<s>
Mortal	B-Application
Kombat	I-Application
vs.	I-Application
DC	I-Application
Universe	I-Application
is	O
a	O
2008	O
fighting	O
video	O
game	O
,	O
developed	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Midway	O
Games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
last	O
entry	O
in	O
the	O
franchise	O
before	O
the	O
company	O
went	O
bankrupt	O
in	O
2009	O
and	O
sold	O
the	O
franchise	O
to	O
Warner	O
Bros	O
.	O
Interactive	O
Entertainment	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
is	O
a	O
crossover	O
between	O
Mortal	B-Application
Kombat	I-Application
and	O
the	O
DC	B-Protocol
Universe	I-Protocol
and	O
is	O
also	O
the	O
eighth	O
main	O
installment	O
in	O
the	O
Mortal	B-Application
Kombat	I-Application
franchise	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
followed	O
by	O
a	O
Mortal	B-Application
Kombat	I-Application
reboot	O
in	O
2011	O
and	O
by	O
Injustice	B-Application
:	I-Application
Gods	I-Application
Among	I-Application
Us	I-Application
in	O
2013	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
takes	O
place	O
after	O
Raiden	O
,	O
Earthrealm	O
's	O
god	O
of	O
thunder	O
,	O
and	O
Superman	B-Application
,	O
Metropolis	O
 '	O
defender	O
,	O
repel	O
invasions	O
from	O
both	O
their	O
worlds	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
attack	O
by	O
both	O
Raiden	O
and	O
Superman	B-Application
simultaneously	O
in	O
their	O
separate	O
universes	O
causes	O
the	O
merging	O
of	O
the	O
Mortal	B-Application
Kombat	I-Application
and	O
DC	O
villains	O
,	O
Shao	O
Kahn	O
and	O
Darkseid	O
,	O
resulting	O
in	O
the	O
creation	O
of	O
Dark	B-Application
Kahn	I-Application
,	O
whose	O
mere	O
existence	O
causes	O
the	O
two	O
universes	O
to	O
begin	O
merging	O
;	O
if	O
allowed	O
to	O
continue	O
,	O
it	O
would	O
result	O
in	O
the	O
destruction	O
of	O
both	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mortal	B-Application
Kombat	I-Application
vs.	I-Application
DC	I-Application
Universe	I-Application
was	O
developed	O
using	O
Epic	O
Games	O
 '	O
Unreal	O
Engine	O
3	O
and	O
is	O
available	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
and	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
platforms	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
the	O
first	O
Mortal	B-Application
Kombat	I-Application
title	O
developed	O
solely	O
for	O
the	O
seventh	B-Application
generation	I-Application
of	I-Application
video	I-Application
game	I-Application
consoles	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Most	O
reviewers	O
agreed	O
that	O
Mortal	B-Application
Kombat	I-Application
vs.	I-Application
DC	I-Application
Universe	I-Application
was	O
entertaining	O
and	O
made	O
good	O
use	O
of	O
its	O
DC	B-Protocol
Universe	I-Protocol
license	O
,	O
but	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
lack	O
of	O
unlockable	O
features	O
as	O
opposed	O
to	O
past	O
installments	O
of	O
Mortal	B-Application
Kombat	I-Application
and	O
toned-down	O
finishing	O
moves	O
garnered	O
some	O
criticism	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
perspectives	O
consist	O
of	O
one	O
segment	O
from	O
the	O
DC	B-Protocol
Universe	I-Protocol
side	O
,	O
and	O
one	O
from	O
the	O
Mortal	B-Application
Kombat	I-Application
side	O
,	O
each	O
split	O
up	O
into	O
various	O
chapters	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
has	O
the	O
ability	O
to	O
play	O
as	O
all	O
the	O
characters	O
in	O
the	O
story	O
