Mortal Kombat: Shaolin Monks

 PlayStation 2
  • Publisher: Midway
  • Release Date: Sep 16, 2005
User Score
8.8

Generally favorable reviews- based on 210 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 185 out of 210
  2. Mixed: 17 out of 210
  3. Negative: 8 out of 210
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  1. AlexN-M.
    Jan 17, 2007
    0
    This game is poor! You think that you will be good and make a "Fatality by pushing two buttons in the same time? Your wrong! My note is 0! No more comments about this POOR game!
  2. Zeratex
    Feb 11, 2019
    4
    It was one of my favorite MK games, but looking back at it, it is really a bad one.
    MK story has always been bad, so its no surprise, but the thing i dont like about this one is the combat itself, it is a downhill from Deception, the fatality feel childish and its very short animation is just like super move not like a deadly combo, the stage fatalities are also boring and not impressive,    It was one of my favorite MK games, but looking back at it, it is really a bad one.
    MK story has always been bad, so its no surprise, but the thing i dont like about this one is the combat itself, it is a downhill from Deception, the fatality feel childish and its very short animation is just like super move not like a deadly combo, the stage fatalities are also boring and not impressive, the music is boring as well.

    I liked it when i was a kid, so i guess its good for kids/teens, but as for now its a shallow and bland game with weak combat.

    4/10    … Expand
  3. sokelnik
    Nov 30, 2021
    2
    Эта игрушка оказалось не той....какой я ее помнил в своем замечательном детстве. К сожалению, вынужден поставить ей неутешительную оценку.... Два....бала....от каждого игрока по одному... Хуйня, гавно, жопа, залупа, поебень, блевота. ХУЙНЯ.......Эта игрушка оказалось не той....какой я ее помнил в своем замечательном детстве. К сожалению, вынужден поставить ей неутешительную оценку.... Два....бала....от каждого игрока по одному... Хуйня, гавно, жопа, залупа, поебень, блевота. ХУЙНЯ.......

Awards & Rankings

61
#61 Best PS2 Game of 2005
17
#17 Most Discussed PS2 Game of 2005
10
#10 Most Shared PS2 Game of 2005

Critic Reviews

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Metascore
77

Generally favorable reviews - based on 41 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 31 out of 41
  2. Mixed: 10 out of 41
  3. Negative: 0 out of 41
  1. TotalGames.net
    65
    Despite there being a massive selection of attacks at your disposal, you won't use them, and after battling through your seventeenth batch of Oni bastards, you'll soon settle for the simplest and most effective means of disposal and trade any style for progress.
  2. PALGN
    70
    It won’t win any game of the year awards, but for a piece of brainless action, you can’t really go wrong with Shaolin Monks.
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  3. G4 TV
    60
    Shaolin Monks' replay value could use a jump-start or two from Raiden’s fingertips. Despite an arcade port of Mortal Kombat II and a two-player versus mode, there’s simply not enough "kontent" to justify a purchase for most.
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