Mortal Kombat vs. DC Universe Comments by Matt Edwards

mortal kombat didn't go downhill when it hit the 3rd dimension, it started off about as bad as a fighting game can get.

hmm

I dont know what it is with Mortal Kombat but its like crack I just cant say no.

Finish him!

Toooasssstyyyy!

I loved MK2 on the SNES but after 3 it seemed to die a death little by little.

I really wanted this game to be pretty good being a huge fan of DC comics but it looks like another let down.

Wasn't a good idea to start with.

Remember kids: [my beat-em-up] is a deceptively complex masterpeice with incredible depth to the combos. [your-beat-em-up] is a "masher's game" with at least one cheap character.

Go!

/popcorn

Well I don't know about the Mortal Kombat series going downhill particularly as I've never considered them good games anyway... their sole selling point in the early days was the ridiculously gory fatality moves and the digitised sprites. I believe they only sold because of controversy and the 18-rating not because they were good games.

Although the series got a little better with the move to 3D, it's always been a mediocre fighting game IMO, far too reliant on gimmicks to disguise the paper thin gameplay. It would come last by a long, long way in a list behind the superior Virtua Fighters, Tekkens, Soulcaliburs and Dead or Alives for example.

MK for me always used to be drunken hilarity on my Amiga at Uni. I don't think anyone took it seriously. Might pick it up in a bargain bin.

I like the Joker fatality.

very much doubt its as good as Mavel v Capcom

Street Fighter = Mario
Mortal Kombat = Sonic

this needs to go back to a 3D 2d fighter style like SF4.

as soon as I heard about this game I thought "this will be terrible". Not trying to judge it or anything but that's exactly what I did. Superman vs Scorpion? fuck oooooff!

I loved sub zeros finishing from the original - pull off their head and spine! We need a return to form!

the whole mortal kombat franchise feels so..unsexy

I've enjoyed this game, having done both the MK and DC story modes and nearly half the arcade endings.

I find the Kombo Challenges a little frustrating though, and I wish the Falalities/Brutalities were listed in the game somewhere (as well as DC not having imposed that the game needed to be a T/15).

You might consider these large caveats but the adjective that comes to mind whenever playing is "fun" ... which is good right?

MOOOOORRRRRTTTTTAAAALLLLL CCCCOOOOOOMMMMBATTTTTTT!!!

Sorry......\returns to therapy..

So... no beastialities in this game?

Street Fighter = Mario
Mortal Kombat = Sonic

Er.. No.

Why doesn't Batman have a properly fatality, he's meant to be a violent weirdo...

i was thinking more "cynical".

i would like to draw everyones attention to the claim by Midways rep (or maybe it was ed boon) trash talking capcom AND telling us that this was going to wipe out SF4 at E3 or one of the conventions.
poor judgement.
hopefully DC got their fingures well and truly burnt by this little episode.

Bought this online from GAME on Sunday for £21.85, as I had £7.50 of points spare on my account.

However, despite being available for immediate dispatch, they didn't actually manage to even start processing the order until yesterday, getting it sent out finally in the early evening, so I don't know when it will be turning up, but at that price, I can't really complain.

On a similar note though, Play.com really do suck. They've only just started packing PoP, and given that The Last Remnant sat packing for over 24 hours, as has Midnight Club: LA Remix and Manhunt 2 on PSP, there is no way that PoP will turn up on or before release day, despite play having it listed as in-stock, usually dispatched within 24 hours since yesterday. What a crock of sh*t!

/rant over...

Yeah, I agree with your mini-rant over Play, BBIAJ - I've bought loads from them recently and some of the stuff has taken a goddamn age to be posted and arrive.

"Street Fighter = Mario
Mortal Kombat = Sonic"

I very much agree with the second part of that - both series have really struggled since going 3D, and have never really hit their stride like back in the 2D days. Going by initial reports of SFIV, you're probably correct about the former comment, too.

"Why doesn't Batman have a properly fatality, he's meant to be a violent weirdo... "
But Batman is never supposed to actually KILL anyone.

Dear god, Mortal Kombat was something I played to death when I was younger and for the life in me, I cannot understand why now.

The games were and will probably always be crap.

The main selling point of bloody endings to matches wears thin very quickly, leaving only a very patching game mechanic behind.

Bring on Street Fighter 4.

@BBIAJ - Play.com have always been slow for me - I've ordered literally hundreds of things from them over the years - which is why I only use them for DVDs, BDs, CDs and cheap older PC games not for major console releases. Typically my orders take over a day, sometimes two, alternating between "Processing", "Packing" then "Processing" again before being finally despatched. Then the delivery usually takes three or more days, sometimes as long as a week, with new releases sometimes arriving Saturday but more often than not Monday or Tuesday of the following week. Not a site I'd recommend using if you want something quickly really.

They're based in Jersey and, like HMV who are based there too, are both slow with orders. Amazon, GAME and Gameplay are much better IMO but they're based on the mainland.

Please Midway bring a HD version of Trilogy to live/psn and stop these useless 3D ones.

"Yeah, I agree with your mini-rant over Play, BBIAJ "

Play screwed me over so many times I'd rather eat my big toes than preorder from that joint. Anecdotally when I ordered Rock Band 2 from Shopto.net I got it Wednesday night, which amazed me. Play.com shouldn't even let you preorder stuff from them they screw it up so badly so consistently.

