Back in the early 1990s, arcades were a happening place to be. Lines of people would gather around to see and experience the latest games. There were a host of fighting games out at the time. But one game was set to take the industry by storm. That game was Mortal Kombat.
The original 2D Mortal Kombat games had geat gameplay mechanics to round out the nice graphics and sound. However, over the years with the franchises progression into 3D things haven't turned out so well from a development standpoint. The series seems to have lost the gameplay and aslo the fighting engine it was renowned for. Ever since the inception of Mortal Kombat 4 Midway seems to have relied more on gimmicks than functionality to appease the fighting game purist. For the most part Midway has butchered the franchise over the past decade. The most recent evidence of this is the announcement of Mortal Kombat vs DC Universe.
Let's take a walk through history and examine the Mortal Kombat series from the beginning all the way up to Mortal Kombat vs DC Universe.
While some feel it was the Mortal Kombat: Annihilation movie, Mortal Kombat vs. DC Universe is popularly touted as the lowest point for the franchise – at least in terms of video games. The prototype IP soup tried to do something new with popular characters going head to head, but never really got a good reception.
The biggest issue was that with the introduction of DC and Warner Bros, MK's iconic gore had to be dialed down. Batman, after all, cannot be split into two by Kung Lao's hat. However, while the game itself signaled the fatality of the Mortal Kombat franchise, its core formula is what resurrected it to become NetherRealm Studio and the reboot we've come to adore.
MK vs DC wasn’t awful. If reception for that game made mk9 possible then hopefully the failures of MK11 can make some good changes as well. It’s time to get rid of variations, they had a good run but ended up a mess.
I think MK 9 did.
In fact I remember being bummed that this was a T rated MK game and just dismissed it. MK 9 was when I actually stood back and said, "They're back!". Still think that game is fantastic.
With the Mortal Kombat franchise now on its 11th installment this year, one of those many franchise entries, Mortal Kombat vs. DC Universe has not been remembered fondly, and in fairness, it isn’t difficult to see why. The action is somewhat muted for a Mortal Kombat game, it’s infamously lacking in extra content, and its arrival heralded the end of series publisher Midway Games. However, while this reputation is understandable, it is not deserved. Not only that, but the game may have even ensured that the more recent Mortal Kombat installments came into being at all.
The wait time for NetherRealm’s Injustice 2 is getting shorter with each passing day, and fans are ready to step into the DC Universe yet again to punch each other into submission. Ed Boon and company have been hard at work building up their reputation since being bought by Warner Bros. in 2009, and it may be time for them to do something that could be considered a challenge. And what could be more of a challenge than rebooting Mortal Kombat vs. DC Universe? Longtime Mortal Kombat fans had to go through several mediocre titles before NetherRealm released the excellent 2011 reboot. MK vs. DC was the last game in the series developed by Midway before their closure (along with just being their last game, period) and saw the two universes collide and its various characters subsequently punch each other into hamburger meat.
No.
The gameplay itself was fine. The thing that made the first one so bad was that WB/DC did not like the idea of their heroes and villains being brutally killed. This made the game very watered down, less violent and with terrible fatalities. I can't imagine WB/DC would be okay with that now.
Why? Just play Injustice, its a copy amd paste of MKX. Design, game mechanics and all. Even a lot of the Injustice games roster have stolen moves from MK.
How much are you all willing to bet that the next MK will have the different costume design mechanic?
No keep them seperate. MK vs DC was the worst MK game imo. MK9 blew that game out of the water and everyone forgot about it. No fatalities and a gimped MK roster for superheroes/villains that I personally have 0 interest in is dumb
Im very un-optimistic about this next game...just like the writer said....its too gimmicky.
And why thell would they take away the M rating??
Heres for the next MK (after MK vs DC) to be taken back to the days of old.
this franchise truly is one that went from top of the gaming world to "what the hell happened" i know theres alot of people out there stoked for this game **cough** MK_Red **cough** but regardless, these devs just couldnt keep up i guess, but thats usually how it goes for anyone that revolutionizes things =D
I remember the days of Mortal Kombat 1 and 2 being a very exciting time. Back when videogames were about just having fun and doing awesome crazy stuff, trying to beat you friend's high score or throwing away quarters like crazy. I think the Mortal Kombat series is a perfect example of how the commercialization turned a great hobby and toy into a big bloated, commercial pile of waste.
It's Mortal Combat, fun and casual. Probably not gonna do well on the "next gen" market. But will probably be a hit for the Wii as always, with these games.
game was Ultimate Mortal Kombat 3. Part 1 will always be a classic. Part 2&3 were really good. Part 4 was just average. Every one after that pretty much sucked IMO.