Abstract: After many years and half a dozen mediocre-to-middling attempts to rekindle one of the biggest franchises of the 90s, Mortal Kombat is finally really back. Under the watchful eye of series co-creator Ed Boon, NetherRealm Studios has delivered the ni...
Abstract: MORTAL KOMBAT! I'll admit to not being the world's biggest fan of this particular franchise, and that's almost entirely because I don't have the nostalgia for it that others do. I played MK 1, 2 and 3, and then kind of fell off the horse after that. Pl...
Abstract: Twenty years ago, arcades all around the U.S. saw an unprecedented surge, the event spear-headed by two extraordinary titles on opposite sides of the spectrum. Prior to that, the genre was practically unheard of but their success would ignite a wave of...
Abstract: Back when I was in high school, more years ago than I care to remember, I had an English teacher who liked students to write short papers. He would tell us this on a fairly regular basis and would always remind us why – 10 pounds of bullshit smells wo...
Mortal Kombat combines the novelty of extreme violence with a great fighting engine. My favorite moments with Mortal Kombat were always playing against a friend (Gamespy’s Ryan Scott is a beast), but I was disgusted by how unbalanced some of the single...
Abstract: Over the years, as the fighting game genre became more crowded, something weird happened to the Mortal Kombat series. It started to change its DNA. While I'm all for evolution in a series, Mortal Kombat took this to an extreme, and some strange things ...
One of the most indepth story modes to grace a fighting game, Revamped control system makes it easy to pick up and play, Huge amount of content to unlock, Challenge Tower minigames and challenges are lots of fun, Viciously brutal moves.
Shao Kahn is incredibly cheap, Occasionally laggy online play.
Over-the-top, bloody, and bursting with content, Mortal Kombat is a return to form for the franchise....
Abstract: It always seemed rather strange that whenever fighting games are brought up, the names “Mortal Kombat” and “Street Fighter” are usually the first titles that come into people’s minds. Strange, because while the former’s gameplay has consist...
Abstract: The story mode is told rather well using in game graphics and some pretty good voice acting. But as usual, it's really is just the vehicle for teaching you how to play the game. You fight three or four battles with each character, which gives you just eno...
