Mortal Kombat: Deception PlayStation 2
  • Publisher: Midway
  • Release Date: Oct 4, 2004
  • Also On: PSP
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Metascore
81 out of 100

Generally favorable reviews - based on 43 Critics What's this?

User Score
8.3 out of 10

Generally favorable reviews- based on 47 Ratings

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  • Summary: Shocking and evil, Mortal Kombat: Deception pushes martial arts-style fighting and the Mortal Kombat franchise to new heights with an innovative fighting system, unparalleled depth and brutally intense action that will appeal to long-time Mortal Kombat fans as well as next-generation gamers. The game features lightning-fast hand-to-hand and special weapons combat, secret and returning characters, moves and combinations with new death-dealing battles and fatalities. With a host of new features including multiple fatalities per character, multi-tiered interactive backgrounds and extensive new game modes, Mortal Kombat: Deception will set a precedent for all other fighting games to follow. [Midway]… Expand

Critic Reviews

Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 33 out of 43
  2. Mixed: 10 out of 43
  3. Negative: 0 out of 43
  1. Game Informer
    95
    The gameplay has evolved to a frightening degree, and exacting painful death upon your opponent is only the tip of the bloody iceberg...Deception is easily the most-accomplished fighter to date. [Oct 2004, p.120]
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  2. Games Radar
    85
    It's the fighting game they threw the kitchen sink at...This isn't just the biggest Mortal Kombat to date - it's the biggest fighting game, full stop. Topping this will take some doing. [PSM2]
  3. GameSpot
    85
    The core one-on-one fighting action--whether you play it offline or online--is easily the best part of the game. Like its predecessor, the fighting in Mortal Kombat: Deception is gory, intense, and quite complex, meaning it captures much of what's made MK an institution among fighting games.
  4. Boomtown
    70
    The phrase fan-service has never been so apt.

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 17 out of 19
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 19
  3. Negative: 2 out of 19
  1. FrancescoV.
    10
    This is the best fighting game that I have ever played and the Konquest mode is brilliant.
  2. BonbonA.
    8
    Better than "Mortal Combat: Deadly Alliance". They add more fatalities and character, and adding some new features such as harakiri, mini games and conquest mode. Still the game need some improvements.… Expand
  3. KendylKlownfish
    7
    If Mortal Kombat: Deception were at any fault, it would be the addition of "hara kiri". Is there a point in killing yourself in a worse manner than your foe probably would? Aside from looking stylish.… Expand
  4. BryanM.
    1
    This game is lame. during the conquast you are required to do the dumb training. and that ruins the whole game. get MK Deadly Alliance.

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