@minimelo321: did anyone notice them titties?

Daayyyummm.

HfAsianInvasion

@knouri:

An interview with Ed Boon said that some of the DC villans would have fatalities because...you know..they're villans. Heroes won't because you know it's what heroes do..

exkon

@Omnimon: Did anyone notice Superman's buldge?

minimelo321

I love Radiohead except Kid A and Amnesiac, and I never cared much for Mortal Kombat. So, does this mean I'll like MK vs. DC, or that I'll care even less?

Antiterra

@shichi: That's not very nice of you.

This all sounds good- I just want my Fatalities, dammit. I want to see their ideas for DC characters annhilating people. It's Mortal Kombat, ferchrissakes.

InsidiousTuna

xbox 360, while an amazing system, has troubles with fighting controls in my opinion... but not nearly as bad as gamecube was! ugh.

djbrandon

Teen rating? Really? I want to melt someone with some superman heat vision.

SuedeGopher

It's stupid concept, but some of our best games are based on stupid concepts, so I will reserve judgement until I can play a demo.

MKII likeness wins points with me, but I also require the classic 5 button layout.

It will also help if you can do fatalities on other MK characters.

Billkwando

seriously though this game looks horrible

shichi

McWhertor, I think it was Deadly Alliance. Not that it matters.

Anyway, the impressions sound more positive than I expected. Perhaps I'll keep an eye out for this game.

wild homes has been retconned!

@Omnimon: Uh, it just might be the crappy d-pad on the 360 control pad. The Wii/PS3 pad are much better, or you can get an arcade stick + 6 button layout for the authentic fighting experience.

Datheron

I witnessed this crow eating, and had an extra helping myself. This is a FUN game. Surprise hit of E3 for me.

Scott

Um...you had me at "it reminds me of Mortal Kombat II". I'm not going to lie, when this was first announced I was one of the haters...but I keep hearing great things about this title and it will probably be something I end up purchasing.

Thanks for the hands on info.

Bones_Jackson

Thank god, I was a little scared by the T-rating, but after reading this it might put a little spark of hope back in my trust for MK.

VGJ

Oh, and did anyone notice the bikini bottom tan line on Sonya in that picture? That's some attention to detail and answers some questions that don't need to be asked of pixelated females.

Omnimon

Haven't played MK since II really. Does this mean that we can have Superman pull someone's skull out through their backside and hold it up like a trophy? Or is that level of gore out of the question when you're dealing with DC characters?

knouri

Sounds like fun. Back in my youth, I could execute fighting moves flawlessly and played exceptionally well compared to my peers. With that in mind I DL'ed SF II for the 360... holy failure, Batman. I suck at fighting games with the 360 controls. :( It really ahs turned me off to all fighting games on a new platform.

Any advice from others, is this just an SF II 'port' thing, or are all 'special moves' difficult to execute on current gen systems (including PS3)?

Omnimon

That's actually really good to hear. Thanks.

UCB-Disco

@glibby: When you have to sell your fighting game with gimmicks, it just becomes painfully obvious that you're no Street Fighter.

Yes. If there's one thing that Street "Turbo Champion Edition EX Gold Platinum Collection Anniversary" Fighter has avoided, it's gimmicks.

I dig the MK franchise but I refused to believe this is reversing the downward spiral until I play it. I hate the concept. That said, if this really does turn out well, hopefully they'll take that success and put it towards a true MK sequel that is worth playing.

KaneRobot

Gameplay vid:

[www.gametrailers.com]

Ed Boon interview with gameplay vid:

[www.gametrailers.com]

Furysetzer

When you have to sell your fighting game with gimmicks, it just becomes painfully obvious that you're no Street Fighter.

glibby

How quick you all jump on and off the Hate Wagon. Let this example serve as a lesson to you.

Now how about some of that game footage from Gametrailers? Looking mighty nice.

Furysetzer

i would enjoy this game more if i could beat the shit out of superman and then finish him off, that would make me get the game now its just stupid, doesnt sound very "mortal" at all

VicIsMe

Until I play it myself, I am still under the impression that this game is going to suck major amounts of ass.

Also Mortal Kombat 2 isn't as good as everyone remembers it being. That game is broken as hell.

