Customer Reviews

Mortal Kombat vs. DC Universe

5 star:		(61)
4 star:		(41)
3 star:		(33)
2 star:		(11)
1 star:		(6)

 

 

I was a huge skeptic of this game at first, MK VS DC, it was like combining toothpaste with orange juice...."Ugh"!
But Midway pulled it off. I spent probably 3 hours with the game last night (alas no online yet) and was very pleased.
First off the PS3's controller rocked the house as far as response with the D-pad.
Second; The game itself is FUN, not only do you have the standard arcade "Tower of Power" to climb, this MK throws in a neat story mode with beautiful cut scenes and a unique way to play all the characters.
While playing the game, I never even noticed the fact it was "T" rated, blood still flies, body's and costumes get damaged (you can actually knock off Scorpion's mask), and the fighting is just plain brutal.
There's 3 new gimmicks within the matches Close Kombat, Free Fall Kombat, and Test Your Might, which add some flair to the matches.
Free Fall is cool as heck.
Fatalities are here, and even toned down, they look great. I reduced Wonder Woman to skeletal remains with a "Lava Bath" the burned Captain Marvel to a crisp with "Hellfire" both courtesy of Scorpion.
Even blade happy Barraka has cool Fatalities, my favorite is the "Impale", where he knocks an opponent on his back, jumps on top of him, punches him in the chest, then fires his blades into the victim.
Looks awesome, not gory, but looks awesome.
There is going to be a learning curve to take advantage of the combos, and the game can kick your butt even on easy.
All in all this looks and feels like an MK game without a doubt, and definite improvement over all the MK games since MKIII.
I would like to see MK return to it's "M" rated roots, but I'll sacrifice a little gore over game play any day.

Clear off your calendar if you pick this one up. This game is incredibly fun and addictive. The graphics here are amazing, and other than some strange costume changes for The Flash and Green Lantern, they're faithful to the comics. The Mortal Kombat side of things is pretty much standard as far as character build goes. There are a few minor tweaks, but you can easily see which character is which. DC has Superman, Batman, Green Lantern, Wonder Woman, Flash, Captain Marvel, Joker, Catwoman, Lex Luthor, and Deathstroke. MK has Lui Kang, Scorpion, Sub Zero, Shang Zui, Kano, Jax, Sonja Blade, and Kitana. I missed seeing Johnny Cage in here, and I think Catwoman could have been scrapped for another hero like Green Arrow or Hawkman, but for the most part you can't complain about their choices.

Each character has their own unique moves. It's easy to see where spending some time playing the same character will make you a formidable opponent if you take the fight online. Most of the characters have long-range attacks, and the finishing moves are spectacular!

Playing in story mode is a one-player affair. First you choose which side you're playing on (MK or DC). The DC side finds Superman stopping Darkseid and accidentally opening a portal that begins to bring the two realities together with crushing results. In Story Mode, you play as each character over time, learning individual moves and getting just good enough with each before moving on to the next. Some of them have a bit of a learning curve, but for the most part the major attacks are the same button-mashing combination (but with different results for each). By far my favorite characters are The Flash and Captain Marvel. Flash has a move called "Around the World" that will leave your enemies spinning and unable to attack for a few precious seconds. Captain Marvel can call down the Shazam lightning on his opponents (among many other cool moves).

By far this is the best DC game that's come out in years. Though the gameplay is basically the same thing between cutscenes (fight somebody), it's still a lot of fun.

Well, I am a self-described "casual fanboy." While I love fighting games (especially MK, KOF and SF), I am not a hardcore gamer by any definition. In addition, while I enjoy the "DC Universe" I am not into comics per se. I share this to put my review in context. In any case, I was looking forward to this game but after the last three MK games I had my reservations. Let's face it MK did not transition well from 2D to 3D. Deception was only fun, Deadly Alliance was tolerable and Armageddon was lackluster at best (except for Kreate-A-Kharacter). Add to all this heavy handed censorship courtesy of the ERSB, needless to say I was not holding my breath.

Now I can breathe because this game is actually fun and worth the hefty price tag. The graphics are stunning (well, the character models are stunning and the backgrounds are only "very good"). I especially like the battle-scarring effects. The actual game play engine is much improved over the last 3 or 4 MK entries and (at least on the PS3 version) the move-sets are very responsive. While there appears to be some special move replication between characters (i.e., DC characters sharing moves with MK characters), overall the characters are quite unique. Further, the characters stay largely true to their back-stories and act in a way that we would expect. The story mode is two-fold and quite entertaining (if not a bit on the campy side). Finally, yes the Fatalities and Heroic Brutalities have been significantly toned down. But there are several unique finishers and there is still blood to be found (just no spines and entrails).

However, there are a few drawbacks. There are no distinct mini-games (yes, there have been a few integrated into the fighting system). Also, there are no alternate costumes or any other unlockables really. There are only a few unlockable kharacters. Finally, the pro-moves (extended combos) can be difficult to get down pat.

