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Rating:  - The best SNES Mortal Kombat
Mortal Kombat II, it sounds so funny to talk about this game now as the next installment of this game is coming out (MORTAL KOMBAT : Deadly Alliance). But let's say it, Mortal Kombat II was a perfect home version of the Arcade Hit and from then on, it proved to be that if Mortal Kombat was going to do well on any home systems, it had to be clear, un-cut, un-censored unlike Mortal Kombat and it had to play just like it did in the arcade.That and this was the last Mortal Kombat to be some-what serious before it became a fighting Cartoon in Mortal Kombat 3 and Ultimate Mortal Kombat 3. Honestly, I still play this every now and then. It takes me a little while to get back the information of the game because it's been that long (LOL). But it's still worth it to just do that. I say this a lot, but this was another game (in the history of games) that a person needed to get to complete a collection. Personally, I skipped the SNES version of the original Mortal Kombat and went straight to Mortal Kombat II because it was un-cut. If you still have your SNES, and you don't have Mortal Kombat II, you have to get it. After all, you might regret it later when the only time you can find any decent games are at Flea Markets and Garage Sales and for me as a collector of some of the "old school" game systems and games, I despise rummaging through piles of junk just to find that needle in the hay stack. Why go through all that trouble when you can do your collecting here?
Rating: - Best of the SNES mortal kombat series!
A year ago, I bought this game cheap. I loved it. Mortal Kombat 2 has all the good graphics, fatalities, and more characters on the SNES version. Newcomers like Baraka, Jax, Kung Lao and many more are what make a sequel game more fun to play. There are also new bosses such as the emperor Shao Kahn and the huge four-armed Kintaro. Also, the hidden character, Reptile and Shang Tsung that were found on the first Mortal Kombat are now playable! They also included new finishing moves which are Friendships and Babalities! What can I say? This is simply the best Mortal Kombat game on the SNES!
Rating:  - A pretty good fighting game, at least for its time...
When Midway released the first Mortal Kombat to the arcades back in 1992, they probably never thought of doing a sequel. But the game was very well received. For the first time digitized actors replaced hand-drawn fighters, the action looked very realistic and most of all, it took violence in a video game to a standard that had never been reached before. It all lead to the inevitable release of Mortal Kombat II, which is widely considered the best and most original of the series. The SNES version is probably the best home conversion available. Everything from the arcade version is included, from blood and gore to fatalities and hidden characters. The story behind the game is fresh. At the end of the first tournament, Liu Kang has managed to defeat Shang Tsung and banish him to the "Outworld".
Tsung's master, Shao Kahn, has restored Tsung's youth in exchange for a plan to lure the earth warriors to a tournament held in the Outworld itself. This tournament is none other than Mortal Kombat II. MK2 introduces a host of new kombatants including Kung Lao, Jax, Kitana, Mileena, Baraka and the now playable Reptile and Shang Tsung. The original fighters return, minus Sonya and Kano. Each fighter has at least two fatalities, plus a friendship and a babality! The old guys have been polished up a bit and given some new moves to match them with the new ones. There are two brand new bosses. The first is Kintaro, who is of the same clan of creatures as Goro from the original, but is far more powerful. The second is Shao Kahn, who's insults are his own downfall. What the MK series is really known for is the finishing moves, and MK2 manages to satisfy any lust you would have for blood! These make MK1 look tame! Especially violent are Johnny Cage's torso rip, Jax's arm rip and face smash and Baraka's blade lift. New to the series are Friendships (in which the winner shows his friendship towards the loser) and babalities (in which the loser is turned into an infant). Three new stage fatalities are present as well! Two brand new secret characters are present and will appear during the game giving various clues. They are of course, Smoke and Jade. Unfortunately you can't play as them, but only fight them. A noticable weakness of the game is the irritating scratching sound that almost always appears when something is announced. The music is also not much in the quality department, but then again, Mortal Kombat was never known for its music. The visuals were pretty amazing for it's time, but will hardly impress anyone today. Controls, though responsive are a bit awkward. The characters tend to slide too much. Anyway after all these years, it can still be quite addicting. SNES owners looking for worthy fighting games should pick this up. You might also want to try MK3 (but not Ultimate MK3 please...). If you are a fan of Mortal Kombat 4, then you will undoubtedly enjoy this. For the ultimate in SNES fighting games however, consider Street Fighter II Turbo: Hyper Fighting.
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