It’s not Superman, it’s not Batman: DC Comics’ Comprehensive Rebirth Beyond Paper Passes Through Black Adam. And beware, it is not the first time that a villain or character of distracted morals takes the reins of the comic house: the Joker or Harley Quinn are great examples of the impact of their characters. Now then, the entrance in scene of the nemesis of the marvel family -Coincidence?- It is a declaration of intentions on the big screen and, in addition, the beginning of a new stage in MultiVersus.
Because DC Comics and Player First Games don’t mess around with subtleties: Warner’s superstar crossover wants to be much more than a substitute for Super Smash Bros. and it won’t settle for being the best fighting game of 2022. MultiVersus aspires to be the meeting point for fans of the entertainment giant and a mirror in which the next Free-To-Play. A double objective that, despite being a great challenge, complies with brutal simplicity.
Logically, all of the above would fall on deaf ears if MultiVersus was limited to adding content that did not provide interest beyond simple collecting. Luckily, and as you will see in our gameplay, Black Adam is a fighter who lives up to his own expectations and, in turn, the perfect character to test the new and recently released Arcade Mode of the game. Unquestionably, the other great attraction of the game before closing its inaugural stage.
On November 15, the first season of MultiVersus and the data is there: since its launch at the end of July, Warner’s Smash has added no less than six fightersa classic game mode, has embarked on a Halloween event and even added a new stage inspired by Space Jam in the experimental modes.
Something that borders on the absurd if we compare it with any other fighting game. Above all because all these contents are really free: you can get all the fighters just by playing, and the best thing is that it won’t take too long to save game currency either.
But the best thing is that the fighters are really interesting and fun to play. Black Adam, in fact, does not even follow the character stereotype by Smash: He is a fighter whose dynamic style when it comes to landing blows and making combos perfectly fits in arcade fighting games. And yet, he works wonders when going up against Bugs Bunny, Jake the Dog or Rick Sánchez.
What it’s like to play as Black Adam in Multiversus
In practically all fighting games, mobility, control of the scenario or the way of conditioning what the opponent does are much more important than the simple destructive capacity. In MultiVersus this principle gains new nuances, and very few give so much play when it comes to crossing the screen or dislocating the rest of the fighters as Black Adam.
Bully-class and with a Hybrid style, the antihero formerly known as Hot Adam He bases his strategy on mercilessly penalizing the slow moments of his rivals and dominating the aerial game. What’s more, to date he is the only fighter with the ability to fly freely in any direction. Not indefinitely, but long enough that it’s something to remember when trying to kick it over the edge.
While comparisons to Superman are almost inevitable, Black Adam sets himself apart from the Man of Steel by generating electrical explosions with a strategic element.
- From the start, it has lightning with the ability to retain or repel enemies whose extension we can manage by holding the special hit button or making them emerge from the ground or ledges.
- In addition, it is capable of creating arcs and strong electrical impacts that can be followed up with a lethal ray, so that it is constantly applying an electrical charge to its advantage.
- And beware, in the air is where it is most dangerous: in addition to an impulse in which it generates at least one dangerous projectile that follows in its wake, its shot in the form of a downward circular kick is a shot capable of sentencing games.
The negative part of Black Adam is that he is a character that is not too easy to understand and requires a lot of precision on the part of the player to be able to chain their attacks or guess the intentions of their opponents. Which is not easy considering the chaos that is generated on the screen and how unpredictable most of the characters are.
Black Adam is a very interesting and valuable addition to MultiVersus. Not only because it provides an extra variety without giving the impression of taking ideas from other characters in the game or beyond it, but also because it manages to imprint the essence of the DC antihero and the Warner films in the games without being chained to the character. interpreted by Dwayne Johnson on the big screen.
In fact, despite the fact that he has tons of lines of dialogue in both English and Spanish, neither Johnson lends his voice to him in the game nor will we see him with the appearance of the movie. At least for now. Because that door is open to the future.
MultiVersus and Black Adam are a very valuable gear for Warner
MultiVersus serves a greater purpose than offering a cross-platform Super Smash Bros. and free-to-play: This is a constant demonstration of the value of Warner licenses whose content arrives in a very calculated way.
- The new season of Rick y Morty came wrapped by the arrival of both characters in the game. And it is not ruled out that we see contents of Harry Potter related to the premiere of Hogwarts Legacy or The House of the Dragon: Arya Stark has been around since day one.
