Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League Confirmed as Live-Service Game, Requires Online Connection
The first gameplay of Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League was revealed during Sony’s State of Play February livestream, confirming that it will be a live service game focused on single-player and co-op.
As the showcase game, developer Rocksteady Studios provided story details and tons of footage of the actual game. A 15-minute segment gave us a closer look at the overall framework of the game. It’s essentially an open-world action shooter that blends Batman: Arkham Knight with the flow and action of Sunset Overdrive and more.
Playing as one of four members of the Suicide Squad—Deadshot, Harley Quinn, King Shark, and Captain Boomerang—a band of supervillains is tasked with stopping Brainiac’s invasion of Metropolis. In the expanded showcase, we find the Squad facing a corrupted Flash. The Flash can quickly gain the upper hand in the squad, as other members of Justice and his League, including Superman, Green his Lantern, Wonder Woman, and Batman, also make an appearance in the trailer.
Arkhamverse is back
The expanded gameplay presented in State of Play gave us the most detailed look at the game yet. Arkham His Squad vanity, confirmed to be still set in Rocksteady’s “Arkhamverse” about five years after His Knight, Suicide, sees the familiar universe from the villain’s side. That new perspective also brings with it some new gameplay his systems that can be experienced in single-player or co-op.
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Each villain is highly mobile and can wrestle, fly, or dash at high speed across the city to battle enemies and unleash a variety of skills. Unlike Batman games, gunfights are a major focus of combat in addition to melee attacks. Each character can be decked out with a variety of upgradable weapons incorporating elements and details that reference other heroes and villains from the DC Universe. Captain Boomerang’s Speed Like his Force his Gauntlets, he can teleport across distances.
During further investigation, we also confirmed that previous leaks showing an RPG-style gear system and live service elements were accurate, further confirming that Rocksteady requires an online connection even when playing solo. Playing the game rewards you with loot and various armor for your character of choice. These can be upgraded to increase the villain’s power in the World Zone. This unlocks classic variants of the character, as well as other costumes that reference other heroes.
Suicide Squad will be released on May 26th
First announced in 2020, Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League is an expansion of the ‘Arkhamverse’ developed by Rocksteady. It picks up where Batman Arkham Knight left off, while Marvel’s Avengers tries to succeed where it failed as a superhero-based live-action game.
Notably, Kill the Justice League is the final role of Batman: The Animated Series voice actor Kevin Conroy, who voiced Batman through various projects in the 90s and 2000s. died. Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League is due out on PS5, Windows, and Xbox Series X|S on May 26th.
You can find all the other information announced at today’s State of Play here.
Alessandro Fillari is a news writer for IGN. You can follow him on Twitter and his Instagram @afillari.
