Mortal Kombat vs. DC Universe
Tags: violence

Plot synopsis:
After Shao Kahn's invasion of Earthrealm is halted by Raiden's forces of light, Raiden blasts and sends Kahn through a portal. At exactly the same time on Earth, Superman stops Darkseid's Apokoliptian invasion by blasting Darkseid with his heat vision as he enters a boom tube. These acts do not destroy either of them, but merge them into Dark Kahn, and causes the DC and Mortal Kombat universes to merge. As this happens, the characters' abilities fluctuate, causing violent "rage" outbreaks that are actually the feelings of Dark Kahn being infused in the characters from afar. Because of this, certain characters gain either strength or vulnerability. This allows for such things as the possibility of Superman being defeated due to his vulnerability to magic, and giving the Joker the ability to fight skilled martial artists such as his nemesis Batman and Deathstroke. With each world thinking that the other is responsible for the merger, they fight each other until only one fighter from each side remains: Raiden and Superman. In the final battle, the two fight while Dark Kahn feeds on their rage. Both realizing that the other is not working with Dark Kahn, they overcome their rage for each other and defeat their fused enemy, restoring the two worlds to their normal separation. While everyone else has been sent to their original universe, Darkseid and Shao Kahn have been switched and are both rendered powerless. In the end, they both face eternal imprisonment in the other's universe; Darkseid is restrained in the Netherealm, while Shao Kahn is trapped in the Phantom Zone.
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Review: Don't know why there's so much hate.
Mk vs DC is one of those kind of games that got a lot of negative reviews over a very stupid reason.The final verdict for it was "it was not gory enough." Well, guess what, despite that, this it's a really good game!
and not every single MK game has to have five torsos flying around when you make a fatality, in my perspective it is more realistic than any other MK game since the fighting mechanics look more like a real fight, plus having dc heroes doing heroic brutalities is more in line with the nature of the characters other than just having batman ripping someone's head off, they're HEROES people!!!
not killers.The attention to detail on behalf of the character moves is outstanding, you will get to see Superman's fighting style just as you would've imagined and the same goes for Flash, Green lantern and all dc characters.MK characters have their signature moves plus a few new ones and they are done to precision so that no character in the entire game is alike.Being a long time DC and MK fan, this title eluded me for a while because of all the negative feedback I heard about it, but when I finally got the chance to play it I only wanted to master it, learn all moves, combos and fatalities, no matter what, which is the same feeling I got for MK3 and UMK3.Yes, it's not gory but it's still pretty violent, don't let the reviews fool you.This was made with love, you can tell from the very beginning, also the story...
I guess most people haven't picked up a crossover comic in their lives, but the story feels like one of those old comics like Marvel vs DC.And yes, I'm both a huge MK fan as well as DC and this game delivers on both ends.Don't believe me?
play it for a while with an open mind and judge for yourself, you will finish both sides of the story just to see where it ends and then you will try your best to complete the kombo challenges and the just keep playing it over and over again.I don't know what most people are complaining about, maybe they just wanted guts and blood to soar through the air with a little punch or something like that, but since I'm not the kind of guy who goes with what the crowd says but more that kind of guy who makes up his own mind I will give this game a 10/10 just to compensate.
(although in reality I would've given it a 9 because there could've been more characters and something like alternate suits, a making of video or just extras in general) Don't let anyone fool you, this is a good game, challenging but still playable, fun and gorgeous to look at..
This Mortal Kombat game has some of the best fighting in the series..
The other Mortal Kombat games I have played have really lacked in the fighting category, this one the fighting was really good and fluid.
The finishers are not quite as deadly and bloody as earlier incarnations, but I did not mind all that much.
I just enjoy the opportunity to do a finishing move, I do not really care if it is ultra bloody.
This one includes DC comic characters, hence the reason it is less violent, and I rather enjoyed their inclusion.
It was fun and they actually explain during story mode that all the things that were happening were affecting the powers of say Superman and Captain Marvel, hence why they simply did not dominate all the other characters as they probably should have.
I hate fighting games where everyone can face everyone and have an equal chance at winning with no explanation as to why.
This one is also a lot more fun than an earlier game featuring Marvel characters called Rise of the Imperfects.
This one trumps that game in that it has multiple endings in the arcade mode and a lot better fighting.
Which sucks as I love the Marvel characters and enjoy them better than those of DC, yet Marvel seems to have complete boneheads doing their writing and such these days.
