Generally speaking, the top two attack buttons are primarily used for punches while the bottom two buttons are usually kicks. Special moves are performed by entering specific motions and button presses on the controller.

DC's fighters have varied normal moves as opposed to assigning nearly identical normal attacks to each fighter. On the shoulders is a block button, a sidestep button, a regular throw, and a button to initiate 'Klose Kombat' sequences. The game places four numbered attack buttons on the face of the controller. Though players can side step, the side step is too slight to be very useful up close, maintaining most of the usefulness of projectile attacks. DC Universe is primarily a 2D fighting game. This means that the gratuitous violence and grisly Fatality system of previous Mortal Kombat games have been toned down to stylistic finishing moves (with the 'good' DC characters having 'Heroic Brutalities' instead). It also features a cinematic Story Mode, which would later be used for both the Mortal Kombat reboot series and Injustice series.ĭue to restrictions with use of the DC license, the game was built with the ESRB's 'Teen' rating (and its overseas equivalents) in mind. New mechanics include quick-time events and the 'rage meter' (which gives a temporal buff on both offensive and defensive capabilities). It uses a gameplay style similar to its predecessor ( Mortal Kombat: Armageddon), with less focus on multiple unarmed and weapon-based fighting styles. The game uses a new game engine running Unreal Engine 3, and is the first in the series to be built foremost with the X360 and PS3 in mind.

In addition, this merging causes numerous power fluctuations with the combatants of both universes (adding new strengths and vulnerabilities), violent 'kombat rage' outbursts (which causes 'good' characters to fight among themselves), and both Shao Kahn and Darkseid merge into a more powerful form ( Dark Kahn). The game's story involves an unintended merging of both Earthrealm (the setting for Mortal Kombat) and Earth (the setting for DC Universe) as a result of the simultaneous destabilization of both Shao Kahn's portal (as the result of a blast by Raiden) and Darkseid's boom tube (as the result of a blast by Superman). It is the last game developed by Midway prior to their bankruptcy, and later served as the basis for both the Mortal Kombat reboot series and the DC-oriented Injustice series (both by NetherRealm). DC Universe is a crossover game with the DC Universe series of superhero-themed media. DC Universe is a 3D fighting game developed and published by Midway for the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 on November 16, 2008.Ī spin-off of the Mortal Kombat series, Mortal Kombat vs.

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