Friendships are tested, and new alliances forged, in the battle to save all of existence. Take control of Earthrealm’s protectors in the game’s TWO critically acclaimed, time-bending Story Campaigns as they race to stop Kronika from rewinding time and rebooting history. Highly recommended for old fans and new fans alike! Overall I’m thrilled with the game, there are settings that make it easy to just pick up and have an easy fight… or you can ramp up the difficulty and really challenge yourself to become the best fighter you can. As you walk around you will come across little bits of lore from the Mortal Kombat universe, it’s a clever way to do a bit of story telling without it being too passive. It’s Shang Tsung’s Island and he is ever present, telling you about what you might experience. The Krypt is where you will spend a lot of these awards and gain further enhancements. As you win battles you are also awarded boosts and items that can be used to purchase other bonus content. There’s a massive roster of fighters to choose from for the tower challenges, online matches and just PvP (with either human or CPU opponents). The main story mode is quite satisfying too and uses a very clever approach to bring back characters who may have previously died along the way. Timing being a key element here and I think the tutorials do an excellent job of explaining just how timing plays a part in the game and how to best exploit that to your advantage. But they don’t automatically mean you are going to be the best fighter with all the finishing moves… you still have to get your position and timing right. These options will show you how to complete the moves to really get the most out of your fighter. From the beginning you can jump into a tutorial section, or more specifically you can go to a Finisher practice section. I am delighted to see that this has been incorporated into the game itself. If I really strain my memory I think I remember some of the old arcade machines having a list of the main moves for the characters on the frame for players to reference… it’s something that helped the average player at least throw in a couple of special moves here or there. This was expanded upon when I played through a quick tower game with him as my character which results in a short bit of story telling at the end and they did a decent job of explaining how the Terminator was involved with the rest of the characters (nothing too in depth, but enough to work for the context). I went straight for my favourite, Arnold Schwarzenegger as the Terminator and was pleasantly surprised at how well integrated he was. I’d been aware, peripherally, of the interesting extra characters that had been added and was curious to see how they were incorporated. After entering the arena of MK11 I can say I am more than happy with where the game has gone. I think my last official bit of gaming in the Mortal Kombat realm was MK3 or 4… I didn’t really make the jump to consoles or PC. I was one of those far more interested in playing the digitized blood sport of Mortal Kombat… so when I had the chance to review Mortal Kombat 11 Ultimate edition, I was keen to see where the series had gone. If I was to take a step back down memory lane I would walk into my local arcade and there were two distinct groups, those that were die hard Street Fighter 2 players or those that were Mortal Kombat players. Documentary series and modern releases of classic consoles are fueling this interest with some examples standing out more than others. While graphics are getting better and better there’s also a yearning to relive the glory days of gaming. Although there is a physical and digital release of Mortal Kombat 11 Ultimate for the PS5, owners of the original game on the PlayStation 4 who upgrade to Sony’s new console receive all these upgrades for free! The Review While Mortal Kombat 11 is available on other platforms, including the recently released Ultimate Edition, WB Games have tweaked the game for the all-mighty PlayStation 5 console that includes 4K Dynamic Resolution, enhanced visuals, improved loading times plus cross-platform/cross-gen compatibility for select modes.
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