Mortal Kombat X

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  1. Marman
    Apr 20, 2015
    9
    Amazing game, but technical issues are prevalent right now. Might be best to wait a little while longer until they fix the netcode and stability issues.
  2. zgollum
    Apr 20, 2015
    3
    The game looks really good, story mode is superb, x-ray attacks rock! But... there's no way to play with 4 players simultaneously! Even Mortal Kombat 9 had this feature.
  3. BeckyJ
    Apr 19, 2015
    0
    I meet the minimum requirements for the game but it runs like complete crap even when I gut every single graphics option to its lowest setting and play at 800x600 windowed. Tried a number of fixes suggested on the Steam forums, all with no success. Many people saying they have machines that exceed the recommended requirements but are still getting lag and stuttering. Sold a defectiveI meet the minimum requirements for the game but it runs like complete crap even when I gut every single graphics option to its lowest setting and play at 800x600 windowed. Tried a number of fixes suggested on the Steam forums, all with no success. Many people saying they have machines that exceed the recommended requirements but are still getting lag and stuttering. Sold a defective product and Steam won't reimburse me. BUYER BEWARE!… Expand
  4. Shark-h
    Apr 19, 2015
    9
    I think this game is one of the best MK game to date.mostly because finally I an able to play with my friends over the internet.

    It is subjective but for me this is the best looking fighting game on the PC ever. The combat animations are fluid the designs of the stages and the look are top noch quality. It really feels as a next gen game. I am playing on a 5.1 home cinema system on    I think this game is one of the best MK game to date.mostly because finally I an able to play with my friends over the internet.

    It is subjective but for me this is the best looking fighting game on the PC ever. The combat animations are fluid the designs of the stages and the look are top noch quality. It really feels as a next gen game.

    I am playing on a 5.1 home cinema system on TV and the surround sound quality is also high quality every audio comes from the right channel at the right time. The music is just as "good" as in the previous titles and thanks to the improved graphic the gore is even more brutal than before.

    I have played aroun 150 online matches and 90% of the time there were no lag I could feel and I could find matches within a minute, There are player created rooms for online also so if you that 1 min is too long for some you can find battle faster there and make friends so you can battle later easier, Thanks to the steam implementation I could Invite my friends easily to private games through the steam shift+tab interface,

    I had 1 crash during my 50hour gameplay but maybe that my PC and not the game because its an OCed AMD FX8350 with r9 280, The performance is a pleasant supprise. Fix 60fps at every stage on max settings except one called Particles its on 30% but I haven't realized the differecne between 100 and 30 anyway, So the performance is perfect for me,

    By the way I think its better to ignore the 0 scores because half of them were made becasue "launch time confusion" people had crashes because they had 3gb preload installed and that only allowed to use the menu until the launch unlock. The other half were made because unlucky users with old or wrong configured hardware,

    This game is 9/10 it will be 10/10 if they will improve the multiplayer matchmaking/ranking because even though you can find match easily I felt that ithe ranking system is not working properly yet so you maybe matched with player with a much better win loss ration than yours.    … Expand
  5. silvestreccf
    Apr 19, 2015
    10
    The best game ever...Don't take in consideration this bad reviews, This people are impatient, they wanna play the game with only 3 GB downloaded, The game has 38 GB.

    Better than 2011 Game.
  6. Morkva
    Apr 19, 2015
    0
    Tested Steam version

    I've been trying to make the game work, I really did. It simply doesn't work, crashing after I've tried my best to fix the crashes for hours.

