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When Midway announced at their recent Gamers Day event in Las Vegas that the Mortal Kombat franchise was going to get a boost from the superheros and superheroines of the DC universe, it made us wonder, "Why?!?" It also made us wonder, "Hey, what about those signature fatalities? Surely, Kano can't rip out the heart of Blue Beetle and get away with that." Given that Ed Boon says the game is locked in at a T-rating, that particular fatality is probably out. And Superman may be a dick, but he's not a murderer.
Just don't assume that fatalities are a thing of the past. Boon says they're simply "modifying" fatalities for Mortal Kombat vs. DC Universe. "The names of these moves, and the level of violence we use, are to be determined," the MK co-creator said. "But it's certainly not a feature we plan on eliminating from the series." Just please, please make good use of Plastic Man, Ed. Maybe Elongated Man, too. They're begging for some fleshy Wile E. Coyote-style murderous contraption. Begging.
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I suppose Batman's fatality could be like tying someone up or something.
But really, Mortal Kombat was a pretty average fighter, the only thing that made it stand out was the excessive violence, without that, it's not really Mortal Kombat.
I'm still calling it...
BEST CROSSOVER EVER! EV-ER!
Just wondering, did Midway ever release anything worth mentioning? Other than Mortal Kombat that is.
The game isn't worth it if I can't rip Superman's head off.
hey, hey, just cool it mister! Superman is no dick
thats what happens when superman has sex with a woman...... she dies in the process
@Samos42: Screw Superman,I wanna decapitate Aquaman with a swordfish or something...
Aww, I really did wonder what would happen if you did bring the comics for a 100% translation.
If a batarang hits a prominent artery, foutains of blood should be spilt. If superman punches you, your body should look like its in shambles and mutilated.
@CheechWizz: Wrong.
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DAMN YOU MCWHERTOR.
@CheechWizz: Superdickery Says otherwise
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Damn the both of you!
Well, they've obviously screwed up the Mortal Combat system. The combat was always slow an unwieldy. What made it acceptable was the over-the-top aspect in every situation.
If you make it a teen game, what do you have? Another generic fighter in a genre that's over-saturated right now.
Y'know, despite all the flack I've given to this game, it could be good. I liked Deception and Armageddon, in fact, I'm a dyed in the wool Kombat fan from day one. And I love Batman.
So I promise myself now that I won't pass judgment on this game until I've played it. We survived Mokap, so I think we can survive Sub Zero fighting Aquaman.
@bakakensai:
Psi-Ops was Psick!
A next gen sequel would be even sweeter, but they'll prob make another Area 51 instead (yawn).
I love the fact that Lois wants to know what it feels like to be black for 24 hours.
" I AM CURIOUS (BLACK)!"
The whole fact that Superman is in this game in the first place is ridiculous. He can lift mountains! One punch from Superman will completely mulch any other character, and unless every other character is equipped with some kind of Kryptonite accessory they wouldn't be able to hurt him in the first place.
@bakakensai: What?!!!!, have you not ever played the holy grail called "NBA Jam"?!.
"Jimmy, this gift you got me for Father's Day makes me sorry I ever adopted you as my son. I'll have to destroy it to teach you a lesson!"
Man, what a DICK!
jajajaja
Honestly, supes could drop rain somewhere in a desert and taunt him with water.
You people should have kept the Superdickery dickery going.
How about Tsang Tsung stealing the DC Heroes Soul!! LOL!!
Pac-Man was a pretty popular game,right? Midway released that. And NBA Jam,and NFL Blitz,and whatever the hockey one was called. And Cruisin',which I think is one of the highest earning arcade games of all time. And Killer Instinct.
I WANT to rip Superman's head off...
I really do wat freeze and then SHATTER Superman..not to mention The Flash
I love the line at the bottom of the comic cover. It's like something I can imagine John Madden exclaiming.
wow, I never realized how much of a dick Superman really is... thanks for the linkage guys.
... but not Red Son... he is never a dick.
Announce Doomsday as a playable character and then they'll have my attention. I wonder what fatality they'd give him when going against superman...wait, was that joke too soon?
Teen? Mortal Kombat? Really? The whole appeal of MK is the gore, and anyone who actually cares about the MK brand is welll over Teen age. Just make a DC fighting game for Christ's sake.
It will, however, all be worth it if I can rip off Jimmy Olsen's head and shit down his neck.
They tried that whole Mortal Kombat with non-violent fatality thing back in the SNES, and it was outsold by the graphically, and sound inferior Genesis version.
Major fail by Midway!
Well, I am officialy pissed....
This is going to be a disatrous failure. Remember what happened when you toned down the fatalities in the SNES version MK??? Huh?? DO YA?? How'd that work out for ya?
Boon is raping his own life's blood, his legacy for a cash grab that isn't going to net him squat! Ed Boon just went from gaming icon to douchbag by selling out what made his games great.
Way to bend over and take it from DC who obvioulsy has more integrity than you by not alowing THEIR IP be tarnished by this. They aren't the ones taking away what is essentialy the heart and soul of their IP.
A "T" RATED MK ARE YOU FREAKING KIDDING ME???? You were the reason why there is a rating system in the first goddamn place!
Congrats Ed you just cracked my top 10 biggest douchbags of all time. You should be honored to be on the same list as Jack Tohmpson, EA Games and Hitler to name a few (in no particular order).
"When you're dead, you're dead" is the worst line of utter bullshit ever associated with a comic. Nobody stays dead. Not even Bucky.
@shinko: Here's something that McWhertor HASN'T alluded to yet (unless yet again, he's getting his type on before I can finish my own entry):
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"When youre dead, youre dead."
Just like the Mortal Kombat franchise, eh?
