It?s already been over four years since Mortal Kombat X turned up the gore factor for the fighting genre. Does the iconic brutal fighter still have some tricks up its sleeve, or has this world of microtransactions muddied things up too much" Read our Mortal Kombat 11 review as we see if NetherRealm?s latest has what it takes to keep fans coming back for more.
Mortal Kombat 11 Review ? Start Simple
For those who are new to Mortal Kombat, want a refresher, or maybe who intend on mastering one of the game?s new playable characters, MK 11 offers extensive tutorials. Things start off pretty basic, with tasks such as moving, dashing, jumping, and blocking, but things quickly escalate. Before long, you?re learning things such as frame data, frame advantage counts, moves that are ?safe on block? or ?unsafe on block,? amplifying moves, and much more. Timing is everything in a fighting game, and for those just getting started it can be difficult to discern the kind of timing that is expected of players. Thankfully, every single lesson includes the ability to watch the computer perform the move featured in the current lesson by pressing the touchpad button. An onscreen controller appears as well, showing the inputs.
To top things off, each character also has their own tutorial, so that their special moves can not only be learned, but also applied in the proper context. One issue we did notice is that occasionally, a direction label was incorrect. This was only noticed on the Kol...