    As to add a bit of humor to the game - "best main menu I've ever bought 10/10"
  7. 165
    Apr 19, 2015
    5
    Flashy graphics and the Story mode are not enough to save this wreck, and that is without even looking at the awful launch. Day 1 DLC and purchasable easy fatalities, incredibly cheesy AI (the ladder boss is even worse than Shao Kahn from Mortal Kombat 2011, and that's saying something) and a lackluster roster (fewer playable characters than the previous game, and in spite of many fightersFlashy graphics and the Story mode are not enough to save this wreck, and that is without even looking at the awful launch. Day 1 DLC and purchasable easy fatalities, incredibly cheesy AI (the ladder boss is even worse than Shao Kahn from Mortal Kombat 2011, and that's saying something) and a lackluster roster (fewer playable characters than the previous game, and in spite of many fighters appearing in story mode they are not playable for some reason) all bring down what could have otherwise been a great game. As of right now, it is a better idea to play Mortal Kombat Komplete Edition and wait until MKX gets its own Komplete Edition.… Expand
  8. Amfibios
    Apr 19, 2015
    0
    My pc has ran every game i've thrown at it decently, i've played demanding games like Crysis, Metro Redux etc at 1080p @ medium settings (around 40-50fps) and the previous mortal kombat game with max settings @ stable 60fps. but THIS game... is completely unplayable.
    There's horrible stutter and it runs in slow motion. I tried turning down ALL the graphics options (800x600 resolution with    My pc has ran every game i've thrown at it decently, i've played demanding games like Crysis, Metro Redux etc at 1080p @ medium settings (around 40-50fps) and the previous mortal kombat game with max settings @ stable 60fps. but THIS game... is completely unplayable.
    There's horrible stutter and it runs in slow motion. I tried turning down ALL the graphics options (800x600 resolution with everything low/off, particles bar completely to the left) and the framerate STILL dips below 60fps quite often....AT 800X600 RES!!!! REALLY???? a calculator should be able to run this.
    tldr garbage port, crap optimisation, if u don't have a high end pc don't even think of buying it and even then u may have issues.    … Expand
  9. ROK1992
    Apr 18, 2015
    6
    Simply put, the game itself is fun, graphics are mostly up to par.

    However it is so obvious that they did not put in the effort to optimize this on the pc

    I'm guessing like 5~6 more updates before the game runs "as it should" on the pc

    It's still playable but just simply insulting the way they ported this game
  10. Squidgyword
    Apr 18, 2015
    5
    After launch that was terrible i thought i need to give this game a chance. Game crashes randomly, netcode is bad, locking fatalities and x-rays to 30 fps when figt are in 60... . High Voltage worked on pc ports of MK9 and Injustice, and like always they failed. Fun Fact: Hight Voltage worked on Zone of Enders HD which was a nightmare, Konami had to hire different developer to repair theAfter launch that was terrible i thought i need to give this game a chance. Game crashes randomly, netcode is bad, locking fatalities and x-rays to 30 fps when figt are in 60... . High Voltage worked on pc ports of MK9 and Injustice, and like always they failed. Fun Fact: Hight Voltage worked on Zone of Enders HD which was a nightmare, Konami had to hire different developer to repair the game because HV wasn't able to repair it ... Never again i will buy games that are ported or made by HV , Netherrealm need to fire those guys.… Expand
  11. Dogdogdog
    Apr 18, 2015
    1
    I spent 4 hours today just getting the game to launch (3 downloads, .dll fixes, and monitor issues. After that I get greeted the with inability to set my change my keybinds without the game crashing, the game crashing from trying to open steam overlay, and crashing from alt+tabbing. This is a total pass at $60 until they fix all this. At launch this is a 2/10 on PC.
  12. flametail23
    Apr 17, 2015
    8
    Mortal Kombat X is the tenth Mortal Kombat game and is the first one for the next generation. The PC launch was awful but now that the game works I can say that it's a very fun beat em up with a pretty good story in my opinion.
    8/10
  13. TheNeverPlayer
    Apr 17, 2015
    10
    Impressive creativity on The Best Fighting Game of All Time. History mode and full-gore fatalities / x-rays / brutalities and new characters are amazing. Thanks NetherRealm.
  14. V1RUX
    Apr 16, 2015
    10
    Due to the spam of unjust reviews, I had to create an account.

    MKX is an exceptional game, and while the series has died out for me in previous games, this game was just plain gorgeous and fun to simply go through the story mode. While I felt the last boss was pretty cheap in the end, that didn't detract from the overall experience. I'm not disappointed in the DLC offerings, and I    Due to the spam of unjust reviews, I had to create an account.

    MKX is an exceptional game, and while the series has died out for me in previous games, this game was just plain gorgeous and fun to simply go through the story mode. While I felt the last boss was pretty cheap in the end, that didn't detract from the overall experience.

    I'm not disappointed in the DLC offerings, and I believe the delivery of Goro as a pre-order incentive was a fair execution.

    I gladly sacrifice having a massive roster in favor of the quality put into each character, making them both entertaining and graphically awesome. So much replayability will keep this oldschool fan playing for a good while.    … Expand
  15. kangggunw
    Apr 16, 2015
    3
    The worst PC port of my life .. Darksouls 1 was much better than this (I know it requires relatively low-end of PC but still)
    I'm using i5 cpu and radeon hd 7850 / 16gb of RAM. It's not the highest, I know but these frame drops and fluctuation aren't due to the spec IMO. It suffers real bad optimization and options aren't working properly. Game's controller option is a total shi/tfest.    The worst PC port of my life .. Darksouls 1 was much better than this (I know it requires relatively low-end of PC but still)
    I'm using i5 cpu and radeon hd 7850 / 16gb of RAM. It's not the highest, I know but these frame drops and fluctuation aren't due to the spec IMO. It suffers real bad optimization and options aren't working properly. Game's controller option is a total shi/tfest. You have to turn all the stuff they made to play OK with your pad/controller.