mode	O
at	O
one	O
point	O
during	O
development	O
,	O
but	O
the	O
story	O
mode	O
ultimately	O
lacked	O
story	O
arcs	O
for	O
a	O
few	O
characters.xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx1	O
Mortal	B-Application
Kombat	I-Application
vs.	I-Application
DC	I-Application
Universe	I-Application
also	O
contains	O
a	O
mode	O
called	O
"	O
Kombo	O
Challenge	O
"	O
,	O
where	O
players	O
must	O
perform	O
ten	O
pre-created	O
combos	O
of	O
increasing	O
difficulty	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
thumb|left|	O
"	O
Free-Fall	O
Kombat	O
"	O
is	O
a	O
new	O
mode	O
introduced	O
in	O
Mortal	B-Application
Kombat	I-Application
vs.	I-Application
DC	I-Application
Universe	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
"	O
Test	B-Application
Your	I-Application
Might	I-Application
"	O
mini-game	O
is	O
also	O
worked	O
into	O
the	O
gameplay	O
;	O
while	O
fighting	O
in	O
certain	O
areas	O
,	O
the	O
player	O
can	O
smash	O
the	O
opponent	O
through	O
a	O
series	O
of	O
walls	O
and	O
engage	O
in	O
a	O
tug-of-war	O
with	O
the	O
damage	O
meter	O
at	O
the	O
top	O
of	O
the	O
screen	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Another	O
in-fight	O
feature	O
called	O
"	O
Rage	O
mode	O
"	O
is	O
introduced	O
in	O
Mortal	B-Application
Kombat	I-Application
vs.	I-Application
DC	I-Application
Universe	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
All	O
of	O
the	O
characters	O
except	O
Darkseid	O
,	O
Shao	O
Kahn	O
,	O
and	O
Dark	B-Application
Kahn	I-Application
have	O
finishing	O
moves	O
;	O
the	O
Mortal	B-Application
Kombat	I-Application
characters	O
and	O
the	O
DC	O
villains	O
can	O
execute	O
Fatalities	O
,	O
while	O
the	O
DC	O
heroes	O
can	O
execute	O
moves	O
called	O
"	O
heroic	O
brutalities	O
,	O
"	O
which	O
function	O
in	O
the	O
same	O
manner	O
but	O
do	O
not	O
kill	O
opponents	O
,	O
in	O
order	O
to	O
stay	O
in	O
tone	O
with	O
the	O
heroes	O
who	O
have	O
an	O
established	O
reputation	O
of	O
never	O
taking	O
a	O
life	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
exactly	O
the	O
same	O
time	O
on	O
Earth	O
,	O
Superman	B-Application
stops	O
Darkseid	O
's	O
Apokoliptian	O
invasion	O
by	O
blasting	O
Darkseid	O
with	O
his	O
heat	O
vision	O
as	O
he	O
enters	O
a	O
boom	O
tube	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
These	O
acts	O
do	O
not	O
destroy	O
either	O
of	O
them	O
,	O
but	O
merge	O
them	O
into	O
Dark	B-Application
Kahn	I-Application
,	O
and	O
causes	O
the	O
DC	O
and	O
Mortal	B-Application
Kombat	I-Application
universes	O
to	O
merge	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
this	O
happens	O
,	O
the	O
characters	O
 '	O
abilities	O
fluctuate	O
,	O
causing	O
violent	O
"	O
rage	O
"	O
outbreaks	O
that	O
are	O
actually	O
the	O
feelings	O
of	O
Dark	B-Application
Kahn	I-Application
being	O
infused	O
in	O
the	O
characters	O
from	O
afar	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
allows	O
for	O
such	O
things	O
as	O
the	O
possibility	O
of	O
Superman	B-Application
being	O
defeated	O
due	O
to	O
his	O
vulnerability	O
to	O
magic	O
and	O
giving	O
the	O
Joker	O
the	O
ability	O
to	O
fight	O
skilled	O
martial	O
artists	O
such	O
as	O
his	O
nemesis	O
Batman	B-General_Concept
and	O
Deathstroke	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
With	O
each	O
world	O
thinking	O
that	O
the	O
other	O
is	O
responsible	O
for	O
the	O
merger	O
,	O
they	O
fight	O
each	O
other	O
until	O
only	O
one	O
fighter	O
