Injustice Gods Among Us: A Whole New Battle of the Gods
Summary
Mortal Kombat creator Ed Boon talks about Injustice Gods Among Us, a new fighting game for the DC universe. The game features superheroes and villains like Batman, Superman and Wonder Woman. The game’s developers aim to create a fighting experience that is as big in scale as you can imagine with massive events instead of violence.
Table of Contents
- Background and Inspiration
- Environments and Arsenal
- Injustice- A Different Experience
- Scale of the Game
- Multi-player Experience
Introduction
Mortal Kombat is a popular fighting game that offered a unique experience with its gore and intricate fighting mechanics. However, with its latest project, the Mortal Kombat team is taking superhero games to a new level of spectacle. Injustice Gods Among Us has been designed to give players the feeling of being involved in a knock-down, drag-out fight between two superheroes by creating a colossal fighting experience. We recently spoke with Ed Boon, who is the creator of Mortal Kombat and one of the principal developers of Injustice to get a better understanding of the game.
Q&A
Background and Inspiration
- What is Injustice, and how is it different from Mortal Kombat?
- What led to the creation of Injustice?
- How does Injustice fit into the DC universe?
Injustice is a fighting game that revolves around the DC universe. Players take the control of superheroes, supervillains, and other characters in battles that are designed to be larger than life. It’s different from Mortal Kombat in that the focus is not solely on violence, but instead in creating an experience that’s just as massive as these characters themselves.
We’ve always felt that the concept of a superhero fighting game, featuring a battle of the gods, has never been done to the scale that we wanted to do it. We were inspired to create a game that allowed us to explore that idea to a full extent.
Injustice is set in an alternate timeline in the DC universe where a tyrannical Superman has taken over the world, and Batman leads a resistance against him. The story of Injustice is canonical in the DC universe, which adds to the game’s complexity and depth.
Conclusion
Injustice Gods Among Us is a fresh take on superhero fighting games. It belongs to the DC universe, and it channels the mentality of the Mortal Kombat team to deliver a tremendous fighting game experience. Unlike other superhero games, Injustice is about creating events that reflect the scale of the heroes and villains—instead of violence. By adding giant, massive events, interactive environments, and multiplayer modes, the makers of the game have created an impressive and memorable game that will appeal to superhero fans and fighting game enthusiasts alike.
