After 16 years and a swarm of installments later, one is bound to think that the Mortal Kombat franchise has lost its zing. The game has seen a massive evolution from, humble looking 256 color graphics, to the slick 3D models in the latest offering, Mortal Kombat: Armageddon. The franchise has managed to keep up with changing times and also keep their fan which is no easy feat. The downside to the longevity is that it gets tougher to come out with something new and surprise the fans every time. Well, Ed Boon, the creator of the series has managed to do just that, by announcing the eighth entry of the series, Mortal Kombat vs DC universe. The game can be safely called as the most ambitious project since Deadly Alliance. The storyline for the game is still under wraps, however leaks suggests that a cataclysmic event leads to the merging of the DC and the MK world. This sets the tone for a perfect story mode which will be offering two perspectives of the situation. This means you can play the game in two different story modes which is going to be a massive boost to the replay ability.
The cataclysmic in the story is supposedly driven by magic, which is basically a handy element which is tapped for gameplay.The mystic entity that runs through the story actually helps to keep the fight balanced. For instance battles between Superman whose only vulnerability is magic and Sub-Zero actually make sense. Ed Boon has stressed that maintaining the balance of the game will be the key factor, this time it will have to be on several levels. Midway has to put up with double the expectations, trying to balance a passionate set of Mortal Kombat fans and on the other hand DC fans who are equally passionate but sadly never had the chance to see their heroes featured in a really good game. Ed and his team has revamped the whole fighting system for this one, they also did away with the multiple fighting systems and weapons. In place is a more visceral and out right brutal fighting technique. The team has introduced several new techniques in an effort to make the fights more dynamic. The three most prominent ones are Klose Kombat, Stage Interaction and Freefall Kombat. Klose Kombat allows you to pull in the camera close and allow you to be more aggressive. You will be able to direct blows at your foe’s upper body for a specific period of time. To balance it out, your opponent will be able to defend himself with a set of moves, provided he/she is fast enough. Freefall Kombat is another mode which alters the combat pace, the mode kicks off when you throw you opponent off the stage. The camera will move in and you will be able to fight much like Klose Kombat but outside the stage. There are also talks of revising the game’s fatalities as you really can’t expect Batman or Superman to rip out spines and hearts.
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