3/5 ★ – JudexPurus's review of Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League.

Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League looked to capitalize on characters made mainstream from the recent films by David Ayer and James Gunn. Set in the same universe as the Rocksteady Arkham series, players have the option to play as Deadshot, Harley Quinn, Captain Boomerang or King Shark, amidst other characters made available through DLC. I have noticed that A LOT of the criticism for this game is based SOLELY on the fate of a fan favourite character (which was spoilt for me by all you whiners online), and I believe that to be unjustifiable. I have completed the main quest and a subsequent DLC level, but I haven’t continued beyond that as I lost interest quickly. This is not going to affect my review as I did enjoy the main storyline. My favourite character to play as was Captain Boomerang. Just the dialogue alone and his actor were exceptional and perfectly captured a lot of the typical Aussie tropes and mannerisms. In terms of gameplay, I found it engaging enough with fun traversal that made me skim the rooftops of Metropolis rather than Fast Travel while also taking down some no-good aliens along the way. The combat was fairly repetitive, but chaotic enough to keep it entertaining. Were there bugs and glitches? Yes, but this was forgivable for the fun that was to be had. But my MAJOR criticism for this game is the live service and always needing to be connected to the internet to play. I found myself often unable to play due to Maintenance Modes, which are obviously catered to peak player numbers. As someone living in remote Australia, I don’t fit into that category. Often, I found myself with some time to spare and enthusiastically boot up the game only to be told Maintenance Mode was in effect. THIS is partly why I haven’t continued beyond the Main Storyline. Trying to be drastically different to its Arkham predecessors was always going to be difficult, but Suicide Squid gives it a good solid crack. Unfortunately, it just doesn’t have the allure and awe that the Arkham games left us. Worth a go for fans of the source material, but even if just for a respectful and fitting tribute to the late great Kevin Conroy.