10 Upcoming Video Games To Look Out For In May 2017
8. Injustice 2
What is it: One of the biggest games coming out this month, Injustice 2 is the clash of titans that gives players the ability to play as legendary DC superheroes - only this time, it's coming with a daring new idea: modernizing the idea of fighting game progression.
Injustice 2 features the largest roster ever in a DC fighting game, bringing in a stunning 31 characters at launch - more than the first game ever had, even after all the DLC. Every character is customizable via the new Gear system, a modifiable loadout for your hero that alters their visual style, performance, and special moves. Coupled with additions of leveling and stat boosts, Gear looks to add even more replayability and variation to the already huge roster and myriad of game modes.
While innovative and fresh, Injustice 2's major risk factor comes from itself. The Gear system has all the makings of a great innovation for fighting games, but it remains to be seen if microtransactions won't imbalance an already precarious idea off the brink of playability.
When's it coming out: Injustice 2 launches on 16 May for PS4 and Xbox One.