Mortal Kombat XL - PlayStation 4

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 a fan of Mortal Kombat since the snes/genesis days. This has great graphics and a nice story mode also, I like the added DLC characters also, especially Jason, Leatherface, and Alien. This game comes will ALL of the DLC characters and outfits on the disc and with the price this game is a must buy for all fans of fighting games.

This game is way better than I expected. I like the tutorials regarding moves and it features pretty much all of the characters from the entire franchise. There is so much to go through with this game that there hasn't been a dull moment yet. Definite lots of replay value here and great for fans new and old to the franchise.

Admissions upfront: I'm not a fighting game expert, and I haven't played any of the Mortal Kombat games since the Super Nintendo. That being said, this game is SO much fun! I haven't fully gotten to explore it yet, but the variety of characters (and their own variety of fighting styles) means that you can find that perfect fit just for you. This was one of our "must have" games when we got our PS4 just recently, and I'm so glad we did.