This article contains major spoilers forSuicide Squad: Kill the Justice League.
On the whole,Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice Leagueis a pretty mixed bag, and the internet is currently divided on just how much of a mixed bag it really is. While some fans can recognizeSuicide Squad’s glaring faultsbut still have a lot of fun with the game, some aren’t quite able to bring themselves to enjoy the experience, and both sides of the fence are completely valid.
Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice Leagueis a game that has its share of issues, but also one that’s home to some surprisingly great features, and it’s this constant juxtaposition of the two that’s led to such a divisive reception. This juxtaposition between good and bad moments runs through the entirety ofSuicide Squad: Kill the Justice League, and nowhere is that more evident than with the game’s boss fights.
TheBatman: Arkhamseriesis known for many things, but one of its most defining features has always been its boss fights. Though the series wasn’t without its more mundane, run-of-the-mill fights, theBatman: Arkhamseries is also home to some of the most innovative and engaging boss encounters in gaming, withArkham City’s fight against Mr. Freeze andArkham Asylum’s Scarecrow encounter still being talked about frequently all these years later.
It’s fair to say that Rocksteady knows how to make well-designed boss fights, and thankfully, a few ofSuicide Squad: Kill the Justice League’s bosses do feel close to a classic Rocksteady boss encounter, albeit retooled for a co-op looter-shooter adventure. Though none ofSuicide Squad’s boss fights live up toBatman:Arkham’s legacy, a few feel suitably grandiose, which is exactly what fans were expecting from a game centered around murdering the Justice League.
The Flash is the first properJustice League boss fightinSuicide Squad: Kill the Justice League, and though it certainly isn’t perfect, it does feel appropriately intense and fast-paced, with players having to charge their Speed Force countermeasures so they can catch Barry off-guard. Green Lantern is up next, and to many fans, this fight will probably feel the best, giving players free rein over a large arena as Green Lantern bombards them with powerful Constructs, ensuring that players are constantly participating in the action.
Batman is another solid boss fight, albeit a strange one. Usingthe Scarecrow’s fear toxin, Batman’s boss fight becomes anArkham Asylum-like fight against a gigantic Demon Bat. Though the gameplay in this sequence is very repetitive - with players having to just shoot at Batman’s chest, avoid oncoming attacks, and wait for an opening - the visuals and atmosphere of the fight are spot-on, and it does feel like the most logical way to make a 4v1 Batman boss fight.
ButSuicide Squad: Kill the Justice League’s boss fights soon fall off a cliff. While The Flash, Green Lantern, and Batman won’t be making any top 10 Rocksteady boss fight lists anytime soon, they’re a whole lot better than what comes after. The penultimate boss fight ofSuicide Squad: Kill the Justice League, Superman, is possibly the most disappointing boss fight in Rocksteady history.
Built up gradually over the game’s 10-hour story,Superman’s boss fightcomes and goes in mere minutes. While some of his attacks look suitably epic, Superman’s moveset is very repetitive, and with endgame gear likely in hand, players are able to take down the Man of Steel very quickly, leading to a short and extremely anti-climactic fight.
The final boss ofSuicide Squad: Kill the Justice Leagueisn’t much better. Finally facing off against the big bad, Brainiac, players are essentially subjected to another Flash boss fight, with Brainiac simply borrowing his moveset rather than having one of his own. It’s a lazy way to endSuicide Squad: Kill the Justice League, and the promise of 12 more Brainiac boss fights in future seasons won’t fill a lot of fans with hope following the first bout.
Suicide Squad: Kill The Justice League
WHERE TO PLAY
Play as the Suicide Squad to take down the World’s Greatest DC Super Heroes, The Justice League. Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League, is a genre-defying, action-adventure third-person shooter from Rocksteady Studios, creators of the critically acclaimed Batman: Arkham series.
