Background:
Mortal Kombat vs. DC Universe (Essentials) is a crossover fighting game published by Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment. Raiden (Earthrealm's god of Thunder) and Superman (protector of Earth) drive away invasions from both their worlds which results in the merging of the Mortal Kombat and DC villains (Shao Kahn and Darkseid). The creation of Dark Kahn whose mere existence causes the merging of the universes if continued would see the doom of both worlds.Synopsis & Feautures:
This is the first Mortal Kombat title developed solely for a seventh generation video game console. The game features a story mode playable from two different perspectives (the DC Universe side and the Mortal Kombat side) split into various different chapters. Depending on the side players decide to side with the characters from each universe consider characters of the opposite universe as their enemy. The game also contains a mode called - Kombo Challenge, in this players are expected to perform ten pre-created combos of increasing difficulty.
The game features four buttons which represent attacks corresponding to each limb including new gameplay modes - Free-Fall Kombat or Falling Kombat, which automatically gets activated when an opponent is thrown to a lower level in the arena. Players can also fight in the air during the fall in a quasi-mini-game. Player has to hit certain buttons to be on top during the fall and deal with the damage when the fall ends. Klose Kombat mode allows players to enter the arena during a fight, causing the characters to lock with each other changing the perspective of the game to a close-up shot of the two. With the addition of Test Your Might mini-game the player while fighting in certain areas can smash the opponent through a series of walls and engage in a tug-of-war.USP:
Select your favourite character, any one from Mortal Kombat or DC Universe and challenge your opponent using new fighting system including Freefall Kombat, Klose Kombat along with dynamic multi-tiered environments.
