Well I will admit to not being all that excited about this game as I was previous Mortal Kombat games simply because I was so underwhelmed by Mortal Kombat 4, that was until I read a preview in and old Nintendo Gamecube magazine here in the UK called CUBE and then it really grabbed my attention, first off it look as good as any beat-em-up around at the time down to the style that it went for and for one it wasn't Mortal Kombat as we knew it this wasn't simply a 3D version of MK3 like MK4 was but it was a completely new game engine one that was built from the ground up and rather than each fighter being the same other than the special moves separating them each character has three separate fighting styles two hand to hand and one weapon based. Other than that the whole way the game played changed there is less jumping about and that from MK4 and more combos based juggles and linked moves making it a much faster paced game. But it really doesn't stop just at the gameplay changes the sheer amount of content……. sorry Kontent to unlock will keep you playing for ages thanks to the Koins that you have to earn to unlock everything in the Krypt, from hidden characters, arenas, alternative outfits to just about everything that went into making the game in some form or another, of course you can also watch the Making of video and the History of Mortal Kombat video as they are worth it, although one slight gripe have is earning Platinum and Onyx Koins can be a bit of a chore as there can only really be obtained through winning at the Test Your Might and Sight mini games so earning those alone takes longer than the other Koins other than that unlocking everything takes time but is fun while you do it. There is enough to keep you playing on this two with all the game modes to unlock as well not only do you have the standard Arcade, Verses and Practice mode but there is also the Konquest mode which serves a few purposes and that is a quick easy way to learn a characters moves, a good way of earning Koins that's easy, and good insight into the characters back stories, so quite a lot of work has went into that part unlike previous Mortal Kombats. One thing that has changed is that each character only has one Fatality each so rather than the ten or so that each one had by the end of Trilogy they are back to just one and all the better for it as the game hold up regardless of them now because it's became a far better fighter than previous games. All in all a lot of work went into this to make it the best Mortal Kombat around and the amount to see and do in this package makes it worth it and has helped make the Mortal Kombat game a bit less of a gimmick and a decent fighter.
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