Mortal Kombat - PlayStation Vita

I've been waiting to get my hands on this game since it was announced for the PS Vita and I'm glad to say, this game delivers. If you bought the console (PS3) version last year, then the Vita version will make youf feel at home; the main menu looks exactly as the bigger console counterpart,Scorpion punching the snot out of Sub-Zero. The Vita version offers an array of new modes. All classic costumes are included, some other costumes are unlocked by completing challenges. All 32 fighters are included in this version including DLCs from the console version such as Rain, Skarlet and Freddy Krueger. Of course, Kratos is there. At the main menu you will see: Fight Story Mode : A retelling of the arcade classics from MK1 to MK3) Challenge Tower: Konquer Hundreds of Challenges from The Tower of The Elder Gods. Bonus Challenge Tower: Master an all new set of challenges. Touch, Slice and balance your way to the top) Training: a way to learn and master the moves. Versus: online and local Extras: Krypt, Nekropolis, Kredits. Options: Controls, GamePlay, Audio/Video (including contrast and brightness) Select "Fight",there you have: Ladder (just like the console cousin) Tag Ladder:Tag team tournament using 2 players. (tagging done with the R stick) Test Your Balance: where you use the Vitas motion to keep your balance or die Test Your Slice: think of fruit ninja, but with body parts...bloody good time! Test Your Luck: Slot machine wheels Test Your Might: fill up the meter and smash through difficult objects Test Your Sight: Find the object under one of the heads or die Test Your Strike: Just like test your might, but precision is the name of the game. The game runs at a smooth 60 FPS without any hicups. I was able to perform special moves/combos/fatalities without much effort; and just like the original version, you can pause at any time to look at the list of commands. X-Ray moves are performed by pressing LB+RB at the same time, if you want to do an enhanced super move, simply press RB while performing the move, simple. Fatalities are easy to pull and we can now use the touch screen, which by the way, is freaking sweet. I'm sure many of you saw the trailers where players had to wipe blood off the screen; luckily, this is only done during challenges. Touch Fatalities: This is a new feature that makes the game that much more enjoyable for Vita owners. The way you do it is, simply look at the moves needed for the fatality, for example, foward, back, down, down (not an actual fatality), then simply swipe your finger in those directions and voila! The sweet, bloody mess is all yours to enjoy. The AR Feature: it is sweet! BUT, as of now, can only be used in practice mode. I hope in the future a patch is released to be able to use it during actual fights. This is how to do it: In "Practice" at the fighter selection screen, press the TRIANGLE key, this will take you to the arena selection, once you're there, scroll to the arena of your choice (but do not press anything to chose it)then press LB+RB at the same time, you will hear a loud laughter, indicating AR has been unlocked; next chose your figthers, the game will load, the arena you wanted will now have AR backgrounds, enjoy the view! Some have complained about the game's graphics, and I have to admit, the characters look a bit out dated and blocky, but that was a sacrifice needed to have a fluid frame rate. Don't be fooled though, the game still looks good, considering the limitations. I know the Vita is supposed to be a powerful system, but you have to take into account the complexity of this game, if you owned the the PS3/360 versions, you know how detailed the game was; trying to cram all that info into a small flash based card is a challenge on its own. I have been playing the game for many hours now and I can tell you, THIS IS NOT A LAZY PORT. The game's controls and mechanics have been re-done from the ground up, to fit the PS Vita's needs and capabilities. The adition of touch/balance features is something every Vita owner will appreciate and will keep you playing for a long time.MP was also a breeze. I was able to connect without any issues and in no time I was getting my ass handed to me online. If you want to enhanced the experience, I suggest you get a PS Vita grip such as this CTA Digital PS Vita Hand Grip . That grip makes it much easier to play, due to its ergonomic design, that makes you feel like your holding a PS3 controller. In conclusion, if you are a true fan of the series, this game won't disappoint you, so do NOT SKIP this one. It comes packed with tons of extra content and modes that take advantage of the Vita's features. It is worth every penny of the $40 hands down. Players new to the series will enjoy it and long-time fans will rejoice having bloody fatalities in the palm of their hands. Peace.

