Marvel, to their credit, knows how to pick a game company. “Marvel Vs. Capcom” is a hilariously light-hearted series that caters to our need to watch super-powered being whale on each other without being overly serious about it. It’s like watching a silly manga.
“Injustice: Gods Among Us” is…not so silly. In fact, despite the fact that the trailer is mostly superheroes knocking each other through walls, the proceedings seem pretty dour.
Maybe that’s because the “Mortal Kombat” team is behind this one, and the MK franchise started taking itself way too seriously around the time it hit the polygon ceiling. Here, watch the trailer and judge for yourself: