Whose mental diarhea was this?

I am a child of comic books, so I am no stranger to ridiculous excuses for characters to meet and fight as well as outlandish reasons for crossover. Batman vs Superman? Okay... I suppose... Daredevil vs Predator? Hmm... interesting, if kinda senseless...Wonder Woman vs Hello Kitty... wait... what?

But give me a freakin break.

"a cataclysmic event causes the DCU and MK universe to start merging"

Oh, how convenient. Haven't seen the whole merging of universes explanation be... wait... no... nevermind. DC and Marvel did that one already...

"The cataclysm in the story is driven by magic, which is a handy device that is tapped for the gameplay."

Handy. That's a good word. It's almost as good as convenient. Next you're going to tell me that this magic is your excuse as to why Superman will be on the same level as the rest of the characters.

"The mystic elements that run through the story help keep the fighting balanced as it helps make a conflict between Superman, whose only vulnerability is magic, and characters like Sub-Zero and Scorpion, actually make some sense."

Yeah... I saw that one coming. Make some sense? You're kidding, right? Ed? Um... Ed?? Why aren't you laughing, Ed?

Oh... hell. It's not a joke.

Damn.

.....

Thought maybe if I waited a minute...

Nope.

Damn.

*sigh*

Okay, I have to admit it, the limited teasers of Sub-Zero and Batman tossing each other around were kinda nice. But I didn't see nor read about ANYTHING that makes me want to rush out to play a fighting game. And the story sounds like a lame rehash of the same old "let's find at least a thin excuse to explain why we are doing something so stupid". As if the MK franchise NEEDS such a gimmick to make its introduction to the next gen consoles a success. Fresh gameplay, beautiful new graphics, passable storytelling... these were all fine for the past decade and a half, why throw in a silly DC tie-in now?

Scorpion is SO going to kick the Green Lantern's ass...