Mortal Kombat

[Retro_Link]

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OK... MK just got intersting again!!

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Sector FTW!

[Pit-Jr]

Im liking this new trend of devs realizing 2D just suits certain games better.

[flameboy]

there was nothing wrong with MK vs DC though, quite a solid game in my opinion..I'm more disappointed that the recent live action trailer isn't for a new film...

[Daft]

Where's the blood?

[Dazz]

I think it looks cool. I like how they've kept a bit of the old games and modernised them, should be interesting to see how it plays.

[Retro_Link]

Where's the blood?I don't think they'll gonna skimp on it, tt does look like it's gonna be pretty brutal if Kung Lao's hat fatality at the end is anything to go by, and the fact they detailed blood from his fingers as he put it back on.

I'd imagine there will be mutilple option levels.
The trailer/publicity shots probably aren't allowed to go crazy.

Great to see some old levels back aswell.

[Dante]

Announcement Trailer
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Developer NetherRealm Studios
Publisher Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment
Distributor Time Warner
Designer Ed Boon (Executive Producer)
Platform Xbox 360, PlayStation 3
Release date Q2 2011
Genre Fighting
Mode Single-player, Multiplayer

Story:
"So we're kind of doing a Back to the Future type of thing, where Raiden is about to be killed by Shao Kahn, and just before he delivers the last blow, he sends a mental message to his earlier self, so the camera rewinds back to Mortal Kombat 1. The Raiden from back then gets a message and he doesn't know what's going on, but he knows something bad's going to happen, and the game spans Mortal Kombat 1, 2 and 3, retelling the story with an enlightened Raiden, and he's changing the course of things, so everything you've seen happen before – Liu Kang winning, the guys turning into cybernetic ninjas, are changed around, so you might see a character become cybernetic who wasn't before, and so you see a different version of events"

Gamespots Hands-On (http://e3.gamespot.com/story/6265855/mortal-kombat-hands-on)

Videos:
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[ViPeR]

I actually think it looks pretty good, very old school. Thing is I just can't control fighters with an analogue I don't know why and the D-Pad on the 360 controller sucks ass :(

[S.C.G]

I actually think it looks pretty good, very old school. Thing is I just can't control fighters with an analogue I don't know why and the D-Pad on the 360 controller sucks ass :(

The Fightpad is your friend, buy one for Street Fighter IV and then use it for everything else! :D it makes fighting games and arcade titles an absolute dream to play.

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Dev. Interview:

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Going back to the story of MK 1/2/3 is awesome!
Get rid of all the aweful new characters, the originals were by far the best and how their 'stories' all intertwined.

Good to hear all the secrets from the past games are getting a nod. I hope Smoke/Noob Saibot are included!

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[Choze]

I used to play Mk on the PC back in the day. Actually got good at using the keyboard.

Hope the Hd remix rumour is true.

[Retro_Link]

Yeah I had MK3 on the PC and used to play multiplayer using the keyboard... me using the number keys on the right and my friend using the letters on the far left!... How things have changed! :D

Good times!!

[Retro_Link]

Gameplay:

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[Deathjam]

Yes that vid looked pretty awesome. Almost sold on this. Character models and animations are slick as well.

[Dante]

More Mortal Kombat HD Arcade Kollection Evidence Surfaces (http://www.trmk.org/news/13144/more_mortal_kombat_hd_arcade_kollection_evidence_s urfaces.html)
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The past few days more evidence of the upcoming Mortal Kombat HD Arcade Kollection has surfaced. First the major UK Retailer Game has listed the game for pre-order. Game doesn't offer many details beyond a release date of 11/2010 which is similar to the previous European leaks. Then yesterday a reader, Lucas, reached out to let us know that retail entertainment distributor Ingram Entertainment now has the game listed for pre-booking. Pre-booking is basically what a store does to place advance orders for their customers. Here's a screenshot of the game's listing in the system.

