Thankfully, neither Nintendo or Midway have crippled Mortal Kombat 4, with this. In full gore (and content) on the N64
MK 4 is the first of its series to be in 3D, not only that but able to be compared to other 3D fighters Midway have thought well in to making a 3D Mortal Kombat and this is just the star result. Although whats even more surprising is how its converters (Eurocom) have managed to do such a nifty job of retaining all thats good in the Arcade version and better.
The Arenas? Still fully 3D. The characters?, all still existent and with extras, The gameplay?, I'm getting there now...MK4 is just-right for any MK fan, beginners and pro's will find the new kombat system more then welcome and its easy to master too. Not only that but the stage is immersive to the game (e.g. You can pick up weapons, throw them and evade them) this new system works and more better, not a chore.
MK4 is a splendours N64 game in the looks department. Like said earlier, it performs very similar to how arcade version performed and still quite frankly looks ace on the N64 even with the limited space, polygons and colour.
This Combined with the amazing Dan Forden's work impresseses even me as Eurocom manage to stuff his best into the N64 cart. No fuzziness, and at a much acceptable quality. But more importantly, still married to the ever so comical and Evil Dead inspired voice acting.
The game is also lengthy thanks to MK4's full 3D endings for each character. Unfortunately however these can not be replayed in a theatre mode unlike the Playstation and PC version. Yet the tournament, team, practice and endurance modes still there, plus Midway slotting in one or two secrets of their own.
The only reason this game doesn't score as high as you'd expect however is that it does seem a little basic now compared to other fighting games. The game also has fairly weak animation and a poorly balanced set of characters. The game also can be a little unfair for first time players, especially in the Goro fight, but the game is still enjoyable regardless.
I highly recommend MK4. It is a great return to the franchise. The debut is 3D is a fun and interesting one and, thankfully, Neither Nintendo or Midway have crippled the game as it releases in full gore and full content on the Nintendo 64.