Calendar of Cool April Spotlight: Injustice - Gods Among Us

Something I wished would happen two years ago (in my Gaming Coast to Coast post) has finally come to past: NetherRealm is creating a game with the same Mortal Kombat-esque storytelling but using characters I actually like.  Utilizing DC's extensive library, Injustice: Gods Among Us is a multi-platform 2.5D fighting game that promises a plethora of DC's most famous heroes and villains and an extensive story mode much like the one seen two years ago in Mortal Kombat 9.

Now, admittedly there's way more Batman characters than there should be (they take up 1/4th of the currently known roster), and DC's library is so huge that its nigh-impossible to get everyone cool in the game, but I'm still excited to see what NetherRealm can come up with for DC's first fighter in nearly two decades.  A demo comes out on PSN and XBLA April 2nd, but the game itself drops two weeks later on April 16th.  Until then, check out the story trailer below.


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