The game on the PS Vita is just terrific. I initially had my doubts regarding this product because I already own the 360 version and the graphics and audio are flawless. So I really thought a very little console couldn't manage such quality. Since I don't have the PS3 version of the game, I didn't enjoy a gameplay with Kratos from the God Of War series. But the PS Vita version is a full version that contains all the possible things that you could get on Mortal Kombat 9. This is good, and a little disappointing at the same time. Good, because once you start the game, you have everything available to have a cool fighting experience without the need of extra charges per DLCs. A big roster full of cool characters including Kratos, Skarlet, Rain, Kenshi, Freddy Krueger and Rain. Disappointing, because you have pretty much everything at hand; you don't have to go through the story mode or beat certain things to unlock characters on the selection screen, because all characters are already there, unlocked. So if you are the kind of gamer that likes to struggle and beat challenges in order to unlock stuff, then there's nothing to do here as far as character selection is concerned. Surprisingly, some alternate clothes are available also without the need of doing anything on the game; for example, all female and male ninjas already have their alternate costumes available, like the classic Scorpion, Sub-Zero and Ermac outfits. Again, no need for extra downloads. The game is like an exact copy of the 360/PS3 versions with an addition of 150 new tower challenges which are a separate game mode. So you have the traditional tower of challenges and on top of that, 150 new challenges, that are mostly intended to take advantage of the Vita's capabilities. Such challenges include bouncing the Vita to move the characters, doing special moves with the aid of the touch screen and rear panel of the Vita, etc. It's a little tricky at first, but once you get the feeling, it's pretty amazing. So this game is not a mere port, it has very cool additions. The graphics are very good, but you see some little low quality on the story mode. The cinematics look awesome. But when it's time to start a fight on this story mode and the camera does a close up on the character, the graphics look ugly. But only on that very little time that can take 2 seconds at much. Everything else from the cinematics and the kombat looks amazing. Another cool feature is the online mode. You can play single or tag matches and once you find an opponent (which can be your friend or anyone on the network) you can talk to people without using a headset! This is soooo nice because at least for me it's a little uncomfortable to play with something attached to my ears. But here, you don't need that. You can just play, and talk to your opponent at the same time. You can continue talking as long as that session takes. Something that REALLY disappointed me on this game was the lack of a cross-platform feature. This game plays so smoothly and has all the same characteristics that the PS3 version has, so I don't see WHY Street Fighter X Tekken has cross-platforming but Mortal Kombat does not. I would have been terrific to play some cool fights with my friends who own a PS3, and rip some heads off. Overall, this game is a must in your PS Vita collection. Especially if you own the 360 version, there are many pluses on this one. I definitely recommend it.

This is a review from a PC Gamer, i do not have or played this game on the consoles just the Vita. my impressions: MK9 is by far the best mortal kombat game. Not only do you get all the characters from the console versions but you get all the DLC and new game modes and costumes. The game uses the Vita's full potential with the touch screen fatalities, motion control, mic and more! MK for vita is addictive and lots of fun it also has online and ad hoc support, it has plenty of replay value. The only bad thing about the vita version is the graphics, sure .... i was not expecting ps3 type graphics but i think the characers could have looked better, the backgrounds look good though but at least the game runs at 60 frames except when you do the x-ray moves i notice some extra slowdown. Ending this review, if you are a pc gamer and knowing we will not get MK9 on PC and you own a Vita, its a must have game you will not regret it. edit- Now that the game has been ported to the PC i still think the game is worth getting on the vita. I have played the game on my PS3 and i have to say this is a faithful port, comparing both games, the ps3 version when fighting is alot smoother and obviously the graphics are better but not by a huge ammount. But i noticed the reason i would play on the ps3 is because of how more fluent the combat feels not the graphics.

An immersive storyline, decent gameplay mechanics and a megaton of brutal gory fun (typical MK). Recommended for fighting game and die hard MK fans, but not recommended for the squeamish or faint-hearted. Extra points for playing as Kratos (from God of War)

Es una excelente adaptación a portatil de Mortal Kombat, los controles son impecables, la velocidad del gameplay muy fluída. Lo negativo es que ya no hay juego online debido a que ya no hay soporte de parte de gamespy y que los especiales x-ray no son tan detallados como en las versiones de PS3 y XBOX 360; aún así cuenta con muchos modos de juego y tendrás juego para rato. Evidentemente la calidad gráfica es inferior a las versiones de sobremesa. Si eres un fan de la serie, es un imperdible.

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Great product! Thank you.

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