Set five years after the events of Arkham Knight , the game's storyline follows the titular supervillain team, who are assembled by Amanda Waller and sent to Metropolis to stop the alien invader Brainiac and kill the members of the Justice League who fell under his influence. Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League is presented from a third-person perspective and its open world design allows players, either individually or cooperatively , to freely roam Metropolis.
The game was announced in August and was scheduled to be released in , but was delayed multiple times. It had an early access period for owners of the deluxe edition that began on January 29, The game received mixed reviews from critics, who praised its campaign's story and gameplay, but criticized its repetition and live service elements. The game failed to meet the sales expectations of Warner Bros.
Rocksteady announced end of support for the game in January following the final post-launch story update. Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League is an action-adventure game [ 2 ] set in an open world based in Metropolis. Players control the Suicide Squad , which features a total of eight playable characters, including the four initial members, Deadshot , Harley Quinn , Captain Boomerang , and King Shark , [ 3 ] and the post-launch additions of the Joker , [ 4 ] Mrs.
Freeze, [ 5 ] Lawless , [ 6 ] and Deathstroke. When played solo, players can switch between characters at will, while the other characters are controlled by the AI. Each character has access to three weapon classes, with each class being shared by multiple characters. Each character has a unique melee combat style and traversal method, such as Harley Quinn who uses a bludgeon and travels using Batman's grapple gun. A skill tree progression system is included, allowing players to re-spec into different skills at any point throughout the game for different build experimentation.
Shepard Sr. Post-launch seasons feature the additions of four playable Squad members: the Joker J. Karliak , an alternate reality version of Batman's deceased arch-nemesis; [ 23 ] [ 4 ] Dr. Freeze Sara Cravens , an alternate reality version of Dr. After miniature bombs are injected into their heads, Waller sends the squad into Metropolis which is under attack by Brainiac. When they raid the Hall of Justice, a brainwashed Green Lantern attacks them and explains that Brainiac plans to terraform Earth.