The main problems I had with this one is that in the two story modes every character that is playable does not have a chapter.
In the DC side of things Catwoman and Deathstroke get left off and three or four are left off the Mortal Kombat side.
That and you can not use finishers in the story mode, though I guess it would be strange to kill someone and then have them return for a later segment, still it is a game so who cares?
All in all though it was fun, it has a lot of replay value in it..
this crossover sucks, marvel vs capcom is better than this.
First, i would like to express my angry about this game, this mortal kombat looks like for children, because in mortal kombat there are intense violence, blood, gore, etc.
it was a terrible idea to put mk with dc, dc is very imaginative and mk not.
The history is too short and boring, besides the mortal kombat games is for adults no for children, i don't know what ed boon was thinking, the fans of mk as me, will hate this game, but don't worry because ed boon finally listen us, and there will be another mk game more dark, violent as the other mk games, i repeat and i insist that put mk with dc was a terrible idea and that's the reason that I put this game 1 star of 4..
Another great comic book/video game crossover since Marvel vs.
Capcom 2.
Mortal Kombat first hit the arcade back in 1992.
This arcade game changed the face of fighting games with excessive use of blood and gore and over the top finishing moves.
The game also had digi-sprites that gave it a sense of photorealism.
Mortal Kombat would later on become one of the most popular and legendary fighting game series in video game history.
Jump ahead almost sixteen years and we would be given a very interesting game in this franchise since Marvel vs.
Capcom 2, Mortal Kombat vs.
Here's a review of the game.Story: Mortal Kombat vs.
DC Universe has no set continuity in either the Mortal Kombat series or the DC comic books but it is given a cheesy yet clever plot by two well known comic book writers, Jimmy Palmiotti and Justin Gray.
In the MK universe, Shao Kahn was defeated by Raiden and his Earthrealm warriors in Outworld while at the same time in the DC Universe, Superman has defeated Darkseid in a failed invasion of Earth.
The two heroes blasted the villains of their respective universes through portals in an attempt to destroy them but instead of destroying them, both Shao Kahn and Darkseid merged into a demonic being with powers of apocalyptic proportions called Dark Kahn.
The appearance of Dark Kahn resulted in the two universes to fuse together and causing outbreaks of violent combat rage.
When the Mortal Kombat fighters and the DC superheroes and supervillains meet for the first time, they see each other as otherworldly invaders and minions of Dark Kahn.
They must put aside their differences to stop Dark Kahn before it's too late.
3/5Graphics: The graphics look pretty cool thanks to the Unreal 3 engine.
The character models look great and the backgrounds look stunning.
There some minor clipping issues with the some of the characters but it's not enough to take off any points.
5/5 Sound: The voice actors are mixed bag, Richard Epcar was pretty good as Raiden and wasn't too bad as the Joker but he's no Mark Hamill while the same time, the voice actor of Catwoman could've been better.
The announcer sounds really great.
I love the sound of objects breaking when slamming the opponent into something.
The sounds of punches and kicks are arcade quality.
4/5Gameplay: There is a pretty good variety of gameplay in Mortal Kombat vs.
DC Universe.
DC Universe.
Midway has added some pretty good mechanics such as Free Fall Kombat where you can beat your opponent while the both of you fall then perform a special move, Klose Kombat where you hit your opponent up close with the camera moved close to you and your opponent, and lastly, Test Your Might where you can throw your opponent to the wall, tackle him/her through the wall and into a series of rooms to another part of the stage.
DCU goes back to the 2D style controls while retaining the 3D controls which I think is a plus for the game.
Another thing that is a plus are the absence of mini-games which the last three Mortal Kombat installments had.
Also the the gimmicky finishers such as the animalities, babalities, and friendships weren't put into the game which is a good thing but that's my opinion.
Speaking of finishers, the fatalities were toned down since DC put some understandable restrictions on Midway.
The Mortal Kombat fighters and the DC supervillians can do the fatalities while the DC superheroes can do heroic brutalities, that's pretty understandable because everyone knows superheroes don't kill.
Midway was pretty smart with the Unreal 3 engine unlike their god awful first person shooter game, Black Site: Area 51.
5/5 Mortal Kombat vs.
DC Universe is a pretty interesting game for both MK fans and comic book fans to check out, however if you are a hardcore MK fan, then this game isn't for you.
