Mortal Kombat X

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  1. Peeto
    Apr 14, 2015
    10
    After real launch few hours ago, everything is working without any problem, new main menu pop up, everything is unlocked and perfectly playable. Great game.
  2. Nickolababaiko
    Sep 6, 2015
    10
    Самый крутой,красивый и кровавый из всех Мортал Комбатов! Интересный сюжет хоть и короткий! Интересный и разнообразный мультиплеер! Постоянно добавляются новые испытания в виде живых башен!
  3. 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.
  4. Lileroice
    Apr 14, 2015
    10
    Everbody just talk about "the download" but forgot the rest. This game is amazing, the best MK EVER! And the best fighting game EVER MADE AS WELL. Amazing Graphics, Sounds, fatalitys, combos, stages and etc.
  5. 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!
  6. LinuxGuy
    Apr 14, 2015
    10
    This game is a soild 9/10. Rated 10 for all those retards judging only based on the DLC's. More importantly, stunning visuals, story is not zomgasm but pretty good for a fighting game, mechanics same as previous MK for the most part. The 3 variation per character is a refreshing change which makes things a lot more interesting. The faction war, I cannot yet comment, as for the most part itThis game is a soild 9/10. Rated 10 for all those retards judging only based on the DLC's. More importantly, stunning visuals, story is not zomgasm but pretty good for a fighting game, mechanics same as previous MK for the most part. The 3 variation per character is a refreshing change which makes things a lot more interesting. The faction war, I cannot yet comment, as for the most part it doesnt seem to do much yet. Living towers are pretty unique and fun. Better than just going klassic towers.… Expand
  7. 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.
  8. 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.
  9. 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
  10. 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.
  11. Diken
    Apr 27, 2015
    10
    Almost all the negative reviews is about game not being fully released when the clock hits the midnight. They downloaded 3GB empty shell and expected to play a 31GB game right away? Mortal Kombat kept their promise and they added all of the full-game content within the release day. My internet was fast enough to download all 31GB in the evening on April 14, and I am still living the sameAlmost all the negative reviews is about game not being fully released when the clock hits the midnight. They downloaded 3GB empty shell and expected to play a 31GB game right away? Mortal Kombat kept their promise and they added all of the full-game content within the release day. My internet was fast enough to download all 31GB in the evening on April 14, and I am still living the same excitement and fun since that first day while playing it myself or with friends.
    I must tell you that this will be the best fighting game you can find for a long time, until Ed Boon will initiate the next Mortal Kombat fighting game. The new characters are adopted perfectly both by the story and the gameplay. There are a whole lot of new finishers, DLC characters, purchasable and free costumes; hourly, daily, weekly and monthly events which make the game unbeatable. The only thing that's missing is the double-team-play which allowed 4 people to fight in pairs and 2-player klassic tower, however I am kind of happy about it because sometimes that is another reason to take out MK9 from its package for a change.
    I believe MKX is the fighting game not only for its loyal fans but also for every gamer who can appreciate its qualities. It definitely worths the price and the time you'll spend. Enjoy it.    … Expand
  12. AHALGAMENONSTOP
    May 12, 2015
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. i love this game when i was a child i remember MK 1,2,3,4 and deception, Armageddon ,DC UNIVERSE VS MK, MKKE,Deadly Aliance, and now MKX

    but this game is best game i ever bought    … Expand
  13. MAAL
    May 12, 2015
    10
    mortal kombat x is best of any old mortal kombat have the developers have done before

    i really like this game this game is best twice of mkke that created by ed boon
  14. MostFairCritic
    Oct 9, 2015
    10
    This game worked fine on my 2008 PC. What's with them PC and Xbox user scores. That's really mature of you Sony fans! Giving 1 to a game so it sucks if it's not on your system or if it's on another system. Really! Down with the low scores! Everyone should rate 10 stars all PC and XboxOne games so we can purge our gaming community of haters! Down with them haters!
  15. Reecey91
    Feb 16, 2016
    10
    NetherRealm have found their true calling with Mortal Kombat X. The most definitive Mortal Kombat game yet, expansive roster, variation system, more elaborate fighting system thus far for the series. The PC version had a rocky beginning but the majority of issues have been rectified. Without a doubt MKX is the ultimate fighting game of this new generation!
  16. JohnR
    May 30, 2015
    9
    I actually finished the campaign (most of my games are unfinished). Very engaging and great combat. The only reason I gave it 9 instead of 10 was because of the many bugs and 15g patches that are a real pain. But this really is the best fighting game available so I think it deserves more praise than criticism. I'm happy with my purchase.
  17. 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.
  18. Kenmei
    May 12, 2015
    9
    As it would seem most of the launch bugs have been squashed, this is still a great fighting game. Mortal Kombat never felt as fluid and solid as it does this time around. The characters are fairly well balanced, other than the fact that everyone uses Scorpion online cause he' 'so kewl!' and there's alot to do here. The Krypt is still one of the most original and intriguing ways to unlockAs it would seem most of the launch bugs have been squashed, this is still a great fighting game. Mortal Kombat never felt as fluid and solid as it does this time around. The characters are fairly well balanced, other than the fact that everyone uses Scorpion online cause he' 'so kewl!' and there's alot to do here. The Krypt is still one of the most original and intriguing ways to unlock everything, even if you can't get alot of the costumes in game through it and have to do alot of other stuff to get the specific ones you want. But for anyone still worried about the launch problems and the online issues, don't be. They seemed to have fixed them and things are running smoothly. It just boils down to whether or not you like the franchise or not at this point and I would definitely say this is the best MK game in a long time.… Expand
  19. 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
  20. 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
  21. Nysp
    Jun 16, 2020
    9
    In English:

    I was born in the early 80's and had my childhood and adolescence all over the 80's and 90's. I grew up seeing the rivalry between Mortal Kombat and Street Fighter. I've always been a much bigger fan of the Capcom series, and so it is today. However, it is undeniable that Capcom's latest decisions have distanced Street Fighter from many players. Unlike Mortal Kombat,    In English:

    I was born in the early 80's and had my childhood and adolescence all over the 80's and 90's. I grew up seeing the rivalry between Mortal Kombat and Street Fighter.

