Let's face it -- one of the main things that has set Mortal Kombat apart from its contemporaries throughout the years has been its inclusion of flagrant acts of grisly violence. When Ed Boon explained that the upcoming Mortal Kombat vs. DC Universe would explore the softer side of the series with Teen-rated acts of pugilistic carnage, many fans were upset, as it seemed their thirst for evisceration would go unslaked. The latest salvo of screenshots for the brawler from Midway might confirm or ease your fears of a censored MK title -- no, there's no evidence of any impromptu spine-removal procedures, but there's pummeling and arm-breaking aplenty. Does the latest entry in the toasty franchise look gruesome enough for your sinister bloodlust?
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Posted: Jul 6th 2008 6:48AM Snowblind said
It's actually explained. I'm not much of a DC, or a Superman fan, but Ed Boon said that one of Superman's weaknesses is magic, and a lot of the story has to do with magic, and the two universes somehow merging. So Superman is still powerful, but not totally invincible.
And that aside.. it's a game. They couldn't just NOT include one of DC's biggest stars.
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And that aside.. it's a game. They couldn't just NOT include one of DC's biggest stars.
Posted: Jul 6th 2008 11:11AM Hoagie said
See, in my opinion that's lame. That's like inviting Tiger Woods to a Golf Tournament and giving him one club to play with. Most of the DC heroes have some sort of ability that would give them an unfair edge. If they dumb them down, then what's the point? This is why this game makes no sense.
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Posted: Jul 6th 2008 10:09AM Vegeta has a ps3 said
Baaaaw I'm a 12 year old kid who needs gore and guts in order to enjoy games.
Besides as the person above me said, there will be fatalities.
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Besides as the person above me said, there will be fatalities.
Posted: Jul 6th 2008 5:06PM Asakura H said
Its not about gore for the sake of it, but for the Mortal Kombat game feel!
The MK cast and the DC villians can do Fatalities, just the DC Heroes can't (They will throw you in to Jail or something... pussies). They do something called Brutality or kinda.
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The MK cast and the DC villians can do Fatalities, just the DC Heroes can't (They will throw you in to Jail or something... pussies). They do something called Brutality or kinda.
Posted: Jul 6th 2008 1:22AM MightyHealthy said
I wouldn't buy Mortal Combat either...
*rim shot*
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*rim shot*
Posted: Jul 6th 2008 1:05PM ZeroCorpse said
Superman wouldn't even react to an uppercut from Sub-Zero.
The Flash shouldn't even be visible, because he moves so fast.
Batman and Catwoman are the only ones who make any sense. I swear, if I see Superman BLEEDING in this, I'll lose all faith in DC Comics.
This is a stupid idea. It's dumber than there NOT being blood or dismemberment in Soul Calibur.
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The Flash shouldn't even be visible, because he moves so fast.
Batman and Catwoman are the only ones who make any sense. I swear, if I see Superman BLEEDING in this, I'll lose all faith in DC Comics.
This is a stupid idea. It's dumber than there NOT being blood or dismemberment in Soul Calibur.
Posted: Jul 6th 2008 3:15PM Batzarro The worlds WOrst Detect said
On the other end of the spectrum, Hulk kills most of the characters in Capcom games, and a shot in the face by Cable is instakill. Is MvC2 a bad idea? No...It's a crossover fighting game, where "who would win is supercedded by character balance(Sentinel/Storm/ Magneto notwithstanding) It surprises me people are shocked at Superman being a balances fighters, when in most games you can get stabbed 30 times and keep on running...
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Posted: Jul 6th 2008 7:12PM letherclad said
This is going to be the worst cross over game ever, what a dumb idea
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Posted: Jul 6th 2008 10:02PM karmaghost said
Hasn't history taught us that you can't put Superman in video games?
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Posted: Jul 7th 2008 2:47PM (Unverified) said
you ppl are garbage lol.. don't you get it. midway would love making this an m rating. with fatalities beyond belive but there is one big problem. your dum parents lol.. they are the reason why this is not an M rating.. just think bout it there would be so many law suits.. how can a superhero kill someone? i know is a game and is a vertual world but in the eyes of a parents and goverment and congress ppl are not.. i mean is not like ppl would go out and kill inocent ppl everywhere even at schools right? oh wait THERE ARE!!! lol . so just look at it like this. a new gameplay. new way of fighting new concept. new story.. i mean i was already bored with armaggedon, that i tough they need to do something different. thats what ED Boom said and did. cause is tru after making something more the 9 times bout to get boring.. hey this game gonna have a story, now where was marvel vs capcom story???? right! is an awesome game but that just fighting and figthting.. all MK games have story so this is a real CROSS OVER. not like marvel vs capcom. well so do me a favor take a shower you full of garbage!
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