SOE spills DC Universe details

Aside from the upcoming fighting game Mortal Kombat vs. DC Universe (Xbox 360, PlayStation 3) from Midway, there’s another DC-based game inbound and it’s aptly called DC Universe. This one will be an MMORPG for the PC and the PlayStation 3, and it’ll feature your favorite heroes with a hybrid game mechanism. Details after the jump.

Sony Online Entertainment has given out new details on its upcoming MMORPG DC Universe for the PC and the PlayStation 3. The game has no release window yet, but what we found out was pretty exciting.

As most of you may have expected, DC Universe will not have you playing as any specific DC hero or villain. What it will give you is a character whom you can customize, build, and assign powers to. This means you’ll be unique instead of being one Batman out of thousands.

Powers can range from anything between elemental attacks to high-impact melee blows. Movement types can also be set if you want to be agile or flying. Your allegiance to good or evil, of course, can be set from the get-go.

According to the game’s creative director Jim Lee, DC Universe is a hybrid between a first-person action game and a traditional MMORPG. You’ll be leveling up, assigning stats, and collecting gear, but the action will be just as fast-paced as any console shooter.

It seems that DC characters will be something like bosses in this game. For instance, causing enough trouble in Gotham City will force the Caped Crusader to take you on. PvP and PvE battles will be constant, according to the devs. This one should be mayhem to the bones.

That’s all the details we have for now on DC Universe. It’s good to see that DC is finally stepping up to its Marvel counterparts when it comes to video games. They also have a fighting game coming up in the form of Midway’s Mortal Kombat vs. DC Universe (Xbox 360, PlayStation 3). That one’s another title to watch out for.

Via Eurogamee