RonCey

I think that this will be pretty good, even without the fatalities. But is Superman unbalanced? If they're true to his powers he will be. God, I hate Superman so much.

Placentasaurus

@Michael McWhertor: So, the Brutalities aren't like in the 2D days, with an enormous combo and the enemy exploding?

Ah well, just glad to hear it's fun. I have high hopes for this.

ShaggE

If this is their Kid A, what the hell was their OK Computer, because I want to play that shit.

chuffhoncho

@Antiterra: Well, I think it means The Flash is Jonny Greenwood. Which you will, of course, appreciate, because he'll be the spark that will get you past the uncomfortable moments.

wild homes has been retconned!

Do you take damage when you punch Superman or is it just assumed that every has bits of kryptonite in their shoes and in their hands

jisf0rjosh

@wild homes has been retconned!: You are correct! Thanks for pointing out the error.

@knouri: No Fatalities for DC characters. Just Brutalities. Superman's is a Sheeva-style ground pound. You'll notice less blood across the board, but it's still pretty impactful.

Michael McWhertor

can't wait to play this

darkhado

All the previews I've read till now sound quite positive. I think this will be fun.

shak_0

Mortal Kombat II was my jam. Baraka was my boy. MK3 was a major let down. I wish they'd put 2 out on XBLA.

etchasketchist

@chuffhoncho:

HAHAHAHAHA That was good! When Johnny Cage pulled his opponent's spine that was their Paranoid Android I guess.

Leobebes

@fearing: Well its not called stealing if its separated meaning its different...keep in mind, its a Directional Pad...that means its main points are North South East and West.

If they stole it then Nintendo shouldve sued them lol..

I know what your saying though..dont worry.I got your point..lol

kingme

This game has been getting so much hype, Midway's stock is up over 15% in the last two days! As a Midway stockholder, yippee!

Dorgon

@kingme: The patented one they stole from Nintendo and then separated the direction buttons making it annoying and awkward? :)

fearing

@Placentasaurus: Damn, what did Superman ever do to you? (he's as good as any Superhero, it's all in who's writting the character, there's been some damn fine Superman stories over the years, but not as many as Batman cause he's so dark and moody ooooh) Besides if they are true to his powers and if any MK characters can use magic, Superman is in big trouble as he's usless against magic. But really do they need to be true to his powers? Marvel vs. Capcom was not really all that true to any of the Marvel characters powers... or thier own Capcom characters for that matter.

fearing

......im getting this on the PS3!! thank goodness for the patented directional pad that Sony made!!

kingme

MK2 was great back in the day. Sigh, good times.

OGHowie

@ShaggE: I think they're more along the lines of Liu Kang's fatality from the original MK.

Michael McWhertor

Well, this has my hopes up a little, maybe DC will finally get a decent game... and maybe a 3D Mortal Kombat might be decent as well. Dare to dream.

fearing

@TaggarT6: Yeah and maybe after that we can have DC vs Marvel!... oh wait...

SPESSMAHREEN

@KaneRobot:

Um, no. Those are rehashes.

In fact, the reason they were able to successfully sell basically the same game over and over again was because of just how damn good the game play was.

No gimmicks needed.

RonCey

Man if this goes well I can just see something like Marvel vs Street Fighter!...oh wait...

TaggarT6

Etrigan...
Lobo...
Constantine...
Deathstroke...

SPESSMAHREEN

i dont get the kiss reference, but this is like animalize then count me in

Silenced

@Lackshmana: I always found MK II to be very deep with lots of subtle glitch combos, not something gimmicky because of fatalities. I basically %100 disagree with you.

Pornosaur

Despite being a huge DC fan, this game has absolutely no appeal to me.

If the idea that this game is like MK2 is supposed to be a good thing, then that is a big sign that this ain't for me.

Mortal Kombat was never a good fighter. It was always a gimmick game. Motion Capture characters and blood sell, but they don't make a good fighting game.

I thought 1 and 2 were fun back when I was a kid, but they don't hold up at all.

I'd take DC vs Eternal Champions over this.

Lackshmana

Kid A?!?! They didn't have some inspired creative moment. This is just cashing in on a licensed property.

mugido

I was wondering, they announce any new characters at e3?