from	O
each	O
side	O
remains	O
:	O
Raiden	O
and	O
Superman	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
final	O
battle	O
,	O
the	O
two	O
fight	O
while	O
Dark	B-Application
Kahn	I-Application
feeds	O
on	O
their	O
rage	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Both	O
realizing	O
that	O
neither	O
is	O
working	O
with	O
Dark	B-Application
Kahn	I-Application
,	O
Raiden	O
and	O
Superman	B-Application
overcome	O
their	O
rage	O
for	O
each	O
other	O
and	O
defeat	O
their	O
fused	O
enemy	O
,	O
restoring	O
the	O
two	O
worlds	O
to	O
their	O
normal	O
separation	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
All	O
of	O
the	O
DC	O
characters	O
(	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
Scorpion	O
)	O
subsequently	O
appeared	O
in	O
Injustice	B-Application
:	I-Application
Gods	I-Application
Among	I-Application
Us	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
MK	O
's	O
Quan	O
Chi	O
&	O
Kung	O
Lao	O
and	O
DC	O
's	O
Harley	O
Quinn	O
&	O
Doomsday	O
were	O
going	O
to	O
be	O
added	O
into	O
game	O
by	O
DLC	B-Protocol
but	O
got	O
canceled	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
DevelopmentMortal	O
Kombat	O
vs.	O
DC	B-Protocol
Universe	I-Protocol
was	O
Midway	O
Games	O
's	O
last	O
project	O
before	O
filing	O
for	O
bankruptcy	O
and	O
selling	O
the	O
rights	O
to	O
Warner	O
Bros	O
.	O
Interactive	O
Entertainment	O
in	O
2009	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
February	O
2007	O
,	O
Midway	O
Games	O
announced	O
they	O
were	O
planning	O
a	O
new	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
Mortal	B-Application
Kombat	I-Application
franchise	O
,	O
inspired	O
by	O
seeing	O
a	O
showcase	O
of	O
Gears	B-Application
of	I-Application
War	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
"	O
Mortal	B-Application
Kombat	I-Application
8	I-Application
"	O
would	O
have	O
been	O
"	O
dark	O
,	O
gritty	O
,	O
serious	O
"	O
and	O
a	O
"	O
back	O
to	O
basics	O
reboot	O
"	O
of	O
the	O
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
only	O
notable	O
aspect	O
that	O
remained	O
from	O
the	O
original	O
project	O
was	O
the	O
use	O
of	O
the	O
Unreal	O
Engine	O
3	O
,	O
also	O
used	O
in	O
Gears	O
of	O
War.Mortal	O
Kombat	O
vs.	O
DC	O
Universe	O
was	O
co-published	O
by	O
Midway	O
Games	O
and	O
Warner	O
Bros	O
.	O
Interactive	O
Entertainment	O
and	O
was	O
the	O
final	O
Mortal	B-Application
Kombat	I-Application
title	O
to	O
be	O
developed	O
under	O
the	O
Midway	O
label	O
prior	O
to	O
its	O
purchase	O
by	O
Warner	O
Bros	O
.	O
Interactive	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Midway	O
used	O
AutoDesk	O
software	O
to	O
develop	O
Mortal	B-Application
Kombat	I-Application
vs	I-Application
DC	I-Application
Universe	I-Application
,	O
according	O
to	O
Maurice	O
Patel	O
,	O
entertainment	O
industry	O
manager	O
at	O
AutoDesk	O
,	O
and	O
Illuminate	O
Labs	O
products	O
for	O
lighting	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
use	O
of	O
a	O
DC	O
license	O
imposed	O
some	O
restrictions	O
on	O
the	O
characteristic	O
violence	O
in	O
Mortal	B-Application
Kombat	I-Application
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mortal	B-Application
Kombat	I-Application
vs.	I-Application
DC	I-Application
Universe	I-Application
was	O
thus	O
restricted	O
to	O
a	O
"	O
Teen	O
"	O
ESRB	O
rating	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ed	O
Boon	O
,	O
creative	O
director	O
of	O
Mortal	B-Application
