Ed Boon clarifies Mortal Kombat vs. DC Universe fatalities

36 Comments by Ludwig Kietzmann Jun 24th 2008 5:00PM
Filed under: Sony PlayStation 3, Microsoft Xbox 360, Fighting

In a brief interview with Gamespot, Midway's Ed Boon has (once again) discussed the return of fatalities in upcoming cross-brand brawler, Mortal Kombat vs. DC Universe. The infamous finishing moves will be performed by all Mortal Kombatants and DC Comics villains, but not by any of DC's untarnished heroes. You know, the ones "who don't kill that often." Instead, nicer folks like The Flash will have "brutalities," moves which inflict pain upon the recipients without totally murdering them.

Of course, don't expect the levels of violence and depravity to be quite up there (down there?) with previous Mortal Kombat games, as Ed Boon mentions that this Unreal-powered showdown is still pushing a slightly Tamer boundary. "Certain animations, blood effects, and sound effects that we have in the game are really pushing the T-rating envelope," he said. We're sure gore hounds will find this worthy of debate, but we're more concerned about everything that happens before the fatality.

Let's hope E3 grants us the opportunity to beat the snot out of that smug Superman.

But if it will get a T rating I doubt they will "kill" the opponents

I will not be playing this game even with the fatalities. The concept is just terrible.

yey. i am liking this well a little bit. i am not going to hold my breath on this one though, i want some fatality brutality gameplay trailer

LOL at the title. Great Job.
OT: Only villians can perform fatalities? That's still lame!

 First, thanks

Second, all of the Mortal Kombat characters AND the villains can do fatalities--just not, say, Batman or Superman, because it goes against their character.  But even they still have 'brutalities', which involve beating the ever-loving piss ouf of the opponent.

Fatalities!

Flash? So Batman and Subzero are going to be fighting someone who can run faster then the speed of sound. (and light, though that should be impossible.)

Meh.

am i the only one who thinks this game is stupid? i mean, come on! flash?!!! he'd kick all of mk's crew's assess before any of them can blink! and dont get me started with superman...

way to go for dc to downplay their iconic heroes.

What systems is this confirmed for? I'm really interested.