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  1. Apr 19, 2015
    7
    Ridiculously fun! Much smarter, tighter combat system than ever before.

    However, poor use of mocap, bad animations, weird textures, and broken online features mar the game thus far.

    My full score would be a 7.6. Though that's closer to 8, the game just isn't an 8 for me.

    I'm having a blast with it, nonetheless. Bring back Stryker!
  2. May 9, 2015
    7
    Mortal Kombat X is, all in all, a nice game that definitely has a lot of strengths and some flaws. I'm quickly summing up my experience so far, 20+ hours in:

    Pros: - Well-written, exciting story that entertains nicely for a few (short) hours - Motivating and addicting faction system where you also level up a faction rank and a rank for yourself - Daily challenges and Living Towers
    Mortal Kombat X is, all in all, a nice game that definitely has a lot of strengths and some flaws. I'm quickly summing up my experience so far, 20+ hours in:

    Pros:
    - Well-written, exciting story that entertains nicely for a few (short) hours
    - Motivating and addicting faction system where you also level up a faction rank and a rank for yourself
    - Daily challenges and Living Towers that challenge you in different ways every few hours/days
    - Good training modes to practice thoroughly
    - Creative fatalities and brutalities
    - Nice sound and graphics

    Cons:
    - Quite frequent mini freezes on Xbox One... quite annoying.
    - Difficulty mode against AI seems poorly balanced; at one time Easy will actually be easy, at other times it will be more like a Medium... this changes totally random, often within a round.
    - Controls aren't responding very well to inputs, making it very difficult to pull off more complex combos
    - Not to be forgotten: The ridiculous prices for DLC. 30€ for a DLC with 4 characters... seriously? This is just outrageous.

    Despite some of the flaws driving me mad at times I still recommend this game, though with the ridiculous DLC prices I would advise to wait for a Complete Edition and grab the game then. When you do, you are sure to have a fun experience, even if it's not always flawless.
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  3. May 20, 2015
    5
    Mortal kombat same old stuff to my liking just can't sit there and finger bash all day lol giving it a 5 what up with that grave stuff it's just weird as Sh.... So many buttons your brains throbbing on trying to remember the finishers
  4. Jun 2, 2015
    7
    Mortal Kombat is a very nice game on Xbox one and surprisingly very polished on the Xbox one. It has very good fighting mechanics and this game is really the only fighting game I love for the exception of Injustice Gods Among Us.... I have read the all the new issues out of the comics of Mortal Kombat X and I feel the story line was way too quick which only gave me maybe about 5 hours ofMortal Kombat is a very nice game on Xbox one and surprisingly very polished on the Xbox one. It has very good fighting mechanics and this game is really the only fighting game I love for the exception of Injustice Gods Among Us.... I have read the all the new issues out of the comics of Mortal Kombat X and I feel the story line was way too quick which only gave me maybe about 5 hours of game play and did not match up in anyway with the comics which I did not like....... But the towers are very nice and are a good test for your ability they also have the old test your might and test your luck that really have been unchanged..... In conclusion if you are a casual fighting game kinda guy I would recommend you buy it but if you are a not really into fighting games this is not the game for you...... I give this a 7 because I am not too into fighting games but I do enjoy the story of Mortal Kombat and how they at least for a fighting game did not screw it up...... Expand
  5. May 11, 2015
    6
    I haven’t played a MK game in over 15 years, so I didn’t have any expectations. That being said, I find it more entertaining than GTA V, but MKX doesn’t topple Soul Calibur 2 as my favorite fighting game.

    Graphically, MK passes. There isn’t a whole lot going on, so it ought to look good. Rendering 2 characters assaulting each other isn’t as demanding as running 64 player matches, or
    I haven’t played a MK game in over 15 years, so I didn’t have any expectations. That being said, I find it more entertaining than GTA V, but MKX doesn’t topple Soul Calibur 2 as my favorite fighting game.

    Graphically, MK passes. There isn’t a whole lot going on, so it ought to look good. Rendering 2 characters assaulting each other isn’t as demanding as running 64 player matches, or fighting off dozens of undead with 4 friends. So yeah, MKX looks fine, but it doesn’t have an excuse not to. Developer NetherRealm once again uses the Unreal engine. Although visual fidelity is crisp, textures are glossy—like every surface is slick with water. The effect is cartoony. I blame this on Unreal engine. Although it’s superb, Unreal’s visual quirks are easily recognizable.

