Marvel Comics' lucrative partnership with Capcom produced several of the most beloved fighting games in the genre, starting with X-Men: Children of the Atom and concluding with Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3: The Fate of Two Worlds .

Solid fighting action; Great super moves; Highly cinematic storytelling; Interactive stages

Frequently weak dialogue; Too many dark environments; Some weak CGI scenes; Unblockable environmental attacks may prove troublesome

Injustice: Gods Among Us is a silly name for a game focused on one of the most disastrous "What Ifs" in DC Comics: What would happen if Superman lost his mind? The answer is create a menacing one-world government fueled by his descent into madness.

Characters in Injustice build individual fighting styles off of the same basic set of controls; One quick combo for Superman has the same controls as a similar attack for Batman, but only the speed of the strike differs.

The trouble with playing fighting games online is that a lot of players will focus on easily exploitable tricks and moves to dominate the rankings; From my admittedly brief experience with this, I saw a lot of ranged characters crouching in the corner of the screen just spamming their long-distance...

What would happen if Superman snapped? It's a question that's been asked and answered seemingly dozens of times in DC comics, and Injustice has its own version: after Joker tricks him into murdering Lois Lane and annihilating Metropolis, Supes adopts a zero-tolerance attitude toward conflict and...

+ Explosive; over-the-top action makes it one of the most enjoyable 2D fighters in years; + Engrossing; slickly produced story mode

? Is it just us; or is Wonder Woman's head way too small for her body

"...the bombastic super attacks are the epitome of crowd-pleasing." "No matter your playstyle, you'll find someone to love in Injustice." "The star of the show is the game's story mode...

Incredible roster and story mode; Smooth online play; Fan-service aplenty

Some spam-heavy characters; Controls initially feel rigid; Costumes suffer from DLC overkill

The world's greatest super heroes clash in NetherRealm's latest fighting game. Our full review is here.

+ Combat system; + Environment interactions; + Fan service; + Noob-friendly; still in-depth

Lack of obscure characters; Grinding to unlock everything

As fighting games go, few have had the longevity and hype that the Marvel vs Capcom series has generated over the last decade. Even Capcom themselves have had a hard time recreating the excitement generated in the ups and downs of a comeback-heavy night of Marvel tournament streaming, but that...

When NetherRealm Studios revived Mortal Kombat , they not only aided games like Street Fighter IV in bringing about the fighting genre's resurgence, but also offered a breadth of single player content the likes of which the genre had never seen.

" Injustice: Gods Among Us " is an interesting piece of fan service, a good fighter, and a brilliant game. While it edges towards accessible in both its fighting mechanic, and its comic book references, this is one of the rare occasions when balance has lead to a better overall game, instead of a...

With the Mortal Kombat reboot getting rave reviews a couple of years ago, the team at NetherRealm Studios had quite a challenge on their hands to follow up on it properly. Instead of going with a pure MK game, they seemed to set out to craft a make-good on MK vs.

Picking up perfectly where Mortal Kombat left off, Injustice: Gods Among Us cements NetherRealm's reputation as a purveyor of fighting games with real heft and substance. A heroic effort that'll put a smile upon the face of all but the most demanding DC fighting fan. Shazam!