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PSA: Injustice: Gods Among Us conjures Zatanna DLC today
The latest DLC character for Injustice: Gods Among Us, magician Zatanna Zatara, is available for download on Xbox Live and PlayStation Network today for 400 MS Points ($5). If you're unfamiliar with the sometime Justice Leaguer, the catch-up trailer above hits all the backstory beats you'll need before jumping into the fight. The Injustice DLC train has been chugging along since May. Zatanna joins previous DLC characters Lobo, Batgirl, Scorpion from Mortal Kombat, General Zod and Martian Manhunter. NetherRealm Studios has yet to announce whether there will be more DLC characters after Zatanna.
Zatanna is the next Injustice: Gods Among Us DLC character
Well that was quick! It's barely been a week since Martian Manhunter began floating around the war-torn, interactive stages of Injustice: Gods Among Us, and NetherRealm Studios has already announced the game's next DLC character: Zatanna Zatara. What's more, Zatanna is being released next Tuesday, August 13, for 400 MS Points/$5 on Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3, respectively. As always, the announcement made no mention of Zatanna's potential/eventual availability on the Wii U version of the game. Zatanna's in-game abilities appear appropriately magical, with her playstyle seemingly split between melee rushdown and top hat/wand-based zoning. We find it interesting that NetherRealm decided to base her look off of her classic appearance, rather than her New 52 regalia, since the majority of characters in Injustice have taken their design cues from DC's current generation. Who knows, though – maybe her alternate costume has some pants.
DCUO performs magic in Madame Xanadu's shop
It's time to fly through the DC Universe Online, again. This time we are visiting a magic shop. As any DC fan would know, Zatanna is the illusionist and magician for the Justice League. Born a Homo Magi, this super-heroine is naturally tuned to performing magic and sorcery, not to mention being the daughter of the renowned magician Giovanni Zatara. Unfortunately, this isn't enough to stop her from being captured by Felix Faust. In the action MMO created by Sony Online Entertainment, the legends of the DC Universe call upon you to help the citizens and -- in this case -- the superheroes of the world. Wonder Woman has discovered that her friend and colleague Zatanna has been imprisoned by Faust in Madame Xanadu's Magic Shop. Even though you are a newly found hero -- only level four -- Wonder Woman believes you are up to the challenge of taking on the mystical powers of Faust and his Magents. We have an exclusive sneak peek of the first mission as a level four magic hero. Catch the video teaser after the break, then catch the preorder options at DCUniverseOnline.com.
Zatanna Zatara joins DC Universe Online cast
They've taken some time to answer fan questions and announce their upcoming weekly comic, and now the DC Universe Online team has returned to rolling out cast members for their upcoming MMO. The latest addition to the cast is Zatanna Zatara, the Justice League of America's tuxedo-jacketed magician. Zatanna is descended from a long line of magicians, and her inherited talents make her one of the world's most powerful magic users. She's wary of abusing her nearly limitless powers, and you'll find her restricting herself to defensive and non-lethal spells. Like any traditional MMO caster class, Zatanna is a formidable foe and a very weak one at the same time. Her incantations rely entirely on the (backward) spoken word, so she can be shut down simply by rendering her unable to speak: even a plain cloth gag does the trick. Getting close enough to get a gag on her is another matter entirely -- good luck. Follow along in the gallery for a closer look at Zatanna. %Gallery-84170%
Metareview - Justice League Heroes
The success of the X-Men Legends series proved that there is still a market for good hack-and-slash RPGs. But Warner Bros. Interactive wasn't about to let Activision and Marvel Comics have all the fun -- not when the WB is home to DC Comics and some of the most beloved superheroes of all time. The resulting Justice League Heroes falls a little short of its mutant counterparts, despite the efforts of Snowblind Studios (Baldur's Gate: Dark Alliance, Champions of Norrath) and Justice League Unlimited writer Dwayne McDuffie. Die-hard fans will be disappointed by the omission of some popular Leaguers, although the alternate costumes and their unique modifiers might make up for that. More unforgivable is that the members of Gotham City's impressive rogues gallery are absent from a JLH villains roster that sorely needs them. How about a Batman Legends next? Game Informer (73/100) was generally displeased, but cited a first for The Man of Steel: "It only offers two-player offline cooperative play. Enemy types and environmental architecture are highly recycled. The plot reads like a kindergartner's first attempt at writing. On the plus side, this is the first game that successfully makes Superman a fun character to play." 1UP (65/100) wasn't content throwing down with Lex Luthor, Braniac, and Gorilla Grodd: "Maybe the drama would have been more believable if the villains weren't downright dumb. A talking gorilla, an intelligent robot, and a killer bee? That's all you got, DC? Where are all the Batman villains? The Joker, Two-Face, Catwoman -- now those are villains worth fighting. Not some dude who calls himself 'The Key'." IGN (64/100) thinks JLH's character balance is a little off: "Surprisingly, Zatanna is the most potent character in the game. She can heal, cast an over-powered fire attack at low cost (when leveled up), and can turn 95% of all enemies into harmless rabbits. Sadly, Batman is easily the most useless and joyless character you can select. Even Aquaman is more fun to play. Batman's powers, such as calling in a fleet of bats, just don't cut it."
Justice League Heroes gameplay screens fly onto PSP
Somewhat like God and Lucifer, man and mosquitoes and my wife and I, DC Comics and Marvel have been locked in an age-old battle against each other. And over the past couple years, Marvel has had its time in the video game limelight, showcasing its best group of superheroes - The X-Men. But now it's DC Comic's time to fight back, and they are bringing Justice League Heroes.Up until now, all we've seen is character art of the game, but Gamespy has just posted nearly 10-new gameplay screens that show all your super heroes in top form. And judging by these screens, the game seems to be coming along rather nicely.Developed by Snowblind Studios, Justice League Heroes puts the player in control of Batman, Superman, Wonder Woman, The Flash, Green Lantern, Martian Manhunter and Zatanna to try to stop the diabolical Braniac. And what will surely give the fanboys a wet dream, Heroes is chock full of extras like unlockable costumes and characters.You'll get your Justice League fix when the game releases Nov. 10.[Via Gamespy]