    I've always been a much bigger fan of the Capcom series, and so it is today. However, it is undeniable that Capcom's latest decisions have distanced Street Fighter from many players. Unlike Mortal Kombat, which has gotten better with every game.

    In the past, the game I played most was Mortal Kombat Trilogy (I also love Mythologies Sub-Zero). However, since the time of PSOne, I haven't played a game from the franchise. And I decided to give MK X a chance. And it was an excellent decision.

    The game is excellent in all aspects. Beautiful graphics, great gameplay, very cool stages and the best story mode of fighting games so far.

    It has a lot to teach my favorite franchise, Street Fighter. Mandatory game for fighting games fans.
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    In Brazilian Portuguese:

    Eu nasci no início dos anos 80 e tive minha infância e adolescencia toda nos anos 80 e 90. Cresci vendo a rivalidade entre Mortal Kombat e Street Fighter.

    Sempre fui muito mais fã da série da Capcom, e assim é ainda hoje. Porém, é inegável que as últimas decisões tomadas por Capcom distanciaram Street Fighter de muitos jogadores. Ao contrário de Mortal Kombat, que tem ficado melhor a cada jogo.

    No passado, o que mais joguei foi Mortal Kombat Trilogy (também amava Mythologies Sub-Zero). Porém, desde a época de PSOne, não jogava um jogo da franquia. E resolvi dar uma chance para MK X. E foi uma excelente decisão.

    O jogo está excelente em todos os aspectos. Gráficos lindos, ótima jogabilidade, cenários bem legais e o melhor modo história de um jogo de luta até agora.

    Tem muito a ensinar a minha franquia favorita, Street Fighter. Jogo obrigatório para fãs de jogos de luta.    … Expand
  22. 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
  23. 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
  24. 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
  25. DanDan
    May 8, 2015
    9
    Lovely Mortal Kombat sequel with nice graphics, nice and fluent gameplay. Only to bad for the horrible launch on steam and still ongoing online issues.
  26. FlunkyDave
    May 24, 2015
    9
    This game became great after the PC Patch, even though the Launch day sucked. The "Kombat" in this game is great, and the netcode is Okay if you have a good connection, but people whine too much about the netcode being bad due to their PC being **** too. The game does suffer from Microtransactions on the Console version, and yes, they did screw up the DLC. The Online Play is rather solid,This game became great after the PC Patch, even though the Launch day sucked. The "Kombat" in this game is great, and the netcode is Okay if you have a good connection, but people whine too much about the netcode being bad due to their PC being **** too. The game does suffer from Microtransactions on the Console version, and yes, they did screw up the DLC. The Online Play is rather solid, even though people do tend to abuse attacks a lot. The game, however, is not that bad. You should definetly give it a go before judging how terrible it is.… Expand
  27. gogetaxvegeto
    Aug 6, 2015
    9
    The game has next-gen graphics better than injustice. Interactions is a new and great feature added to the game. Characters are kinda great. The variations is a fun mechanic allow you to feel different battle after battle. The brutality and the fatality defies your victory and the combo system allow you to be a combo master and have fun learning it.
  28. HQJACKSON77
    Nov 9, 2015
    9
    Really good game, very balanced characters and I was surprised how the new characters played out especially Takeda, Kung Jin, Cassie Cage, and Erron Black. There's a lag in the game though, but there's a way to avoid it. Other than that, great game.
  29. max15characterz
    May 4, 2016
    9
    The new MK is amazing but only if you play everything except story.No seriously what they were thinking when they whrote it.An actor totally destroys MK's legends:Sub zero and Scorpion at the same time.Mileena one of the best MK characters and my personaly favourite got 5 minutes of fame after D'vorah kills her by very strange way.Mileena could eat her face.And at the end 1 girl killsThe new MK is amazing but only if you play everything except story.No seriously what they were thinking when they whrote it.An actor totally destroys MK's legends:Sub zero and Scorpion at the same time.Mileena one of the best MK characters and my personaly favourite got 5 minutes of fame after D'vorah kills her by very strange way.Mileena could eat her face.And at the end 1 girl kills the Overlord/god/dominator and so.
    And Kano(a villager) looks stronger than the Overworld's lord (idk his name).
    But the game is cool for its 1v1,towers,1vs pc,test your luck and multyplayer.Thats the only thing that saves this game:THE KLASICS.    … Expand
  30. nestoryavith
    Jun 22, 2017
    9
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Ed Boon... I love this guy's games more than I love life. Weird I know. 9/10. Fantastic job especially on the graphics department. Though there is a reason I didn't give this a 10/10 cause it definately had that potential. The gameplay in this is amazing and I love it. But the story (spoiler alert), when did the great Quanchii, ruler of the netherrealm and master of the mystic arts become such a girl? He gets beaten in here so many times by almost anyone even a trainee speacial ops and wow not only him, the great evil non-forgiving necromancer Shinok himself is a girl too. Netherrealmers in this game are wearing skirts it's almost funny and where's 2 by 2 combat? It was the best feature of the previous right. Anyway, apart from that you're in for a treat. Graphics, character arcs, gameplay and one of the best feature ever seen, environment interactions! And an awesome ending feud between our stars. I loved it Eddy… Expand
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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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