What is not pictured is the release date of November 17th in the system. Oddly enough that is a Wednesday not a Tuesday. Also as with with the other leaks there is no indication of a Xbox 360 version of this game. We think it's likely going to be released as a Sony PlayStation 3 HD Collections title. We don't expect it to be 100% exclusive to the PlayStation 3, but rather we'd bet that that a lack of Xbox 360 leaks point towards it being a timed exclusive where the game eventually gets released for the Xbox 360 after a period of time. We don't think they'd exclude all potential Xbox 360 customers, especially after having lost the ability to purchase Ultimate Mortal Kombat 3 on Xbox Live Arcade.

With the unconfirmed release date being only two months away, we bet an official announcement is not far off.

[Dante]

VGA Trailer - Kratos Reveal (http://www.gametrailers.com/video/vga-10-mortal-kombat/708350)

[Sméagol]

The trailer isn't quite as exciting as the trailer which revealed Snake for SSBB, nonetheless, a cool and fitting guest appearance for the game.

[Retro_Link]

Hmm I'm actually pretty dissapointed by this. I was hoping this MK was gonna be true to itself and not have any gimmicks like this. Before anyone says anything, I wasn't overly keen on Snake and Sonic in Brawl either.

[MATtheHAT]

Kollectors Editions:

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[Daft]

I want to see Kratos gameplay.

[Ryuk]

Anyone here an MK fan?

I am planning on getting the new MK game, its a reboot of the franchise, using up to date graphics, I think it using somthing simler to street fighter 4. anyhow

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AZ3ur7bfMJk

[The Bard]

How is this shit still going when there are actually are fuckton of worthwhile fighters on the market these days? MK is poop from a butt, and the aesthetic isn't interesting any more either, and I doubt after so many iterations they're actually going to make a well balanced fighter.

[Ryuk]

not seen the new stuff they've added in this then no? have you not botherd to watch the trailer? MK has a good story, and tbf its lasted longer then any other beatme up's out there..

[The Bard]

not seen the new stuff they've added in this then no? have you not botherd to watch the trailer? MK has a good story, and tbf its lasted longer then any other beatme up's out there..

This makes me sad :(.

[Magnus]

This makes me sad :(.
I thought it was funny.

[Ryuk]

http://uk.gamespot.com/news/6286845.html

new live action digital series in development based on the 2 minute show of MK rebirth.

[arnold]

Fuck the Australian ratings board, MK is Banned now

http://au.xbox360.ign.com/articles/115/1152075p1.html

One game I was looking forward to..no chance of getting it now, unless I import. But screw them

[Ryuk]

anoid u beat me too it, i was gonna post it lol...

but why don't ya just import it from say amazon.co.uk? or another uk site? if you pre-order you'll prob get your games eryle.

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New Trailer!

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Looks awesome! :D
Great to see some other characters, like Kano and Striker (though he's a little fatter than I remember)!

Wasn't really a fan of the new ninja's when they were introduced (I haven't played a game with them in though), like Ermac and Rain.

[Pit-Jr]

That looks sufficiently OTT. Wish i would have held off buying MvC3 now. No harm in owning both though i suppose.

[Retro_Link]

Kratos Gameplay

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[Pit-Jr]

My god they've even managed to slip in a QTE sequence into to his moveset.

I tried the demo over the weekend. I was surprised by how good it looked and played and the controls are much more responsive than in the past

[Choze]

They are running a Mortal Kombat Live action show on youtube. It uses actors from the teaser video ages ago. Expect some recognisable faces.

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[The Mad Monkey]

Quite looking forward to this, not played a pure MK game in years, although did enjoy DC vs MK a lot. I miss the early days when they digitized actors for the characters. How awesome would it be if they had collaborated with the people doing the web series and scanned all the actors in for the characters?

[dazzybee]

Quite looking forward to this, not played a pure MK game in years, although did enjoy DC vs MK a lot. I miss the early days when they digitized actors for the characters. How awesome would it be if they had collaborated with the people doing the web series and scanned all the actors in for the characters?

Erm, I couldn't imagine anything worse!

really enjoyed the demo of this, always had a so spot for mortal kombat, might pick it up, might wait for it to become cheap, might just pray for a 3DS version!

[Ryan]

I preordered.

