- Publisher: Midway
- Release Date: Oct 4, 2004
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It still labors under a fighting system that rewards memorization over improvisation far too much for my taste, but I'm sure the Mortal Kombat faithful are going to be thrilled.
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It seems unfortunate that the game’s strength depends on its weakness to gain lifespan, and while the Chess and Puzzle games are amusing, the core fighting element of the game is where most gamers will be directing their attention.
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BoomtownThe phrase fan-service has never been so apt.
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It's simply that the fighting aspects of the game remain very similar to "MK: Deadly Alliance," which caters to a casual market. The extra modes of Puzzle Kombat, Chess Kombat, online play, and Konquest certainly add a great deal to the title, but if you didn't like Deadly Alliance, chances are you won't like Deception either.
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TotalGames.netThe extra games are all very nice and shiny but some more work should have gone into creating a level field of play, wherein each character can compete fairly and we aren't left damning Kobra's utter rubbishness as Noob-Smoke kicks seven varying shades of faeces out of him yet again.
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Electronic Gaming MonthlyIt's unfortunate that the underlying mano a mano action can't match the rest of Deception's ambitious package, but precious little has been done to improve upon the last MK's ("Deadly Alliance") leaden, mash-happy combat. [Dec 2004, p.152]
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While the fighting engine is still decent and the combat graphics are fine, Mortal Kombat: Deception does little for the series. It's a victory, but hardly a flawless one.
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games(TM)It's fair to say that Deception remains true to the series in that it delivers much of what you'd want from it, though this only means it's a reasonable fighting game with plenty of blood and some grisly deaths... Kould have been much better. [Dec 2004, p.110]
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Despite how oddly compelling I found many of the diversions found herein, I couldn't get too into this game's dated fighting mechanic.
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Savage karnivores may still enjoy this bloody-rare slab of fighting beef, but genre gourmets should look elsewhere.
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#31 Most Discussed PS2 Game of 2004
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#35 Most Shared PS2 Game of 2004
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User score distribution:
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Positive: 118 out of 151
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Mixed: 29 out of 151
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Negative: 4 out of 151
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Sep 2, 2019OMG!!!!! BEST MK I HAVE EVER PLAYED! ATMOSPHERE,BEST MECHANICS, BEST MAPS, KONQUEST, CHESS, TETRIS, HAVIK
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May 17, 2022If you were a little man in 2004 just like i was, it was the perfect fighting game for you :D
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May 12, 2022So i think this game easily is the best part of MK? loved konquest and darkness of deception.