Mortal Kombat: Komplete Edition – Playstation 3
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GAME DLC ON DISC – 4 WARRIORS: FREDDY KRUEGER, SCARLET, KENSHI , RAIN. ALSO INCLUDES 15 KLASSIC SKINS, NEW MUSIC, PLUS MORTAL KOMBAT MOVIE.
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42 of 43 people found the following review helpful
 Best MK Game in a Long Time,
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I finally adopted a next gen console when I got a PS3 for myself December 2012, this was one of the first games I bought. I have played the MK series of games since the original was released in the arcades. In my opinion this has been a great reboot of the franchise and helped clean up some of the storyline clutter that had gone on post MK3. The game play is back to more of an old school MK basics, which in my opinion is great because I never really embraced the 3d MK games. It has some stunning back grounds, a cool story mode, and of course fatalities. What more could you ask for? The online feature allows me to play with friends across the country, which is nice since I don’t get to see them much. All in all, as a long time fan, I think this is the best sequel to come out since MK3 Ultimate, or maybe MK Trilogy.
As for people giving the game one star reviews for “missing” DLC let me explain how it worked for me. When I opened the package I saw two DLC vouchers, one for some music tracks and one for the original MK feature movie. The one for the feature movie expired 12/31/12 so I was out of luck there. Not really a big deal, except I thought it was a voucher for game content until I read it closer. Bottom line, this is the Komplete edition as it includes the DLC content. When you first load the game it does an update that installs the DLC automatically. All the characters and costumes are there. No need to bash the game because a bonus unrelated to the game itself is expired.
92 of 104 people found the following review helpful
 Very fun reboot of the original trilogy, By
B. Madden (Dayton, OH) – See all my reviews
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Overall, I would recommend this to any MK fan, either those that have kept up with the series or those that haven’t played it in a long time. It’s a great reboot of the series, that essentially resets the story along with returning to the original gameplay (which is both good and bad). There are a few innovations that set this apart from other fighters and really moves the franchise forward. Graphics: The backgrounds of the game look fantastic. They are loaded with lots of interesting distractions, such as dragons attacking a city, Shao Kahn and his creepy pet cheering on your fight, flying pyroclastic debris, victims being dunked into the dead pool, etc., that really make the combat areas come to life. The levels are really thought out and highly detailed. The characters look great too, again very detailed and move fluidly. My only complaint is maybe a couple of models look a little off. For example, Sonya and Shang Tsung actually looked more realistic in Deadly Alliance. Also, the costumes are the ones from the first three games, so they don’t look as interesting as those in later games (e.g., Sub-zero “suit of armor” from DA). I understand that they needed to use the customs from the earlier time period, but still I miss the cooler costumes from Deadly Alliance and Deception. The artwork used in the characters’ ending uses a very different style from previous games (painted portraits or animated scenes [MK4]). I liked it, they look nice and it’s interesting to see something different. Because of the upgraded graphics, I should point out that the fatalities are rather realistic (more detailed than previous games). Some can be pretty disturbing (Noob Saibot’s being the worst), so definitely not for the squeamish. Story Mode: They definitely outdid themselves on this. The story is great, it’s really fun to watch and does a great job tying the first three games together. Without giving anything away, I loved how it ends, it’s a nice cliff hanger for the next game (of course there will be another game!). My only complaints: No chapter select? If you beat it, why can’t you go back and just watch it like a movie? Or better yet, watch specific chapters? All you can do is play it all over again. And no way to pause the cutscenes? With life’s little distractions, it’s annoying missing some dialogue and having to start the scene all over again. Music and Sound: The music is just OK. To be fair, what they did was take the music from the first three games and did a good job of remixing it, so that’s mostly what you have here. With that in mind, the music isn’t as good as the later games. The sound effects (the unsung hero) are excellent. From the freezing and burning effects of Sub-zero and Scorpion, to the metallic clashing of Cyrax and Sektor, this game has the best sound effects I’ve ever heard in a fighter. I guess the developers agree, because the default settings of the game have the sound effects practically drowning out the music. Gameplay: Overall, very fast, fluid, simplified (compared to previous games), and fun. The multiple martial art styles from Deadly Alliance are now gone, as are the highly complex 6 and 7 button combos. Personally, I did enjoy the martial art styles, but I won’t miss them. And now most of the combos are limited to 3 button combinations, and to achieve larger combos you now rely more on incorporating special moves and air juggling. The enhanced attack system is brilliant, that adds a lot to the gameplay and I hope that remains in future games. Basically, you have a meter that allows you to perform advanced versions of your attacks that either do more damage (e.g., Scorpion throwing two spears instead of just one) or are more difficult to evade (e.g., Sub-zero having a larger ice blast). I thought the X-ray attacks would be silly, but they turned out to be pretty cool, especially Noob’s and Quan Chi’s. Also, the AI in the game is fun without being frustrating (except for Shao Khan). The difficulty is highly adjustable, and on Medium or below most of the AI opponents fight intelligently, rather than just blocking and countering everything you do with ridiculous clairvoyance. Even Goro and Kintaro are approachable, meaning that you can actually fight toe-to-toe with them, instead of just trapping them in a corner and doing the same move 30 times in a row (like how Kintaro was in MKII). Shao Khan is the exception. Even on the Beginner and Easy settings, he goes completely ballistic on you, and you are forced to just do a cheap combination of projectiles and teleporting until you finally wear him down. Fighting him is not fun whatsoever. Also, no Motaro? No big deal, just would have been cool to fight him. I guess motion capturing a centaur was too difficult…
81 of 99 people found the following review helpful
Komplete and Kool bonuses, By
Ajay Neela (Buffalo,NY) – See all my reviews
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This version komes with every dlc karacter and their kostumes. But the only thing that you’ll either dislike or like is that all the kharacters are unlocked which means no old school fighting reward of unlocking additional fighters. But i guess the krypt makes up up for that.