[Daft]

Kratos Gameplay

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Haha!! That QTE is amazing.

[The Mad Monkey]

Really enjoying this, best MK in years.
Story mode is great, gets a bit cheap sometimes though double teaming against you.

[Choze]

Yeah really enjoying it. There is boat loads of content. Graphics are great and there are tons of stages. Best looking fighter overall. Lots of fun discovering secrets etc. Really happy i got this game.

Tip for bosses: Just use cheap moves like any fighting game. Shao Khan is easy mode with fireballs/ranged for some reason. :)

[ViPeR]

Is there an online tag mode?

[Choze]

Is there an online tag mode?

Offline, there is even a 3 or 4 player tag mode. I have not tried online due to some stupid shit hackers.

[The Bard]

I've heard nothing but charitable things about this game, so thus far my sceptical self is intrigued. If they do it right, this could be the first good MK game =p.

[Shorty]

If they do it right, this could be the first good MK game =p.
Future tense? It came out on Thursday, y'know ;)

Also, Mortal Kombat II was the first good MK game!

[The Bard]

Yeah MK2 was fun, but it wasn't really a good fighter in the way that SF2 was. I'll give this a shot, maybe rent it for a couple days. Can you still rent games? I haven't done it since I was like...11.

[Retro_Link]

MK3 was fantastic!

I've just watched the Gametrailer Review, they gave it 9.4.
It really does look great.

[Shorty]

Yeah MK2 was fun, but it wasn't really a good fighter in the way that SF2 was. SF2 wasn't a good fighter though, it was a great fighter :heh: MK2 definitely qualified for 'good'.I'll give this a shot, maybe rent it for a couple days. Can you still rent games? I haven't done it since I was like...11.You can, at Blockbuster. If you weren't just asking for a single, modern title, Id say sign up to lovefilm for a month, if you look around you can get a 2-4 week free trial, if you're smart you can use quidco and actually make money. But you have to make a list of 10 things you want to rent and getting your #1 is pure luck, so in store might be your best bet.

Don't expect it to be £1.95 for a week like it was when you were 11 though :heh:

[The Mad Monkey]

Man, Kintaro is so cheap, that fucker pisses me off.

[/ nando /]

I've never had any fondness for Mortal Kombat and, having just watched the GT Review, I still seem to find it extremely unappealing :hmm:

I think one of my friends will be getting this at some point so I'll most likely be trying it out at some point but I just don't think it will be for me, sadly..

[MATtheHAT]

I've been playing this over the weekend, and I'm really enjoying it. It's not as good as the big hitters - SFIV, Blazblue or MvC3, but it's a decent fighter none the less. I am liking the combo system, experimenting with Kung Lao in practice mode. I've got a few combo's I have mapped to muscle memory, one of them takes 40% of the lifebar. I just need to see if they work online against real people.

[Choze]

Really enjoying it. Best single player in a fighter this generation. Have not done online but the characters are tons of fun. Cant wait to try them out. Playing VS mainly right now with mates.

For reference i would compare it to MK1-3(minus run button in 3). The story is like the last Star Trek movie and a good excuse to reboot and revisit the first 3 games. Good fun.

Challenge Tower has 300 missions. Arcade mode is standard and tag team based. Blood is red. etc.

Lots of hidden stuff such as moves, fatalities etc.

Love the art work and graphics. The game has little things like sand deformation to coloured lighting and even shadowing on the characters. Stuff other fighting games dont bother with. The fantastic art really helps. I think MK1 and 2 stages look insanely good. The earth stuff from 3 is a little dull. Second outfits are dlc worthy goign by other games.

PS3 version's extra stage and character are awesome. The stage 'degrades' as Titans climb up to the stage and you eventually see Gaia. Also the stage has 3 unique stage fatalities. Kratos's second costume is great too(the black on yellow dream like state version).

Fighting is great with the a meter to manage but it enhances moves or combos or you can fill it fully and do a super move. characters seem well designed and stylish to use. I am sure plenty will like how many characters work. Its easy to get into and special moves alone can make for great fights when it comes to beginners. 2D plane works really well.

