Mortal Kombat returns (Mortal Kombat 2)

Member Name: dextermummy

Product:	Mortal Kombat 2
Date:	14/11/08 (31 review reads)
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Advantages: More violent than its predecessor

Disadvantages: Console version is best

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 new quirky additions enable you to have a bit more fun into the bargain.

Some of the new fatalities include skewering your opponent or slicing them in half which makes the gore factor far greater than the first game which is awesome.

The problems in this game arise from a few points that I feel I must mention. Firstly the Amiga version comes on 4 discs meaning you have to change discs every other fight, secondly due to the amount of characters needed to load in unfortunately Shang Tsung can only morph into his opponent and I'm pretty sure he could morph into most opponents.

The game would also glitch slightly when performing certain moves (Shang Tsung's Kintaro morph fatality is a perfect example). The last problem I had with this game was Kintaro, this character must be one of the hardest boss characters I have ever had to face in any game ever and kind of ruined it for me.

These niggling little points aside this game is still a worthy addition to the series but I would probably recommend the SNES or Megadrive version over this one.

Summary: Gore at its best