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Mortal Kombat review

A bloody good fighter that reboots and redeems the wayward series

Words: on April 19, 2011
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84 comments

  • MightyMorphinPoltergeist - August 17, 2011 12:52 a.m.

    I demand this be re-reviewed by a non Capcom employee/fanyboy. : P

  • Alucard918 - May 21, 2011 10:10 p.m.

    This game is insane! In my opinion it also is way better than SFIV... jus sayin.

  • jok3rxfear - May 11, 2011 1:02 p.m.

    TBH. Bad comparison of Games, I own both SSFIV and MK. And they play very differently. 9/10 for both the games. 5/10 for the review.

  • helmanruiz - May 2, 2011 12:37 p.m.

    I have had more fun with MK than i ever did with both SFIV and MvC3 combined.

  • kingsmikefan - April 26, 2011 5:37 a.m.

    You fucking retards. "It's a capcom advertisement." He thinks SS1V is a better game, and he went into detail saying that it's not really a fair comparison, but he had to make them because people will bring that up. If you fucking read that shit, you would know that, but you want to bitch so you ignore it.

  • yagirlfriendsfavoriterapper - April 23, 2011 3:54 p.m.

    The 3 MK games on PS2 had a combo breaker aimrite?

  • hanktherapper - April 23, 2011 2:47 a.m.

    I finally decided to buy this game. It'll be the first fighting game I've played in 10 years.

  • Headie - April 22, 2011 6:14 p.m.

    Great review and from a reviewer that knows what he's talking about. One i'll be picking up in the bargain bin in a few week. Most interested to hear about the hitbox issue. I play fighting games purely for multiplayer (same console/online) and the hitbox thing would be a pretty key point for me. I have absolutely no interest in the 1player side of the game. I'd just like to know that when i hit it connects. I play my fighters seriously and i found your review honest and informative. Most of the people whining are just whining for the sake of it. Give MK a bit of time and see how it holds up in 3-6 months thru Tournies (not official MK 1's, but Multi game lans etc. Maybe it will have some hidden depths. I'm pretty convince SSF4 will still be getting played at the big events. Whereas this may sit in a corner somewhere with ppl pleading to have some1 to play against. I shall get it when the price comes down, but i doubt it's got the legs of the others Nope i aint a SSF4 fanboy, but i play it and watch enough tournies to see the depth in the game. Nope, I don't like MvC3 (Too much for my eyes to handle lol) Yep i love VF5 (PS3 & Xbox 360 & Arcade). Have since VF2 in Arcade and Saturn. Probably not a more hardcore beater out there So VF > All OFC this is just my opinion, like the reviewer had his. Nothing devides faneboy gamers more than the old MK vs SF debate Just ban SSF4 and MK and bring out VF6 already and lets put this 1 to bed :P

  • GayforGilbert - April 22, 2011 2:16 a.m.

    This sure read more like a seven.

  • AntistasMetroid - April 21, 2011 1:45 p.m.

    Im glad you reviewed this mr. brelston. your fighting game chops are second to none when it comes the fine details of these games. ive actually been playin this for a couple of days and you hit the nail on the head in every point you made. good review. fair score.

  • happydude007 - April 21, 2011 2:13 a.m.

    Well said Sinosaur

  • Imthedoctor - April 21, 2011 1:44 a.m.

    I just played this today, and i gotta say it's amazing, i'm definitely buying it. Online was annoying though, i'd beat the guy for one round pretty handlily..then he'd just jump to spamming to win the match..pretty low

  • bread_or_decide - April 20, 2011 8:52 p.m.

    This game had me at "barf that stays there for the match."

  • trenen - April 20, 2011 8:34 p.m.

    The Babalities in this one are hilarious. Makes me want the Friendships too!

  • gatorfan122394 - April 20, 2011 7:53 p.m.

    Lets put it this way, game informer gave it the 2nd lowest review and as an average of an 8.6. just because gamesradar is biased doesn't mean this game isnt better than 8

  • TriforcePlayer - April 20, 2011 6:39 p.m.

    I'll get this either early May or whenever Noire comes out

  • bron1417 - April 20, 2011 6:24 p.m.

    great review Elston! as a huge MK fan i loved the review. and people really do need to stop complaining. it's not a big deal at all. also....KOMBAT TIME!!

  • Heyexclamationpoint - April 20, 2011 5:52 p.m.

    I actually found Shao Kahn and Goro/Kintaro pretty easy, as long as you spam projectiles (Shao Kahn) or constantly jump kick/uppercut (Goro/Kintaro, though Goro is much easier to beat, Kintaro has those annoying counters). Some of the fatalities made me gag. And most would consider me to be a serial killer in the making!

  • WtfInternetguy87 - April 20, 2011 1:20 p.m.

    Mortal Kombat is a pretty awesome game. I am in agreement though that someone who holds a strong opinion of street fighter being a better fighter needs to take off the rose colored sunglasses. Street Fighter has some issues that haven't been addressed since the day it came out. For starters turtling is a major issue in SF games. Down back champions be damned. Also they keep adding shoto variants instead of just balancing the roster. I enjoy street fighter just as much as the next guy but I'm not in love with it enough to say its a better fighter after all this time.

  • Romination - April 20, 2011 5:45 a.m.

    I've heard that playing through story mode and the challenge tower give pretty good training for most of the characters. Besides, for how much you complain about the training in SF4 and MvC3, is it really a problem they don't have one?

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Great
YOU'LL LOVE
  • Brutal, bloody fighting
  • Good roster, lots of extra features
  • Lengthy story mode is surprisingly fun
YOU'LL HATE
  • Still not as balanced or tight as SF
  • Hard to punish whiffed moves, projectile spam
  • Coin reward system is both stingy and needless
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More Info

Release date: US
Apr 19 2011 (Xbox 360, PS3)
UK
Apr 21 2011 (Xbox 360, PS3)
Expected release date: US
May 01, 2012 (PS Vita)
Available Platforms: PS Vita, Xbox 360, PS3
Genre: Fighting
Published by: WB Interactive
Developed by: NetherRealm
Franchise: Mortal Kombat
ESRB Rating:
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