Namco Bandai plans to include Yoda and Darth Vader in its upcoming brawler, Soul Calibur IV, giving Star Wars fans the opportunity for numerous dream matches. Now Midway wants a piece of the action with its upcoming Mortal Kombat vs. DC Universe, available this fall for Xbox 360 and PS3. For the first time in video game history, Mortal Kombat competitors like Scorpion and Sub Zero do battle against DC's greatest, such as Superman and Batman. On paper, this is a comic/game fan's dream. In practice, it could tarnish the MK franchise.
That's because, if very loose rumors are true, the game won't feature fatalities. As of this writing, we could not confirm nor deny the possibility of this being a "clean" fighter, but if these baseless rumors have any weight, DC nixed the idea of having Scorpion ripping off Batman's head. And what would the kiddies think of Superman getting his arms ripped off? Unless Sub Zero has kryptonite gloves, performing a finishing move on the Man of Steel could send the world into a frenzy. After all, the guy stops bullets with his eyeballs.
On the positive side, MK vs. DC's lack of fatalities hasn't been confirmed or denied, so don't freak out. Instead, focus on the numerous possibilities, the dream match-ups. Midway has only announced Batman and Superman, but the odds are good that the game will have numerous other superheroes and villains like The Flash, Green Lantern, Robin, Wonder Woman and the Joker. Give them tons of special abilities, and things could get interesting.
Furthermore, the game has a new single player mode that intertwines both universes, as well as a new fighting system. Midway didn't show off much, but it did highlight Freefall and Klose Kombat. The former allows both fighters to plunge off a cliff and beat each other senseless as they fall to their dooms; to showcase this, the company showed Batman and Sub Zero trading punches in a multi-tiered environment. The latter lets you get up close and personal to your adversary, but Midway didn't say much more than that.
Lastly, nothing was mentioned about online play. It's a safe bet that, in this wild online world, that you'll be able to beat people senseless across Xbox Live and the PlayStation Network, but stay tuned for the official announcement.
Unfortunately, that's the only info we have, but details will come soon enough. Midway plans to bring Mortal Kombat vs. DC Universe to the Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3) this July, and we'll fill you in on all the juicy stuff, as well as get down to that fatality issue. For now, daydream about what it'd be like to pit Liu Kang vs. The Flash.
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