Kombat	I-Application
vs.	I-Application
DC	I-Application
Universe	I-Application
and	O
co-creator	O
of	O
the	O
Mortal	B-Application
Kombat	I-Application
franchise	O
,	O
has	O
said	O
that	O
some	O
of	O
the	O
characters	O
 '	O
abilities	O
,	O
especially	O
those	O
from	O
the	O
DC	B-Protocol
Universe	I-Protocol
,	O
had	O
been	O
toned	O
down	O
to	O
make	O
them	O
balanced	O
within	O
Mortal	B-Application
Kombat	I-Application
vs.	I-Application
DC	I-Application
Universe	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
For	O
example	O
,	O
Boon	O
specifically	O
mentioned	O
that	O
Superman	B-Application
became	O
vulnerable	O
because	O
of	O
magic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Boon	O
revealed	O
that	O
two	O
new	O
characters	O
were	O
developed	O
as	O
downloadable	B-Protocol
content	I-Protocol
,	O
Quan	O
Chi	O
from	O
Mortal	B-Application
Kombat	I-Application
and	O
Harley	O
Quinn	O
from	O
DC	O
comics	O
but	O
had	O
been	O
discarded	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
For	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
the	O
Kollector	O
's	O
Edition	O
of	O
Mortal	B-Application
Kombat	I-Application
vs.	I-Application
DC	I-Application
Universe	I-Application
,	O
a	O
new	O
cover	O
was	O
created	O
by	O
Alex	O
Ross	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Also	O
included	O
in	O
the	O
Kollector	O
's	O
Edition	O
is	O
a	O
16-page	O
comic	O
book	O
prequel	O
,	O
Beginnings	O
,	O
which	O
was	O
illustrated	O
by	O
Mortal	B-Application
Kombat	I-Application
co-creator	O
John	O
Tobias	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Downloadable	B-Protocol
content	I-Protocol
(	O
DLC	B-Protocol
)	O
had	O
been	O
confirmed	O
by	O
Major	O
Nelson	O
,	O
but	O
was	O
canceled	O
due	O
to	O
Midway	O
's	O
financial	O
issues	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ed	O
Boon	O
had	O
stated	O
that	O
they	O
would	O
have	O
been	O
updating	O
Mortal	B-Application
Kombat	I-Application
vs.	I-Application
DC	I-Application
Universe	I-Application
periodically	O
with	O
new	O
content	O
all	O
the	O
way	O
up	O
to	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
the	O
next	O
installment	O
of	O
the	O
Mortal	B-Application
Kombat	I-Application
series	O
:	O
"	O
I	O
'd	O
like	O
to	O
have	O
 [ DLC ] 	O
as	O
soon	O
as	O
possible	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ed	O
Boon	O
said	O
on	O
his	O
Twitter	O
account	O
that	O
the	O
plan	O
for	O
DLC	B-Protocol
had	O
been	O
scrapped	O
,	O
which	O
occurred	O
because	O
,	O
as	O
clarified	O
by	O
1UP	O
,	O
Midway	O
had	O
filed	O
for	O
bankruptcy	O
and	O
was	O
purchased	O
by	O
Warner	O
Bros	O
.	O
Interactive	O
after	O
the	O
suggestion	O
of	O
downloadable	B-Protocol
content	I-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
ReceptionMortal	O
Kombat	O
vs.	O
DC	B-Protocol
Universe	I-Protocol
received	O
mixed	O
to	O
positive	O
reviews	O
from	O
critics	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Adam	O
Sessler	O
of	O
X-Play	O
stated	O
:	O
"	O
Whether	O
it	O
's	O
a	O
decade-late	O
answer	O
to	O
the	O
Marvel	B-Application
vs.	I-Application
Capcom	I-Application
team	O
up	O
games	O
or	O
an	O
off-the-cuff	O
boardroom	O
joke	O
gone	O
wildly	O
too	O
far	O
,	O
Mortal	B-Application
Kombat	I-Application
vs.	I-Application
DC	I-Application
Universe	I-Application
is	O
destined	O
to	O
make	O
just	O
about	O
anyone	O
's	O
shortlist	O
of	O
bizarre	O
video	O
game	O
