Before I start, let me say there might be spoilers, okay now that that's out of the way lets look at the story: In an alternate universe, Superman loses Louis Lane, his unborn child, and Metropolis to the Joker and decides that man shouldn't rule any more and starts a one world order with himself on top and those who follow him making up the Regime. He looses his morals and goes so far as to kill the Joker. Batman leads and Insurgency to oppose Superman and his Regime, while the Insurgency isn't doing that well, Batman finds hope in another universe where the Joker's plan didn't work. So he decides to take some of the heroes from that universe into his universe to help him defeat Superman, and restore order and peace.
Let's look at the good aspects: The combat is, in my opinion, the best combat I've seen in a fighting game. It mixes the best aspects of great fighting games like Street Fighter, Mortal Kombat, and even Killer Instinct into one game, and even added in their own unique features. You can use the objects around you as weapons and they do it incredibly well, and some objects react differently to different characters. For example, if you use a chandelier with Green Arrow, you will use it to get out of a bad situation quickly, while strong characters like Superman will use it as a weapon. You can knock people out of arenas and into different areas, causing damage and changing the environment and usable objects. Each character has their own unique move similar to a fatality, except you can do it when a meter on the bottom half of the screen is full. The combat's great overall. I've heard people complain that the story should stay in one universe, which I do agree would make interesting scenarios in the game, but I think it's a two sided coin on the story, and I actually like the story. The heroes from the other universe see their alternate selves and the one world order Superman has made. Also, it brings up the idea of what if Superman lost it, he has the power to overthrow every government in the world without a lot of problems.
There are some negatives though: First off, evil Superman has no heart whatsoever. I know he lost Louis and his unborn son, but I think he would show a bit more emotional distress. He doesn't even care about his own friends on the Regime, if one of them falls out of line, he'll kill them without remorse. It doesn't feel like Superman would act like this if he lost everything he cared about. Also, while I said I do like the story, it would have been cool to see this in one universe. You could play as characters on both sides of the story and see what each character has to go through. I still like the story, but it would have been cool to see it all in one universe, not mixing two together. Finally, there's this one feature in the combat where you can wager parts of the bar on the meter below to either give damage, or gain a bit of health that felt awkward at first, but you get used to it later. It would have been nice if they either took out the wager system, or made it feel more natural.
Overall, Injustice: Gods among us is a fun game with great combat and an interesting story. While there are some flaws, like the heartless superman, the game is still enjoyable. I recommend the console versions, as I can't really see a fighting game on the PC. I've heard that there might be a sequel to Injustice after Nether Realms is finished with the new Mortal Kombat game, and if so, I hope they fix some of the flaws in the sequel. Thanks for reading, and remember to keep ranting n' raving.
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