Mortal Kombat 11

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  • Summary: Mortal Kombat is back and better than ever in the next evolution of the iconic franchise. The all new Custom Character Variations give you unprecedented control to customize the fighters and make them your own. The new graphics engine showcasing every skull-shattering, eye-popping moment,Mortal Kombat is back and better than ever in the next evolution of the iconic franchise. The all new Custom Character Variations give you unprecedented control to customize the fighters and make them your own. The new graphics engine showcasing every skull-shattering, eye-popping moment, brings you so close to the fight you can feel it. And featuring a roster of new and returning Klassic Fighters, Mortal Kombat's best in class cinematic story mode continues the epic saga over 25 years in the making.… Expand
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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 70 out of 85
  2. Mixed: 15 out of 85
  3. Negative: 0 out of 85
  1. New York Daily News
    May 1, 2019
    100
    One of the best fighting games we’ve seen in years.
  2. Meristation
    Apr 24, 2019
    90
    Mortal Kombat 11 arrives to become the new spearhead of the franchise. The new playable mechanics, the immense amount of content and the updated graphics are its primary virtues.
  3. GamingTrend
    May 2, 2019
    90
    Mortal Kombat 11 offers the same gory, over-the-top violence that we've come to love from the series. The story is interesting, meshing past and present together in a fun way. Several modes offer replayability, but the grinding resources for the Krypt may get tedious.
  4. Wccftech
    Apr 23, 2019
    85
    Mortal Kombat 11 is a first-class fighting game experience, featuring rock-solid core mechanics, impressive production values, and a story that wouldn’t be out of place alongside the summer’s biggest blockbusters. Of course, the game also suffers from some of the drawbacks of big-budget game development, including grindy customization and tacked-on microtransactions, but that stuff is largely superfluous. Beneath the triple-A fat, Mortal Kombat’s bloody heart still beats as strong as ever.
  5. DarkStation
    May 3, 2019
    80
    As it stands, Mortal Kombat 11 is violent and extremely brutal but at the same time insidiously sexy and suave. Its more grown-up take on matters enhances its cast’s appeal and that’s all the personal preference I need to keep up with often unfair gameplay.
  6. Worth Playing
    Apr 22, 2019
    80
    All in all, Mortal Kombat 11 is a solid addition to the franchise. It has arguably the weakest story mode in the new MK trilogy, but even that mode has one of the better fighting game story modes on the market. The gameplay is solid, satisfying and fun, with a lot of potential depth. There's a lot of good single-player content for those who like beating up various characters, in addition to the online multiplayer that is genre-standard. Mortal Kombat 11 is everything that a Mortal Kombat game should be, and it's something fans should enjoy.
  7. Edge Magazine
    May 23, 2019
    50
    Like the grisly cutscenes, Mortal Kombat 11 is fun as long as you don't think too hard or look too closely at it - but that's exactly where the real joy is found in a fighting game. If Mortal Kombat wants to elevate itself, it's time to start overhauling the skeleton underneath all that flesh. [Issue#333, p.110]
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  1. Positive: 164 out of 714
  2. Mixed: 46 out of 714
  3. Negative: 504 out of 714
  1. tralkan
    Apr 23, 2019
    10
    Want to play Mortal Kombat? Well, here you are. This is as good as it gets. If you need a reminder, go play the older ones, anything in theWant to play Mortal Kombat? Well, here you are. This is as good as it gets. If you need a reminder, go play the older ones, anything in the middle of 3 and X are ... not good man...they really are not. This one does everything right. Don't let these far right edgelords tell you what to think. Go play it somewhere, give it a go. You'll be surprised. This IS Mortal Kombat.… Expand
  2. Sleed
    May 4, 2019
    10
    would have gave a 8 but a 10 seems necessary, the game is amazing, top notch graphics, animation, gameplay and the best tutorial to date in awould have gave a 8 but a 10 seems necessary, the game is amazing, top notch graphics, animation, gameplay and the best tutorial to date in a fighting game. Of course it's a grind but an easy one since update there is even a solid IA if you can't make it.… Expand
  4. DMCDET
    Apr 23, 2019
    6
    Simply Put They brought back the rather limting variation system from MK10 that is rather restrictive to the player unlike MK9 where you hadSimply Put They brought back the rather limting variation system from MK10 that is rather restrictive to the player unlike MK9 where you had loads of moves at your finger tips making the game a huge step back from MK9. the game is pretty much an even slower version of MK10 and the game itself is also very Zoner focused taking fan favorites like Skarlet who was more of a rush down very in your face type fighter and made it so her whole play style is pretty much just span projectiles and try to get in afew pokes. it's choices like this that makes it very clear that the game was made for players who are not as skilled as long time fans.

    the game also seems to be pushing an extremist left wing agenda with how they have went about handling the female fighters where all of them are covered from head to toe and are beaten bloody as if they are from oversea's while the men are all half naked and bare chested. the game also is online only meaing any type of progression you make is tied to you beaing linked to the internet when past MK games of old had no such feature and then there are the pointless greedy MTX's too boot on top of all of the other issues.

    now the story while an improvement over MK10 pretty much ends up rebooting everything again so it's hard to be invested in anything that is going on here. there are some funny moments but overall the story is serviceable not bad or great just fine

    while i don't think this game is a 2.0 or a 3.0 it's no where near an 8 or 9.0 so i''m giving MK11 a 6.5    … Expand
  5. shapalaque
    Apr 23, 2019
    1
    10 Assassin's Creed Odyssey from 10. I am about the "pay2play" system. Actually game is awesome, but to small amount of available content.
  6. Jaludor
    Jul 9, 2019
    0
    Simply don't buy it!
    Full of tedious grinding and microtransactions.
    Sfw made the female characters looks full cover up and the males    Simply don't buy it!
    Full of tedious grinding and microtransactions.
    Sfw made the female characters looks full cover up and the males shirtless!.
    No creative skins designs (just color variations) and always internet required to be played.
    NRS just killed the saga.    … Expand
  7. Liaramancer
    Apr 25, 2019
    0
    No legacy costumes. Unlocking things is an insane grind. Injustice 2 was much more generous with it's unlocks. It might have been RNG but atNo legacy costumes. Unlocking things is an insane grind. Injustice 2 was much more generous with it's unlocks. It might have been RNG but at least you were constantly rewarded. MK11 feels like it's going down the Ubisoft / EA path to the dark side... and the political fight dialogue doesn't enhance the experience at all. It just feels tacked on. Totally takes me out of the world of MK. Not worth a buy.… Expand
  8. Epicevil
    Apr 23, 2019
    0
    You cut chars from the game to sell them later as DLC.
    Micro transactions for win!!
    The women look unrealistic and ugly. Jax get's woke,    You cut chars from the game to sell them later as DLC.
    Micro transactions for win!!
    The women look unrealistic and ugly.
    Jax get's woke, NRS go broke. I don't need politics in videogames.    … Expand

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