team-ups	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
com	O
's	O
preview	O
stated	O
that	O
the	O
concept	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
"	O
nose-pokingly	O
ludicrous	O
"	O
,	O
noting	O
that	O
Superman	B-Application
's	O
powers	O
could	O
be	O
used	O
to	O
easily	O
defeat	O
a	O
character	O
with	O
the	O
comment	O
,	O
"	O
from	O
Sub-Zero	O
to	O
Well-Done	O
in	O
eight	O
seconds	O
flat.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Mortal	B-Application
Kombat	I-Application
vs.	I-Application
DC	I-Application
Universes	I-Application
Kombo	O
Challenge	O
mode	O
was	O
criticized	O
as	O
a	O
thin	O
and	O
frustrating	O
mode	O
with	O
combos	O
that	O
required	O
very	O
precise	O
timing	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
American	O
Academy	O
of	O
Child	O
and	O
Adolescent	O
Psychiatry	O
approved	O
of	O
Mortal	B-Application
Kombat	I-Application
vs.	I-Application
DC	I-Application
Universe	I-Application
because	O
of	O
its	O
departure	O
from	O
the	O
earlier	O
M-rated	O
games	O
of	O
the	O
series	O
praising	O
its	O
"	O
simpler	O
play	O
,	O
familiar	O
graphics	O
and	O
adjustable	O
gore	O
content	O
"	O
but	O
still	O
not	O
recommending	O
it	O
for	O
younger	O
players	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Midway	O
Games	O
announced	O
that	O
as	O
of	O
January	O
26	O
,	O
2009	O
,	O
Mortal	B-Application
Kombat	I-Application
vs.	I-Application
DC	I-Application
Universe	I-Application
had	O
shipped	O
1.8	O
million	O
copies	O
since	O
its	O
release	O
in	O
mid-November	O
2008	O
,	O
not	O
including	O
the	O
sales	O
of	O
the	O
Kollector	O
's	O
Edition	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
chief	O
operating	O
officer	O
of	O
GameStop	O
stated	O
that	O
the	O
Kollector	O
's	O
Edition	O
of	O
Mortal	B-Application
Kombat	I-Application
vs.	I-Application
DC	I-Application
Universe	I-Application
made	O
up	O
55%	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
total	O
sales	O
at	O
GameStop	O
locations	O
in	O
its	O
first	O
week	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
Wired.com,	O
Mortal	B-Application
Kombat	I-Application
vs.	I-Application
DC	I-Application
Universe	I-Application
also	O
"	O
holds	O
the	O
distinction	O
of	O
being	O
the	O
most	O
pre-ordered	O
MK	O
game	O
of	O
all	O
time.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
a	O
ranking	O
by	O
Rentrak	O
,	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
version	O
of	O
Mortal	B-Application
Kombat	I-Application
vs.	I-Application
DC	I-Application
Universe	I-Application
was	O
the	O
sixth	O
most	O
rented	O
game	O
of	O
2009	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Midway	O
's	O
work	O
on	O
Mortal	B-Application
Kombat	I-Application
vs.	I-Application
DC	I-Application
Universe	I-Application
's	O
cinematic	O
story	O
mode	O
would	O
influence	O
development	O
of	O
future	O
Mortal	B-Application
Kombat	I-Application
games	O
and	O
the	O
Injustice	B-Application
series	O
after	O
Midway	O
filed	O
for	O
Chapter	O
11	O
bankruptcy	O
and	O
became	O
NetherRealm	O
Studios	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Future	O
fighting	O
games	O
like	O
Guilty	B-Application
Gear	I-Application
Xrd	I-Application
,	O
Street	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
V	I-Application
,	O
Tekken	B-Application
7	I-Application
,	O
and	O
Marvel	O
vs.	O
Capcom	O
:	O
Infinite''	O
attempted	O
to	O
create	O
similar	O
film-like	O
experiences	O
.	O
</s>
