NetherRealm Studios confirmed the development of "Injustice 2" for the PS4, Xbox One and possibly for the PC. (Photo : Facebook)
The latest details for "Injustice 2" will feature Firestorm and Poison Ivy in the roster, as well as two possible guest characters in the sequel.
NetherRealm Studios producer and "Mortal Kombat" creator Ed Boon teased yet again two new DC characters for "Injustice 2" as Boon took to Twitter and answered several fan questions. Boon responded to Twitter username TrabucoTravado regarding the inclusion of Firestorm in the roster as he tweeted by saying that "Yes" that their is a chance the nuclear powered hero will included in the game.
Boon tweeted another answer to Twitter username vipbound regarding Batman villain Poison Ivy in the roster saying that her in "Injustice 2" is "definitely possible". Previous reports hinted that the New God of Apokolips Darseid will join the "Injustice 2". The villain appeared as stage effect in the first "Injustice" title and became a playable character in mobile version. He also appeared in the game's comic book series.
There are also a number of DC comics heroes and villains that could join "Injustice 2" such as Aqualad (Kaldur'ahm), Red Tornado, Captain Atom, Beast Boy, Starfire, John Constantine, Swamp Thing, Captain Cold, Black Canary, The Atom, Ra's al Ghul, Vixen and many more.
So far, the roster of "Injustice 2" consist of Superman, Batman, Wonder Woman, The Flash, Supergirl, Aquaman, Deadshot, Blue Beetle, Harley Quinn, Atrocitus and Gorilla Grodd.
Meanwhile, its seems that Boon will adding two guest characters in "Injustice 2" as he tweeted an image a DVD set containing "Mortal Kombat" movie, its sequel "Mortal Kombat: Annihilation", "Mortal Kombat: Legacy" and "Spawn".
This could mean that Spawn will likely be added to "Injustice 2's" roster soon along with "Mortal Kombat" character Sub-Zero, Ubergizmo reported. NetherRealm Studios had a habit of putting several characters as guest fighters in their games. For example Freddy Krauger in "Mortal Kombat", Scorpion in "Injustice: Gods of Among Us" and Jason Voorheese, Leather Face, Predator and the Alien Xenomorph in "Mortal Kombat X".
Warner Bros. Marketing Manager Brian Goodman teased new gameplay features for "Injustice 2". Goodman told Gamereactor that Warner Bros. and NetherRealm Studios are working on the structure of the sequel's storyline.
Goodman explained that they are going to make sure the plot for "Injustice 2" would be perfect story-wise and will have gamers play it again for the second time. Goodman added that they are a number of new single player modes for "Injustice 2", as well as a set of online game modes and even a co-op gameplay soon.
It was noted that the decision to include branching storylines within "Injustice 2" was not only for the sake of giving players replayability, but to enable the team to revisit certain events in the sequel and the whole DC Universe.
NetherRealm Studios previously addressed the concerns over the "Gear System" in "Injustice 2" as gaming fans fear that the use of it could make the game unbalanced. Goodman explained that he and the game developers anticipated that the hesitation from the fans and the are developing it "intelligently" to deliver something new and unique for both gaming and comic book fans. He admitted that the gear system could indeed give off an unfair advantage to some players, but there are game modes that will cater to the players concerns to make in balanced as possible.
The sequel will likely launch on the first quarter of 2017 which is roughly on January-March based on GameStops marketing plan. "Injustice 2" will launch alongside other titles such as "Mass Effect: Andromeda" and "The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild". It is also theorized that gamers will likely gain more interest in "Injustice 2" since Wonder Woman is included in the roster and with her solo film coming on June next year, the sequel will gain a huge boost of attention.
"Injustice 2" will launch sometime in 2017 for the PS4, Xbox One and PC platforms.