UmbraKaitou

Spinoffs.
One of the biggest reasons I like shitting on Marvel and DC. They have an insane fear of originality. Honestly; Each and every one of their superheroes need to be killed off. PERMENANTLY. Then they can compete with the superior manga market. ZING!

Tye-The-Czar

Lemme know when they make their "Ok Computer." Kthnxbai.

karmaghost

Good News! The T rating threw me when announced but I'm all in.

davahsa

I just couldn't get over how stiff the games felt...it really redefined "dial-a-combo" for me. That being said, there were a lot of elements of Mortal Kombat: Deception that I truly enjoyed and I'd like to see the franchise evolve with a more flowing style a la Tekken or Soul Calibur.

Nightshift Nurse: Mile High Colonic

You know the problem I have with Mortal Kombat games? The ridiculous use of the letter K. Every time I try to take a serious look at one of the games, I'm turned off by naming atrocities like "Klose Kombat". Since that will surely never change, I guess I'll just stick with all the other fighters I already enjoy. I really don't need to try to learn another.

Xenigma

Marvel vs. DC with the SSBB engine please.

Forkball

Is that a thong tan line on Sonya?!?! Wow, this game is very detailed...

DannKnee

Oh, yeah. And make that Kootie.

Tye-The-Czar

That look on Superman's face is saying: "EEEEEWWWW A GIRL! DON'T TOUCH ME YOU COOTIE BITCH!"

Tye-The-Czar

I'm willing to give it a try. Mortal Kombat is usually fun and back to basics is going back to where I had the most fun.

Ryodestined

@Tye-The-Czar: Superior manga? Sorry, not everyone likes to read about 14 year olds getting tentacle raped. And yes, I realize I probably just flamed half of the readers on here.

But seriously folks...I admit I have little to no exposure to manga. But of what I have seen, there is nothing that makes me want to read more. I see the virtually the same art style in manga-type stuff. Big eyes, spikey hair, and you can almost guarentee an disturbingly underage girl in disturbingly revealing clothing. Compare to Jim Lee vs John Romita Jr vs Lenil Yu. Wildly different art styles. And yes, comic book women are incredibly out of proportion, but at least they're legal.

Oh and DC vs MK looks ok but no matter what the gameplay, it still is a wierd combination.

futonhead

Updated arcades are a dime a dozen. I haven't seen an arcade with new fighting games...or any new games in a long time. I was just in a new (huge) movie theater and they had some pac-man systems (you know, the ones you sit down and play...looks like a desk).

stetsonblade

@minimelo321: errrrm... yes? :(

Omnimon

I've said it before and I'll say it again; this is the gayest game ever!

phextin

I've said it before and I'll say it again; Playing arcade games on anything but an arcade machine degrades us all.

/Really looking forward to this IF it's coming to the 'cades.

r1nce

huge fighting game fanatic, and i havent been excited about a new mk since... well ever. lol.. i loved ultimate mk3 and mk trilogy. i played 4 in the arcades, and even rented it for the 64 with my friends (hey i was 14, give me a break). i never took it seriously though, it wasnt until deadly alliance did i really think mk was decent, and even then, it paled in comparison to virtua fighter, street fighter III third strike, or capcom vs snk. i have to say though, after watching vids of this, it looks like it might be the best mk yet. i think focusing less on fatalities and more on the gameplay might make the series good. period.

shouryuuken

@r1nce:
I wish arcades still existed where I live. :(

Coquiton

I will not be getting this game it looks so boring.

potohead1

That's funny, because the videos of it still look like absolute trash. The character models are so stiff and awkward looking.

AlKusanagi

@futonhead: Mangas vary wildly in style from western comics, in genre and art style.

You admit you don't have a lot of experience with manga, so I'll give you some pointers.

Berserk is an oldie but always a goody, however mangas aren't about heroes or the extraordinary all the time like a lot of western comics are, and it doesn't have to be action packed either (what you've experienced is probably stuff like shounen-jump style manga, full of action and aimed at the younger crowd - ie. naruto/bleach/etc.)

Lots are comedy based, or simply a "slice-of-life", where the main characters are pretty normal and the girls aren't supermodel fit. Sometimes, the main character is a poor bloke just trying to make ends meet, when something somewhat extraordinary happens to him, but even when it doesn't, it's still cool to read about them doing normal everyday stuff that you'd do irl. Seeing it from their perspective is what makes it interesting, and you can easily relate to them. Kinda like Spiderman without all the superhero stuff.

