Note: This review is for the US Collector’s Edition of Tomb Raider and NOT the game itself.
As with Warner Interactive’s
previous offering from Netherealm (Mortal Kombat 9), Injustice: Gods Among Us has been given two different non-standard editions.
Likewise, the game, regardless of edition, has been graced with rather excellent
retailer-specific DLC. This review is only going to focus on the Gamestop
exclusive Battle Edition of the game. The need to purchase from Gamestop means
that the pre-order DLC mentioned in this review will be the “Red Son” content
offered by the aforementioned retailer.
Before
I start the review, I would like to note that even though I will always pick a
fight stick edition over a collector’s edition (as I did with MK9), the terrible
design for the Collector’s Edition’s statues probably would have swayed me
towards the Battle Edition regardless of my preference for fight sticks.
This goes for both the UK and US
statues. As far as the UK edition is concerned, I can’t see myself really
wanting a statue of Batman with his fingers wrapped around Wonder Woman’s
throat. I realize that Batman does not have the hand-strength required to
actually choke Wonder Woman, but the image is still one that I find a bit
difficult to want on my shelf. The prospect of having to explain to the
non-comic book inclined why Batman’s choking a girl out is not something that I
would look forward to.
The US edition is a mess for
completely different reasons. The first problem is that the two battle-engaged
characters aren’t even facing each other. That’s a terrible design choice. How
did they expect the statue to effectively convey the tenseness of the battle
when the two combatants aren’t even eye to eye. Sure, Wonder Woman is heavily
engaged in the battle, but Batman seems to just want to escape. The other major
problem with the statue is that a fair amount of the sculpt relies on the use
of a generic sci-fi spacecraft. Considering that Wonder Woman actually owns her
own jet, it would have made more sense to have some fun trying to include an
invisible plane into this sculpt. It’s a missed opportunity and it’s been
replaced with an object that has no obvious reason for being there. With that
said, let’s see what we get with the Battle Edition.
The US Injustice: God Among Us: Battle Edition Includes:
1) Injustice Game
2) Injustice Fight Stick
3) New 52 DLC Skins for Superman, Wonder Woman, and Batman
4) Red Son DLC (only if pre-ordered at Gamestop)
