Mortal Kombat

One of the most storied & successful series of games is Mortal Kombat. Regrettably, plenty of of its followers have recently turned their backs from the game, as the game has lost its way even becoming a joke to the gambling community due to the disliked changes the developers have put in to the game. In order to find its way back to the hearts of its avid fans, MK has gone back in to its roots, in more ways than you can imagine.

It is known to be of the most brutal on-screen games that feature the dismemberment of fallen. The game is usually grisly, with blood oozing & body parts scattering, after a player loses. MK is available for PS3 & Xbox 360 game consoles.

The fighting in the latest Mortal Kombat returns to a 2D plane enhanced by pretty 3D visuals. The developers made it a point to make plenty of things similar to the original trilogy of the game even the basic playing buttons that perform the basic kicks & punches were returned but were made to fit each distinctive individual game character. Each character has their own distinctive moves & combos. This new MK makes use of a lovely balance of accessibility & depth, allowing players to play the game simpler than in other versions.

The story of the latest Mortal Kombat starts with Shao Khan standing victorious over the fallen Raiden. As Shao Khan is about to lash out the final blow, Raiden makes use of his last ounce of strength & magic to send visual messages to his past self at the beginning of the first ever MK game that they must win. The desperate act of the fallen thunder god enabled his earlier self to change some decisions altering the coursework of time. There's plenty of twists & turns in the storyline of the game which will certainly delight avid followers of Mortal Kombat.

Mortal Kombat fans will get excited with the game's new features. With inspiration from the Marvel VS Capcom series, Mortal Kombat features fascinating tag matches wherein up to players can join in the fun. There is as well as a tremendous meter at the bottom of the screen which allows fighters to do some special moves & combos when it is filled. Although the tremendous meter is not simple to fill, you can receive a lovely charge with every special move. Fortunately, you do not need to fill up the tremendous meter all the way to be able to make use of special moves, but when you do fill it up, you get to make use of the most special & tremendous brutal move of the game called the "X-Ray Move."

The X-Ray move can do some serious destroy & will reveal your opponents ruptured organs & broken bones. Although the X-Ray moves are not infallible & they can be avoided or blocked, they are lovely to see as it upholds the legacy of violence & brutality that Mortal Kombat is known for.

This latest release of Mortal Kombat for the PS3 & Xbox 360 is a moderately lovely game that will save the franchise from dying. The game is better than ever & the franchise will certainly be relevant again. Mortal Kombat is not for those that cannot stand the sight of blood & realistic body organs rupturing. You will like the new Mortal Kombat characters

Although the game can be played excitingly using the multiplayer mode, the single player mode which is named the "Story" mode retakes the player in to the original story of the trilogy. You will be immersed in to plenty of fighting (80 and matches) in order to save the realm of Earth from utter destruction. There's cut scenes in between the fights which are strangely cannot be paused or skipped. These scenes are highly entertaining & fun to watch.