A worthy sequel of Mortal Kombat I and II following the logic of all good retro games: Simple rules, a lifetime to master. When in MK I you had 7 characters with each 2 or 3 special moves, you have In MK XI nearly 40 characters each with dozens of kombos possible. True the online community mostly plays Scorpion or Jade but play against the AI or with a friend and you will have a pretty good time. The story is most engaging and the graphics are by far the best of the serie.

True the dlcs aren't cheap and unlock characters without something new (mostly talking about Rambo) but the guest characters are a fine addition visually.

In general the game is looking back at its core in the gameplay like MK II and the abundance of characters from MK III. The basic kombos are easy to master but having a fight that looks pretty can be really hard. Have in mind that accumulating perfect hits requires close attention at the frame level (It can be quite frustrating).

If the game do not have the exact same charm and well thought gameplay as the two firsts, rest assure that you can skip every previous games and play this one instead. But I do recommend watching the lore and playing the first two games or you will be easily be left without a clue of what is happening.

92/100

A worthy sequel of Mortal Kombat I and II following the logic of all good retro games: Simple rules, a lifetime to master. When in MK I you had 7 characters with each 2 or 3 special moves, you have In MK XI nearly 40 characters each with dozens of kombos possible. True the online community mostly plays Scorpion or Jade but play against the AI or with a friend and you will have a pretty good time. The story is most engaging and the graphics are by far the best of the serie. True the dlcs aren't cheap and unlock characters without something new (mostly talking about Rambo) but the guest characters are a fine addition visually. In general the game is looking back at its core in the gameplay like MK II and the abundance of characters from MK III. The basic kombos are easy to master but having a fight that looks pretty can be really hard. Have in mind that accumulating perfect hits requires close attention at the frame level (It can be quite frustrating). If the game do not have the exact same charm and well thought gameplay as the two firsts, rest assure that you can skip every previous games and play this one instead. But I do recommend watching the lore and playing the first two games or you will be easily be left without a clue of what is happening. 92/100