Do you fancy owning and playing a character in a massively multiplayer online game that looks somewhat or exactly like you? Perhaps strutting around a virtual world with a character that looks like Brad Pitt or George Clooney is more to your liking? Devilish vixens instead of hunky actors? Why not?
If your answer is a resounding “yes,” then Perfect World is probably for you.
I’ve played around with Perfect World’s character customization in the past, and documented it here on MMOtaku under the title, Endless Fun With Perfect World’s Character Customization. Well, it’s really fun; it brings out the artist in …read more

January 21, 2009, around 6 p.m., GMT+8:00. Around 200 characters on the Tiger Server of Perfect World Philippines converged at the Great Wall to join the celebration of Chinese New Year.
All dressed in red and shades of red, the avatars welcomed the Year of the Ox with fashion and style, and of course, with bow and arrows, swords, spears and axes, and bursts of powerful spells as they strutted their stuff down the length of the Great Wall and defended the land against powerful soulless beasts.
Ehem. Yeah, that’s how the story would have been written in a bit of journalese …read more

I’ve found an interesting article on the blog of good friend Mon Macutay, who works for Philippine online gaming giant Level Up! Games. The story, titled “40 percent of MMO Players are Female,” focuses the spotlight on the growing number of girl gamers in massively multiplayer online games, the health of players, and the emergence of MMO playing as the social activity of choice.
Here’s an excerpt from GM Tristan’s article:
We always thought that MMORPGs were dominated by male players. That “fact” is now being challenged. Well, according to a recent study by BBC, 40 percent of MMO players are female, …read more

Whew! What a year! Indeed, it’s been one hell of a ride for me and, hopefully, for MMOtaku’s loyal followers. What started out as a mote of light in fellow b5media Technology Channel blogger Jayvee Fernandez’s brilliant mind is now a good—not yet great (that has yet to come)—source of news for massively multiplayer online games in Asia and those made in Asia.
First off, I’d like to thank MMOtaku’s avid readers, those who visit the blog every day, those who come and go for a dose of MMORPG news, reviews and what-have-yous, and those who have dropped in just to …read more

When Perfect World Co. Ltd. and Level Up! Games introduced the online game Perfect World in the Philippines, the two industry giants from different countries claimed that Perfect World’s character customization system is its strongest selling point.
I don’t really have an idea if they’re right in terms of the number of players who give the way their characters look much thought. The only thing I’m sure of is that I some times enjoy creating characters than actually playing Perfect World.
To give you an idea just how flexible and extreme Perfect World’s character creation and customization system is, I’m posting screenshots …read more