Also the game includes the game soundtrack which you kan download and a digital copy of the first MK movie. And this version does not require a online pass to play online. Have fun |
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Best MK Game in a Long Time,
As for people giving the game one star reviews for “missing” DLC let me explain how it worked for me. When I opened the package I saw two DLC vouchers, one for some music tracks and one for the original MK feature movie. The one for the feature movie expired 12/31/12 so I was out of luck there. Not really a big deal, except I thought it was a voucher for game content until I read it closer. Bottom line, this is the Komplete edition as it includes the DLC content. When you first load the game it does an update that installs the DLC automatically. All the characters and costumes are there. No need to bash the game because a bonus unrelated to the game itself is expired.
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|Very fun reboot of the original trilogy,
Overall, I would recommend this to any MK fan, either those that have kept up with the series or those that haven’t played it in a long time. It’s a great reboot of the series, that essentially resets the story along with returning to the original gameplay (which is both good and bad). There are a few innovations that set this apart from other fighters and really moves the franchise forward.
Graphics:
The backgrounds of the game look fantastic. They are loaded with lots of interesting distractions, such as dragons attacking a city, Shao Kahn and his creepy pet cheering on your fight, flying pyroclastic debris, victims being dunked into the dead pool, etc., that really make the combat areas come to life. The levels are really thought out and highly detailed.
The characters look great too, again very detailed and move fluidly. My only complaint is maybe a couple of models look a little off. For example, Sonya and Shang Tsung actually looked more realistic in Deadly Alliance. Also, the costumes are the ones from the first three games, so they don’t look as interesting as those in later games (e.g., Sub-zero “suit of armor” from DA). I understand that they needed to use the customs from the earlier time period, but still I miss the cooler costumes from Deadly Alliance and Deception.
The artwork used in the characters’ ending uses a very different style from previous games (painted portraits or animated scenes [MK4]). I liked it, they look nice and it’s interesting to see something different.
Because of the upgraded graphics, I should point out that the fatalities are rather realistic (more detailed than previous games). Some can be pretty disturbing (Noob Saibot’s being the worst), so definitely not for the squeamish.
Story Mode:
They definitely outdid themselves on this. The story is great, it’s really fun to watch and does a great job tying the first three games together. Without giving anything away, I loved how it ends, it’s a nice cliff hanger for the next game (of course there will be another game!).
My only complaints: No chapter select? If you beat it, why can’t you go back and just watch it like a movie? Or better yet, watch specific chapters? All you can do is play it all over again. And no way to pause the cutscenes? With life’s little distractions, it’s annoying missing some dialogue and having to start the scene all over again.
Music and Sound:
The music is just OK. To be fair, what they did was take the music from the first three games and did a good job of remixing it, so that’s mostly what you have here. With that in mind, the music isn’t as good as the later games.
The sound effects (the unsung hero) are excellent. From the freezing and burning effects of Sub-zero and Scorpion, to the metallic clashing of Cyrax and Sektor, this game has the best sound effects I’ve ever heard in a fighter. I guess the developers agree, because the default settings of the game have the sound effects practically drowning out the music.
Gameplay:
Overall, very fast, fluid, simplified (compared to previous games), and fun.
The multiple martial art styles from Deadly Alliance are now gone, as are the highly complex 6 and 7 button combos. Personally, I did enjoy the martial art styles, but I won’t miss them. And now most of the combos are limited to 3 button combinations, and to achieve larger combos you now rely more on incorporating special moves and air juggling.
The enhanced attack system is brilliant, that adds a lot to the gameplay and I hope that remains in future games. Basically, you have a meter that allows you to perform advanced versions of your attacks that either do more damage (e.g., Scorpion throwing two spears instead of just one) or are more difficult to evade (e.g., Sub-zero having a larger ice blast).
I thought the X-ray attacks would be silly, but they turned out to be pretty cool, especially Noob’s and Quan Chi’s.
Also, the AI in the game is fun without being frustrating (except for Shao Khan). The difficulty is highly adjustable, and on Medium or below most of the AI opponents fight intelligently, rather than just blocking and countering everything you do with ridiculous clairvoyance. Even Goro and Kintaro are approachable, meaning that you can actually fight toe-to-toe with them, instead of just trapping them in a corner and doing the same move 30 times in a row (like how Kintaro was in MKII). Shao Khan is the exception. Even on the Beginner and Easy settings, he goes completely ballistic on you, and you are forced to just do a cheap combination of projectiles and teleporting until you finally wear him down. Fighting him is not fun whatsoever.
Also, no Motaro? No big deal, just would have been cool to fight him. I guess motion capturing a centaur was too difficult…
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