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Nov 22nd, 2002, 02:45 PM | #1 |
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IGN’s review of MK:DA – do you agree?
I generally trust IGN, but I don’t agree on a couple of points – curious to know what others think. IGN review:
We are a happy office. For the first time in all of IGN's history, we can sit together in unison and say in agreement that we enjoyed the latest Mortal Kombat game. Not without its problems, particularly in terms of the unforgiving CPU aggression, Deadly Alliance is still among the best fighting games of 2002. A late night favorite for the last couple of weeks and for a few months more, Deadly Alliance is a remarkable achievement in the history of a series we wrote off long ago. Congratulations all around, and congratulations to anyone lucky enough to pick this one up! - Jeremy Dunham Presentation This is Mortal Kombat and you'll know it from the moment you start. A great secrets menu and superb layout earn extra points where it counts. 9.0 Graphics We know that the characters look as they were made from plastic, but they're great nonetheless. The blood effects and particles are just as spicy, but the fatalities stink. 8.5 Sound A great soundtrack mixed with typical fighting game grunts. What's with the whispered narrator? 8.0 Gameplay Finally, the MK fighting system makes sense. Smooth, fluid, and full of strategy, this is the best-playing game in the series by far. 8.5 Lasting Appeal With 667 unlockables, including hidden characters, production videos, artwork and more, Deadly Alliance has plenty of single player replay Let alone the two-player versus mode. 9.0 OVERALL SCORE (not an average) 8.6 |
Nov 22nd, 2002, 08:29 PM | #2 |
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I don't agree...
...I would give it more like a 4. Horrible, and very unrealistic. I remember playing as Sub-Zero, I punched another character in the face, once and he bleeds profusely for like 10 minutes!
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Nov 22nd, 2002, 09:52 PM | #3 |
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whoa, so the game actually sucks?
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Nov 23rd, 2002, 10:45 AM | #4 |
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I don't think this game sucks at all!! I bought it just out of pure love for MK, but it is a true to life good game! Realism is never anything particularly strived for in MK. I mean was the blood amount in the others realistic? I find this game really good and so do my friends whom i play it with. The fatalities could have been better, and yes the excess blood while a staple of MK, is a little extensive(ie: punch to the face) But overall i would give it an 7.5 - 8.0. VERY GOOD GAME
Oh does anyone agree/disagree?
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Nov 23rd, 2002, 05:34 PM | #6 | |
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I still have not played it yet, hence, I am not able to say anything about it, but I have good hopes for it. Gotta rent it soon.
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Nov 23rd, 2002, 07:29 PM | #7 |
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my friend bought the game and he brought it over. i think it's a neat game it's on my buy list that's for sure.
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True. But, I gave it my most unbiased opinion
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Nov 24th, 2002, 03:00 PM | #9 |
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I'm just relieved that the game turned out as well as it did. For a while there, I was starting to think that the MK series wouldn't be able to make a comeback. Despite Iguana's "unbiased" assessment of it, I think a lot of people are more than satisfied with MKA, myself included.
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Nov 24th, 2002, 07:13 PM | #10 |
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Well, no matter what, I am getting this beauty for sure. Yeah realism is something we shouldn't talk about when talking about Mortal Kombat. Its all about extra blood and gore.
I am getting this game very soon. I tried the game, and its sweet, very smooth. But I still havn't tried any Fatalities yet. Can someone tell me if all the Fatalities list comes with in the game option or in the booklet or do have to have look for it on the inernet. I am dying to buy this gem!
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Now, I have a question that bugs me. Should I get it for PS2, or X Box? Is there anyone that has noticed the difference? (Iguana and Makg, shut up in this one )
My guess for the moment would be X Box, since I have a S controller and such controller is good enough for fighting games, so the controller would not be a drawback in that case. But I'm guessing that the game will have superior graphics and development in X Box. It seems that I'll have to rent it for both systems to se where's the better deal. But, if anyone knows, please tell me.
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But if I had both the systems, I'd get it on Ps2, as I love the L2/R2 buttons, which the Xbox controllers dont have. Sorry you told me to shut up and I still spoke. Ignore the above post I suppose.
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If you or anyone else could give me more details I would greatly appreciate it. I haven't got much time lately and I got no idea when could I rent it to find out myself.
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Well if you want easier controls. R2 And L2 buttons always help.
I mean, we have Low Kick, Medium Kick, High Kick, and then Low Punch, Medium Punch, High Punch, and then RUN and BLOCK. Thats EIGHT Main Functions. (Sounds perfect for the Ps2 Controllers having 8 main buttons --> X, Square, Triangle, O, L1, L2, R1, R2.)
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Nov 28th, 2002, 10:02 PM | #18 |
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this game is alright nothing exceptional, but i thought it was alot better than part 4.
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Nov 30th, 2002, 09:24 AM | #20 |
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Personally, I bought this game and i have not regretted it at all. For a fighting game there is a lot to do. There is Konquest mode, which allows you to go through in depth training with all characters (218 missions in all), the Krypt: a location for you to spend koins to get new characters, outfits, concept art, ect. And of course arcade mode which features test your might/ sight. Oh and if you have friends with a MKDA profile on their memory card, you can place bets on fights, and winner takes all!
For a fighting game there is a lot to do, and i've had it for about 2 weeks, and i still play it every day! I would say buy it if you like MK, and fighting games.
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