Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League is now available to buy and if early word on the game is any indication, it's proving to be every bit as controversial as expected.
While the premise of the story is right there in the title, many DC fans have been quick to share their disappointment with the notion that the Justice League will be taken out by Task Force X (the manner of their respective deaths, meanwhile, has done little to help matters).
Early on, the story reveals that Brainiac has attacked Earth and brainwashed the League into serving him. That leaves only the Suicide Squad, under Amanda Waller's orders, to stop them and save the planet from being conquered.
The Multiverse does eventually come into play and the deaths are handled in a way that potentially leaves the door open to each hero returning (after all, how many superheroes stay dead?). However, it's Batman's demise which has perhaps been the biggest sticking point.
That's largely because Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League marks what's likely to be the late Kevin Conroy's final performance as the Caped Crusader. Rumour has it he'll appear in DC Animation's Crisis on Infinite Earths: Part Three but this still feels like a rotten farewell to the Arkham-verse Batman.
In the game, the hero is gunned down by Harley Quinn after falling under Brainiac's control but, in what appears to be an effort to appease fans, Rocksteady has included a touching post-credits scene with a news reporter sharing some inspiring words about Batman.
The imagery pays homage to Batman: The Animated Series before ending by thanking Conroy for his contributions. It's an emotional and touching tribute, albeit one that may come too little, too late for some DC fans.
You can check out Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League's post-credits scene in the player below (via GameFragger.com).
From Rocksteady Studios, the creators of the Batman Arkham series, Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League is a genre-defying third-person action shooter where the ultimate band of misfits must do the impossible to save the world: Kill the Justice League.
Play as the Suicide Squad, (Harley Quinn, Deadshot, Captain Boomerang, King Shark), as they set out on an impossible mission to Kill the Justice League.
Drop into an expansive and dynamic open-world Metropolis ravaged by Brainiac’s invasion and terrorized by the heroes who once protected it. Experience gameplay that brings together a unique fusion of enhanced traversal, gunplay, and melee combat, combining free-roaming exploration and combat verticality for an unforgettable experience.
Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League is now available to buy on all major platforms.