Review: Injustice 2 (Steam)

Picking up where Injustice left off, Batman struggles against Superman’s regime, as a new threat appears that will put Earth’s very existence at risk.

Pros:

• Stunning graphics. The facial animation, in particular, is stand out awesome and the best I have seen on a console game, The levels have crazy details and background animations going on.
• 43.8 GB Download size.
• Steam achievements.
• Full controller support.
• Graphic options-Texture quality, AA mode, Aniso filtering, Bloom, Motion blur, Lighting, Shadow quality, Shadow technique, SS reflection, Ambient occlusion, Subsurface scattering, Particle density and particles mode can be set to GPU or CPU.
• Optional layered tutorial.
• Fighting game gameplay.
• Steam trading cards.
• Benchmark test.
• 30hz and 60hz settings.
• Auto config to set optimal settings.
• Single player- Story, Single fight, Multiverse, Practice, and tutorial.
• Multiplayer- Vs, AI Battle simulator, and tournament.
• Online options- Display QOS, Show ping in ms and offline input delay.
• AI difficulty- Very easy, Easy, Medium, Hard and Very hard.
• Can rebind controller and keyboard buttons.
• Controller settings- Release check, Alternate control, Input shortcuts and button shortcuts.
• Fast loading times.
• The story maintains the flawless transition between cutscenes and gameplay.
• Combo counter.
• Level transitions are back. Seamlessly smash your opponent into a new arena!
• Environmental attacks and interactions, Different ones are available based on character type. For example, heavy characters can pick up items whereas a small fighter will merely jump off it.
• Clash is back.
• Earn EXP and level up to unlock loot and hero cards. You level up your main account but also each fighter has their own level you rank up which allows you to equip higher gear.
• Loot- New gear for fighters which changes the stats of your characters or adds buffs like extra exp etc. Also, all gear changes the appearance of your character.
• Guild-Join or create a guild and do guild missions/multiverse/tasks to earn guild loot boxes.
• Multiverse- Scenario mode where you take on missions with set rules/difficulties/objectives. Some missions are only available for a set amount of time. Finishing them grants you a score which rewards you with loot depending on your performance.
• Hero card- Unlock new backgrounds.
• Story mode has branching paths where you can choose which fighter to use which changes the story.
• Excellent story, Better than any blockbuster DC film released so far. Also has an alternate ending!
• Multiple character loadouts.
• Online-Rooms to find opponents, Ranked, Player and private.
• Online Leaderboards.
• Chapter select.
• Super moves are back and look awesome!
• Familiar controls.
• Clear easy to use UI.
• Fast fun gameplay.
• Excellent loot system that adds so much to the game.
• Currency- Earned for just playing, Different currency is used for different things like loot boxes.
• Crafting to make better gear.
• You can earn re-roll currency that allows you to re-roll gear and makes it the same level as you are currently. Really handy when you have low or high-level gear.

Cons:

• Doesn’t explain currency or crafting mechanics very well.
• Mouse cursor stays on screen.
• Customizing is fiddly thanks to having to go in one menu to do it then click through to each section. It is just long-winded.
• No notification of Guild rewards waiting or progress.
• AI can get a bit cheap.