    I love the game itself, but I'm disappointed like a lone monkey because this isn't the first time they mess up. MK9 was like this at the time .. I don't give a thing about High-Voltage's history. This port was NRS's responsibility and they messed up.

    I can play OKish and am playing but .. I just can't recommend this game to who has low to middle end of PCs. Do not buy this now.    … Expand
  16. CptAhnungslos
    Apr 16, 2015
    6
    I´m a little disappointed of the new MKX (i´ve been a fan since MK1). Graphically(technically) it´s definitely an improvement over MK9 and there a handful of good fatalities BUT the arenas are few and quite boring, there is no visible damage on the fighters (liked it a lot in MK9). And that stupid 30-60-30-60 FPS thing is annoying!
    So just another game rotting in my steam library...
  17. worthlesspuke
    Apr 16, 2015
    9
    My review: best Mortal Kombat yet. A significant improvement from MK9, particularly regarding speed of play, graphics/level design, "stances" (fighting styles), and level interactivity ripped from Injustice.

    If you have ever enjoyed Mortal Kombat, you will enjoy this. My only "con" is that the game is tough to run unless you have a fairly decent PC. Admittedly I have a Mac (fail for    My review: best Mortal Kombat yet. A significant improvement from MK9, particularly regarding speed of play, graphics/level design, "stances" (fighting styles), and level interactivity ripped from Injustice.

    If you have ever enjoyed Mortal Kombat, you will enjoy this.

    My only "con" is that the game is tough to run unless you have a fairly decent PC. Admittedly I have a Mac (fail for games), but my mid-2012 Mac with a GeForce 660M really cannot play this game at all.    … Expand
  18. ShamefulDeeds
    Apr 16, 2015
    9
    TLDR: The game is a great new fighter. MKX has brought new life to the Mortal Kombat franchise. Yes PC steam launch went bad but it has quickly gotten past the opening night problems.

    Lets talk about the game. I talk about the opening night problems at the bottom of the Review. First thing you will do is pick a faction to "Fight" for as you play through the game. You can change at    TLDR: The game is a great new fighter. MKX has brought new life to the Mortal Kombat franchise. Yes PC steam launch went bad but it has quickly gotten past the opening night problems.

    Lets talk about the game.
    I talk about the opening night problems at the bottom of the Review.

    First thing you will do is pick a faction to "Fight" for as you play through the game. You can change at any time but any progress in the previous faction is erased. The faction wars allow you to gain new Fatalities and other benefits while sided with that faction. There are also random INVASIONS that will happen when one strong Faction will invade another. This gives you boss fights and Invasion towers that net you even more Faction XP. The winning faction after the week long war will get a prize as well.
    The story: The story really good for a fighter. It feels like they really put allot of effort into making it feel like a movie. The quick time events were interesting enough to want to replay them to see how the fight changes. The only problem I had was being thrown on as another character just as I started to get the hang of the previous one I was thrown into. All and all 8/10. Yes that is scaled for a fighter campaign.

    Fighters: There are 24 characters with 3 variations each. There is also a DLC character that you could get for free if you had Pre-ordered the game (GORO). Each character has 3 variations that changes the way you can optimally play the fighter. In a sense this gives this meager 24 fighter a multiplier of 3. Each character has a distinct feel and seems to play very differently than any of the other characters. The combos are fluid and you can get some really amazing juggles in with some practice. There are 6 new characters making their debut in Mortal Kombat as well.

    DLC: There is a Kombat Pack out now that allows you to pre-purchase 4 Character DLC. Jason, Tremor, Predator (Yes from the Movies), and Tanya.

    Offline: Single Player Towers, Training, Matches: The single player training is pretty good. It gives you various AI options and allows you to train like any other fighting game. You can allow the inputs to show up on the left side of the screen in order to tell where your combo is going wrong. They also have a nice recording feature where it will record your inputs and allow you to replay them later. I found this useful when trying out a new juggle combo.
    The Towers are back and with new options! There are the regular Tower where you climb up beating each foe with your chosen character until you reach and beat the big baddie. A little cinematic story shows up and gives each character a personal ending. There are also Weekly, daily, and hourly Towers that show up and have various changes to the gameplay. This makes each tower a different challenge and keeps things fresh. There are going to be towers that let you play as characters you don't own as well.
    The single player AI fights are pretty good. The Medium is manageable, Hard kicks it up a notch, and Very Hard makes you want to punch the screen. All according to plan.

