What Gamespot Users have to say about Mortal Kombat

  • Rating:8.6

    The original Mortal Kombat was the start of the new age of gaming.

    By Bodboy466 | Review Date: Mar 07, 2006 | GEN

    Indeed the introduction of Mortal Kombat was the very start of the United States' complaints about violent video games and the start of the age when violence would run rampant throughout video games; this hailed the crea... Read Full Review

    1 of 1 users found the following review helpful
  • Rating:8.1

    Not Too Many Characters

    By LivleyLegend | Review Date: Mar 02, 2006 | SNES

    This is a definate fact that this gam is not as good as number II. I have this for a plug-in tv and it's fun but there's something about it that isn't as good as II. You'll have a blast playing it but when you play II yo... Read Full Review

    0 of 0 users found the following review helpful
  • Rating:9.4

    FATALITY....nuff said!!!

    By Lauryn2000 | Review Date: Feb 10, 2006 | GEN

    This game kicked royal booty back in the day,it would be standing room only to play this at the arcade when in came out.Friday and Saturday became the norm at the local mall.Looking for lil Johnny just look into the arca... Read Full Review

    1 of 1 users found the following review helpful
  • Rating:8.4

    Very good for a first game!

    By packymaster | Review Date: Jan 30, 2006 | GEN

    This is an excellent fighting game, which features very unique characters to choose from, with very nice cools that will keep any player entertained for hours on end. This is the first game in the Mortal Kombat series, a... Read Full Review

    0 of 0 users found the following review helpful
  • Rating:9.3

    The game that got Congress fired up...

    By THE_DRUGGIE | Review Date: Jan 30, 2006 | GEN

    back in the day I remember those 2 words that me and my friends enjoyed....FINISH HIM! Yes, for you young gamers who haven't played the first Mortal Kombat when it came out, here's a little story on what you missed. This... Read Full Review

    0 of 0 users found the following review helpful
  • Rating:9.7

    If only I still had my GEN!

    By AdamSprague | Review Date: Jan 20, 2006 | GEN

    This is it...THE game that got me hooked on gaming. So what else can you say after that...this game shaped the way I thought, ate, breathed. Rarely can you say that about a game, but this one was one of em. First I pl... Read Full Review

    0 of 0 users found the following review helpful
  • Rating:6.5

    Que faltó sangre? por favor.....

    By MagicKaitou | Review Date: Jan 20, 2006 | SNES

    Calsico, y a la vez polémico, .......este juego fue uno de los que causó mayor problema para la gente de Acclaim debido a la sangre y los "fatalities".........aunque el problema fue solucionado , los padres de los jugado... Read Full Review

    0 of 1 users found the following review helpful
  • Rating:9.5

    The first one that started it all...

    By cY2b | Review Date: Jan 16, 2006 | GEN

    Mortal Kombat was the first game to start the revolution of fighting games. It always has been and always will be the most grusomely enjoyable fighting game ever made. Mortal Kombat 1 was released in 1992 and was actual... Read Full Review

    0 of 0 users found the following review helpful
  • Rating:6.6

    This game is terrible, but all the sequels are great!!!

    By PiggyPiggyMan | Review Date: Jan 07, 2006 | ARC

    This is the worst of all Mortal Kombat games, and the reason is... A.I The A.I is unbelievably frustrating, because it attacks like this... Crouch (you punch) Block Upper-cut Crouch (you punch) Block Uppe... Read Full Review

    2 of 5 users found the following review helpful
  • Rating:8.1

    Old school babay

    By morales664 | Review Date: Dec 16, 2005 | SNES

    Although this game is showing age, it's still a timeless classic in the mind of any fan of fighting games, Mortal Kombat started it all, with it's brutal fatalities and great combos. This game started a new genre and rai... Read Full Review

    0 of 0 users found the following review helpful