Friday, July 26, 2024

Mortal Kombat 2 for Genesis


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Mortal Kombat 2

Quite possibly the most overrated fighting game ever


Genre: fighting - 1v1

Publisher: Acclaim Entertainment

Year: 1994

System: Genesis


Gameplay Score: 3

Gameplay Notes:

Still no Pause button! Inexcusable Must shorter load times between fights Still unplayable with a 3 button controller Slow gameplay albeit maybe a bit faster than the original. Maybe? Again, super long animations leave you open to attack Every fighter plays the same except for the special moves. I guess that's a good thing in terms of learning a new fighter but it makes everyone feel more or less the same. Brutally difficult, even on Very Easy and with a handicap. Enemies stun lock you with this rapid fire punch move which takes off 25% of your health in one shot. Rounds are insanely short 12 fighters although 5 of them are just palette swaps I still hate the controls. Everything just feels stilted


Level Design Score: 2

Level Design Notes:

The levels are as boring and featureless as ever. Still only the Tournament mode


Theme Score: 2

Theme Notes:

See notes about MK


Art Style Score: 2

Art Style Notes:

See notes about MK


Audio Score: 4

Audio Notes:

See notes about MK. Voice samples are much higher quality. Sound overall is quite good


Overall Score: 54

Review ID: 1083



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