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Mortal Kombat vs. DC Universe

Mortal Kombat vs. DC Universe
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Developer(s) Midway Games
Publisher(s) Midway Games
Distributor(s) Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment
DC Comics
Designer(s) Paulo Garcia
John Edwards
Composer(s) Cris Velasco
Sascha Dikiciyan
Todd Haberman
Soundelux DMG
Tilman Sillescu
Dynamedion
Alexander Pfeffer
Markus Schmidt
Pierre Langer
Series Mortal Kombat
Engine Unreal Engine 3
Platform(s) PlayStation 3, Xbox 360
Release
  • NA: November 16, 2008
  • AU: November 20, 2008
  • EU: November 21, 2008
Genre(s) Fighting
Mode(s) Single-player, multiplayer
Aggregate scores
Aggregator Score
GameRankings (PS3) 77.87%
(X360) 74.55%
Metacritic (PS3) 76/100
(X360) 72/100
Review scores
Publication Score
Game Informer 8.5/10
GamePro 4/5 stars
GameSpot 7.5/10
GameTrailers 7.4/10
Giant Bomb 5/5 stars
IGN 7.5/10
OXM (US) 8.5/10
X-Play 3/5 stars

Mortal Kombat vs. DC Universe is a crossover fighting video game between Mortal Kombat and the DC Comics fictional universe, developed by Midway Games and Warner Bros. Games. The game was released on November 16, 2008 and contains characters from both franchises. Its story was written by comic writers Jimmy Palmiotti and Justin Gray. Despite being a crossover, the game is considered to be the eighth installment in the main Mortal Kombat series, as evidenced by the naming of the tenth entry by this count: Mortal Kombat X.

The game takes place after Raiden, Earthrealm's god of thunder, and Superman, Metropolis' defender, repel invasions from both their worlds. An attack by both Raiden and Superman simultaneously in their separate universes causes the merging of the Mortal Kombat and DC villains, Shao Kahn and Darkseid, resulting in the creation of Dark Kahn, whose mere existence causes the two universes to begin merging; if allowed to continue, it would result in the destruction of both. Characters from both universes begin to fluctuate in power, becoming stronger or weaker.

Mortal Kombat vs. DC Universe was developed using Epic Games' Unreal Engine 3 and is available for the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 platforms. It is the first Mortal Kombat title developed solely for seventh generation video game consoles. Most reviewers agreed that Mortal Kombat vs. DC Universe was entertaining and made good use of its DC Universe license, but the game's lack of unlockable features as opposed to past installments of Mortal Kombat and toned-down finishing moves garnered some criticism.


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