Mortal Kombat vs. DC Universe
In this arcade-style fighting game, both DC and Mortal Kombat universes are represented by 10 champions each, and one "boss" character, for a total of 22 fighters. Play is similar to the 2D Mortal Kombat games…
Mortal Kombat vs. DC Universe is a fighting developed by Midway Games, released 16 November 2008 on PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360.
What Mortal Kombat vs. DC Universe is
Mortal Kombat vs. DC Universe is a fighting game developed by Midway Games and released in 2008. It is available on PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360. It runs on Unreal Engine 3.
The premise, in the publisher's words
After Shao Kahn's invasion of Earthrealm is halted by Raiden's forces of light, Raiden blasts and sends Kahn through a portal. At exactly the same time on Earth, Superman stops Darkseid's Apokoliptian invasion by blasting Darkseid with his heat vision as he enters a boom tube. These acts do not destroy either of them, but merge them into Dark Kahn, and causes the DC and Mortal Kombat universes to merge. As this happens, the characters' abilities fluctuate, causing violent "rage" outbreaks that are actually the feelings of Dark Kahn being infused in the characters from afar. With each world thinking that the other is responsible for the merger, they fight each other until only one fighter…
How it plays
It is played from a side view perspective. Its themes are action. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component. Available modes: Multiplayer and Single player.
Where it sits in the Mortal Kombat series
Mortal Kombat vs. DC Universe is the 46th of 118 entries we hold in the Mortal Kombat series. The next entry was Mortal Kombat in 2011. Its critic score of 77 is almost exactly the series average of 75. The highest-rated entry is Mortal Kombat 11: Ultimate at 97.
How it was received
Mortal Kombat vs. DC Universe holds a critic score of 77 out of 100. That places it above 65% of the 981 rated fighting games in our database, which average 68. Games released in 2008 averaged 65, so it scored 12 points above the year average. Players rate it 69, 8 points lower than critics did — a gap worth knowing about before you buy.
What it launched against
Mortal Kombat vs. DC Universe launched on 16 November 2008, within three weeks of Fallout 3, World of Warcraft: Wrath of the Lich King, Gears of War 2 and Left 4 Dead. All of them reviewed better.
Released around the same time: Fallout 3, World of Warcraft: Wrath of the Lich King, Gears of War 2, Left 4 Dead.
Cheats and codes
We have not confirmed any working cheat codes for Mortal Kombat vs. DC Universe yet. Rather than reprint a list we have not tested, this section stays empty until one is verified.
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