Who would win in a fight between Batman and Superman? If you
had to create your own group of Avengers to face off against the likes of Red
Skull, Thanos, and Dr. Doom who would you assemble? Those are the “What If” questions
that fanboys have passionately debated for years. Thanks to two new, yet very
different video games, those questions can finally be answered. Marvel War Of Heroes
a mobile card game and Injustice: Gods
Among Us a 2D fighter for Xbox and Ps3, have the geek community buzzing for
various reasons. So listen up slapnuts, here’s a rundown of both to help you
decide which you should invest your time and money in.
Injustice: Gods Among Us
That damn Joker, it’s not enough to shoot Batgirl, bludgeon Robin
to death (For the record Jason Todd deserved it, the little twat), and totally
overshadow Christian Bale in The Dark
Knight. Now he’s at it again this time tricking Big Blue into killing a
very pregnant Lois Lane. This death signifies a turning point in yet another DC
multiverse planet earth, where the enraged Superman kills Joker and turns his
back on justice. Now it’s up to Batman with heroes from Earth um 2 or is it 52…
maybe 616? Forget it, the point is Superman go bad Batman go rebel and fans go "Take my money!" as all hell
breaks loose in this one on one fighter from NetherRealm Studios. You may
remember NetherRealm as the company behind the way better than anyone would
have dreamed Mortal Kombat revamp a
few years ago, but don’t think this is just MK swapped out with DC heroes. The mechanics
will delight fans of Capcom gamers as finally you can just push back to block,
but also grow the fighting community because the controls and combos are very
noob friendly, meaning that mops who find it hard to pick up on move sets of
other fighters will feel comfortable button mashing Doomsday through the
atmosphere—literally.
The roster contains damn near anyone you would ever want to
play with, from fan favs like Lobo, Deathstroke, and HARLEYYY Quinn to the more
established trinity of Bats, Supes, and Wonder Woman. The game is extremely rewarding
where it counts the most in my opinion—Storyline. In an arch that seems fit for
the next big summer crossover rather than a video game, NetherRealm really
worked with the DC brass to put out a fulfilling plot (take note Marvel Vs
Capcom Alpha) for each one of the characters you choose in single player mode.
The one thing that does bug me is that you can punch Nightwing off a building,
have him get smacked with a wrecking ball, hit with a train, and he just gets
up and shakes it off—No Dick is that hard, not even Grayson. I guess you have
to suspend belief that certain characters can take that much damage, it is a
video game even if we do tend to geek out over things like that. The graphics
are very good, but not great. The interactive backgrounds and collision combos
look awesome, but the close ups of say Wonder Woman’s face don’t seem well
rendered. But all in all IGAU is a solid game, and a welcome change from the
other fighters on the market.
I give it a 8 out of 10 Robins.
Marvel War Of Heroes
I’ve never been a fan of card games, in my book cards were meant
to be collected, left in books, and only viewed when you wanted to show haters
that your Venom Vs. Spiderman Marvel Masterworks Hologram Card is still in mint
condition... however I recognize that from Magic to Pokemon, battling card
games that take strategy and dedication are a huge industry of their own. Leave
it to Mobage games and Marvel Comics to take this phenomenon digital for the
comic geeks out there. War of Heroes is an addicting virtual card game that
seems a bit elementary at first but morphs into one of the deepest gaming experience
you can have on your smartphone or tablet.
You start off as Maria Hill’s latest S.H.I.E.L.D monkey, as
you go through the boring azz tutorial about how it all works (use code zhk084314 to start off with a rare
card). You get a card pack, select a card, power it up, and fight enemies until
you make it up to the main boss. Again I must state that the tutorial and first
few stages that it takes you to level up and understand the rules are kind of
lame, but once you get the hang of it, things begin to ramp up. The point of
the game is to gather as many powerful Hero or Villain cards as possible, all
broken down by skill types—speed, tactic, and bruiser. Each skill type comes
with various benefits, and if you’re a Thor guy bruiser is the way to go, if
you’re a Spiderman girl, Speed is the deck you should focus on. Cards are also
ranked by rarity: A Franklin Richard (Still wet the bed pre-Days of Future Past version) is a common
card which is only good for boosting your better cards. Daken (pre drowned in
the water by Daddy Logan) is an Uncommon card, which is a little bit more
powerful, but still wack and should be used as chicken feed to level up
stronger cards. Rare cards like Bucky Barnes (if you have two Buckys you can
fuse them into the Winter Soldier- swag!) are a little more powerful and do a
bit of damage early on in the game. But it’s the Special Rare, Super Special
Rare, and Ultimate Rare cards that makes this game go round. People spend big
bucks trying to get the SSR Cards and UR cards such as Professor X and Magneto—I’m
talking online chat rooms where UR cards go for $250-400. I love Gambit but I’m
not paypaling real money to own the bastard.
The strategy is deciding which cards work best with each other (Fantastic Four all lined up give you the FF combo, Avengers, the same thing). Certain lineups give you a boost so you’ll have to play around until you know which gives you the best odds of both attacking other players
for silver and resources or defending other geeks from taking your stash. I
know being a comic nerd is often a solitude experience, but the game encourages
you to form a team of other players who you can trade with (Ay! I need that Ms.
Marvel and I’m willing to give you a Scarlett Spider and Mr. Sinister!) and Alliances
which are super groups that help you battle and win better cards. Be warned
while this is a free game to play, in order to gain the best cards you will
have to plunk down big dollars in the monthly events, or master the art of
leverage trading because the underground market value is so high. However if
you’re just a fanboy who wants to power up your Wolverine card and team him up
with your Cyclops like the good old days before The Hope Phoenix Saga, there’s no pressure to spend a dime, and it’s
a good way to kill time on your ios or android phone or tablet.
I give it 9 out of10 illyana Rasputin's
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