As a disabled gamer, I find myself with a lot of time to play games, and after the weekend's unlucky lavatorial incident I found myself sat on my sofa with more gaming time, feeling sorry for myself and needing something to take my mind off it all. And one of the things that did it was Injustice.

And it did it with a style that I wasn't expecting. The game itself appealed to me because of its DC heritage, but also didn't as I'm usually not much of a fan of one on one beat 'em ups. But that little nagging voice inside my head told me that as it was pretty cheap I should give it a try and hope for the best.

So, that's exactly what I did, and I'm glad I actually did it. Injustice – Gods Among Us could well set a new bench mark in its genre, it has a fas, fluid combat system showcasing the various super powers you'd expect from a vast selection of DC characters, but the moves are simple to pull off with very little in the way of over complicated button combos, and if that wasn't enough, the system also incorporates a partially destructible environment with fun to watch scene changes depending on where you execute them. All of this was put together with very fluid and entertaining animation that really felt like you were engaging in a super hero battle, rather than engaging in a game about super hero battles. A rare trick to pull off and one that hasn't really been done with any conviction since Marvel vs Capcom which was released on the original Playstation console last century.

Then, there were the special moves. Each more audacious than the last, and each very fitting for the character performing them. Batman showcases gadgets and uses the Batmobile in his, Superman launches his enemy into space and The Flash uses his speed to tear his antagonist into shreds.

Now, the in game fun doesn't stop there. As I mentioned, there are a whole host of characters, heroes and villains. But the real stand out character for me, and you may scoff at this, was probably Aquaman. Yes, you read that right, Aquaman. Usually, he's laughed at, lampooned and ridiculed as we've seen in many an episode of The Big Bang Theory. But not in Injustice. Aquaman has a rather impressive skillset and is quite the well rounded character, with the most epic of special moves that involves summoning a huge shark. I won't drop any more spoilers there, but this particular character truly is beat 'em up gold and a joy to play.

Now, as a beat 'em up, Injustice does things slightly differently to other games. Yes, there are the usual multiplayer, character based challenges and single fights where you can pick anyone from the roster and face them off against any other character. But the main game sees you changing characters through a very competent and enjoyable storyline that sees the many protagonists of the story fighting against heroes and villains from different dimensions. Unfortunately we don't encounter a sane Harley Quinn, but we do see good and evil versions of Batman, Superman, Lex Luthor and Wonder Woman.

Lastly, if you elect for the PS4 version as I did, you'll also get to play with the PS4 laptop like D-Pad for some mini games that will affect how much life you start your next fight with, which made for a nice addition to the game.

Set in the universe, or should say multiverse of the Injustice comic book. The game tells the story well with entertaining and engaging cut scenes and will not disappoint fans of the DC franchise. At every turn and every revelation within the story mode I couldn't help but think that it would also have made a great film. As long as Uwe Bolle doesn't make it and take his inspiration from the Street Fighter “movie”.

Definitely a great game for its story alone, and with its extra little challenges, skins and extra characters the Ultimate Edition is well worth trying if you've not already bought the standard version of the game.