We tend to make life hard for magazines. With City of Heroes continually changing and updating, those pieces of print tend to look old… well, pretty much by the time they’re printed. So, it’s a rare special treat when a magazine re-reviews a game like City of Heroes, as PC Zone did recently to coincide with the release of Issue #4: Colosseum.

The resulting review boosts City of Heroes like a hastily popped Inspiration from 77% to 86%, netting us the nifty PC Zone Essential award you can see here. And here’s what Paul Presley had to say about the Arena:

Does it work though? Emphatically, yes. Duelling with super-powers is, forgive the pun, a blast. Certain abilities are tweaked to provide balance in the arena, which results in ultra-competitive matches. No-one feels undervalued, including the oft-maligned Controllers who come into their own here, and the combat is fast-moving, spectacular and raises the whole City of Heroes experience exponentially.

And as for the other major Issue #4 enhancement, the new costume options, Paul had this to say:

Already one of the best out there, you now get to choose from a wealth of new clothing options… as well as make specific changes to your alter-ego’s physical appearance - nose length, face shape, arm width and so on. And yes, you can also adjust female chest sizes. We know you were thinking about it.

Us? Never. Pick up Issue 155 of PC Zone before it goes off sale to read the whole review, or visit PC Zone.co.uk.