Mortal Kombat 1: Khaos Reigns

 Xbox Series X
Metascore
67

Mixed or average reviews - based on 4 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 1 out of 4
  2. Mixed: 3 out of 4
  3. Negative: 0 out of 4
  1. ZTGD
    Oct 15, 2024
    80
    This package is a ‘your mileage may vary’ situation. The new characters are great additions, the story is a decent three-hour romp, but my favorite parts were the Animalities and new modes such as the return of the Towers of Time. Sadly the grind has not been addressed. It takes way too long to get to the good stuff. The monetization is still ridiculous and what is with the main menu taking forever to verify my license to play Invasions? These are the kinds of things I would love to see. MK1 could have been one of the best entries of the franchise, but it keeps getting uppercutted by its shortcomings.
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  1. Xboxygen
    Sep 30, 2024
    If only Khaos Reigns and its campaign had seduced us, but unfortunately the outcome is far from positive. Very short and with no real narrative interest, the additional content of the story mode disappointed us. The new characters, along with a few additions such as skins and animalities, slightly enhance the overall proposal, but not enough to compensate. Mortal Kombat 1 needed a breath of fresh air to rekindle players’ interest, and this pack is not up to the fight.