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E3 08: Mortal Kombat vs. DC skreens and trailer
10:56 AM on 07.12.2008, Brad Nicholson 55 comments

E3 08: Mortal Kombat vs. DC skreens and trailer photo
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A few days ago, Midway gifted us with their official E3 game lineup. Despite the assortment of titles, the game on everyone’s mind is still Mortal Kombat vs. DC Universe. Today, we have a host of new screens and a special never-before-seen gameplay trailer that will be shown at E3 this year. Consider this our little gift to you.

The screenshots show off a few new characters in action, including the Flash, Catwoman, Sonya Blade, and Shang Tsung. The Flash is looking about as cool as a guy that runs really fast in a red jumpsuit can, but Sonya and Mr. Tsung are looking up to the task. I’m still really disappointed that I have yet to see Johnny Cage. I think that man’s elbow fireballs and split-punch would be an awesome addition to this new franchise. Almost as cool, though, is the screen of Scorpion giving the spear to Catwoman. Something tells me that a metallic arrow on a chain especially hurts in this region.

The trailer shows off some of the sweeter things in Mortal Kombat, like blood and the possibility of a nasty Scorpion finishing move. I’m not ready to call this an instant classic yet, but I’m sure we’ll have a ton more information on the title next week at E3. Until then, wet your appetite on these screenshots below and check out the official trailer after the break.
 

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glipe's Avatar
glipe at 07/12/2008 11:15
I think the pimp bitch-slap should be a potential finishing move for any man playing against Sonia or Cat-woman.
Furyfire's Avatar
Furyfire at 07/12/2008 11:18
....Wait.. is that.. a fatality?

Like.. a real fatality?
BigKev's Avatar
BigKev at 07/12/2008 11:28
Is that the current comic version of Batman??

Coz if so, that is some gross shit, and whoever came up with it needs some slapping.
outrage's Avatar
outrage at 07/12/2008 11:31
Did they get Itagaki to work on this with them?
Qraze's Avatar
Qraze at 07/12/2008 11:34
this does not look to me. yojimbo is shang tsung
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Trevor McGee at 07/12/2008 11:39
Hopefully they'll have an alternate all black suit for Batman, I'm not a fan of the grey and black costume. It kind of goes against the whole stealth idea that is supposed to be what Batman is about. It's kind of hard to hide in pitch black with that color costume.

Hopefully the have Joker and Doomsday in the game as well. They would be awesome.
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Trevor McGee at 07/12/2008 11:39
Hopefully they'll have an alternate all black suit for Batman, I'm not a fan of the grey and black costume. It kind of goes against the whole stealth idea that is supposed to be what Batman is about. It's kind of hard to hide in pitch black with that color costume.

Hopefully the have Joker and Doomsday in the game as well. They would be awesome.
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Riser Glen at 07/12/2008 11:41
I was willing to put aside my hatred of MK to embrace the possibility of a good next-gen fighting game featuring my favorite DC characters. but judging from the in-game videos, the combat (with a "C") looks as stiff and bland as ever.

MK has always tried to emulate popular, better made fighting games and have always failed at doing so. I just wonder how much longer they can cover their tracks with gimmicks, blood and gore.
Cheeburga's Avatar
Cheeburga at 07/12/2008 11:42
Funny how the get over here rope still looks like shit.
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s0lesurviv0r at 07/12/2008 11:43
I hope they don't use Sonya's model to copy and paste for Power Girl. I have to admit I'm interested in seeing Flash.
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dephect at 07/12/2008 11:43
All in all.. this game might suck, but you know what? I dont care. It seems like there are not enough fighters the past couple years.. and I miss that. Seems like when I was a teen they were all over the place. I welcome this one with open arms.

Also... I have one wish, online play. Nothing better than fighters with online play. I loved DOA4 and their online... come on guys, please?
c0dek's Avatar
c0dek at 07/12/2008 11:43
Man, I've been out of comics for awhile - when did Batman become a robot?

And not that a game of this concept would involve a high level of logic, but I'm assuming Flash doesn't have a special move where he can run for his life if he's getting his ass kicked?
Slick Icarus's Avatar
Slick Icarus at 07/12/2008 11:44
Fatalities? So I can totally kill Aquaman? SWEET!

MOOOORTAAAAAAALL KOOOOOOMMMBAAAAAAATTTT!!!
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pendelton21 at 07/12/2008 11:52
Marvel vs. Capcom finally has a contender to the crazy-ass-yet-fucking-awesome-fighting-game throne.
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lawlflip at 07/12/2008 11:56
Batman looks terrible.

And I see nipples, UNACCEPTABLE.
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mix at 07/12/2008 12:03
If this had fatalities I would buy this without thinking!

Screen look pretty cool though.
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Sharpless at 07/12/2008 12:06
Looks boring. Catwoman's boobs look nice, though.
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Professor Pew at 07/12/2008 12:08
Bring it back to 2D please. And in HD, not 16bit...

This just looks krazy.
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Luigi at 07/12/2008 12:12
Why do the characters look so clunky ? ... like Superman 64 or something.

Also, I hope this will be 2D ( fighting ) gameplay only, but with 3D chars, like SFIV.

FINISH THE FIGH- uh. HIM !
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whormongr at 07/12/2008 12:44
it looks better than I thought it would- but i still won't get it unless it hits bargain basement
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Elrando at 07/12/2008 12:44
I wonder if they'll make a decent effort with the music.