BBIAJ,

'On a similar note though, Play.com really do suck. They've only just started packing PoP'

I'm in the same boat as you, I only bought POP from Play because of the Special Edition and soundtrack.

I've cleared up my schedule for the weekend for a full on POP love-in

And will be mighty pissed if it doesnt arrive!

I will be getting GH:WT from gamestation as a back-up though

I agree with your comments, Darren - if you want something quickly or on its release day don't buy from Play, but if there's something you're after and there's no rush then they're fine, and usually have some pretty good prices.

I've just created an account with ShopTo last week who I've heard good things about - I've pre-ordered Killzone 2 with them (great price) and I think they'll be receiving all of my pre-orders for the forseeable future.

What's that? - we're meant to be discussing some game? DC Combat what?

God damn it MK, I want you to produce a decent game so I'm not ashamed to like you.

It's safe to say that anybody remembering the 2D Mortal Kombat games should leave the new one to the demographic of its rating: Teens.

Anything but a 1080p remake of MK1 causing a major political and media controversy just wouldn't be MK to the fans of old.

I've NEVER had any problems with play.com. Every time I've pre-ordered anything it's arrived on the day of release or earlier. The closest "problem" I ever had was once something went missing in-transit but they replaced it free of charge, no questions asked.

As for MKvDC, this is a shame, as I don't think Midway can afford to be releasing a game that's not exceptional right now. I hope it does well for them and is a hit with players, but I think there's too much riding on this for it to be an also-ran.

hey, leave powerman 5000 back in the nineties, ok?

pfffff Being a big MK fan ever since Mortal Monday, MK4 is still my favourite

Mortal Kombat wasn't a very good game to start with. In fact, it sucked a bit even in its first incarnation

About PLAY:

If you live outside of the UK (like Sweden for example), Play is amazing. Cheap and very fast shipping. Like 3 days afaik.
See, if you order something from overseas, you dony expect to get it on release-day anyway, which seems to be the main complaint here*.

(*Its been almost 2 years since I bought anything from PLAY, so it might have gone downhill since then.)

This review of PLAY reads like a 4/10, yet its given a 6/10

Awww, I really enjoy beating Batman's stupid smug face :)

Midway... Finish it.

Love the shoutout to the Evo Championship Series!

The comparison between MK vs DC and Street Fighter 2 HD Remix couldn't be more striking. One franchise is bringing in new blood through shrewd marketing while toning down the reasons people liked it in the first place, while the other is sticking with the unforgiving but classic gameplay it always had. Oh, and one costs four times as much.

Good review, Mr Edwards, told me all that I wanted to know.

In a way, I'm almost glad this isn't the game that sees the MK team finally figure out how to make a decent 3D fighting game, as the idea of pitting Scorpion against Batman is pants and just reeks of trying to ape Marvel vs Capcom.

@ Triggerhappytel "I've just created an account with ShopTo last week who I've heard good things about"

Ummm...yeah...about ShopTo...
1) We had ordered Ridge Racer from them for the Xbox 360 and when we got it, it looked like it must have been left on a radiator or something, the clear plastic on the box (not the factory wrap, the actual box) was all warped and wrinkled.

2) We ordered a Basketball game and they sent us the wrong one, the one they sent wasn't even listed on their website. When I rang them they were confused as to why we were complaining as "it was a basketball game", plus it was one we already had.

3) When fixing the above basketball game they credited our ShopTo account with the refund when they got the game back from us (because they couldn't refund our card for some reason), we spent most of this refund on another game only to find a few days later that they had wiped the remaining funds from our account with no explanation!

4) There's no guarantee that you will get a UK copy of the game if it is region free (in some cases this doesn't matter but UK DLC wont work and you can't trade or sell said game to a shop). If they have both UK and EU versions of a game and you specify that you want a UK version you have to be willing to wait a few extra days.


The only good feature they have was that they send you a text message when they've posted your order and that you can order up to about 5.30pm for next day recorded delivery. That's not enough for us to order from them again.

Subpar fighting engine again,toned down gore and fatalities,laggy online...

I dream for the day they make a MK game with DOA fighting engine and multitiered stages,SC level of character modelling,toned down magical moves(just one Scorpion spear per round),bumped up gore and fatalities,comprehensive character customization...


Will never happen(sign)...

This game is a lot of fun, but i was already a bit bored after a few hours play. luckily it was a rental!

Did I pre-order from the same PLAY?

Usually get my pre-orders a day early from release date process and deliver very quickly as well, although saying that I ordered Odin Sphere yesterday (for £8) and they haven't processed my order yet just like what Darren says.

Shopto is awesome you get money off the next order if you pre-order with then, they're super cheap and all my orders bar the LBP release day tits up have been 2 days earlier than their respective launch dates.

its ok!

The Joker is awesome.. in the cutscene..

Captain Marvel - his name is Dark Khan
Joker (screaming): "KHAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA
AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA
AAAAAAANNNNNNNN!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
Deathstroke: shut up!

Play has just emailed me to say that the POP has been posted so it should arrive by Friday.

TBH I dont traditionally buy games on release so I cant complain. But Play in general do have a good delivery policy whereas Amazon...

Anyway I will be getting this when its in the £20 region.