The Mortal Kombat franchise is like a friggin' juggernaut...it just keeps on moving along with no end in sight and seemingly not a damn thing that can stop it. The first MK broke all the rules for a fighting game. It featured original character designs, smooth movement and control (for its time), awesome finishing moves and the kicker...bucket-loads of blood! The game was so graphic for its time that when it was released on the Super NES system, Nintendo insisted that the blood be colored green (!) and that some of the ending fatalities be altered a bit. It was one of biggest "wussy" moves of all time and only served to give the game even more publicity. Hell, the MK series is probably one of the major reasons games now carry a rating system in the US. Unfreakingbelievable. Unfortunately as the series progressed, there was very little new value added as far as innovative new features...mostly just new characters and background storylines...yawn... Well, MK4 has now arrived and looks to try and breathe a bit of life into the somewhat stale series. The look is certainly new, an innovative Z-axis (side-step) move has been implemented and a few other new features have been added to try and spice the old boy up a bit. Does the new game succeed in reviving a tired old broken down, albeit still very popular series? You actually think I'm gonna tell you right here? No way champ, you're just going to have to read the review to find out!
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