Instead of actual fatalities, they are now going to have emotional fatalities.
When you beat Batman, your character goes "Ever dance with the devil by the pale moon light? I KILLED YOUR PARENTS!" and Bruce Wayne begins to cry. When you beat Aquaman your character says "You are the lamest excuse for a super hero EVER!" and Aquaman begins to cry.
EMOTIONAL FATALITY!
(... man when is 6pm gonna hit so I can get out of work...)
Superman's fatality should be sending his opponent to the phantom zone. Be funny seeing Mortal Combat characters all screaming as they fly through space in a two dimensional diamond.
@DigiMish: No Red Son Superman is indeed the shit, as is, paradoxically, Red Son Luthor ;)
Speaking of that *version* of Superman, that and the "Justice Lords" Superman from JLU make me wonder if there will be alternate variations/clones of the DC characters, perhaps Superman can't kill people but when you select the Red Son variation then you can lobotomize people with his heat vision.
Basically, if I can lobotomize people with my heat vision with a variant Superman and perhaps completely break all their bones with Batman or some version as a finishing move, this game goes from "I doubt I'll even rent it" to MUST-OWN :P
@KeroseneClimax: It was timely to make superman-doomsday jokes about a month after the first comic came out, IMO. That was always a joke :)
Is no one thinking from the MK point rather than Marvel?
I don't give a shit if I can fight Superman against anyone else. I want some fucking old skool again. I want blood and gore. You take that out you have just killed MK.
Fucking sell out imo.
For Marvel fans yeah this is probably awesome. But I cant see how this could be great if your more of a MK fan.
Superman killed Lois Lane ?!!
T-rated MK game = DICKMOVE, GUYS!
instead of fighting, why don't we have them just argue with each other?
Honestly I dont have any issue with any of this. The trailer shows that there is still blood just not in the rediculously unrealistic way that it was before and 90% of the fatalities in the games were idiotic and gore for the sake of gore and had no real attachment to the character and their unique abilities. Depending on how they pull everything off I could enjoy this more then the others.
Fatalities-
-Superman:Fly the opponent into the upper atmosphere, pound on the opponent a bit and toss him back to earth, a massive crater being produced from the impact. Gory? Doesn't need to be. Cool? I think it would be fun.
-Batman:I think it would be suiting to have Bats just pummel the shit out of his opponent, extremely brutal, but no dismemberment or gratuitous amounts of blood flow.
-Sub-Zero:Freeze the opponent and shatter him in some way, no issues. Sure your superhero is dead but at there's no decapitated head rolling around or anything.
-Scorpion:Return to the flaming skull, wouldn't be changed too much if at all, if I remember correctly this fatality never had blood or gore in it, just a skeleton.
Why everyone is hammering on this so much at this point in time astounds me. It's alright to think, 'Hey, this don't look too hot. They really need to put some effort in to make me ever want to buy this.' But to jump the gun and proclaim, 'This game will suck, no ifs, ands, or buts,' is just stupid.
Hold your tongues until we have more information. Everyone just chill and stop bitching because this game has a slight chance of stealing some attention away from Tekken 6 or Boob Calibur 4.
I know superdickery says otherwise but that's just communist propagana, I tell you!
@Tob3z: It's DC, not Marvel....and its not the same shit...
@Tob3z: DC, not Marvel, get it right before you sound off, please.
@Atheist Jew: Perhaps if the combat takes place off of Earth or in an alternate dimension, his powers might be weakened or something. No doubt they'll completely bullshit their way into making him a realistic opponent. ;)
Can I at least uppercut Raiden into another galaxy?
@bakakensai: I'm not sure but... the gauntlet series?
Mortal Kombat has always been one of the worst in the fighting game genre.
No finesse, just gore.
EPIC FAIL.
@Tob3z: Please, PLEASE tell me you did this purposely.
Well, technically, if no one bears Kryptonite, this game won't be much fun since Superman win them all...
Now who between Superman and Superman wins ? Bah... worst than Smallville's intrigues.
Goddammit but i wanted to see Superman rip Sub-zero in half like a phonebook.
Oh Mortal Kombat you don't deserve the infamous K initial anymore, in my eyes you will now always be spelled the right way, with a C.
Best Hardcore Fighter Crossover Series:
Marvel vs. Capcom
Best Casual Fighter Crossover Series:
Super Smash Bros.
@Tob3z: For Marvel fans yeah this is probably awesome.
Yeah, for once we're NOT the ones who have to suffer our favorite characters being mangled by a third-rate fighting game developer.
DC deserves more crappy games, they haven't had nearly as many as Marvel, IMO :P
Blitz was pretty decent..
Hey McWhertor, I got bad news for you, Superman is pretty much a murderer.
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I like the Batman tying up enemy (with a batarang maybe?) as a finishing move idea. They will probably end up just calling them "Finishing Move!" instead of "Fatality!". Superman could just punch someone so hard they fly off the screen, Wonder Woman can tie them up with her lasso etc. They might keep some blood, but DC is not going to let Superman rip Sub-Zeros head off...
@Ashkihyena: Funny I said that after looking at the articles cover picture.
for this to be good, they need to have more than just mainstream DC, we'd have to get some Vertigo :P
@Fortyseven & @Ycare: If memory serves, the explanation they're going with is magic. Superman's always been susceptible to magic (for who knows what reason), and it's also a convenient way to explain the powers of most of the Mortal Kombat characters.
Yes, it's kind of a lame explanation, but it actually makes sense in the DC continuity, which is probably why they chose it.
It's a shame, though - I wanted to see Baraka with Kryptonite claws...
Also, I know that they've written the Green Lantern's weakness to the color yellow out of the comic, but just imagine the bloodshed of a Lantern with a worthless ring against Scorpion.