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Injustice: Gods among us
12 years ago
My 1st video game review that I’ve ever done online so here goes.
Created by NetherRealms, the people behind the award winning Mortal Kombat 2011 game (or Mortal Kombat 9 to some people) have once again gotten together to create the latest game consisting of DC Super heroes and villains such as Superman, Batman, The Green Lantern, WONDER WOAMAAAMM (sorry I had to do that), The Joker, Lex Luther and a host of other characters that you’ll recognise or in my case with Doomsday and Aries won’t recognise.
I was a bit iffy on this game as I played Mortal Kombat vs DC Universe which plays similar to this and I wasn’t that impressed gameplay wise. I had Mortal Kombat Deadly Alliance 2003 before hand but I never got into it. Around January 2011 I sold the game convinced that I was done with the franchise mainly playing Street Fighter, Tekken, Soul Calibur ect and only playing the original trilogy for Nostalgia.
Thankfully that’s not the case for this game as NetherRelam did a fantastic job making these DC legends accessible in the beat em up market.
The story centres around Superman who has been driven over the edge by ‘The Joker’ who killed his wife, his unborn child and everyone in Metropolis with a detonator and after Superman kill’s The Joker he decides to take matters in his own hands and takes over Metropolis to ensure that no crime goes unpunished. However this is an alternative reality where in the real world Batman and other heroes try to stop Joker from setting off a bomb that will destroy metropolis. However just as battle ensues The Joker and most of the heroes get whisked off to the other dimension where they find out that Superman has taken over the city and rules it like a tyrant. You’ll have to play the rest of the game to see the story as it’s every engaging. Just like the story mode in Mortal Kombat vs DC and Mortal Kombat 2011 it’s a sequence of cinematic cut scenes followed by a fight from random characters you will have to play. There are even sections where you will have to do quick time events to prevent further damage before a match.
The combat system consists of a three attack buttons including weak, medium and hard punches as well as a special button that activates your special abilities such as Batman’s bats and Superman’s super strength. Your characters also have Super moves (like in Street Fighter) that can be activated when the bar at the bottom is full and you press the 2 back buttons on your pad. You can also use it to enhance normal attacks by sacrificing a bar.
Presentation is great with a wide variation of stages and characters that are very authentic to their comic book counter parts. The characters themselves are very well detailed if a little on the small side during the fights.
The graphics are rich and vibrant with a wide variation of colours that don’t take away the edginess of the story.
Stages themselves are very integrative as you can use items to help you inflict more damage on your opponent and knock your opponent into the scenery to gain extra damage.
Music...well in my mind isn’t memorable. It’s your typical orchestra that you would hear in most Hollywood block buster. I wouldn’t mind the occasional rock them playing. Sounds effects...are realistic if a little basic.
The voice acting is 2nd to none though not academy award winning it still captures the feel of the characters perfectly. One gripe I have though and I know many of you feel the same the way is that Mark Hamill doesn’t do the voice of the Joker. I understand that he might be tired of doing the characters voice since 1992 but Rob Conroy was decent enough to do Batman’s as well as Khary Payton as Cyborg voice so why the hell not?! He would have gotten more money and phrase from the fans.
Now we talk about the most important aspect, The game play. If your an open minded beat em up player you should be able to pick this up quickly however if you’re like me living on a diet of Street Fighter games then it might take a while to get into as I got hammered in my 1st online match in this game. It can get very overwhelming at times and frustration can build however determined players will figure out a rhythm that suits them and you’ll have hours of fun trying to master every character. It has a strong juggle system just like Mortal Kombat but it’s a lot looser and unless you learn to control your characters properly you won’t get very far or enjoy this to your fullest.
There is plenty of lastability from the normal single player modes, story, challenge and online modes to versus mode which is a beat em ups strongest you’ll be playing this for months.
Also there are extra characters online such as ‘Batgirl, Lobo, and a special appearance from ‘Scorpion from Mortal Kombat) as well as extra costumes such as Batman’s Beyond outfit and Jokers Red Hood outfit where he has a bulb over his head (well criminal geniuses have to start somewhere).
Overall if you’re a fan of the DC comics, Mortal Kombat or beat em ups in general then I recommend you try this out.
I give it an 8 out of 10. Great game but as as much fun as Mortal Kombat 2011.