    There are plenty of game modes. And the online options are robust. I enjoy practicing against live opponents online. There are lots of challenges for the completionists out there. However, the faction mode is one the most underwhelming online features. Players are forced to choose factions before starting the game. Players earn faction points for performing a variety of feats, including playing the campaign. The factions are at war, and the factions that earn the most points over certain periods win special bonuses. However, only 2 factions are popular. The others are sparsely populated. Since players can switch factions at only time, there is no incentive to play on the losing side and build it up.

    The campaign is a bore to watch and not enjoyable to play. The story mimics martial arts B movies: High production values, lots of clichéd dialogue, and a corny plot. Despite plentiful weapons, everyone just slugs it out. It’s a fighting game after all. And like any B movie, the story is filled with loopholes and nonsensical moments. But it’s Mortal Kombat, so the story met expectations. But gameplay is frustrating. Foremost, MKX’s campaign is packed with QTE moments. Probably the most I’ve seen in any game. QTE’s are one of the most despised mechanics in gaming. Yet, NetherRealm shoves them down players’ throats with gusto.

    Also, I don’t like how the playable characters are constantly switched out. NetherRealm set up the campaign so players could “test drive” the fighters. And this is its biggest drawback because everything is so formulaic and repetitive. Players watch a 5 minute video scene, then they execute 10 or more QTE’s, and finally they participate in a fight against 2 or 3 opponents with a new combatant. Rinse and repeat 20 times. I don’t care to test drive every fighter. NetherRealm would have better served players by tailoring the campaign around a group of fighters. So players could choose their champion and experience more individualized campaigns. This would’ve added replay value, especially for players new to MK who aren’t ready for multiplayer. Like COD, the campaign is ultimately shallow and tacked on and offers no real value. The absence of imaginative story telling in modern games is astounding.

    Mechanics are precise, and slight mistakes are brutally punished. Within a few hours of play, I was reasonably familiar with a few characters and won some matches against MK veterans. Combos require extreme precision, so players should take advantage of the practice mode. The online practice mode versus live opponents is particularly fun. However, the tutorial is worthless.

    MKX has glaring flaws. First is the faction mode, which I’ve already discussed. Second are the finishers/X-rays. The X-rays are recycled among the characters, so there is little variation. They get downright boring after a few rounds. I was surprised by the lack of creativity and blatant copy/paste move sets. Third, there are only a few stages. The absence of character specific stages is astounding since this was the norm in older, classic fighters.

    Ranged attack spam is just damn annoying. It's rampant. So get used to it.

    Lag is crippling, even among players with solid connections. The game will freeze, frames drop, combos don’t execute, can’t throw opponents, and the list goes on. MKX is another example of developers/publishers spewing out bargain bin connectivity.
    Playing offline is a crippling challenge. The AI is relatively easy at the lowest difficulty. But increase it a level or 2 and MKX becomes a royal ass whooping. There is nothing subtle or fair about how each difficulty increase radically widens the challenge gap. I would compare it to Ninja Gaiden. Couple that with the lackluster campaign and there isn’t much incentive for players to invest in solo play.

    MKX is a game for MK fans. Single player is lacking, and MKX’s horrendous lag diminishes its multiplayer component. Hardcore fans will endure it, but casuals will make an early exit. MKX proves that the franchise is still valuable, but ultimately it does nothing to push fighting games forward. The developers lack imagination and didn’t refine the aspects that have the largest impacts.
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  6. Apr 27, 2015
    7
    English:
    I have this game for ps4. Im a huge fano f mk, the game is good, but have some problems. Lets talk about the points:
    The good ones: - Nice new characters. - Good history. - The faction wars. The bad ones: - Less characters and scenarios then MK (2011). WTF!? - They remove the 4 players mode. WHY? - So short the campaign mode. - Characters of campaign thay you defeat
    English:
    I have this game for ps4. Im a huge fano f mk, the game is good, but have some problems. Lets talk about the points:

    The good ones:
    - Nice new characters.
    - Good history.
    - The faction wars.

