’City of Heroes Deluxe’ is the name given to the European edition of City of Heroes, which was released on February 4th 2005 and is still available from retailers across Europe. The suggested retail price in the UK is £19.99, and €29.99 in the rest of Europe.

City of Heroes Deluxe combines elements of the US City of Heroes Collector’s Edition with additional European-only extras. (In case you’re wondering, ‘City of Heroes Deluxe’ is only the name given to this edition… the game itself is still called City of Heroes.)

The contents of City of Heroes Deluxe include:

• The first three content updates* for City of Heroes since the game’s US launch, on two CDs or one DVD**, including:
  
  • Issue #1: Through the Looking Glass
  • Issue #2: A Shadow of the Past
  • Issue #3: A Council of War
• A 32-page Quickstart Manual, with all the details you need to get started on your crimefighting career
• A 2-sided Reference Guide, containing the most frequently used keys and commands
• An expanded map of Paragon City, updated to include all new zones from Issues #1-3
• 16-page PvP online comic by creator Scott R. Kurtz - read PvPonline here
• Exclusive to Deluxe box: 88 page City of Heroes Comic Digest, containing four issues and two story arcs: Undead in the Big City and Dread Carnivale
• Exclusive to Deluxe box: A serial code unlocking an in-game Prestige Power (Power Slide), plus VIP Badge and Cape
• Exclusive to Deluxe box DVD: NCsoft game trailers for City of Villains, Guild Wars and more!

* The content updates that have been added since the City of Heroes Deluxe box was produced will automatically be downloaded when first playing the game. These currently include Issue #4: Colosseum, Issue #5: Forest of Dread and Issue #6: Along Came a Spider
** City of Heroes Deluxe includes two game CDs and one game DVD. Game content is identical on the CDs and DVD; additional bonus trailers are available on the DVD.