Mortal Kombat vs DC Universe

Only the other week I heard that they were putting a new game together for Mortal Kombat vs DC Universe! I am an ardent fan of Mortal Kombat and have been playing it for years! This is such an awesome idea for a computer game! It has been so long since the people at Midway released a new installment of the Mortal Kombat series but I really think this will truly be amazing.

I was always Scorpion or Sub-Zero in Mortal Kombat as they were clearly the best characters and it will be awesome to see how they fair up against the DC universe! The front cover alone looks so cool, Batman and Scorpion look terrifying! It will be interesting to see how this game will react and play on a next generation console like the Playstation 3 or xbox 360. I bet the graphics and playability will be amazing. I have seen a couple of reviews and have discovered that you can play the game in 2D classic mode and 3D next generation mode. This is what was missing on the latest instalments of the game as I always enjoyed playing the original format so that is something to definitely look forward to.

The only issue I have with the game is the fact that it is hard to believe the cast of Mortal Kombat could actually defeat the mutants of the DC Universe. For example, Superman is suppose to be the strongest mutants in comic history so how would this adapt into a game against someone like Liu Kang who only uses his knowledge of Kung Fu to defeat his opponents?

The game features a story mode, playable from two different perspectives, one from the “DC Universe” side, and one from the Mortal Kombat side. Depending on which side players choose, they will see the characters from the opposite universe as the invaders of their own. Ed Boon has confirmed that the player will have to play as all the characters at different points in the game, which is split into chapters.

Intertwined within the fights are new gameplay modes, such as “Free-fall Kombat,” which is activated automatically after throwing the opponent to a lower level in the arena. The players can fight in the air during the fall in a quasi-mini-game, with a player having to hit certain buttons to be on top and deal out the damage when the fall ends. “Klose Kombat” is a mode you can enter during a fight, causing the characters to lock with each other and the perspective to change to a close-up shot of the two, to make for an interval of close-quarters fighting. A “test your might” mini-game is also worked into the gameplay. While fighting in certain areas, the player can smash the opponent through a series of walls. The player on the offense mashes buttons to increase damage, while the player on the defense mashes buttons to decrease damage taken. A mode called “Rage Mode” is also introduced, allowing for a player’s attacks to be uninterrupted by offensive combat and an increase of damage. However, Dark Khan, the final boss of the game, is able to both block and attack the player while they are in Rage Mode.

During fights, characters show permanent signs of visual damage, such as bruises, bleeding, and broken or torn clothing. All of the Mortal Kombat characters and DC villains have fatalities, while DC heroes have “heroic brutalities” which function in the same manner, but stays in tone with the heroes who have an established reputation of not killing their enemies.

The animations, both in game, as well as in the cut-scenes are amazing. Since all of the moves for the DC heroes are new to the Mortal Kombat universe, there will be some “Oh my God, did you see that?!?!’ moments. The combat is smooth as ever, making for an intense fighting experience. With move lists provided from the pause menu, as is par for the course with fighting games these days, you can always check to see the proper combinations to execute each move.

Right from the get go, the quality of the audio will stand out. Not only do the impacts feel real with such a kick to the sound, but the voice acting is superb (save for Scorpion, who is overacted both in voice and in bodily movements). A lot of effort was put into the audio Mortal Kombat vs. DC Universe to make this a very clean title for your Xbox360.

As I said, I’m not a big fan of fighting games, however, Mortal Kombat vs. DC Universe may change all of that. The fun factor here is definitely high. Combine that with online fights via Xbox Live, and the variety of competition is endless. Throwing in an excellent story line on both sides, and I’m definitely in it to win it

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