Sunday, April 28, 2019

Review: Mortal Kombat 11 - A Satisfying Dose Of Comic Hyper-Violence Despite Loot Balance Issues

Fighting dirty.

It's bizarre to think that it's been 13 years since the likes of Scorpion, Kung Lao and Raiden spilled blood on a Nintendo platform with 2006's Mortal Kombat: Armageddon on Wii, but that absence has enabled NetherRealm Studios to finally bring the quality of its combat model to the level that reflects its devotion to slapstick gore. That drought in gloriously over-the-top western violence has finally been quenched with the suitably bombastic arrival of Mortal Kombat 11 on Nintendo Switch.

And you can really see just how far the Chicago, IL based studio has come since Armageddon. Thanks to the overhaul of its fighting mechanics in MK9, the welcome improvements (and new characters) introduced in MKX and the more accessible nature of the Injustice games, MK11 immediately feels like a fighter in the rudest of health. Character models - both in cutscenes and in battle - have never looked or moved better thanks to the improvements made in Injustice 2. The story mode - a staple of the series in recent years - is its most rewarding yet, packed with Easter eggs and nonstop nods to its own decades long canon. Everything has been tweaked or adjusted to make this the most improved entry yet.

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