    ONLINE: The online seems to vary from person to person right now. I personally have not had any problems with crashes when joining games or frame drops. Others have reported this however.

    Online Modes: There are many options for online play.
    There are Rooms that you can join and see your chances of winning against the other players. You can challenge anyone not yet in a game.
    There is Versus, that allows for Player V Player, Test your luck, or just regular Practice. Test your luck is a fun game mode that puts in random gameplay modifiers that can completely change the way you fight.
    Team Battles: Team battles are split up into Faction Match, Ranked Match, Player Match, and Private Matches. Faction Match allows you to team up with others of your Faction to Fight opposing Faction teams. Ranked is the normal W/L counting towards your 2 man Teams leader board ranking.
    King Of The Hill: In this mode you try and win as many matches in a row as possible while the loser of each match is switched out for the next player in line. There is also a Survivor version where your health at the end of the match carries over to the next and so on.
    Tower Battle Online. This is where you and a friend or online player compete for the highest score in randomly generated towers.
    There are leader boards and Online "Kombat" history.

    I admit that this game has had a rough start. Day one of the midnight release allowed us to download a 3 gig installer and then we waited another 14 hours until we were actually able to start the real download. This was supposedly a Steam problem. After downloading the game we had yet another problem. The online, story and a few other options were still not available. Only 1 statement from the company saying they knew there was a problem. 2 days later it seems that everything is working with the exception of some people losing connection during online matches    … Expand
  19. emrahoz
    Apr 16, 2015
    0
    Its not a real time fighting game,anymore.They are slowly turning it into an interactive anime. 

    For ex. if you want to launch some fast/serial punches,you have to press some unconnected/unrelated buttons in an order(Liu Kang) or press one button and grab the opponent(Kung Lao),sit back and watch the animation.  I cant feel the gameplay and im very sad to watch what they are doing to    Its not a real time fighting game,anymore.They are slowly turning it into an interactive anime. 

    For ex. if you want to launch some fast/serial punches,you have to press some unconnected/unrelated buttons in an order(Liu Kang) or press one button and grab the opponent(Kung Lao),sit back and watch the animation. 

    I cant feel the gameplay and im very sad to watch what they are doing to the Legend..     … Expand
  20. MrMayhem94
    Apr 16, 2015
    9
    Mortal Kombat X had a shaky Launch but i don't care this game is incredible. The fights have new revamped animation stepping up from MK9 making the fights combined with bone crunching sounds and fast pacing very intense and enjoyable. The only complaint i have is that the story could have been better this is a Mature rated game and i would like the story to reflect that.

    P.S People that    Mortal Kombat X had a shaky Launch but i don't care this game is incredible. The fights have new revamped animation stepping up from MK9 making the fights combined with bone crunching sounds and fast pacing very intense and enjoyable. The only complaint i have is that the story could have been better this is a Mature rated game and i would like the story to reflect that.

    P.S People that gave this game a 0/10 because of the wait should probably reevaluate their score,
    be mature and stop being another entitled gamer your giving us all a bad name.

    Story: 7/10
    Gameplay: 10/10
    Graphics: 9/10
    Sound: 9/10

    Final Score 8.8/10

    A Must buy for any mortal kombat fan its the best since Armageddon.    … Expand
  21. BoutThat_Action
    Apr 15, 2015
    10
    This game is absolutely amazing. Don't bother reading the reviews for this game that are negative...the people who wrote them are just whiny children with no patience. yes, the game had a rough launch the first day and a half but it runs perfectly now. MKX is the best fighting game out there. The fighting is smooth and responsive and the graphics are great!
  22. Ces_Ch
    Apr 15, 2015
    10
    simple words...just amazing game, great work for netherrealm for this new version all the new variations for each fighter along with the better graphics, the awesome combos, mortal kombat X just the best fighting game ever.
  23. Dunge
    Apr 15, 2015
    8
    Please rate the game for its content. This distribution issue that lasted a couple of hours is not a deal breaker. Be fair with the developers, the game work perfectly now. This entitled gamer mentality is cancerous.
  24. Juolpa
    Apr 15, 2015
    10
    The game is fine. There is no problem with it unless you have a crap ass computer. You have to let everything download for it to be 100%. Like every game. I'm not sure why it is getting bad reviews, but from the looks of it, it looks like it's from FPS drops and crashing. Like I said, none of that ever happens to me. Not sure what I did.
  25. phantajisto
    Apr 15, 2015
    3
    Decent enough gameplay, graphics etc. but poor netcode and very disappoining lack of characters. The game is currently missing Nightwolf, Noob, Sindel, Stryker, Sheeva, Rain, Smoke, Sektor, Cyrax, Kabal, Baraka, and other regulars. No doubt they will be added later as paid DLC... on top of the £50+ for the base game and kombat pack addon, I already feel ripped off.
  26. tertetertre
    Apr 15, 2015
    0
    Worst game ever purchased in my life and trust me i did purchase many.My pc can run any **** game ever made even the new GTA V full HD graphics and i cant run this crappy MKX even on **** window mode lowest settings.IT CRASH ALL THE TIME!!!!!!
  27. Lewiathan
    Apr 15, 2015
    9
    Seems impossible, how ignorant peasants are downgrading the game, just because a bad launch. It's obvious, you paid, you don't want to crush into anything like that, but it happened.