    The bad ones:
    - Less characters and scenarios then MK (2011). WTF!?
    - They remove the 4 players mode. WHY?
    - So short the campaign mode.
    - Characters of campaign thay you defeat but you cant play with it.
    - A very strange coloring/saturation/contrast in the game. Like killer instinct at xbox one, that spoil the graphics!

    For that reasons I bealive that MKX is worse than the last one (MK 2011). The MK 2011 bring back the game. So I think MKX should only add new features and characters, not remove then.
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    Português:
    Tenho este jogo na versão do ps4. Sou um grande fã da marca, achei o jogo bom, mas tem grandes defeitos. Separando os pontos que acredito serem relevantes:

    Positivos:
    - Os novos personagens tem profundidade, são ótimos.
    - Boa história.
    - As facções foram uma ideia legal.

    Negativos:
    - Tem poucos personagens e cenários. Menos que o antecessor. O que é um absurdo.
    - Não permite mais jogar com 4 pessoas! Não da pra acreditar que fizeram isso.
    - Campanha da história curta.
    - Personagens que aparecem pra lutar na história mas que não são jogáveis.
    - Gráficos com saturação de cor ou contraste fora do comum, que estragam os gráficos. Parece o killer instinct do xbox one.

    Por estas rações, acho que o MKX esta um pouco pior que o antecessor. Do meu ponto de vista, o jogo lançado em 2011 trouxe a franquia de volta aos bons tempos, e este agora deveria ter acrescido a ele em número, sem tirar nada que tinha de bom. Da forma que foi feito parece que foi um trabalho realizado sem capricho.
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  7. May 18, 2015
    7
    It took a purchase and three-four hours forme to remember I was never a huge fan of the platform fighting genre. This game has nostalgia and took me back some 15 years, but that aside I didn't get a whole lot of enjoyment out of it. The game itself is beautifully crafted and warrants a genuine high score, I just can't get into the mood to play it.
  8. May 3, 2015
    7
    If you are a MK fan or just fighting games in general, you will like this game alot. As usual there are some pathetic and ridiculous reviews giving 0/10 etc, total nonsense, these morons do not even understand a 0 - 10 scoring system so how the hell do they qualify to use one? A special mention to user DavidTrif30, possibly the most idiotic person ever to write a review, up there with theIf you are a MK fan or just fighting games in general, you will like this game alot. As usual there are some pathetic and ridiculous reviews giving 0/10 etc, total nonsense, these morons do not even understand a 0 - 10 scoring system so how the hell do they qualify to use one? A special mention to user DavidTrif30, possibly the most idiotic person ever to write a review, up there with the person who gave the Godfather movie 0/10, if you want a laugh at some reviews, click on his profile!

    MK X is a very good fighting game, which I only scored a 7 because no matter how good, I always question true replayability of a fighting game when up against different genres like RPG's etc.

    Looks good, plays good, fatalities and X ray moves are really cool and a very good laugh with yout mates round.
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  9. Apr 30, 2015
    7
    Okay so the game doesn't blow you away, but hey its just a fighting game so what do you expect but all in alll quite enjoyable.

    I'll start with the negatives, the story line is quick and far to easy, there are quite a lot characters missing (that was always going to happen so they can release them through DLC no doubt) and the online can be pretty slow, but that'a hardly reason for it
    Okay so the game doesn't blow you away, but hey its just a fighting game so what do you expect but all in alll quite enjoyable.

    I'll start with the negatives, the story line is quick and far to easy, there are quite a lot characters missing (that was always going to happen so they can release them through DLC no doubt) and the online can be pretty slow, but that'a hardly reason for it to get such a low rating off some people

    On a positive note, the graphics are pretty cool, and we all enjoy a nice High Def Fatality / Brutality, the game play is enjoyable and its a great laugh with friends etc over a beer or two!
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  10. May 12, 2015
    6
    I've been a fan since the original Arcade MK, I've played every single one minus Shalon Monks. I went in thinking this game was going to be just as good if not better than MK9 which was beyond my expectations. Unfortunately, X did not deliver IMHO.

