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Injustice Gods Among Us Special Edition

PLAYSTATION 3
Also available on:XBOX 360
Injustice Gods Among Us Special Edition
Warner Home Video Games4/17/2013REGION 2

The Injustice Gods Among Us Special Edition on PlayStation 3 zeroes in on one of DC's most fascinating alternate timelines and makes it the entire selling point. The Red Son DLC Pack, inspired by the legendary comic where Superman's pod lands in the Soviet Union instead of Kansas, delivers three alternate character skins for Superman, Wonder Woman, and Solomon Grundy, plus 20 additional missions set within the Red Son storyline. That's not a cosmetic bonus.

That's a genuine content expansion built around one of the best "what if" stories DC ever published. Mark Millar's Red Son is the kind of comic that changes how you see Superman permanently, and having that aesthetic carried into NetherRealm's fighter gives the game a completely different visual identity. The 20 extra missions add real gameplay to back up the skins, which puts this Special Edition above the usual "here's a costume code" approach.

PS3 fighting game collectors already know Injustice holds up as one of the generation's best, and the Red Son angle gives this edition a hook that stands apart from the other Injustice bundles on the market. If you care about DC's deeper lore beyond the mainline continuity, this is the edition that speaks your language. No statue, no steelbook, just pure content with one of the best themes in comic book history behind it.

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