Here’s our review.
If anything, they at least came up with a fantastic story mode.
Then they bounced back toMortal Kombat X, where their ideas continued to progress.
NetherRealms even brought in the match-specific pre-fight dialogue where every pairing has several possible three-line intros!
I love that stuff!
Instead of rounds, its just two health bars.
So yeah, same engine as last time.
What is new and exciting is the Gear System.
A new Bane mask could make him move faster or Robins pants can make him more durable.
Only here you have more factions and theres a member cap at 50 to prevent everything from being lopsided.
Multiverse also has Battle Simulator, which is basically just Arcade Mode.
If you want to go old school and see ending cutscenes, there you are.
With a new story comes a pretty big overhaul of the roster.
For the most part, the new characters are very welcome, especially the surprisingly great inclusion of Scarecrow.
Not only is he a complete blast to use, but hes voiced by Robert Englund.
Seriously, whoever came up with having Freddy Krueger play Scarecrow has earned a day off.
Similarly, the big bad Brainiac is a revelation.
Though not cheap enough to put him in SNK Boss territory.
Returning characters like Wonder Woman and Black Adam get a bit of a makeover.
Several chapters are shared by two fighters (e.g.
Black Canary and Green Arrow, Aquaman and Black Adam).
Each fight allows the player to choose who to go with, thereby leading to different scenes.
Granted, Story Mode refuses both stage transitions and altered outfits, but thats to be expected.
Thats going to leave a lot of people scratching their heads and wondering why hes not still dead.
Rating:
4.5 out of 5
