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May
12th , 2011
By Requiem
Genre: Fighter
Systems: Xbox, Playstation 2, and PC
Developer: Midway
Publisher: Midway
Release Date: October 2011
A few years back, Mortal Kombat: Deadly Alliance was released
to the pleasure of fighting fans everywhere. It took everything
we loved about the classic 16-bit games and transferred it
into a lightning fast, violent as hell blood-fest. However,
as any fan knows, the game seriously lacked one thing that
is what originally put the game on the map and into the minds
of Politicians everywhere… fatalities. Sure they were
there, but only one per characters? Please.
A
few years later and a little wiser, Mortal Kombat is back
in the form of Mortal Kombat: Deception. While it contains
everything that we loved about the last title such as the
insane amount of secrets and prizes, it finally gives us more
mayhem. Now, each characters will have two fatalities that
are said to be much more gruesome and disturbing than anything
we have seen in the series before. But the bloodlust doesn't
stop there. We get level finishers that allow you to destroy
your opponents through use of your surroundings alone. Of
course, this is what we all remember the most about the very
first MK game: the Pit.
There
are plenty more additions to satisfy us all, including destructible
environments and bigger arenas. What many of us will be looking
forward to the most, however, is the addition of some old characters.
Namely, we get Baraka back. To any newbies, he's a crazy looking
mutant with massive blades protruding from his wrists. Obviously,
this allows for some brutal attacks… There are a total
of 24 characters to choose from, but you only get to start with
12. What kind of MK game would it be if you didn't have to work
for the coolest guys?
What
is really the standout feature of MK:D, though, is the inclusion
of new modes: Konquest, MK Chess, and Puzzle Kombat. Konquest
has you starting as a teenage Kombatant (yea for raging hormones)
and working your way up to a full fledged adult fighter. Chess
is an interesting concept where you try to win, well, Chess.
However, to see if you win a square or not, you must fight
your opponents… thank God. Finally, Puzzle Kombat is
much like the old classic Puzzle Fighter. Basically, Tetris
with blood and death. If that doesn't scream fun, nothing
does.
Look
forward to Deception in October of this year.
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