Mortal Kombat 2

Mortal Kombat II one of the all time classic games was a game that came out in the early part of the 1990's originally a Coin-op (or arcade game) it was ported over to the home consoles of the day (the SNES and Mega Drive) and raised a lot of publicity for gaming (mainly bad). For those that have played any of the MK games they may know what to expect, for those that haven't, this is still probably the best in the series (yes, despite it's age). The original MK game came out in 1992 (this followed the previous year) and introduced us to most of the main characters from the series, with MKII expanding on everything the original game did. With MKI we were given ...  Read the complete review

I many ways Mortal Kombat 2 was far superior to its predecessor but also fell on its face in many respects unfortunately. The game picks up straight after the first game and includes many returning favourites. Scorpion, Sub-Zero, Johnny Cage, Liu Kang and Rayden all return. They are joined by Baraka, Mileena, Kitana, Kung Lao, Reptile and Jax as well as a more human looking Shang Tsung which boosts the roster up to 12 fighters. This is all well and good and every character as an extra fatality coupled with the new babality (turn your opponent into a baby) and friendship which enables you to give your opponent a Sub-Zero doll or pull a rabbit out the hat. These ...  Read the complete review

The sequel to the hit arcade fighting game ‘Mortal Kombat’ did everything a good sequel should do: improve upon the original, expand the series’ potential, and stand alone as an independent game. Developed for arcades by Probe in 1993, and released on home console / computer formats in 1994, Mortal Kombat II held its own in the face of increasing competition on both formats, most notably from the ‘Street Fighter’ series. Although very similar in premise and gameplay to its rivals, Mortal Kombat II achieved popularity for its addictive two-player option and replay value, aided by the comparably vast selection of playable characters available. The game’s ...  Read the complete review

After the runaway success of the original Mortal Kombat game, Mortal Kombat 2 was released in 1993, proving to be bigger, prettier and above all even gorier than its controversial predecessor. Once again it is a one or two-player martial-arts based fighting game with a sinister oriental setting, but this time around the original characters such as Raiden and Johnny Cage are accompanied by numerous new additions including Baraka, a grotesque bald figure with knives for hands; Jax, an african american major with arms made of steel; and Mileena, an oriental female warrior sporting a deadly pair of sai. The game can once again be played either against a computer ...  Read the complete review