GamesRadar+ Verdict
Pros
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Simple
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yet fun gameplay
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So many modes
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characters
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Nails Wii controls
Cons
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Ease of controls = dumbed down
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Current-gen graphics
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Miss the character-specific fatalities
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To the hardened Kombaters there is no greater thrill than to finger-dance opponents to their deaths with button presses; digit dexterity seeing icy-blasts ripping through human flesh and massive hats flung around with great abandon. To others there's nothing worse - a cruel hurdle for the impatient/fat fingered. And to the impatient/fat fingered we say it’s not the end of the world, it’s Armageddon time. Er…
The brightly-colored fighters - a whopping 63 of them - are directed with the analog stick, while the remote controls offensive moves. Kicks, punches, swipes, bites, pokes and squeezes are served out with the D-pad - which is clumsy, but certainly not game-ruining. So far, so MK on GameCube. But what of special moves? In the absence of buttons, movement prevails.
More info
| Genre | Fighting |
| UK censor rating | "","","" |
| Franchise name | Mortal Kombat |
| US censor rating | "Mature","Mature","Mature" |
| Platform | "PS2","Xbox","Wii" |
| UK franchise name | Mortal Kombat |
| Description | The fighting series' swan song features every character ever, a tighter action/adventure mode, user-created fighters, even big-headed kart racing. What more could a Kombat fan want? |
| Release date | 1 January 1970 (US), 1 January 1970 (UK) |
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