It'd take pages for me to go on, but you get the point.

Cubby

Definately looks like an old MK game.

The Amazing Exploding-Man

I love far-out concepts, so this game never put me off. I also loved the Mortal Kombat movie, which didn't really have the MK violence. My fingers are crossed that MK VS. DCU ends up being a good game.

eastx

wootage

zomgYGGR

I guess it would be unfair to keep with the whole, 'But... there's no fatalities...'

But... there's no fatalities...

sir_carrot

Although I have high hopes for this game, from what I've seen the DC characters are really cobbled-together special moves of old MK fighters.

Flash seems to be an almost complete rip-off of kabal, even doing the running spin (the author of this post should really learn his mk), superman seems to be combinations of sindel and sub-zero, with a touch of kano, and batman is almost a complete rip-off of the mk ninjas (smoke, noob, ect...).

I guess what I'm saying is instead of using these new characters' powers to invent new and exciting special moves, they've took a look at each characters abilities and said "hmm what do we have in the 'generic bag o mk special moves' that'll fit this guy?"

I also need to reinterate the fact that the author of this post does NOT know his mk, so we shouldn't really judge by his impressions THAT much.

"Seeing the frosty ninja slip through the floor and rematerialize as an icy clone, well, it literally might induce some chills."

Umm... that's called the "ice clone" and mk3 sub-zero could do that, so other than some asthetic differences, this "new" move is at least 15 years old!

HowardC

Oh. Hang on. Apparently I fail. It's just some of the good ones (DC Heroes) that don't have fatalities, it seems? That's cool.

Just seemed like a bit of a cop-out to abandon what they started.

Although, I don't mean to imply that focusing on gameplay over gore is a bad thing - perhaps this is a mature step in the right direction.

I guess we'll just have to wait a while longer to see, eh?

sir_carrot

Just in case it still hasn't been said, here's how Fatalities are going to work:

DC Heroes do NOT kill. They can, however, be killed. Fatalities are in place for all MK Characters and all DC Villains.

DC Heroes have a "Brutality" where they smash the shit out of their target. Superman's involved hitting his opponent in the head so many times he was buried in the ground with just his head sticking out.

tzaketh

I wasn't going to get this game anyways. But as a DC fan, if DC heroes can die I'm definitely not getting it.

Shinryoma

@Shinryoma: You mean, unlike J'onn J'onzz in the comics? :P

Chadders

@Lackshmana: Yeah... like everyone remembers Eternal Champions.

Tye-The-Czar

This sounds like the last straw for Mortal Kombat.

Why not MK vs. Hannah Barbara universe or something.

Geesh.

leeallens

@leeallens: How about Mortal Kombat vs. Hannah Montana?

Fenris Wolf

@chuffhoncho: What this guy said!

terrydwj

I am stoked. STOKED!!!!

ViolentSpank24

I've loved most of the Mortal Kombat games. I love the entire universe. I also love DC. The mixture could be good. But I can't help but notice when watching the previews for it that it still hasn't solved the one problem with the game.
It is WAY to Slow.

The fighting in the newer games, although I like it, They are extremely slow. I thought that when they said they were rebuilding the fighting system. The only problem with it was it was too slow. Especially with new fighting games out that are much faster, and have a much more in depth fighting system.
I love the MK games, And I will probably purchase it, but If they want me to play it a lot and enjoy it. I was hoping they'd speed it up, and maybe it is faster, But judging by the previews, It still looks too slow for my taste.

Calibraxle

Mortal Kombat vs Halo Universe, this I want.

Lukems

This game is turning out quite nice.

FillionSmythe

@VicIsMe:

They do finish him off The MK guys get fatalities.

VenomMelendez

@Michael McWhertor:

Well the DC villains get fatalities.

VenomMelendez

OH NO, all of you don't get to change your tune now. You were all dead set on this sucking so just keep thinking that way!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

freespeech

I'm not going to lie, I'd definitely give this game a chance; especially after hearing that its close to MKII which was very fun, but I'm still skeptical as to how the DC characters are going to fit. (Me being a comic fan boy and all lol)

Allistor421