Grab some kryptonite and add some more nails to your bat, because Metropolis just became a villain’s new playground. “Suicide Squad: Kill The Justice League” is a new game in the DC universe that allows players to, as the name states, kill the justice league.
For those who are unaware, “Task Force X” - more commonly known as the “Suicide Squad” - is a group of supervillains assembled by U.S. Intelligence Officer Amanda Waller, for high-risk covert operations in exchange for reduced or even nullified prison sentences. Of course, not many members of this group receive such an achievement, as all of them are expendable - meaning that if one member of the group dies, another villain will take their place.
The plot of the game is that the “Suicide Squad” - composed of Harley Quinn, Captain Boomerang, Deadshot, and King Shark - are sent on a covert mission to Metropolis. However, once the group arrives, they swiftly realize the grim reality of the situation: Brainiac, an alien who harvests planets to fill his collection and satiate his obsession for knowledge, has been brainwashing the innocent inhabitants of Metropolis for a full-scale invasion of Earth. To make matters worse - his influence has spread to the members of the Justice League - making them his top enforcers. Now, the Suicide Squad will have to go on a rampage to stop each member of the League before they take over the Earth in the name of Brainiac.
“Rocksteady Studios,” the creator of the game, is a British video game developing company based in London, England. This company acts as a subsidiary of “Warner Bros. Games” - with its crowning achievement being the Arkham franchise. The company was first founded in 2004, with its first game - “Urban Chaos: Riot Response” - coming out on May 19, 2006. Three years later, on Aug. 25, Rocksteady Studios developed the first game in its beloved series - “Batman: Arkham Asylum,” which depicted the tale of Batman fighting the Joker and many of his villains while trapped in Arkham Asylum. On Oct. 18, 2011 - “Batman: Arkham City” was released to the public, telling the story of Batman’s nightly crusade, only except he’s stuck in a city filled with Gotham’s criminal populace.
At the current moment, the game’s mechanics are unknown. The only ones that are known are the fact that the game allows for four-person multiplayer and that each playable character has a certain play style - that way players can experiment with different ways to complete the game at their own pace.
All and all, “Suicide Squad: Kill The Justice League” is hopefully a game that’ll amass fans just as well as its predecessor has. The game is stated to be released on Feb. 24, 2024 - at an expected price of $59.99 for the Playstation5, Xbox Series X/S, and PC.