Hands down, the star of Injustice was its exciting, extravagant super-powered gameplay. Brutal, overpowered and delightfully destructive, it allowed players to step into the boots of their favourite (DC) superhero or villain and unleash hell. Theres no feeling more satisfying than punching another character clean through a wall or ceiling, halfway across the city and then back again, via a street lamp or two around the head. With an array of distinctive fighting styles, great finishing moves and truly spectacular special attacks, it felt exactly like a superhero smackdown should. What we'd hope for from Injustice 2, then, is more of the same; more environmental abuse, more ridiculously violent finishing moves and more variety. Aquaman may be something of a joke in certain circles (mostly the sort of circles who watch Family Guy and find it funny) but Injustice gave him one of the game's very best finishing moves; skewering his opponent to a trident, literally summoning a shark to wherever he might be at the time, and then feeding said opponent right into said beastie's jaws. Who's laughing now? Bring the game's sense of fun and comic book silliness back for a sequel, and Injustice 2 will be onto a winner. Also, Aquaman's massive shark too, please.
A film critic and professional writer of over ten years, Joel Harley has a deep and abiding love of all things horror, Batman and Nicolas Cage. He can be found writing online and in print, all over the Internet and in especially good bookstores.
