MK vs. DC: Great Rental or Buy
I want to start this review out by saying that all I did was rent this game and I would never ever, not in thousand Britney Spears-less years, ever buy a fighting game. I am one of the few people who is both a huge video game addict and a huge comic book addict (My comic book addiction was the deciding factor whether or not to rent this game).
Now I want to state this clearly so no one get's confused. If you are looking for a modern comic book story in this game, or a modern, interesting story in this game, then you aren't looking in the right place. The truth is fighting games and a good story have never gone hand in hand and they never will. This game is no different, the story is campy, with some bright spots (gotta love the Joker) but if you come for a good, well written story, then you are completely looking in the wrong place and should have you head checked for trauma.
But here is the amazing thing. This game, despite all the hype(oh these new features and new characters are cool and revolutionary, and the teen rating and non-fatalities aren't as big a deal as all those forum posters make them out to be) is a lot of fun.
I have to be honest, after your first match, just like after my first match, the training wheels will be taken off. You will be beaten to a bloody pulp like I was and you'll love every second of it. The combat system in this game is perfect. This game is the Jenna Jameson of Fighting games. I will say I haven't played the latest Tekken or whatever is out and i wouldn't ever play this game if not for the DC characters, but the fighting system is so tight and so balanced, there is no reason not to rent this game. Every character seems powerful but not overly so. Every match feels like a chess match. You'll have to figure out the opposing player's strategy, and adjust accordingly if you want to win. But it never feels like you are finding the glichtes in the game, you alwasy feel like you are progressing and getting better with whatever character you choose.This is very important, because fighting games are all about moves and counter moves and this game captures everything you'd want in a fighting game.
I'll be honest, the last fighting game I played was Mortal Komat 3, and I decided to give up on the genre because that game just seemed to get too far away from the MK1 and MK2 formula. So renting this game and finding it to be such a solid fighter was a complete and utter surprise. When I rented it, I just wanted to see how the DC characters would handle, considering all the terrible DC video game adaptations. This was the one they got right.
I have no problem recommending this as a rent for anyone who likes video game and as a must buy for any fighting enthusiasts. Games as tight as this don't come out as often as we'd like.
