Ultimate Mortal Kombat

 DS
  • Publisher: Midway
  • Release Date: Nov 12, 2007
User Score
8.3

Generally favorable reviews- based on 34 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 25 out of 34
  2. Mixed: 7 out of 34
  3. Negative: 2 out of 34
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  1. Reviewer
    Jul 3, 2011
    7
    This is pretty much a port of the third Mortal Kombat and puzzle Kombat. The games main problem is technical glitches (stuff like screen tears and sound cutting off.)
  2. nintendo-sekta
    Dec 20, 2018
    10
    Игра хорошая. Одиночный режим сложный, много персонажей. В неё интересно играть. Хороша игра на DS.
  3. Trey82
    Mar 27, 2020
    4
    If you go into this one expecting a good time on single player, you're going to have a bad time within.. 5 mnutes. Or first 3 battles. Depends on if youre playing puzzle or normal kombat.
    Really good conversion, but no difficulty slider. Skip this one unless you have a friend to play against.
  4. Crashloxx
    Jan 6, 2020
    10
    MUY BUENO ESTE JUEGO LO TENGO EN LA DS y encuentro k está super bien me recuerda al Trilogy de la play 1 jeje
  5. NeilM.
    Nov 22, 2007
    10
    This is a surprising DS game. The Puzzle Kombat game is easily worth the purchase price alone. Its as good if not better than Capcom's Puzzle Fighter Turbo. Plus its got wifi multiplayer. UMK3 needs no explanation BUY THIS GAME!
  6. EdF.
    Nov 19, 2007
    9
    Very fun game. It is the fast paced MK we know and love. Although very simple in its presentation, as some online parts could have been transferred over like win streaks from the arcade version as well as leaderboard stats in the online mode, the game does a nice job. Online is fun and people are always there to play.
  7. RalphD.
    Nov 19, 2007
    9
    This game is an arcade emulation of the original, therefore it is 100% perfect. For those oldschool mk gamers, this one is a must have. It's the arcade machine in your pocket!
  8. Dell
    Nov 27, 2007
    8
    Okay, I gave it an eight although I really don't care for UMK but for the fact that its an arcade port fighting game with no slow down! Though, I would buy a street fighter 2 collection with online connection for the DS before anything else... DO YOU HERE ME CAPCOM?????
  9. CycoD.
    Jan 28, 2008
    5
    Do not buy for its single player game, because the AI is so ramped up and impossibly difficult your DS is at risk of being flung at high velocity against the wall in frustration. Please, think of the DS.
  10. MarcH.
    Nov 15, 2007
    10
    This game is the bomb on the DS...looks and plays so great! If you like Mortal Kombat you will love it now on the DS. Flawless Victory!!!
  11. Masamune5
    Nov 14, 2010
    6
    In all truth, this game deserves a 6.5 out of 10. The good: The new and challenging Puzzle Kombat mode makes the game a fun and time consuming challenge. The fact that (unlike many of the older M.K. games) it shows you the special attacks and how to do them mid-combat. The games fairly cheap pricing was worth it, though it may seem lacking at times.

    The bad: Steep A.I. will make the    In all truth, this game deserves a 6.5 out of 10. The good: The new and challenging Puzzle Kombat mode makes the game a fun and time consuming challenge. The fact that (unlike many of the older M.K. games) it shows you the special attacks and how to do them mid-combat. The games fairly cheap pricing was worth it, though it may seem lacking at times.

    The bad: Steep A.I. will make the game extremely frustrating for players new to the series, and still posing a challenge to the seasoned veterans. The game has many buggy controls, and one mistake or glitch can cost so much that most people may take their cartridge out and use it as target practice on the range.    … Expand
  12. Patrick67
    Aug 12, 2012
    6
    To be honest i really liked this game, Ultimate Mortal Kombat AI always whooped on me so its never really fair. The addition of having all the special moves and all the fatalities is quite handy and Puzzle Kombat makes it a sure by for fans of the series. I recommend it to any hardcore Mortal Kombat fan out there.
  13. Vyse2
    Mar 2, 2016
    9
    sin duda para mi el mejor juego de lucha de la consola, tiene una jugabilidad bastante fluida ademas de tener una ayuda para los principiantes donde salen los movimientos de cada personaje. El modo puzzle no lo he jugado demasiado,pero entretiene. De las cosas "malas" que podría destacar seria que quizas para varios jugadores puede resultar difícil pero si le das un poco de dedicación tesin duda para mi el mejor juego de lucha de la consola, tiene una jugabilidad bastante fluida ademas de tener una ayuda para los principiantes donde salen los movimientos de cada personaje. El modo puzzle no lo he jugado demasiado,pero entretiene. De las cosas "malas" que podría destacar seria que quizas para varios jugadores puede resultar difícil pero si le das un poco de dedicación te adaptaras fácilmente y querrás seguir mejorando y la otra cosa mala pero mas que todo por opinion, es que no se pueda jugar con Noob Saibot :C… Expand
  14. Ningeo
    Apr 26, 2019
    8
    A good game and a cheap way to play umk3. Plus puzzle kombat! The game boy family never really got a decent mk game, so now that there’s an arcade perfect port for its predecessor, I can be rested,
  15. GlebanBC
    Aug 2, 2020
    6
    This game is not bad, but some minuses: UMK3 hasn't difficult settings. Another minus is two screens - for fighting game, this is not good choose.
  16. tigor23
    Feb 14, 2021
    10
    It's f *** ing Ultimate Mortal Kombat 3 on NDS! One of the best MK portable version ever made, with excellent sound, graphics, controls, and with Puzzle Kombat included.

Awards & Rankings

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#39 Best DS Game of 2007
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#20 Most Discussed DS Game of 2007
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#24 Most Shared DS Game of 2007

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Metascore
73

Mixed or average reviews - based on 26 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 11 out of 26
  2. Mixed: 15 out of 26
  3. Negative: 0 out of 26
  1. IGN
    78
    Simple as the presentation is, the two titles are well developed. If all you want is a really solid, fun version of Mortal Kombat 3 that can go online, that's what you're going to get. It's good stuff all around.
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  2. Gamer 2.0
    72
    Mortal Kombat is an acquired taste and is looked down upon by most coin-op fighter enthusiasts because of its lack of strategy and its stiffness of control. UMK3 got rid of the stiffness, and the game truly is playable on the DS if you can get by the fact that the D-Pad is so small.
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  3. GameSpot
    70
    Ultimate MK is a sharp fighting game that's still a lot of fun, but only against live opponents.
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