DCU is a pretty good crossover game since Marvel vs.
Capcom 2 and perhaps would hold you over until Street Fighter IV comes out.Final Score: 3.5/5.
Good but completely overshadowed by MK9.
Mortal Kombat vs DC Universe- 2008 At least they tried to incorporate some cinematic exchanges between the 2 universes, where as Marvel vs Capcom never did, albeit a poor story.
The story is that both Superman and Raiden messed up with their following villains and these 2 merged creating a new creature that merged the realms.
The merging of the realms creates the new gaming mechanic, Rage, which is a plot device for characters to start fighting and gives the excuse for the Rage meter.
The gameplay is classic Mortal Kombat with some sidestepping, but unlike Soul Calibur the sidestepping in MK vs DC is slow, so almost no one uses it.
The fatalities are more like special moves, nothing really special, but do not hurt the game since the main attraction is the fighting mechanics.
More characters could have been welcome, especially since some DLC was planned for this game before Midway got absorbed by WB Games and Netherrealm Studios took over Mortal Kombat.
DLC characters such as Quan-Chi and Harley Quinn were prospects but later discarded.
The game overall is OK, and was the Mortal Kombat that you wanted to play before MK9, but now compared to that game you are better off playing the best fighting game ever made, MK9!
Touching upon the Free Fall, Klose Kombat, and Rage Meter gameplay mechanics, the previous 2 get old real fast since it's just guess work, although Klose Kombat is kind of fun to guess but is countered too easily before it starts and the Rage is too easily avoided since the opponent only needs to block downward like a coward or keep jumping away like a grasshopper until the Rage wears down.
I'd say buy only if you are a hardcore Mortal Kombat fan for your collection and can look past the Fatalities, since there are none here is rated T, or give it a rent.
As a side note, the Fatalities are present, but they are so toned town they come off as special moves instead and some are even censored (Deathstroke and Joker).
The UK uncensored versions are not that great either by the way..
Two Worlds One Epic Battle.
Two worlds collide in Mortal Kombat vs DC Universe with a original story that will surprise comic book and video game fans a like.While it does get some heat for being a T rated video game once you sit down and actually play it you find it more fun then one is lead to believe.The game features 22 playable characters with two of them being unlockable.
For Mortal Kombat you get to play as Sonya Blade, Sub- Zero, Scorpion, Liu Kang, Raiden, Kano, Kitana, Baraka, Jax, and Shang Tsung For DC Universe you get Batman, Superman, Wonder Woman, Catwoman, The Joker, Captain Marvel, Deathstroke, Green Lantern, and The Flash.
The two characters you get once you beat both sides of the story mode will be Darkseid and Shao Khan.The game story mode plot has you playing on both sides where in the Mortal Kombat story line Shao Khan after his defeat is confronted by Raiden as Quan Chi created a portal to escape he is attacked by Shao Khan only for Raiden to use his attack to send Shao Khan into the portal unaware that at the same time Superman who had just defeated Darkseid use his heat ray on him as he try to escape causing both to merges into a new being which is causing both the DC and Mortal Kombat universes to cross paths.Blinded by the rage the two sides see each other as the enemy.
The rage is something used where the characters get a increase boost of energy during fights.The new free fall is where a character can slam the other through a breakable wall giving them the chance to perform attacks or the other fighter will do a counter attack.The graphics are very well done with the characters looking almost life like and they took the time to detail every thing about the characters The level designs and very impress as well with the stages being inspired from DC and Mortal Kombat characters.The controls do take a good time to get used to and some of the combos can be hard to perform so this is not for the avenge gamer so you will need to do a lot of game play to do better.The voice acting is impressive with the actors actually taking the time to help sell the story of the game.The game play is the strong point of the game where you may enjoy fighting your favorite characters from the two sides.The game does have some problems such as the fact that it is not M mature and the fatalities are not what a Mortal Kombat fan would want to see since they kept it less.
Also Batman and Wonder Woman and the others DC Superheroes have Heroic Brutalities where they beat their opponent badly.But some of the finishing moves are pretty good so no worries on that.Well the game did get blasted for not being M mature the game play makes it worth your while.Overall if you're a fan of DC Comics or Mortal Kombat or just looking for a good crossover fighting game then I suggest picking this up since most stores have it for low price.I give Mortal Kombat Vs DC Universe an 8 out of 10