Really enjoying this game – Mortal Kombat Review

I played the original Mortal Kombat when it first came out. Mortal Kombat III story mode is the first game I ever beat in an arcade and I was also hard to beat as PvP. I have a history of liking the Mortal Kombat series over the years and this mobile version Mortal Kombat X is no exception. The visuals are stunning, the controls are easy to learn, and even though you can’t move or jump in the same ways as a console version, there is still a lot of room for strategy and “head games” when playing your opponent, which I enjoy very much. I do not really like the newer “pay to play” model. You can enjoy this game for free if you grind Faction Wars and Battle Mode and focus on leveling up and powering up the few characters you start with early on rather than trying to collect characters early. If you play this way, then the game rewards you faster and you’re able to get the newer and more fun characters more quickly. There are some gems among the starter characters as well that are very strong fighters once you learn how to use them well. I do not think the Kard Packs (loot boxes) are worth it. A big part of doing well as a new player is building teams with strong synergy among the characters’ passive abilities. This does not happen when you get characters randomly from the Kard packs. Kard packs also cost a lot of in game currency (or worse, real $) and it’s better to save your in game currency to power up your characters or buy characters individually that build synergistic passive abilities on your team. In short, if you avoid the “ooh shiny” of the Kard packs and spend all of your in game resources to build stronger characters and teams, then this game is very fun! I’ve been playing it daily for almost three months and I still highly enjoy this game and plan to continue playing it.
Review by HappySleeperCouple on Mortal Kombat.