- The presence of DC Comics heroes is directly due to Warner’s film plans, despite the notorious absence of the Joker. And the same goes for the characters in a Scooby Doo. Do not rule out that ‘The Rock’ ends up entering the game.
- But not only that: MultiVersus It gives special value to the classic legacy and to the cartoons that fascinate the little ones with the Loony Tunes or the Cartoon Network characters. It even has a tab in options that enables or disables possible offensive expressions.
The general idea is not only to give value to the Warner Bros brand, but also that the contents of the game serve as ambassadors of active projects and those to come. that a fan of Adventure Time be curious or want to go see a Black Adam movie that, in turn, has been the biggest blow on the table since the creation of the DC cinematic universe.
And, of course, we cannot forget that there’s a gremlins movie in the oven and, like it or not, they are an undiscovered license for several generations of video game enthusiasts.
They say that when something is free, the product is you. And definitely some of this is in MultiVersus. But that does not mean that there has never been such a good, fun and adaptable alternative to all player profiles. Because MultiVersus brings something to everyone. From the most addicted by fighting games to the fans of the characters. Player First Games has taken its mission to offer a great game very seriously and, as we mentioned, the rate at which the news arrives is not normal. not even among the free-to-play. Above all, with the addition of the Arcade mode.
A simple Arcade mode with a very powerful claim: destroy the Season Pass
How many Battle Passes or Season Passes have you left unfinished, even if you paid for them? the of MultiVersus It has a free section and a paid section, and you will surely consider making the leap to the second after what the other great novelty of the game brings: with arcade mode you can go in leaps and bounds for it.
Designed to offer a single player experience, the new Arcade mode of MultiVersus there is nothing special about it. You choose the number of battles and the degree of difficulty establishes the retries you will have. However, all of your milestones count towards progress towards daily and weekly goals and also allow you to power up and level up your character. It might seem like something unusually generous, but it turns out brilliant:
- Of departure, allows us to level up and improve new characters without having to play games devoid of the classic power-ups that end up making a difference. Once we have our fighter at a decent level, we can make the leap to competitive experience.
- But it is that, in addition, manages to amplify the feeling of gratification and rewards by progressing through the Season Pass. Enough to add two additional levels and tempt us to unlock all the paid rewards by considering how far we’ve come.
With a little dexterity you can beat the arcade on medium difficulty in about 15 minutes. A very, very interesting time and that totally plays in favor of its replayability, because there are no endings or unlockables, but the way in which it allows you to level up and progress in the game is absolutely unusual.
Then,MultiVersus is a game where everything is really free except the Season Pass? Technically yes, with the exception of the special aspects. And to be fair, they’re not cheap but they really are interesting: alternate versions of Superman, Shaggy, or LeBron James himself dressed as Robin all have unique lines of dialogue and even completely different voices. And there are too many that are quite a temptation.
MultiVersus’ determination to be much more than the best fighting game of 2022
We don’t know if Black Adam will ever face Superman on the big screen, but it’s already the daily bread in MultiVersus. The question now is to know how long we will continue to be impressed with this event. Until being dethroned by the next Free-To-Play? Until the release of Street fighter 6? When Nintendo announces a new Smash Bros.?
MultiVersus is a great fighting game and also quite a surprise: it is genuinely free to play, fully cross-platform, and simple and fun enough to be enjoyed by everyone. The meeting point between the fans of Batmanthose of Steven Universe and, most likely, those of Harry Potter o Matrix in the not so distant future.
Having achieved the desired impact, now it’s time to consider how to go beyond being the best fighting game of 2022. Meanwhile, Warner and Player First Games have a lot of content to offer players. Both in the form of new characters, and in terms of outfits capable of taking us to look at what it marks on the price tag.
With everything, and despite everything that has come to MultiVersus in its first season, the game is still in its early days. In its menu there are still two tabs to enable: play store and competitive mode. From there, anything can happen, which includes an entry on Nintendo Switch that, for all intents and purposes, would serve as a new impetus. It is not the first time that such a strategy has been proposed.
Will we continue talking about MultiVersus in 2024 or 2025? Just look at Warner’s movie calendar or its licensing portfolio so that the mere addition of a new character is not buried in big announcements. And that Black Adam has resurrected the millionaire Warner and DC film project makes the whole be even more interesting.
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