Mortal Kombat vs. DC Universe



Mortal Kombat vs. DC Universe (abbreviated as MK vs. DC) is a crossover fighting game from Midway Games in the Mortal Kombat series which was released November 16 2008. The game contains characters from both the Mortal Kombat franchise and the DC Universe. The game's story was written by comic writers Jimmy Palmiotti and Justin Gray. It is available for the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 platforms.

thumb|300px|right|mk vs dcu trailer==Story== When worlds collide steady alliances must be formed to save each Universe. Time is running out and the Rage will make sure none are left standing! What will happen in this epic battle?

Character Roster
According to interviews, the characters were chosen for their popularity and parallels between the characters from both universes. Ed Boon has said that some of the characters' abilities, especially on the DC side, have been toned down to make them balanced within the game. A case of this Ed Boon mentioned, is Superman will have some vulnerabilities because of magic, otherwise the game would be sorely unbalanced.

Quan Chi, Shazam, and the Guardians of the Universe make cameo apperances in Story Mode.

Arenas

 * Apokolips
 * Bat Cave
 * Gotham City
 * Graveyard
 * Green Lantern Corp.
 * Metropolis
 * Netherrealm
 * Raiden's Temple
 * UN Space Station
 * Special Forces Base
 * Fortress of Solitude
 * Throne Room
 * Themyscira
 * Wu Shi Academy

thumb|328px|right|mkvsdc fatalities==Gameplay== The game features a story mode, playable from two different perspectives, one from the DC side, and one from the Mortal Kombat side, and depending on which side players choose, they will see the characters from the opposite universe as the invaders of their own,the player must also play as different characters which are split into chapters.

Intertwined with the fights there are new gameplay modes featuring totally different game dynamics to the usual fight. These modes are free-fall kombat which is activated automatically after throwing the opponent to a lower level in the arena. The player can fight in the air during the fall building up their super bar,when a player's super bar fills,they can activate a strong character specific move which slams the opponent into the ground,ultimately ending the sequence,and klose kombat which is a mode you can enter during a fight, causing the characters to lock with each other and the perspective to change to a close-up of the two, to make for an interval of close-quarters fighting.A new mode called Rage Mode is activated when the fighter's second gauge bar fills up and the damage to the opponent increases and the opponent cannot harm you unless both of you are in rage mode.

During fights, the characters show permanent signs of visual damage, such as bruises, blood marks, and broken or torn clothing pieces. For example, Scorpion, if attacked for long enough, will lose part of his mask, revealing his skull-like head. Test Your Might makes a return as an in-game fighting feature. By throwing an opponent through a wall, the offensive player mashes buttons to drive the opponent through a set number of walls while the player on the defense mashes buttons to decrease the damage taken.

The Mortal Kombat characters and the DC villians have 2 fatalities each while DC heroes have 2 heroic brutalities each which functions similarly to fatalities except without killing the opponent.

The originally planned Mortal Kombat 8
Before MK vs. D.C was announced, Midway released several hints of what Mortal Kombat 8 would be like. It was said it would be available for Xbox 360,PS3,and PC. Despite a Wii version not being announced, there was some requests and beliefs that there would be a Wii version. It turned out that the PC version was simply an error, and there is no PC version. Midway also announced that Mortal Kombat 8 would be more dark and scary, and would be like the graphics of Gears of War. Midway also announced that Mortal Kombat 8 would be where almost every original Mortal Kombat character dies, except a few survivors, and they would then make most of the new characters by scratch. It was also confirmed that Scorpion and Sub-Zero will be surviving characters. There was a long hiatus of Mortal Kombat 8 confirmations after this, and then it was announced that MK vs. DC was going to be made. It is currently unknown whether the original Mortal Kombat 8 ideas were completely scrapped, or if MK vs. DC really wasn't Mortal Kombat 8 and just a spin-off and all those confirmations are going to be for the real Mortal Kombat 8 (Mortal Kombat 9).

DLC
Ed Boon said that there would be Downloadable Content for the game.While he had said there would be DLCs for the game none has been released. He had hinted on adding new chapters and costumes for the characters. However, he recently explained in his Twitter page that DLC is currently not possible, and confirmed that the two DLC Characters who were planned to be released were Quan Chi for the MK side, and Harley Quinn for the DC side. Other characters hinted at included Doomsday, Kung Lao, and Mister Mxyzptlk.

Trivia

 * Some fans have claim that this non-cannon MK universe could be part of the MK: Shaolin Monks, MK vs DC being set after MK: Shaolin Monks
 * This is the only Mortal Kombat game in the series that is not rated Mature but rated Teen (if not the Game Boy Color version of Mortal Kombat 4).
 * Several characters from both universes that don't appear in the game at all and are unplayable are mentioned. For example, in the opening to the MK Story Mode, Quan Chi says to Shao Kahn that Shinnok will be displeased by the latter's failure to conquer Earthrealm. Also in the DC Story Mode, during the cutscene where Kano tries to hit The Flash with his eye laser, he says that "he'd give Kabal a run for his money", due to his speed. Fujin, the God of Wind, is mentioned in Liu Kang's ending. In fact, the only unplayable character from the DC Universe was Martian Manhunter, who was referenced by Wonder Woman.