    I really wanted to like this game, I DID! I saw Kotal Kohan, Cassie, and all the new characters thinking this was going to be a game rich
    I've been a fan since the original Arcade MK, I've played every single one minus Shalon Monks. I went in thinking this game was going to be just as good if not better than MK9 which was beyond my expectations. Unfortunately, X did not deliver IMHO.

    I really wanted to like this game, I DID! I saw Kotal Kohan, Cassie, and all the new characters thinking this was going to be a game rich with content and story and re-playable game play and MP. I think it delivered half of that.

    -Pros-
    Graphics, super sharp, beautiful
    Fighting styles, I love variety of playing different variations of your favorite character
    Ultra Gory Fatalities (The wife hates it when I do them)
    Multiplier very competitive if you like MP for fighting games
    Bring back the old fighting towers, hit us with a bit of nostalgia there.
    The Krypt, filled with mini games, different places to see, items and puzzles.

    -Cons-
    THE STORY (mini rant approaching)
    In MK 9, they gave us hrs and hrs of story and creatively hit the reset button on the MK universe while giving us a chance to play each character. MKX gives us 1990s Power Ranger-esk dialog and politics, extremely poor character development, explanations are null on plenty, and instead of giving us stories to their new characters, they just threw them in there, for all I know they are just minions, Screw origins or background. Also you can beat the game's story in about 2-3 hrs, and Shinnok as the main bad guy is a joke. Oh well,

    -Faction Wars- I originally thought this would be cool, but it's lack luster and tends to be one sided

    -Unlockables- The costumes are cool, but I was hoping to unlock Rain, Noob, or anyone, but I guess I have to but the Kombat pack already.

    -Random Endings- The older MK endings left you wondering, some gave you closure, some gave you happy/unhappy endings, but most of these I found scratching my head. BUT some are pretty cool, I like what they did with Raidan and Scorpion

    Kontent - I don't think they meant for a komplete game, there are so many holes and unexplained.....Please Pay $30 to finish this review
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  11. Apr 1, 2020
    6
    I enjoyed the story.

    Some frustrating fights really taught me the use of blocking in a fighting game.

    The cut scene cgi hasn't aged very well and it's not really that old.
  12. Jun 6, 2016
    7
    7/10
    +Some of the characters are good from a mixture of new to old,classics like Johnny and Scorpion and new ones like Erron Black and Takeda, hell Scorpion even sports his Hanzo costume for the first time ever.
    +Graphics are brilliant, crisp they have eve rbeen. +Excellent Story Mode again as expected from Netherrealm. Comes in where MK9 left off. +Easy controls again and still 2D
    7/10
    +Some of the characters are good from a mixture of new to old,classics like Johnny and Scorpion and new ones like Erron Black and Takeda, hell Scorpion even sports his Hanzo costume for the first time ever.
    +Graphics are brilliant, crisp they have eve rbeen.
    +Excellent Story Mode again as expected from Netherrealm. Comes in where MK9 left off.
    +Easy controls again and still 2D which helps.
    +New fatalities are amazing. Didn't think they could top 9 but they did.
    +Good stages and as many good features like the crypt.

