Greetings friends today we take a look at another DC Comics Video Game. Fighting games have been an interesting genre and have evolved quite a bit as todays offerings often contain a rich story told in sometimes Hollywood quality cutscenes. Those types are few and far between but one of the best is the game Injustice: Gods Among Us. The gameplay for Injustice: Gods Among Us involves one-on-one matches within a two-dimensional plane, although characters and backgrounds are rendered in a three-dimensional fashion. Each match consists of one round; however, each player has two health bars.The game uses a four-button control layout of light, medium, and heavy attacks, alongside a character trait button that activates a unique ability or attack designed to showcase each character. What really sets this game apart and makes it great in my mind is the story. FROM WIKIPEDIA In an alternate reality, the Joker, destroys Metropolis with a nuclear weapon, killing millions of people, after tricking Superman into killing Lois Lane and their unborn son. In retaliation, Superman murders the Joker during Batmans interrogation. He establishes a new world order as the High Councillor. A war ensues between the forces of Supermans Regime and those allied with Batmans Insurgency. Five years into the war, the Insurgency discovers the Justice Leagues universe where the Jokers plan did not succeed and transports several of its super heroes (Wonder Woman, Aquaman, Green Arrow, and Green Lantern) to their world in order to help them defeat the Regime. The Joker and the Dark Knight have accidentally been teleported into the alternate earth. Batman and the Joker are confronted by the Regime in a dystopian Metropolis, but Batman uses his gear to help them both escape and go their separate ways. Having arrived in this world and attempting to learn what has happened, Aquaman heads to Atlantis to see what he can dig up in the Atlantean Archives, while Green Lantern travels to Ferris Aircraft to find a recharging station for his ring. After discovering and defeating Raven and Cyborg and subsequently freeing Deathstroke there, Green Lantern returns to Gotham City where he faces Sinestro and his own counterpart, who has joined the Sinestro Corps. He escapes with Wonder Woman and Green Arrow where they subsequently meet the Batman of this world. Aquaman travels to Atlantis to research the archives, learning of Supermans descent into tyranny. Learning that Atlantis has agreed to a treaty that puts Superman in total control of Atlantis, Aquaman rejects it, defeating the Flash, Shazam and his own counterpart before Ares appears. Acknowledging that he is weakened by the lack of conflict, Ares sends Aquaman to join the Insurgents, which includes this alternate timelines Lex Luthor, who never became a criminal and is in fact one of Supermans best friends. Batman explains that he has a kryptonite weapon that can defeat Superman in the Batcave, but it requires DNA samples from the other four heroes to unlock, as Batman wanted to ensure he could not make the decision to stop Superman by himself. The heroes from the other universe became necessary after Green Arrow died trying to reason with a grieving Superman and the other three aligned with his new regime. The displaced Batman is captured by the Regime and the Joker allies himself with the Harley Quinn of this world. After helping Harleys gang, the Joker Clan, fight off an attack by Regime forces led by Nightwing (Damian Wayne who, in this reality, took up the mantle after accidentally murdering Dick Grayson) and Hawkgirl, they are rescued by the heroes, who travel to the Batcave to recover the weapon. Meanwhile, back in the Justice Leagues universe, Superman, the Flash and Cyborg attempt to recover their comrades, but their attempt accidentally sends Cyborg to the alternate reality. Cyborg overhears Lex Luthor and Deathstroke discussing plans to defeat Superman, prompting a brief clash before the other displaced heroes explain the situation to him. The League makes a plan to save Batman; Aquaman fights the regime with the rest of the League. Cyborg and Deathstroke will take over the Watchtowers teleporter. At the Hall of Justice, Cyborg (in disguise of the counterpart) gets to the teleporter to get to the Watchtower but Catwoman of their world takes the disguise off and Cyborg defeats Catwoman and his counterpart after the counterpart tried to hack his neural network. With Cyborg and Deathstroke having taken control of the teleportation system on the Watchtower, the heroes stage a break-in on Strykers Island and rescue the displaced Batman from his planned execution, but Luthors attempt to use the kryptonite weapon is foiled at the last second by Shazam, resulting in Superman killing Luthor. Now knowing of humanitys determination to depose him, Superman decides to destroy Gotham City and Metropolis to demonstrate the chaos that would arise in his absence. However, when Superman executes Shazam for protesting, the Flash finally accepts that the Regime has gone too far and defects to the Insurgents. With the Kryptonite weapon rendered useless, the dimensionally-displaced heroes suggest recruiting the Superman of their world to stop this one, only to be interrupted by a Regime attack on their hideout. During the fight, Wonder Woman is teleported to Themyscira by Ares, who reveals that Supermans plan will be carried out by an army of Amazons. He desires to stop this plan, as Supermans victory will mean an end to the conflict that empowers him. Accepting his advice, Wonder Woman defeats her counterpart before convincing the Amazons to return to their former role as protectors rather than conquerors. As the battle begins, Batman convinces his counterpart to have faith in their Superman just as he had faith in the other displaced heroes. Superman arrives in this world in time to defeat several members of the Regime while Wonder Womans Amazons hold back the armies of Atlantis. After defeating Doomsday in the Fortress of Solitude and trapping him in the Phantom Zone, Superman faces his counterpart, rejecting his other selfs attempt to defend his actions as enforcing authority over an unworthy humanity and informing him that Lois would be afraid and disgusted at what he has become. With the other Supermans defeat, the rest of the Regime are either rounded up or turn themselves in and the other Superman is placed in a prison where he is exposed to red sun radiation, negating his powers. The displaced Superman acknowledges that he could have become his counterpart under the same circumstances, but Batman merely notes that he hopes Superman never has to learn what he could be capable of while vowing to be there if Superman ever falls that far. As Superman and Batman leave, the final scene shows a close-up of the other Superman in his prison cell, his eyes glow with fury, indicating he still has some degree of his power. END WIKIPEDIA REFERENCE The story is full of twists, betrayals, and a rich plot that shows what would happen if Superman went rogue. In the story mode the player can not choose who they play as the story dictates who is played however in the single and multi player modes there is a broad selection of playable characters including Superman, Aquaman, Batman, Wonder Woman, Black Adam, Catwoman, Green Lantern, Flash, Joker, and many other well known DC characters. Some downloadable characters were also released including Zod, Lobo, Batgirl, and even Scorpion from Mortal Kombat. The game also spawned a comic series that tells the story of the Injustice universe between the time Superman murdered the Joker to the point the game picks up some time later with Superman and his allies firmly in control of the world. The game received mainly positive reviews and was at the top of sales charts for months. A sequel has been announced but no details have been released. So there you go a look at a fantastic game with a storyline worth of DC Comics. How did you enjoy Injustice: Gods Among Us?-Wildcat
Posted on: Tue, 09 Sep 2014 12:32:27 +0000
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