DC shows what the perfect follow-up to the Injustice games could look like. The DC Universe is filled to the brim with extremely powerful characters, so it’s only natural for several of them to appear in fighting games. In fact, the number of DC video games is disproportionate to the sheer number of ultra-powerful heroes and villains with unique power sets.

DC K.O. finally scratches the itch of a fighting tournament in the DC Universe. Dozens of famous DC characters are thrown onto the same battlefield and given free rein to kill each other. After all, their deaths within the competition don’t translate directly to the characters’ original continuity.

The tournament to become the King Omega of the DC Universe already feels like the perfect concept for a new video game, but DC goes one step further with the tournament’s individual battles.

DC K.O. Presents The Perfect Idea For A New Injustice-Type Video Game

DC K.O: Superman vs. Captain Atom #1; Written byJoshua Williamson; Art by Sean Izaakse

DC K.O: Superman vs Captain Atom #1 fully leans on DC K.O.‘s video game elements. Superman and Captain Atom, two of DC’s strongest Justice League heroes, spawn in a famous DC location and are prompted to win two out of three rounds of combat. After Superman dies and respawns, both heroes are able to choose their next form and their arena.

The Injustice games are directly inspired by the Mortal Kombat games’ mechanics, which first inspired the Mortal Kombat vs DC Universe crossover. With a destructible battlefield, mid-combat transformations, and permanent flying, DC K.O: Superman vs Captain Atom presents a video game concept more akin to Dragon Ball Z‘s Budokai Tenkaichi games than Injustice or Mortal Kombat. Add the comics’ tournament structure and multiple types of matches, and DC’s perfect video game is crystal-clear.

Previously, DC K.O. sees the surviving contestants participate in a free-for-all brawl and rush to claim sixteen of the DC Universe’s most powerful weapons. These would also be groundbreaking mechanics for a video game, and they underscore the idea of a fully-3D battlefield, multiple simultaneous battles, and different game modes. In-story, it also makes sense for characters as weak as the Joker and Red Hood to beat and outlive others as powerful as Shazam and Blue Beetle.

A Decade After Injustice Ended, The DC Universe Deserves A New Video Game

Injustice Has Started To Show Its Age

The Injustice games and comics were a DC phenomenon in the 2010s, so popular that they completely overshadowed Mortal Kombat vs DC Universe. However, almost a decade after Injustice‘s last installments, the games’ graphics are starting to look dated. And following the release of multiple comics, shows, and movies with a similar premise, the concept of an evil Superman leading the whole story doesn’t seem too compelling anymore.

The Injustice franchise also cemented its own legacy and a strong fan following. Instead of rebooting or revisiting it, DC could explore a different type of game with a separate storyline. A DC K.O. video game adaptation could make the most out of this past decade’s tech advancements to include dozens of characters, costumes, transformations, maps, and game modes.

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Superman, Batman, Wonder Woman, The Joker, Aquaman, Bane, Batgirl, Black Adam, Catwoman, Cyborg, Deathstroke, Doomsday, The Flash, Green Arrow, Green Lantern, Harley Quinn, Lex Luthor, Lobo, Martian Manhunter, Nightwing, Raven, Shazam, Sinestro, Zatanna

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