Apologies for the lateness, however this week's version of Flashback Fridays was delayed due to me not being around a computer. This week, I'm featuring one of the many Mortal Kombat reviews I wrote initially, as it used to be my favourite game franchise.
"The Best, "Fourth Generation Console," Version of MK."
Part 4: The Best, "Second Generation Console," Version of MK.
I completed my Genesis MK collection last year with this fascinating game. I expected it to be very plain, and bland (unlike the other games) because it was basically a combination of the previous 3. Boy was I wrong. This is the best version of MK for the SNES/Genesis days by far. While being very similar in many ways to the third installment, it is different in its own right. As always, on to Game play.
Game play: 9/10
As with the other Mortal Kombats, the game play is a 9. The controls are identical to MK3, and there are new combos and moves for the fighters that are not in MK3. The, "Choose your Destiny!" "towers," are the same as in MK3, only the game is much much more difficult (can't figure out why...). Ah well, its still outstanding. One thing was added though that makes the game a bit more fun: The Brutality. Pretty much it is a combo just repeated until your opponent blows up. Very cool On to story.
Story: N/A
The story in this game is identical to MK3, and I will not repeat it here. Therefore, let us venture into graphics.
Graphics: 9/10
Even though as a whole the graphics are the same as MK3, the characters that were not in MK3 look a lot better than their MK2 versions (if they were in MK2). Also the animations of the moves were bettered just slightly, and the brutalities look great (as do the animalities). On to sound.
Sound: 9/10
The sounds are still fantastic in this game, like they are in every MK. There are also new sounds for certain things (such as Scorpion's spear), and they sound great. My one beef is that certain sounds (such as Shao Khan's naming of the fighter, and the round number) are taken away, but it does not affect the game at all. The music is the same in MK3, which means its good. On to replay ability, oh boy you are in for a treat.
Replay ability: 10/10
I wish I could give replay ability an unlimited, because there is just so much that you can do. Aside from the 3 different one player modes you can do, there is the one on one versus your friend or someone you want to schillack. There are 2 added modes though; The 2 on 2, and the 8 bracket tournament. The 2 on 2 is great, and is good for playing with 1 or 2 friends, but the 8 bracket tournament is fantastic. Up to 8 different fighters can fight, and what's best is the winner can pick from a variety of endings. You can see the Brutality/Friendship/Fatality/Babality demonstrations, the full demonstration (which has all of those aforementioned demonstrations), an extra fight, a fight against Smoke etc. Its quite-fun.
Buy or Rent?
Again like I always say, if you can find this game to rent, tell me, because the chances of that are slim to nil. But buy this game anyways, it is a timeless classic, contrary to what others may say.
This is my favourite MK (and always will be), and for good reason. It is THE best second generation MK, no matter what. The MK series is one that is fantastic, and I will never stop playing the games, ever.
I still believe that the game is a 10/10, though the amount of praise I have for it now is not what it was back in 2006.
Still my favourite 16-bit MK game :)
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