Midway Announces New MK vs. DC Universe Characters at Leipzig

If you’ve been following Mortal Kombat vs. DC Universe like I have, you really get pumped up when Midway announces new characters for the game. At the Leipzig Games Convention in Germany last week, developers did not disappoint. For the first time it became known that Wonder Woman, Deathstroke the Terminator, Raiden, and Kano would be gracing the bloody battlefield between the two universes. While it was pretty much assumed Wonder Woman would be joining the DC team, Deathstroke is a pretty interesting and not-so-obvious pick. With his sword and guns, though, he’s sure to fit in just right, especially considering he looks a lot like a Mortal Kombat character himself. Then, of course, we have Raiden and Kano, two MK veterans.

While there was no gameplay footage of the newcomers, I ran across a video of the Joker (announced not too long ago) fighting against Katana. Based on this video alone, I think the Joker will be by far my favorite character to play as. I was worried the one major flaw in this game would be a detachment from the DC Universe feel in favor of a darker and more traditional Mortal Kombat style. After all, this is a Mortal Kombat game, above all. What the Joker does, in my view, is balances out the serious with the insane in a way that will give this game a huge level of replay value. I mean, come on, watch that video and tell me that the Joker’s fatality isn’t ridiculously crazy and very, very awesome. 

Posted by on 08/26 at 09:40 AM