Mortal Kombat: Deadly Alliance (Xbox)

Mortal Kombat was always the ultimate fighter. It surpassed the likes of other 2D sensations such as Street Fighter, Darkstalkers, and Streets of Rage. But there came a time when 3D was the thing everyone wanted. Now it's personal jets, but never mind that. Virtua Fighter and Tekken came along, and for a while Mortal Kombat was not the top of the food chain anymore. Even when Mortal Kombat 4 hit 3D in the late nineties, it still couldn't match the genius and technicality of it's rivals. Games like Tekken 3, Dead or Alive, Virtua Fighter 3, and Soul Calibur cast it in shadow with their endless command lists and imaginative characters. In the day of ...  Read the complete review

For a while, it looked as though Midway's Mortal Kombat franchise was dead and buried, a Fatality of lame sequels and horrendous spin-offs. The 3-Hit combo of the Mortal Kombat Annihilation movie, coupled with the poorly recieved games Mortal Kombat 4 and Mortal Kombat Special Forces for PlayStation had appeared to consign the series to the video-game graveyard next to franchises like Killer Instinct or Eternal Champions. A lot of the current crop of gamers probably didn't even know Mortal Kombat existed, and if they did viewed it as a relic of a bygone era. Then,in 2002, someone at Midway decided to bring the series back. While the arcade scene had died, the ...  Read the complete review

In the day's of Tekken, Virtual Fighter and Soul Calibuir it seemed, untill recently, that the once mighty Mortal Kombat had decended into gamings past greats. The first Mortal Kombat games were very controvercial - which seemed to be the selling point of the series. Over the top blood, violence and even the abbility to viciously kill your enemy at the end of the match. The latest addiction to the series sees the game brought to life in full 3D graphics and arenas. One thing that I was puzzled about was could they still retain the classic Mortal Kombat feel and gamplay now that fighting games had evloved to more than just a few punch and kick moves per ...  Read the complete review

What do you get a girl for her 12th birthday? One of those Bratz dolls? A karaoke machine? Some make-up for those burgeoning teenage years? Oh no, not my daughter, way too girly for her, if it aint got some blood and violence, forget it. Don't get me wrong, I'm not breeding a sociopath, you're not going to see my daughters name all over the tabloids after going crazy in Kwik Save (not like her mum anyway!!) :violence: So what did I get my lucky daughter, Duh, I know you've guessed it cos of the section its in! I don't know how many MK games there are now because I'm more of a Tekken fan, but if this is even marginally better than ...  Read the complete review

Its been a long time since gamers have seen a new Mortal Kombat game. In fact, its been about 3 years since the last one was released. That title was none other then Mortal Kombat Gold for the Sega Dreamcast. Sadly, most Mortal Kombat fans were tired of the series at this point due to and outdated graphics engine and tired play mechanics. Personally I thought MK Gold was a cool fighter ...  Read the complete review