    -Story mode is good but doesn't do a very good representation of the older characters, most of which are old and some even have older uniforms despite being dead (Lui Kang, Kung Lao). Story mode also suffers a bit from making certain characters Mary-suish.
    -The roster is mixed for some of the characters. I mean you get Ferra/Torr etc, who let's face it nobody want to play as. Without Shao Kahn there is also a lack of decent villians.
    - The different styles for each character are extremely annoying as most of them have moves whcih should be avaliable to all 3 etc.
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  13. Apr 24, 2015
    6
    Hmmm where do I begin with MKX? Well lets just start with the good. The fighting mechanics has improved, they brought back fighting styles and replaced them with variations and the single player modes are fun along with the story mode. NOW on to the negative. 1. PISS POOR PC LAUNCH FOR A FIGHTING GAME! 2. Microtransactions 3. Quick Time Events in the story mode WTF? 4. Missing characters!?Hmmm where do I begin with MKX? Well lets just start with the good. The fighting mechanics has improved, they brought back fighting styles and replaced them with variations and the single player modes are fun along with the story mode. NOW on to the negative. 1. PISS POOR PC LAUNCH FOR A FIGHTING GAME! 2. Microtransactions 3. Quick Time Events in the story mode WTF? 4. Missing characters!? 5. DLC gouging 6. I don't care about Predator and Jason in this game anymore when other MK fighters should have been in this game. 6. Story mode is FILLED WITH PLOT HOLES (don't give me that excuse to read the comics because that is just some more BS) 7. Online mode is laggy and broken. 8. Frame rate issues/drops in some segments (being fixed) 9. Krypt monster is gone. frown emoticon 10. The mobile game is just disappointing and lacking any notion of fun unless you find a way to hack it. 11. GORO SUCKS! Where is 4 Legged Motaro? 12. No new boss character. 13. FU Dvoarrah for killing Mileena and Baraka (but they are brought back to life and Baraka can be used on the PC version WTF?) 14. Some of the acting for the new characters could use some work in the story. 15. More DLC planned in the future. 16. Steam play feature where you can play a portion of the game while it is downloading...FAILED! 17. No Hara Kiris! 18. No Animalities. 19. No Konquest Mode. 20. No Backstory to explain anything in the story. 21. Some fatalties do not look as brutal than the previous version. 22. No klassic fatalities. 23. Paid reviews which does not criticise the game at all. 24. Only 8 new fighters? 25. No Stage fatalities. 26. No classic stages. 27. No extra modes like Chess and race kombat. 28. Is Kreate a Fighter gone forever? 29. Faction is mode is not what I expect it to be and 30. NO TAG TEAM MODE WTF ‪#‎edboon‬ ‪#‎mortalkombatteam‬ But other than that...8.7/10. The previous version is a 9.7/10. MKX and MK9 really needs to be mashed together with some elements from MK Deception, Injustice Gods Among us and MK Armageddon if ‪#‎mortalkombat11‬ is going to ever deliver for me. What do you all think? grumpy emoticon I just exposed this over the top HYPE GAME and I really don't care because the truth must be told! ‪#‎fatality‬ OH and @#$% you GORO!!! (Update) After 12 days of **** all of this! The PC port gets a 4/10 and the console versions get a 7/10!!! DONE WITH NETHERREALM STUDIOS!!! Expand
  14. Dec 3, 2015
    6
    Big MK from the original arcade MK and MK 2. Also been playing the series on consoles. Very disappointed in this game. There isn't really anything new for next gen. Same old modes, same type of gameplay, and seems like more button mashing in this one. Can't put my finger on it but they took out what makes MK so special.
  15. Jul 30, 2015
    7
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I have never really sat down with a fighting game until MKX. The game was fun at first, getting to beat up random characters. Then the gameplay began to sink in and I really got to see what was underneath, like lifting up a Super Mario bandaid to see the scab underneath it. Most of the new characters were the offspring of other characters, like Johnny Cage's Cassie Cage and Jax's Jacqui Briggs. These characters never really compelled me to play as them because they were just whiny versions of their infinitely more interesting parents. There are now X-Ray moves, which they might as well rename the "Instant Win" button, taking all the challenge out of the fight. Fatalities also got dampened when the pause menu pretty much gives you the directions on how to do it, and it gets boring after the first 500 times. If just pausing the game is too much work for you, there are now fatality tokens you can buy that allow you to just press one button instead of having to put in the entire sequence, which puts this game in the running for the "Skrillex's Line of Work" award for least amount of effort put into anything. Overall, this game has as much of a chance of getting the game of the year from me as Adam Sandler getting his Oscar cabinet back from the repo men since it hasn't been used in eons. Expand
  16. Jun 21, 2018
    7
    Como juego de Mortal Kombat esta bastante bien. Graficamente bonito.
    Jugabilidad perfecta y adictivo, muchos combos, brutalitys y fatalitys.
    El modo historia te puede durar unas 6 o 7 horas, esta bien (muere algun personaje principal). Las clasicas torres, con distintos modos de juego, donde cada vez que nos pasemos la torre Klasica con un personaje nos contara una historia breve de
    Como juego de Mortal Kombat esta bastante bien. Graficamente bonito.
    Jugabilidad perfecta y adictivo, muchos combos, brutalitys y fatalitys.
    El modo historia te puede durar unas 6 o 7 horas, esta bien (muere algun personaje principal).
    Las clasicas torres, con distintos modos de juego, donde cada vez que nos pasemos la torre Klasica con un personaje nos contara una historia breve de dicho personaje.
    La Krypta sigue estando bien, te podrás desbloquear muchas cosas en ella. Sistema de facciones donde tendremos que elegir una e ir consiguiendo puntos para ella. (completando misiones, invasiones, torres de guerra, etc..).
    El punto negativo principal que tiene son las politicas, tiene muchos DLCS, meterte en un juego de lucha, da igual el que sea, personajes que tengas que comprar con dinero real es una aberración. Y como segundo diría que se echan en falta personajes clásicos como Sindel, Kabal, Jade, Nightwolf o Baraka entre otros, señores de Mortal Kombat, si quitan los dlcs y ponen mas personajes tendrían el juego de MK perfecto.
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  17. Jan 2, 2018
    7
    Hikaye = 7
    Oynanış = 7
    Grafikler = 8
    Sesler = 7
    Keyif = 9
    Atmosfer = 7
    Süre = 7
  18. Nov 22, 2018
    7
    Xbox one 1366x1080 resolution is a shame. But the game on its own is a great for playing with friends.
  19. Nov 1, 2020
    7
    ---{Graphics}---
    ☐ Beautiful
    ☐ Good X Decent ☐ Bad ☐ Don‘t look too long at it ---{Gameplay}--- X Addictive ☐ Good ☐ Mediocre ☐ Mehh ☐ Irresponsible ---{Audio}--- ☐ Very good X Good ☐ Bad ☐ I'm now deaf ---{Audience}--- ☐ Kids X Teens X Adults ☐ All ---{Difficulity}--- ☐ Easy ☐ Significant brain usage X Easy to learn / Hard to master ☐ Difficult
    ---{Graphics}---
    ☐ Beautiful
    ☐ Good
    X Decent
    ☐ Bad
    ☐ Don‘t look too long at it

