Mortal Kombat XL - PlayStation 4

This is a sequel to Mortal Kombat (9). If your into the story you should play or watch scenes of the previous games. There's classic characters in the game as well as brand new ones. Some are more interesting than others. Graphics look nice. Gameplay is similar. The fighting is familiar to all MK players. What they changed was the style. Characters have around 3 different fighting style. This is cool idea but also a negative. Example is subzero. You have to choose between having ice weapons, ice clone, or another ability. You can't have all 3. It's a bummer for classic characters but not newer ones in my opinion. They also got rid of the 2v2 which was so much fun. A shame. Another issue are the characters. You fight some in story mode but you can't in in versus. Also previous DLC characters don't make a return (I miss Kratos).

MKXL is one of the best deals in the fighting game genre. It takes an already massively content-rich game and adds on all of its DLC as well. As for the game itself, MKX is a bit of a step down from MK9. The Kombat Kids are for the most part lame or generic, many fan favorites are gone for story reasons, and the variation system needlessly chops up characters for complexity's sake when only one variation is usually viable. It still carries over MK9's increased strategy and finesse, and at least somewhat competes with other 2D fighters on the market.

Review of: Mortal Kombat XL (Playstation 4) [ PROS ] - Includes main game from Mortal Kombat X - Includes new playable characters (Alien, Leatherface, Triborg, and Bo'Rai Cho). - Includes Previously released playable characters (Liu Kang, Johnny Cage, Kano, Raiden, Scorpion, Sub-Zero, Cyber Sub-Zero, Sonya Blade, Reptile, Jax, Kitana, Baraka, Kung Lao, Mileena, Smoke, Cyrax, Sektor, Sindel, Ermac, Rain, Tanya, Quan Chi, Shinnok, Kenshi, Cassie Cage, D'Vorah, Erron Black, Ferra/Torr, Jaqui Briggs, Kotal Kahn, Kung Jin, Takeda, Tremor, Goro). - Easy to learn - Excellent graphics - Tons of blood & bone crushing gore (adult content)

Mortal Kombat remains one of the best console fighting games. Everything's there that you would expect - a lot of characters, including most of the past favorites, various fighting stances for each character, x-rays, and fatalities. The XL version includes all of the available DLC characters and costumes without needing to input any codes or download anything. It's a fun fighter that includes decent single-player modes and activities (campaign, towers, the krypt) and obviously great local and online multiplayer. Many people who haven't played Mortal Kombat X may also be happy that the weirdly sexist (i.e., made for teenage boys) female character designs from the last Mortal Kombat have been much improved as well.

So I patiently waited for Street Fighter V to come out and bought it and a week later trade it in for some credit. It's not what I expected from Capcom. There weren't any other fighting games besides Mortal Kombat XL, and oh man I am so glad I decided to give it a go. I played previous MK games on my PS3, but this game is just awesome. So many freaking characters unlike STV where there were like 12. The story mode is great and I love the graphics. Seriously if you didn't buy the regular MKX buy this one now! I went to my local Best Buy and they were out but I ordered online and got it the next day literally. I put it in and I have not stopped playing the story mode. It's awesome!

I avoided this game for a long time. I was annoyed with the last MK game's "XRay" attack on last Mortal Kombat because it slowed the game down in the middle of a fight. This game still has the "XRay" attack, but it is better integrated into the gameplay, and doesn't slow down the gameplay (too much). Although I would still like to have the option to accelerate/eliminate that that attack sequence. I was hesitant to buy this game, because I expected the game to have more gore than I was looking for. After playing, I truly believe they masterfully combined the extreme gore into the game. I usually avoid such gore, but, I don't mind it in this game.

‘We got a guy with things comin’ out of his hands, we got another guy who freezes stuff, and then there’s a man, who as far as I can tell, is made out of electricity. I mean, how did he disappear like that? What is goin’ on here? WHO IS THIS GUY?’ Probably the best Mortal Kombat ever made. Great characters, gameplay, huge story mode, bunch of unlockables, etc. And for 20 dollars? Fatality! Flawless Victory. Get it. Support Physical Media yo!

I have been wanting to get this game for a while but the price had stopped me. I recently checked best buy online AMD saw that they had a great price deal on this game. While they were out of stock when I initially checked online, they had restocked later that same day. This game is great. It incorporates all the classic characters and moves yet adds new characters AMD graphics.