Injustice 2

Injustice 2 feels like a step up from Gods Among Us in every way imaginable. It's a far deeper experience, follows up wonderfully on the last game's story, and also gives reasons to keep coming back for repeat visits. The rich cast of fighters all have their own distinct styles, but they're all wrapped up in an easy-to-learn fighting system that's just plain fun to play. NetherRealm has a true grasp of what makes the DC Universe special and this game is as much of a love letter to that world as it gets.

The graphics are fantastic for a mobile version of a console game, the roster is expansive, the fights are challenging but fun at the same time, and the controls work well for what it’s worth. I do wish that it wasn’t such a pain to get hero shards to get more characters, because of course the good ones are always super expensive and costly, and I could do without the energy system, but hey, I suppose that’s a good reason for me to pick up the PlayStation 4 version eventually.

In other words, Injustice 2 isn’t perfect, but it’s still pretty darn cool. Assuming its console cousin is a success, we can look forward to an Injustice 3 a few years from now, and that will probably be just fine by everyone.

There's nothing broken about Injustice 2, but it all feels stodgy and formulaic. Where similar games revel in the nonsense of their core idea, this one takes a more stoney-faced approach. And it ultimately wears thin. In the end Injustice 2 falls into the same trap as DC's current line of films. It's too po-faced, too stern, and ultimately, just not that much fun.

La versione mobile di Injustice 2 vanta sostanziali miglioramenti nelle meccaniche e nella struttura rispetto al primo episodio, presentandosi come un picchiaduro gestuale classico e un po' ripetitivo, ma al contempo forte delle cutscene, dei personaggi e delle spettacolari mosse speciali dell'edizione console. Lo sblocco di nuovi personaggi, l'obbligo di potenziarli e l'energia d'azione limitano talvolta in modo evidente la godibilità di un'esperienza che si rivela tuttavia piacevole, con un buon numero di sfaccettature e una mitologia di indiscutibile fascino.