In closing, I give this game a 5 for fun and a 4 for overall quality. Have fun!

Having been a fan of mortal Kombat for years and owning all releases, I will have to say this is by far the funnest version I have played! I was skeptical at first with the DC theme, but after playing I must say I am impressed! I own the PS3 version and the graphics,sounds are incredible!!!!

I have to disagree with most reviewers on here. I usually check out these and other boards before buying a game, and usually I'm in agreement with them when so many say a game is good. This one, not so much. It looks cool and it is very fluid. After a few hours of play no glitches or freezes of any kind. Beyond that though I'm already kind of bored. This seems to be more of a button masher than previous MK games. After playing it for just a few minutes my excitement sort of fell off pretty sharply. I'm a casual gamer, I didn't have huge expectations. Just saying. This one will probably only come out when I have friends over.

The game effects are excellent and the characters graphics are amazing,I strongly recommended buying 'Mortal Kombat vs DC Universe game guide' it has all the characters special moves , expert combos, fatalities , heroic brutalities. The comments that gave the game 1 out of 5 clearly they don't like the game because they don't know how to do special moves ,advanced combos and finishing moves.

I have been waiting for a good head to head fighting game to play in a group environment since the PS3 came out.

Fight Night Round 3 was good, but it didn't showcase the systems full capabilities. Also boxing isn't the ideal fighter to play in a group environment.

If you're looking for a game to play with a bunch of friends (physically present) where the rookie button smasher has a chance at winning - this fits the bill. It's just pick up the controller and go!

As a past player of Street Fighter, Mortal Kombat and Tekken (series) I found myself getting out moves instinctively, that was of course followed with lots of trash talking!

The graphics are awesome!
The DC angle is just genius!
This game is pure fun!

After a few hours of button smashing and trash talking with a few friends I can report No slowdowns in a very fast 3D game play environment. The character rendering as well as the backgrounds are superb.

How this will stack up against Street Fighter 4, & 2009 UFC Undisputed I can't say, but as it stands now I think this one edges out Soul Caliber 4, but if you're a bigger fan of the Soul Caliber series than the MK one you may see that differently?

Before I bought this game I heard opinions of this game being good and other saying it was bad. I'm glad I found out it is a very nice game. I've been a Mortal Kombat player since I was a kid, so this set of characters is very appealing, plus Batman, & the Joker make it awesome.

I haven't played the game very deeply but I've played the Story Mode for some time and also with my friends and playing against them is just awesome!

The graphics are not the best you'll see and are lacking at some points but they're not horrible either. The combat system, though it's a bit far from the early Mortal Kombat games, is very well done and hooks you as you learn better the moves of the characters.

In general it is a very well done game that most shurely won't disapoint and will give you great adrenaline-packed fights.

I grew up with Mortal Kombat, so when I recently bought a PS3 after over a decade without owning a gaming system, I knew I had to pick this game up. Suffice it to say, I was blown away by the graphics; I know things have changed since my Super NES days, but the graphics here are amazing period. You can see the tears in the suits, feel the concussion of the blows. I would've preferred a little more blood, but it looks pretty violent without it.

You can play the old fashion ways, in a one-player arcade mode, or two-player combat with a friend. However, there's also a story mode that you can play from either the Mortal Kombat or the DC side. The story itself is, well, the stuff bad comics are made out of; it's interesting, but not really believable, even in the realm of video games/comics. The Mortal Kombat guys vs. Superman? Much as I love Raiden and Scorpion, the Man of Steel's got this one covered with his eyes closed. Still, the scenes play out nicely, and most of the voice cast does a solid job. And anyways, this is a fighting game, not a story-driven game; it's pretty interesting to see these groups of characters go up against each other.

There are a few flaws here, as there are with all fighting games. The controls are often slow to respond; and the computer has far more control over its fighter than you do over yours. The computer can block where you can't, and can perform endless series of combos, and can even inflict damage on you when you're in Rage Mode (it's pretty difficult for you to hurt the computer when the computer is in Rage Mode). Even the Rage feature is kind of contrived; it comes in handy when you're getting your butt kicked, but overall, it's unnecessary. We play Mortal Kombat to beat the crap out of tough-looking S.O.B.s, and by God, we get that here. MORTAL KOMBAT vs. DC UNIVERSE isn't a perfect game, God knows; and it's probably a bit dated compared to a lot of what's out there. But I dare you to find a game series as stress-relieving as Mortal Kombat. And this is, by far, the best-looking, hardest-hitting Mortal Kombat game yet.

MK vs DC is definitely the best fighting game I've ever played. I'm not a big MK fan, but I'm a HUGE DC fan! The gameplay is amazing in this. I love doing free-fall and close combat. Also, I think the developers chose very good characters in the game. However, I was extremely disappointed with the unlockable characters. You start out with every character except two: Darkseid and Shao Kahn. Despite this, MK vs DC has decent replay value with all the trophies you can do and the endings in Arcade and Story Mode. Overall, I'd give this game a 4/5, and I actually wouldn't mind there being a sequel to this!