    Still, writing a review isn't about the launch, it should be about the game, which is hardcore fu'kin fun, and enjoyable. Fights are smooth, characters are awesome, variations are something new that    Seems impossible, how ignorant peasants are downgrading the game, just because a bad launch. It's obvious, you paid, you don't want to crush into anything like that, but it happened.

    Still, writing a review isn't about the launch, it should be about the game, which is hardcore fu'kin fun, and enjoyable. Fights are smooth, characters are awesome, variations are something new that upgrades every fight.

    Heaven and Hell, you can even watch your matches in form of replays, how cool is that.

    Pros:
    - it's Mortal Kombat
    - it has Sub-Zero
    - intense, fast-paced fight
    - fantastic roster
    - Klassic towers with story endings
    - online di'k showing off
    - Krypt
    - Replay

    Cons:

    - quick and short story, interesting, but nothing more
    - QTE, which i like, but i know others don't
    - launch problems obviously
    - non playable fighters (MK9 Baraka, and Rain in story, but not in the game - possible DLC?)
    - Internet spoiled (you should've close your eyes, but you just can't. it's MK, i wanted to know everything)

    Basically except the bad launch, the short story, and the very hardcore spoiled content, i don't have any problem with MKX. It's back, it's groovy, and

    "damn, i'm good"    … Expand
  28. Slate
    Apr 15, 2015
    0
    0 Why? Not because its a bad game or it had launch issues. Because they are getting ridiculous about the DLC. All of those characters should already be in the game. 4.99 for one playable character who happens to be one of the original bad asses in the game now you have to pay extra just to use him. This mainstream corporate greed needs to change or the gaming market is going to die0 Why? Not because its a bad game or it had launch issues. Because they are getting ridiculous about the DLC. All of those characters should already be in the game. 4.99 for one playable character who happens to be one of the original bad asses in the game now you have to pay extra just to use him. This mainstream corporate greed needs to change or the gaming market is going to die eventually. So Mortal Kombat X, I strike you with an X.… Expand
  29. Yostarone
    Apr 15, 2015
    0
    game doesnt work at all two days after launch (germany)! i bought it through the steam store and germany is blocked to this day. this is unacceptional!
  30. CoyoteTango
    Apr 15, 2015
    2
    2015 and netherrealm still isn't capable of making a proper fighting game .. barely playable with a controller and fatalities don't even come out on keyboard, the AI is totally broken i couldn't even finish the story because i was this close to punch a hole through the monitor...i'm getting sick of these broken 2D fighting games which are a pain in the ass to play
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76

Generally favorable reviews - based on 10 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 7 out of 10
  2. Mixed: 3 out of 10
  3. Negative: 0 out of 10
  1. PC PowerPlay
    May 30, 2015
    70
    Excellent fighting mechanics and an incongruously good story hampered by serious performance issues. [June 2015, p.56]
  2. Riot Pixels
    May 15, 2015
    75
    MKX will last you for a long time. A few variations of the usual Arcade Mode, some dumb mini-games, online multiplayer, a lengthy story campaign, and, finally, Krypt… Not all changes to gameplay mechanics are obvious, but they do make the game more dynamic.
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  3. Game World Navigator Magazine
    May 14, 2015
    79
    It’s still the same fun and crazy fighting that demands from the player exactly as much as he wants to give. You can gather your friends and simply mash buttons to enjoy bloody spectacle, or you can spend hours perfecting your techniques to compete with professional players. No matter how you choose to play it, MKX will find something to offer. [June 2015, p.64]
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