Hard to fault the game right now. I am enjoying it a ton and its the best MK since MK2 for me.

It's not as good as the big hitters - SFIV, Blazblue or MvC3, but it's a decent fighter none the less..

Capcom fanboy.

[The Mad Monkey]

Challenge Tower has 300 missions.

Bloody hell, I'm only on 60 something, going to take a while.
Had a little bash online, lost more games than I won, but seems pretty much lag free, takes a while to find a game though.

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[martinist]

Since Playstation Network is down, I've never been able to play this online. So I've been going through the story mode and arcade mode for a while. Haven't even touched the challenge tower, test your might/sight or most of the krypt. Once the network is back up and running I'll be playing alot more of it.

[MATtheHAT]

Capcom fanboy.

Just telling it like it is. It's a competent fighting game, and I agree it has the best single player experience, closely followed by Blazblue. But who plays fighters for the single player?

[Choze]

Just telling it like it is.

Its not a problem liking Street fighter etc. but being ignorant to the fact that many perhaps prefer other fighting games. What is wrong with games like Soul Calibur, Tekken, Mortal Kombat or Virtua Fighter?

[MATtheHAT]

Its not a problem liking Street fighter etc. but being ignorant to the fact that many perhaps prefer other fighting games. What is wrong with games like Soul Calibur, Tekken, Mortal Kombat or Virtua Fighter?

Nothing at all, I absolutely love those games.

[Choze]

Nothing at all, I absolutely love those games.

Good. The world does not revolve around Capcom's 2D games only.

[flameboy]

finally got round to playing the demo properly and love it, feels perfect. Will defo pick this up when the price drops a bit.

[S.C.G]

finally got round to playing the demo properly and love it, feels perfect. Will defo pick this up when the price drops a bit.

Precisely what I plan to do, there are so many games out/coming out that it makes sense to wait for the inevitable price-drop a month or two down the line.

[MATtheHAT]

Good. The world does not revolve around Capcom's 2D games only.

Nobody is saying it does. Why are you arguing with yourself?

[Ryan]

finally got round to playing the demo properly and love it, feels perfect. Will defo pick this up when the price drops a bit.

I got it for £27 off Shopto.

[flameboy]

I got it for £27 off Shopto.

I'm talking sub £20 I think. Know it doesn't seem like much but hard times....£7 could be better spent towards another title.

[Choze]

I'm talking sub £20 I think. Know it doesn't seem like much but hard times....£7 could be better spent towards another title.

Well take your time if you are low. Its a great game. Brings me back to the old days.

[ViPeR]

Got this for £25. Loving it though my only criticism is that it's very quiet. For some reason I have to turn the volume up WAY more than any of my other games. I'm hoping that I don't have a dodgy copy of the game?

[Choze]

Got this for £25. Loving it though my only criticism is that it's very quiet. For some reason I have to turn the volume up WAY more than any of my other games. I'm hoping that I don't have a dodgy copy of the game?

Its fine adjust the sound settings. I found music and other effects besides hitting people were too low.

[ViPeR]

Its fine adjust the sound settings. I found music and other effects besides hitting people were too low.

Yeh turned it all up. Didn't make much difference. It's the music i'd like louder more than anything. Also the dialogue during the story scenes is stupidly quiet.

[Choze]

Yeh turned it all up. Didn't make much difference. It's the music i'd like louder more than anything. Also the dialogue during the story scenes is stupidly quiet.

I had to turn the sfx low to 50% almost. Then I balanced the sound. My music is on full and voices are at 60-70%. Try that. The SFX is too high.

Also when you press start or select it gives you the classic music for that stage in stage select. You get a laugh as confirmation.

[The Mad Monkey]

Weird, I found the sound fine on mine, music, voice, effects, all perfect on default settings.

[flameboy]

I know I know a major bump but this is just £7 at Morrisons picked it up today whilst I was on lunch!

[Jimbob]

Indeed, this is a bump. Bought it a few months back for a couple of quid, played it a few times. Now it sits in the wardrobe gathering dust next to the greats.