On one hand you can play the game without knowing very much about it and pull off some of the coolest things that are possible to perform in the game. The gameplay of Injustice 2 is probably best described as easy to pick up, but hard to master. It’s got all the cut-scenes, voice acting, and visual fidelity to keep you hooked into a plot that is interesting to watch unfold. This aspect of the game feels less like a fighter and more like a AAA action game. Injustice 2 features a lengthy campaign with some incredible visuals and a storyline that’s actually fun to watch and playthrough. Well, if anyone is tackling story content in their fighters in a great way it’s NetherRealm. You may be asking yourself why this matters at this point. NetherRealm pushes forward with this storyline and fleshes out this universe in a way where it doesn’t feel like a rehash of the same story that we’ve already heard. In which, Batman and Superman are in conflict. Wholly separate, Injustice 2 continues on the storyline of the 2013 release of Injustice: Gods Among Us.
The quality of the movies are to be debated, but there’s no doubt that the last few years and the years ahead will see some little known DC characters hitting the big screen. Injustice 2 comes at a time when Warner Bros and DC are pushing their entertainment properties in a big way. It’s a perfect storm of accessibility and depth, beautiful visuals and presentation, and rock-solid gameplay. Injustice 2, the latest game from the studio, might be their best work to date. NetherRealm games have taken a completely different approach than fighting games have in the past, offering up more dense experiences with full-fledged single player campaigns, challenging single player modes, and robust online offerings to go along with the traditional play against your friends on the couch gameplay.
While they’ve had stiff competition from the likes of Capcom, Namco, and Arc System Works they’ve continued to push out impressive games that not only speak to the competitive fighting game player, but to the more casual fan as well. Since bringing back Mortal Kombat in 2011, NetherRealm Studios has been on a tear with their fighting games.