I would love to hear Danny Elfman's Batman theme.
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kataztrophy at 07/12/2008 13:00
Saw the footage at Joystiq. My low expectations have been met,I'm still not impressed by Midways effort.Still though, I support the "Dream Match" fighting games. I Either hope this does well in the sales department, or someone else gets the DC License(SEGA, Sammy...SNK Playmore?) and makes a fighter for those of us not easily impressed with gore.
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Scrixx at 07/12/2008 13:02
@pendelton21:

Are you crazy, it doesn't even compare to MvC
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killatia at 07/12/2008 13:15
Well its still no Marvle vs.Capcom but it shaping up pretty good actually.
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mabman at 07/12/2008 13:38
why?! why?! Breaks all of DC cannon. WHYYYYYY?! I'm sorry fellas, this looks horrid. Just let Mortal Combat die, it only worked once for the shock factor
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ridley80 at 07/12/2008 13:40
I don't know, maybe I'm just a comic nerd or something. But shouldn't Superman just destroy anyone and should really be a final boss or something. I mean unless Scorpion's Fatality has something to do with Kryptonite.

DC v/s Capcom would be ideal.
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killatia at 07/12/2008 14:10
@ ridley80,
Superman is also weak to some forms of magic, and i prety sure MK is full of magical things.
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s0lesurviv0r at 07/12/2008 14:12
Yea, using magic on Superman is the equivalent of dipping a Louisville Slugger and slapping around Captain Planet.
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s0lesurviv0r at 07/12/2008 14:13
whoops, I meant dipping a Louisville Slugger in a trashcan.
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Trevor McGee at 07/12/2008 14:15
Superman is vulnerable to magic as well, not just Kryptonite, and nearly every MK character deals in magic of some sort. So that's excuse number one. Excuse number two could be that the merging of the realms changed the effects of the sun on Superman making him unable to draw his strength from it or something. It's a different realm, it could have different effects on him. Like for instance on Krypton Superman would just be an ordinary man, so the MK universe may have a somewhat similar effect on him.
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killatia at 07/12/2008 14:17
@ s0lesurviv0r
I'm not sure how they do it with Captain Planet but most comic book writers had taken good care of superman's weaknesses since crisis of infinite earths.
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Snaileb at 07/12/2008 15:14
FLAWLESS VICTORY!!

I can't wait, obviously.
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mrplow8 at 07/12/2008 15:15
Why do people keep saying things like "Just let Mortal Kombat die"? Doesn't Mortal Kombat still outsell pretty much all of the other fighting games? And none of their recent games have gotten bad reviews, that I'm aware of. I don't know were this misconception that MK games suck and that the series is dying come from. MK is basically carrying Midway.

And MVC2 was a great game, but I wish that people would quit acting like it's the God of all fighting games. It was ridiculously unbalanced. MVC2 is like playing Smash Bros. with items on high and only choosing stages like Spear Pillar. At least in Smash Bros. you have the option of playing seriously by turning off items and certain stages.

And Ryu fighting the Hulk makes about as much sense as Scorpion fighting Superman.
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deaddays at 07/12/2008 15:27
Um... Sonya has G-string tan lines. Just thought I'd point that out.
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Teen Idol at 07/12/2008 15:39
@Riser Glen -- Amen.

I never was a big fan of the MK series. The whole combo system and large button combinations never worked for me. Although it would never happen, It would be sweet if one day we saw Capcom vs Mortal Kombat. Especially if it used the same ideas from Capcom vs SNK with multiple grooves and styles of fighting. FAP FAP FAP is all I have to say.
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KamikazeTutor at 07/12/2008 15:58
What I understood of Ed Boon's interview in GameTrailers TV is that heroes that don't often kill their enemies won't have deadly finishing moves like fatalities.

So basically, Batman might have fatalities but Superman is more likely to end the fight taking his foe to prison.
Teta's Avatar
Teta at 07/12/2008 16:05
I always hated the MK series, they looked stiff and slow.
A next gen game has arrived and it still looks stiff and slow, maybe I will pass.
SLiFE's Avatar
SLiFE at 07/12/2008 16:09
Confirmed: Flash is faster than Superman.
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trunxkam45 at 07/12/2008 16:31
If Captain Marvel isn't in this, I'm gonna flip!
TewDee's Avatar
TewDee at 07/12/2008 16:47
@deaddays - Noted.

So, MK just seems to be getting...worse? I dunno. It's weird. We'll see.
killatia's Avatar
killatia at 07/12/2008 16:58
@trunxkam45
don't worry capt. marvel is in the game so go ahead and "shazam"
your pants.
mrplow8's Avatar
mrplow8 at 07/12/2008 17:16
They announced Captain Marvel and Liu Kang yesterday on the Mkast.
Mxyzptlk's Avatar
Mxyzptlk at 07/12/2008 17:52
Ugh.
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free touch at 07/12/2008 18:15
mabman: when dealing with a dreammatch game, you don't follow cannon. Have you never played MvC? SVC Chaos? CVS? Dream match games don't need a story or cannon, they just are. Kinda like Jesus.
vexed alex's Avatar
vexed alex at 07/12/2008 19:11
The animations look pretty assy...
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tehuberone at 07/12/2008 20:27
@ FuryFire

I think it was.
kawitchate's Avatar
kawitchate at 07/12/2008 20:33
bwahahahaha
Eric M's Avatar
Eric M at 07/12/2008 21:33
They fried the Flash? Aww come on.
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