J. Hugo of Kaboomshark writes "Mortal Kombat (or Mortal Kombat 9 to others) was probably one of the better fighting games released in this current generation and is still enjoyable at this time. The fact that it has seen a recent release on PC also contributes to the game’s strength even if it took awhile to get there. For me personally, it exceeded many of my expectations after playing some of the 3D-based ones on my PS2 (hint: I wasn’t too fond of them) and I’m looking forward to another in the near future. I am a bit curious as to how they’ll handle a certain plot situation that they ended off with in Mortal Kombat 9."
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
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I'm not sure how this is an issue since magic is everywhere as is power over souls. Quite an easy workaround. All they have to do is either have the characters not appear in Story (and make a new cast to step up ala Tekiken 3) while having the originals apear in the VS modes and such, or have everybody revived.