Created by NetherRealms, the people behind the award winning Mortal Kombat 2011 game (or Mortal Kombat 9 to some people) have once again gotten together to create the latest game consisting of DC Super heroes and villains such as Superman, Batman, The Green Lantern, WONDER WOAMAAAMM (sorry I had to do that), The Joker, Lex Luther and a host of other characters that you’ll recognise or in my case with Doomsday and Aries won’t recognise.
I was a bit iffy on this game as I played Mortal Kombat vs DC Universe which plays similar to this and I wasn’t that impressed gameplay wise. I had Mortal Kombat Deadly Alliance 2003 before hand but I never got into it. Around January 2011 I sold the game convinced that I was done with the franchise mainly playing Street Fighter, Tekken, Soul Calibur ect and only playing the original trilogy for Nostalgia.
Thankfully that’s not the case for this game as NetherRelam did a fantastic job making these DC legends accessible in the beat em up market.
The story centres around Superman who has been driven over the edge by ‘The Joker’ who killed his wife, his unborn child and everyone in Metropolis with a detonator and after Superman kill’s The Joker he decides to take matters in his own hands and takes over Metropolis to ensure that no crime goes unpunished. However this is an alternative reality where in the real world Batman and other heroes try to stop Joker from setting off a bomb that will destroy metropolis. However just as battle ensues The Joker and most of the heroes get whisked off to the other dimension where they find out that Superman has taken over the city and rules it like a tyrant. You’ll have to play the rest of the game to see the story as it’s every engaging. Just like the story mode in Mortal Kombat vs DC and Mortal Kombat 2011 it’s a sequence of cinematic cut scenes followed by a fight from random characters you will have to play. There are even sections where you will have to do quick time events to prevent further damage before a match.
The combat system consists of a three attack buttons including weak, medium and hard punches as well as a special button that activates your special abilities such as Batman’s bats and Superman’s super strength. Your characters also have Super moves (like in Street Fighter) that can be activated when the bar at the bottom is full and you press the 2 back buttons on your pad. You can also use it to enhance normal attacks by sacrificing a bar.
Presentation is great with a wide variation of stages and characters that are very authentic to their comic book counter parts. The characters themselves are very well detailed if a little on the small side during the fights.
The graphics are rich and vibrant with a wide variation of colours that don’t take away the edginess of the story.
Stages themselves are very integrative as you can use items to help you inflict more damage on your opponent and knock your opponent into the scenery to gain extra damage.
Music...well in my mind isn’t memorable. It’s your typical orchestra that you would hear in most Hollywood block buster. I wouldn’t mind the occasional rock them playing. Sounds effects...are realistic if a little basic.
The voice acting is 2nd to none though not academy award winning it still captures the feel of the characters perfectly. One gripe I have though and I know many of you feel the same the way is that Mark Hamill doesn’t do the voice of the Joker. I understand that he might be tired of doing the characters voice since 1992 but Rob Conroy was decent enough to do Batman’s as well as Khary Payton as Cyborg voice so why the hell not?! He would have gotten more money and phrase from the fans.
Now we talk about the most important aspect, The game play. If your an open minded beat em up player you should be able to pick this up quickly however if you’re like me living on a diet of Street Fighter games then it might take a while to get into as I got hammered in my 1st online match in this game. It can get very overwhelming at times and frustration can build however determined players will figure out a rhythm that suits them and you’ll have hours of fun trying to master every character. It has a strong juggle system just like Mortal Kombat but it’s a lot looser and unless you learn to control your characters properly you won’t get very far or enjoy this to your fullest.
There is plenty of lastability from the normal single player modes, story, challenge and online modes to versus mode which is a beat em ups strongest you’ll be playing this for months.
Also there are extra characters online such as ‘Batgirl, Lobo, and a special appearance from ‘Scorpion from Mortal Kombat) as well as extra costumes such as Batman’s Beyond outfit and Jokers Red Hood outfit where he has a bulb over his head (well criminal geniuses have to start somewhere).
Overall if you’re a fan of the DC comics, Mortal Kombat or beat em ups in general then I recommend you try this out.
I give it an 8 out of 10. Great game but as as much fun as Mortal Kombat 2011.
My fave so far in Batman.
Sweet, I also like Harley Quinn