With his new show debuting on the CW tomorrow night, the timing couldn't be any more perfect for Green Arrow to make his way onto another medium as well, that of DC's brawler Injustice: Gods Among Us. Check out the announcement trailer below!
Good trick arrows = good trick juggle combos.
The emerald archer of Star City hasn't been seen in a video game since way back when Justice League Task Force was released on Sega Genesis and SNES in 1995, and with a whole range of trick arrows at his disposal. Oliver Queen mirrors Batman's back story a bit; both were children of privilege prior to becoming vigilante crime fighters. Just substitute a lion mauling for the Wayne's mugging, throw in a bow and arrow, and there you go.
Another Justice League member, Arrow brings the roster to ten total, and joins other Leaguers like Batman, Superman, the Flash, Cyborg, Batman, and Wonder Woman. Also playable will be Catwoman, Harley Quinn, Nightwing, and Solomon Grundy.
There's still quite a few characters yet to be announced. According to the game's presentation at this year's EVO, there will be at least 24 playable characters and 15 arenas. I wouldn't be surprised to see a few other Leaguers like Green Lantern and Martian Manhunter. And what would a fighting game featuring the man of tomorrow and the caped crusader be if they couldn't go up against Lex Luthor and the Joker? But their possible involvement in the game remains to be seen.
Those who may find the DC characters a bit lacking should be happy to know that Boon plans on introducing a few characters you might not expect. "With Mortal Kombat, we brought in crazy guests like Freddy Krueger. So we'll definitely want to introduce unexpected characters [via DLC] to Injustice. That'll be our strategy. It's comparable to Mortal Kombat, but being really aggressive with our DLC characters."
Injustice: Gods Among Us will be released in April 2013 for Xbox 360, PS3, and Nintendo's Wii U.
A collector's edition was recently announced, and a comic book is in the works.
