Windows Central Verdict
Mortal Kombat successfully resets the timeline with a strong campaign and fun gameplay.
“It’s in our blood.
It’s a great time, with a gorgeously-detailed story mode that lives up to NetherRealm’s prior entries.
A new chance for prior villains.
The gameplay is fun and easy to learn, with additions like the Kameo system shaking things up.
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That peace doesn’t last, andsomethingis working against Liu Kang to reignite conflict in the realms.
Almost all of the cast deliver great performances, with Megan Fox as Nitara providing a painful exception.
Fortunately, everyone else is at the top of their game and more than makes up for it.
The royal ladies of Outworld.
It strikes a fun balance of delivering a serious story while still introducing some fairly cheesy concepts.
While some of these can be unlocked with in-game currency, some can’t.
If you didn’t preorder and you’d like to play Shang Tsung, that’s another $8.
A shocking turn of events.
The Nintendo Switch version is a bit different, and the struggles over there arewell-documented.
Mortal Kombat 1 Should you buy?
Still, Mortal Kombat 1 is a lot of fun.
There’s a lot to keep track of.
A new generation of Kombat kicks off with Mortal Kombat 1.
