E3 is over, which means I can turn my attention back to the site behind the site. But I’ve been thinking a lot about Mortal Kombat vs. DC Universe all day today, so I felt I had to quickly get some info on the game out of my system. Using our development server’s built-in page editing tools, I quickly whipped up some new info on the game for what will eventually be our MKvDC page. So you don’t have to wait until next week, I figured I’d paste some of the details over here for everyone to check out…
Fighting System
Mortal Kombat vs. DC Universe is primarily a 2D fighting game. Though players can sidestep, the sidestep is too slight to be overpowered up close, maintaining most of the usefulness of projectile attacks. The game places four numbered attack buttons on the face of the controller. On the shoulders is a block button, a sidestep button, and a button to initiate “klose kombat” sequences. Unlike the past 2D MK games, MKvDC’s fighters have varied normal moves, as opposed to assigning nearly identical normal attacks to each fighter. Special moves are performed by entering specific motions and button presses on the controller.
The game’s combo system retains many of the same concepts that MK was founded on, with plenty of juggle-friendly moves. Up close, some normal attacks can be strung together into combos, and like Ultimate Mortal Kombat 3, fighters can begin combos from a jumping punch. Jumping punches and kicks will turn around the face foes who end up behind the fighter when the attack button is pressed. Double-tapping toward an enemy causes the character to begin running.
Mid-Fight Minigames
There are three different in-game systems that take the players out of the standard fighting mechanics and bring them into brief, counter-based minigames. Klose Kombat is a new fight mode that is initiated by pressing the KK button from within throw range. If it connects, the camera zooms up and the action slows a bit. The attacking player can hit any of the face buttons to perform an attack. The defending player attempts to guess which button the attacker will press. If the defender guesses correctly, the Klose Kombat mode is broken. If not, the attacker can attempt another move. This concept also applies to Freefall Kombat, which works while players fall from one level of a stage to the next. In this situation, if the defending player successfully guesses the button press, the attack is countered and the roles switch. After a few successful hits, the player in control can press a button to bust out a special mid-air attack that does extra damage and sends the victim crashing to the ground below.
The third and final in-fight system is Test Your Might, which is a concept that originated as a bonus round in the original Mortal Kombat. Here, however, it’s used to give players something to fight over while crashing through buildings horizontally on supported stages. This is basic button mashing, with the attacking player attempting to maximize the damage done while moving to the next part of the stage. The defender also mashes in an attempt to reduce damage.
Characters and Moves (Moves subject to change, move names not official)
Scorpion
Spear
Teleport Punch
Leg Grab
Can Make Fire Appear Under Opponent
Can plant his feet and set himself on fire, damaging incoming opponents
Fatality: Removes mask, breathes fire and torches opponent.
Sub-Zero
Ice Ball
Ice Block (shoots ice into air, forms an block of ice that falls on top of opponent, is unblockable)
Ice Parry (similar to ice clone, but SZ gets an ice shell that freezes opponent if touched)
Slide
Teleport
Sonya
Low Projectile (can be doubled)
Upward Bicycle Kick (can be done in air as a Downward Bicycle Kick)
Flipping Leg Grab
Stun Mist
Batman
Smoke Bomb Teleport
Batarang
Leg Grab
Flash
Kabal Run
Various Teleport Moves
Superman
Heat Vision (can be done during flight)
Ice Breath
Vacuum Breath to Uppercut
Can execute a Sindel-like hover for brief periods of time
Ground Pound (can be doubled)
Brutality: Pounds opponent’s body into the ground up to neck (but they’re still alive!)
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on July 21, 2008
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When does it release? I'd like to see it hold off until Jan-Feb 2009 so it doesn't get lost in the holiday clutter.
on July 21, 2008
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Deep down inside of me, I still see a problem with the CONCEPT. What do I mean? Let's pretend for just a minute that the MK and DC Universe really did exist. I know some of you do believe these altered realities are real and are looking at my post like a Cow Looking at a new fence. But for the rest of us. IF the MK and DC Universe did exist. This game would be very boring.
Why you ask?
There is no way the MK Characters could stand a chance against the DC Characters.......
Come on. Let's be real here. (Did I just say that) If you put Superman up against the entire MK line up. Superman would demolish all of them without breaking a sweat. This is true for most DC Characters.
Besides this small inner problem I have with the Concept of this game. I do believe it will be awesome and I am looking forward in playing it. :-)
on July 21, 2008
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Am I the only one that thinks Batman's cape needs to be a bit... bigger?
on July 21, 2008
on July 21, 2008
Jeff, not sure if you will check this post again, but answer this for another MK fan.
Did you like MK4? :)
on July 21, 2008
1) after hearing it was mk vs dcu, i wasnt upset, or giddy, i was just confused and wasnt sure what to think. but after seeing the gameplay it looks good and not a crappy evolution of the mk:da game engine like mk:d and mk:a. (while i liked all three from last gen, with each game, i played them less and less. even though mk:d's Onaga boss was in my view the best boss fight from the series)
2) its funny to see that this mk game is getting back to a more 2d game focus, especially after hearing in an interview with ed boon after the annoncement of mk vs dcu talking about how they came to making a game with dc in it, he mentioned how he loved crossovers, and how that they were in talks with capcom to make a mortal kombat vs street fighter game. that fell apart after one of the main people they were talking to at capcom left the company, so my thought was i wonder if the 2d gameplay was the focus of the mk vs sf talks that led them to create steet fighter 4 in a 3d/2d manner.
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