Mortal Kombat (2011)

McDaniel · 21 Apr 2011 at 11:43

Touche Sir... Touche!

Cavallino · 21 Apr 2011 at 11:47

So, this is good I take it

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Kreeeee · 21 Apr 2011 at 11:51

It is for single player. Easily the best solitary fighting game after smash bros.

Multiplayer... well it's MK so good for a muck around but not anything to take seriously.

Cavallino · 21 Apr 2011 at 11:57

Sounds good then.

Pestilence · 21 Apr 2011 at 12:02

I actually gave up trying Multiplayer last night. Tried both Ranked and Player Match options, and it just sat there for upwards of 2 minutes each time searching for an opponent.

McDaniel · 21 Apr 2011 at 12:04

Pestilence said:
I actually gave up trying Multiplayer last night. Tried both Ranked and Player Match options, and it just sat there for upwards of 2 minutes each time searching for an opponent.

Same... just assumed a lot of people not got it yet or playing Story!!

LeJosh · 21 Apr 2011 at 12:09

Kreeeee said:
Multiplayer... well it's MK so good for a muck around but not anything to take seriously.

Why?

Drunzer · 21 Apr 2011 at 12:16

Well finished story mode yesterday, got the hidden characters unlocked. Also unlocked all alternate costumes with second fatalities, quite a productive day I thought! =) Going to make a start on the challenge tower today and get a little practice in with Stryker (have a tournament tomorrow night and that's who I drew lol). Anyone else simply blown away by the story? Thought it was brilliant really having a tough time trying to find places where it could have been improved.

McDaniel · 21 Apr 2011 at 12:26

Drunzer said:
Well finished story mode yesterday, got the hidden characters unlocked. Also unlocked all alternate costumes with second fatalities, quite a productive day I thought! =) Going to make a start on the challenge tower today and get a little practice in with Stryker (have a tournament tomorrow night and that's who I drew lol). Anyone else simply blown away by the story? Thought it was brilliant really having a tough time trying to find places where it could have been improved.

I finished playing at Stykers chapter last night as i turned off for bed! He wasnt to bad the Ehanced Pistol Shot looked and sounded awesome!!

Drunzer · 21 Apr 2011 at 12:32

McDaniel said:
I finished playing at Stykers chapter last night as i turned off for bed! He wasnt to bad the Ehanced Pistol Shot looked and sounded awesome!!

He's really not as bad as I was expecting, that enhanced pistol shot is amazing as you said but for me his X-Ray is definitely the best in the game it's brilliant!

Liquoid · 21 Apr 2011 at 12:51

Sektor's X-ray looks the most intense to me, tbh. Oh, and Baraka's X-ray is sick too

McDaniel · 21 Apr 2011 at 13:52

Liquoid said:
Sektor's X-ray looks the most intense to me, tbh. Oh, and Baraka's X-ray is sick too

What about Kitana's!!!

RavenXXX2 · 21 Apr 2011 at 13:55

Love the new MK, wish it was on PC as I do not console game.

iamtheoneneo · 21 Apr 2011 at 14:28

Pestilence said:
Choose "Fight", then "Ladder".

no that doesnt enable you to choose who you want to fight though. bit weird that it isnt in the game such a simple thing and all..

anyone done babalities yet? lol there hilarious especially if you do it to reptile.

R0B75 · 21 Apr 2011 at 14:39

Not played a MK for years as I got bored of the generic tiered fighting in these games.

Never realised this had a story mode. Is it any good and based on the above would I get bored? I mean is it still a tiered fighting system albeit a glorified one?

Kreeeee · 21 Apr 2011 at 14:40

Story mode and single player are excellent. It's longer than a far few regular games, which is incredible for a fighting game.

iamtheoneneo · 21 Apr 2011 at 14:40

R0B75 said:
Not played a MK for years as I got bored of the generic tiered fighting in these games.

Never realised this had a story mode. Is it any good and based on the above would I get bored? I mean is it still a tiered fighting system albeit a glorified one?

nope story mode is really really good, great story really cool cut scenes. it basically tells the story of mk1 through to 3 in an alternative universe. its about 7 hours long.

Deathjumps · 21 Apr 2011 at 14:44

Drunzer said:
Well finished story mode yesterday, got the hidden characters unlocked. Also unlocked all alternate costumes with second fatalities, quite a productive day I thought! =) Going to make a start on the challenge tower today and get a little practice in with Stryker (have a tournament tomorrow night and that's who I drew lol). Anyone else simply blown away by the story? Thought it was brilliant really having a tough time trying to find places where it could have been improved.

I am in the same tournament as Drunzer tomorrow, I got Kabal and Im againts Scorpion, I got to admit I was kinda worried, but after playing with Kabal last night I recon I can handle Scorpion no problem. Kbals moves are so easy to pull off and his X-Ray is pretty sweet.

. I hope I dont choke come the Fatality lol would never live that down

R0B75 · 21 Apr 2011 at 15:04

iamtheoneneo said:
nope story mode is really really good, great story really cool cut scenes. it basically tells the story of mk1 through to 3 in an alternative universe. its about 7 hours long.

That's handy, I only really played 1 to 3 before getting bored of fighting games.

Hmm, might pick up a copy on the way home. Does the story mode introduce you to the controls and moves gradually via challenges or upgrades? For example like God of War and the like?

Pestilence · 21 Apr 2011 at 15:40

R0B75 said:
That's handy, I only really played 1 to 3 before getting bored of fighting games.

Hmm, might pick up a copy on the way home. Does the story mode introduce you to the controls and moves gradually via challenges or upgrades? For example like God of War and the like?

Story mode doesn't, no.

The Challenge Tower is a bit better for that, and there's also a Tutorial section that, whilst very brief, is a decent primer.