order codes allowing 2 helmets}}
 == See Also ==
-*[[Issue 6]]
+* [[Issue 6]]
+* [[Disc Releases]]
+* [[Official Merchandise]]
 == External Links ==
-*[http://www.gameinformer.com/News/Story/200508/N05.0815.1242.25177.htm City of Villians Pre-Order Bonuses Announced]
+*[http://web.archive.org/web/20051105183025/http://www.gameinformer.com/News/Story/200508/N05.0825.1105.27369.htm City of Villians Pre-Order Helmets Revealed]
 [[Category:Disc Releases]]