The cross over works better then it should and it plays more like old school MK. If you liked old school MK then try it.
* DC Characters fit in better than I expected.
* Nice cutscenes that while goofy are fun to watch and explain the story in a neat way.
* Feels more like an old MK game.
* Freefall Kombat, Klose Kombat and the Test Your Might portions of the game shake things up a bit.
* No dumb mini games.
Cons
* Toned down gore.
* Feels more like an old MK game.
I'm not a fighting game aficionado or anything.
I play them and I can remember only the most basic of combos and special moves.
Enough to get by in the story modes and multi player against my bro, which is all that really matters in the end. So I can't go into great lengths on my experience with MK vs DC because I just don't know jack about fighting game mechanics, terminology - whatever.
That said despite not knowing jack about fighting games I've ALWAYS been a fan of the MK games. In fact Mortal Kombat was probably the first game franchise I actually followed.
I played the first MK on the Sega Genesis when I was seven and haven't looked back since, playing them whenever they've released.
Most people have spoke ill of the games transition into 3D, especially in regards to the three games released on the PS2/Xbox. That said I'm probably more into the 3D games then I was the 2D ones. And Mortal Kombat vs DC Universe feels more like those.
I like it for the nostalgia factor, but there are times when I'm like "I wish this was more like Armageddon/Deadly Alliance/Deception/Whatever".
The game is fine and has put a focus on making up your own combos and juggling.
Like using Kitana's roll attack, quickly using the fan lift and then using that flying punch.
It's easy enough to do with most characters and it all looks great.
The games also got a couple of I guess mini-games within the game that play out when you punch a guy off a cliff or through a wall.
Punch them off a cliff and you'll have a mini game where the defending player has to pretty much guess the offensive players button press in order to switch place with them and be on the offence. And pretty much whoevers on the defence at the time they hit the ground will take a certain percentage of damage pending on how many hits the offensive got in.
Another mini-game has you ramming a dude through a wall.
Which is just button mashing, pretty much.
One player button mashing to increase the damage he deals to the dude being pushed through the wall and the other trying to decrease it.
Oh and theres Klose Kombat, which plays out much like the free fall combat except you're not falling. It also gives you a good, up close look at the character models which are pretty good and as the fight goes on they'll get visibly screwed up. Clothes will tear, there will be bruises, scratches, blood, all that.
These little mini games provide a decent break from the regular combat and are fun to watch as well as participate in. It shakes things up a bit.
The story mode has cut scenes and it's pretty neat to see the MK characters interact with the characters from the DC universe. Kind of makes me wish the previous MK games had used cut scenes as opposed to those static images with voice overs, which were nice and are still used in this games arcade mode - but I don't know. The cut scenes are cool.
I'll also state that I'm pleased with this games lack of mini games.
You know how the previous games all had some mini game like Puzzle Kombat or the Kart Racing one or Kombat Chess? I didn't really mind the Kombat Chess one and the Puzzle Kombat one was fun for a while - the Kart Racing was just poor to me - in any event they were pretty unnecessary and I much prefer they focus on the game then a game to distract us from the game, if that makes any sense.
To wrap things up it's a pretty good game and it's a lot more like say Mortal Kombat 2 then the last few games in the series and if you've been yearning for MK to return to how things used to be then this game is for you, that is if you don't mind the crossover or toned down blood and gore. I certainly don't mind the crossover but MK just isn't MK without gallons of blood splashing out from people from just one single punch.