    ---{Gameplay}---
    X Addictive
    ☐ Good
    ☐ Mediocre
    ☐ Mehh
    ☐ Irresponsible

    ---{Audio}---
    ☐ Very good
    X Good
    ☐ Bad
    ☐ I'm now deaf

    ---{Audience}---
    ☐ Kids
    X Teens
    X Adults
    ☐ All

    ---{Difficulity}---
    ☐ Easy
    ☐ Significant brain usage
    X Easy to learn / Hard to master
    ☐ Difficult

    --{Story}---
    ☐ No Story
    ☐ Some lore
    X Average
    ☐ Good
    ☐ Lovely
    ☐ It‘ll replace your life

    ---{Game Time}---
    ☐ Short
    X Average
    ☐ Long
    ☐ To infinity and beyond

    ---{Price}---
    ☐ It’s free [or i get free]
    ☐ Worth the price
    X Worth it in a promo
    ☐ If u have some spare money left ☐ Not recommended ---{Bugs}--- X Never heard of ☐ Minor bugs ☐ Can get annoying ☐ ARK: Survival Evolved
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  20. Jun 28, 2020
    7
    Gráfico bom, combos diversos pra todos personagens. O que pecou foi a história curta que dá pra finalizar em uma tarde.
Metascore
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Generally favorable reviews - based on 21 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 21 out of 21
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 21
  3. Negative: 0 out of 21
  1. Jun 25, 2015
    88
    Mortal Kombat X is a feature-packed experience that sets the bar high for content in fighters this gen. While it doesn't eclipse the previous Mortal Kombat's amount of content, it does surpass all of its other competitors.
  2. Hyper Magazine
    May 28, 2015
    80
    In a world of 200 hour RPG epics, it’s nice to have something so focused on a core experience. There’s depth here for those seeking it, or you can just make visitors cringe by showing them all the bone-breakers and finishers. Look, Nanna, this guy gets his spine ripped out through his mouth.
  3. X-ONE Magazine UK
    May 26, 2015
    90
    Fantastically violent and built for online players and loners alike. [Issue#124, p.72]