This game is SO much better than I had expected. I bought Mech Assault and hated it (I play GR online and MA just doesn’t compare IMHO) so I returned it and decided to grab MK just because I used to love fighting games and haven’t bought one in years due to the fact that I am not into the 3-d fighters ala VF, Tekken, etc…
Boy am I glad I did. They did a great job on this game. It’s one of the first 3-D fighters I have played where fighting the computer is challenging but fair. The graphics are great, the sounds are great (especially the crypt. Turn it up and let it sit in your living room and scare people with the screams and mice and stuff coming out of your surround). I think the 3 fighthing styles thing adds a new element and the weapons are implimented perfectly. Even with the new (great) fighting engine you can still feel that it is MK and not Tekken or a SF clone.
My only complaints about this game are that after you throw a projectile (ala Scorpians spear) you stay in the animation a little too long if you miss. I know you pay the price if you miss when throwing a projectile and that is expected, but if you miss with a proj on this game the other person can be all the way across the ring and has enough time to just walk over and kick you without hurrying. My other, smaller complaint, is the lack of Fatalities. One per person just isn’t enough IMHO. They get old after you see them once or twice.
All in all a great game and one of the few fighters that can keep me entertained in single player mode. This is by far the best MK game as far as pure fighting goes.
BTW, Where the hell is Kabal? He was my favorite!!
