Injustice 2 Reviews: 9 Critical Reactions You Need To Know

8. The Story Is (Mostly) Great

"The story mode is particularly impressive. This enjoyable, five or so hour adventure picks up the action with Superman behind bars and his brutal Regime in tatters. But the invasion of Brainiac forces Batman to consider the unthinkable: free Superman so he can help save the Earth. As you'd expect, pretty much all the superheroes have something to say about that, and everyone ends up smashing each other to bits. The Batman vs Superman conflict is well-worn at this point, and just like the film, Injustice 2's dialogue could do with a few more jokes, but the plot breezes on regardless, and I was never bored throughout." - Eurogamer

"I can nitpick and say a lot of the scenes are framed weirdly...but the writing has greatly improved this time around. Like the new presentation, the story was able to build on the mythos developed in the first title and led to a more engaging narrative. It's not perfect, as some characters are forced in still, and some of the writing is hokey, but there's a lot more focus and even fun in the dialogue this time around." - Gamespot

"It features a Joker that has to go down in history as one of the most tone deaf and misguided takes on the Clown Prince of Crime. Gone are the charm and black humor of the utterly mad wisecracking clown with the literally infectious laugh and flamboyant wardrobe, replaced by a Hot Topic psychopath growling generic threats and waving a knife around. Like the recent DC films, Injustice 2 confuses bleakness for gravity." - IGN

Following up the original game's entertaining narrative, Injustice 2 hurls players through another highly cinematic campaign that ropes in most of the game's roster for a series of superhero brawls backed by a story most fighting games should be extremely envious of.

There has been a scattering of complaints about the game's depiction of The Joker, though this seems very much down to one's own particular tastes and open-mindedness regarding more recent and radical interpretations of the character.

The writing and character work is largely seen as an ambitious step-up from the first game, though, even if some felt it could use more in the way of humour.