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Batman brings Green Arrow and Black Canary
over from the main DC universe for no apparent
reason –or with much effort– other than to have
them in the game. We aren’t even told who
these people are and if you skipped the first
game, this one well make nearly zero sense. It’s a
clunky affair that makes Batman look less like
greatest mind, and more like luckiest person
around. This is a shame as the original Injustice
had a story that was engaging enough to
warrant a purchase even without touching the
multiplayer. The new cast of characters are so
underdeveloped that they might only take up a
single fight in the story mode. also much improved over the original. The voice
acting, as one would expect is also fantastic and
with the improved facial animations only makes
it even more impressive.
Visually Injustice 2 looks great on the Xbox One.
The various stages are all really well detailed
with a lot of little extra bits scattered around
that comic fans are sure to notice. Characters
look great and everything is very fluid and
smooth. The facial animations for characters are Depth is the name of the game this time around
and there seems to be a clear focus on the
competitive eSports market. The original game
was a lot fun, but it felt for a testbed for future
Mortal Kombat games than its own franchise
that stood out from its big brother. While the
But the big question for many is just how
Injustice 2 plays. Fighting games are always
trying to make their mechanics deeper with
every iteration to justify a reason for consumers
to pick it up. Why do you think Street Fighter 3 is
still so loved even after half a dozen new entries.
So you’ll be glad to hear that Injustice 2 is quite
the technical fighter that improves upon the
original in a number of ways.