Also known as Mortal Kombat 9 the newest Mortal Kombat instalment has been well received by the gaming community.
The game has been praised for an excellent storyline, terrific graphics and awesome multiplayer.
Now imagine if you had all that and more in the palm of your hand, that is basically the definition of Mortal Kombat for Vita.
First of all, you get the amazing story mode with the same cut-scenes used on PS3 and Xbox 360 so they look amazing on the Vita's screen. However, it is a bit of a slap in the face when the cut-scene ends and the game starts as you can tell the difference in the graphics, but after a few seconds your eyes adjust and then the game begins to look good.
The graphics, for a handheld, look absolutely great with the backgrounds looking well done and the character models looking very life-like, with the exception of the lip syncing which is a bit off.
The frame rate is excellent and the controls are very accessible with the D-Pad actually being more optimised than the analog sticks and the standard buttons in combination with movements make some accessible and satisfying special blows to your opponent.
The game also has a competent online multiplayer experience that rarely lags and you can hear your opponent through their microphone, that can be a little annoying though.
An the 'more' part? Throw in lots of extra modes like 'test your luck' which adds random mutators to the fight and a very well done fruit ninja style mini-game to utilize the Vita's touch screen and a balancing mini-game to use the gyroscope feature.
Overall the game is really great with only it's quick transition from cut-scene to graphics, and sometimes the difficulty curve being the only problems.
I definitely recommend picking it up.
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Where's my boy Smoke? Both cyber and human forms were my bread and butter back in the (U)MK3 and Trilogy days.
Trash list. Cassie Cage and Jacque Briggs ahead of Kitana and Mileena? The two most popular female fighters. Ok then….
I really like Jacqui Briggs, and I’d put her above Sonya and Cassie.
Not a fan of Mileena (I usually don’t care much for the ugly freaks in games), but really like Kitana and Jade.
Loved using jade in mk9! She was awesome and looked sexy as f#*k! I don't understand why the studio keeps reducing the female ninjas sex appeal onwards?! Like wtf man!? Jade looks like a simple peasant now🙄
MK baby !