The crossover that literally no one asked for yet secretly wanted, MK vs DC still holds up today as a fun and classic beat em' up. It's more muted in terms of gore and violence unlike previous entries in the Mortal Kombat saga, but the gameplay is just as fluid and fun as everyone knows it to be. The story is completely ostentatious and ridiculous in every sense of the word, but considering the premise the game is trying to sell, is more than appropriate. The game features a roster of 22 heroes and villains to choose from, carefully selected from both the DC and MK universes. Pitting them against each other is a bunch of fun, and can even help in recreating some classic showdowns like Batman against the Joker. It may now be somewhat obsolete thanks to the wondrous Injustice: Gods Among us, but it's still worthy of commendation.
WhatCulture's very own resident movie guy, Ewan has been working in the content creation biz for over 10 years now, having started as a freelance contributor to WhatCulture Gaming all the way back in 2015. After graduating with a First-Class Honours in History from Northumbria University in 2017 (where he won a prize for a totally killer dissertation on the Watergate years), Ewan took on the role of Comics Editor at WhatCulture and quickly developed WhatCulture Comics into one of the biggest superhero-focused channels on YouTube. He followed this with a brief hiatus at Screen Rant in 2021, where he worked across the Gaming and Film sections as a writer and editor, before returning to WhatCulture as a Senior Content Producer / Presenter in 2023. He started his own podcast, We Love Dad Movies, in 2022, and has contributed several written pieces to the Eisner-nominated comics website Shelfdust as well.
In his current role, Ewan incorporates his love of cinema, comic books, and history into written pieces and video essays for WhatCulture's Film & TV channel, as well as WhatCulture Gaming and WhatCulture Horror, with a particular focus on nineties-era Dad Movies, old school Westerns, and Golden Age Hollywood Noir. John Carpenter is his fave, and he thinks Batman Beyond should never have been cancelled. If that's your vibe, you'll probably like his stuff.
