It is just shy of two decades since Mortal Kombat first made its bloody appearance in the grimy arcade halls of the world, flaunting animation and levels of violence that shocked parents and set Mortal Kombat apart from its genre rivals with charismatic distinction.
Has Mortal Kombat finally made the comeback that we have all been wanting for years?
Trevor Walker said: Fighting games have always been able to simultaneously experiment and innovate while staying true to their roots in the best of ways. Mechanics change, crossovers take place, and evolution occurs. One of the best examples of all three can be seen in the coveted guest character.
The fighting genre is full of mini-games, from Street Fighter's car destruction to Tekken Ball. Here's the best Mortal Kombat mini games.
Cultured Vultures: We've gone to the trouble of ranking the Mortal Kombat games across the series' history. Special Forces is clearly number one.
My favorite is always going to be Ultimate Mortal Kombat 3. I know some people didn't like the addition of the run button. But, man that game is burned into my memory from childhood, lol.
That's the one I played the most as a kid. Fun times gaming on my Sega Genesis, the memories
MK2 will always be the best in the series. Been playing a lot of MK1 lately though. Definitely enjoying it more than any other NRS era MK game.
I will always have a special place in my memory for MK 1 and 2. You had to be there during that era at the arcades. Martial arts tournament fighting movies were still popular, and MK 1 was exciting. Real life motion captured characters done well (unlike Pit Fighter). A cast of characters we all liked like Bruce Lee(Lui Kang), Van Damme(Johnny Cage), the Lightning god(Raiden) from Big Trouble in Little China, and Ninjas, gotta have Ninjas. Goro was menacing as hell. The MK arcade had some of the best speakers similar to Killer Instinct as you could hear the loud crisp and bassy sound that was distinctly different than other arcades. MK 2 improved greatly on the controls and fighting mechanics
This game surprised the hell out of me...excellent purchase. The story mode in particular was robust and interesting...and I kinda insist all fighting games have this much single player content.
Two game have been on my 2011 list of must-have games - finished Portal 2 last night and now I cant wait to get my hands on MK! Great review, it is going to be epic!
I want this game but I just haven't picked a copy up yet
I bought this game purely for the tag team co-op.... haven't managed to even try it yet though since I have gotten stuck into the single player
Got the game last Friday and, while I'm loving it, the hit detection is broken. Was playing versus with my brother and he could land a few hits when he shouldn't have been able to, as could I. Same thing happens when fighting the CPU.
I hope NetherRealm fixes it soon.