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23 of 23 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
A game to keep you busy until Super Smash Bros Brawl, 22 Jun 2007
Fun:4.0 out of 5 stars
`Mortal Kombat: Armageddon' features over 60 playable characters from all of the previous games in the series and as a big fan of the Mortal Kombat franchise, this is absolute bloody heaven.
With all the usual different modes of play like Arcade mode there's also a few others like Motor Kombat - a Mario Kart-style racing game with MK characters, making perfect use of the Wii's tilt sensitive controls. The Konquest mode, which was featured in Deadly Alliance and Deception, also returns but has been improved a lot, making it an excellent extra alongside the main game as it takes over 10 hours to complete.
The Wii controls take a little while to get used to on this game but once you've got the hang of it this game is great fun to play. Although they may not suit everyone's liking, as it will take a few goes before you'll get used to and for a normally "pick up and play" genre, this may not be the case with this on the Wii.
Firstly, the Nunchuck is used to move the character about. The C and Z buttons are used to block and change fighting type.
Swinging the Wii-remote in specific ways, combined with holding down the B button pull off special moves. A is to grab, whilst the direction buttons are various kicks and punches.
Although MKA on the Wii is good fun and has lots of content and so many characters to keep you busy, but for it's first outing on the "next-gen" consoles, I think it would have been a bigger seller if it had of been released on the Xbox 360 or Playstation 3, mainly due to some people may be put off by the unusual control method. Still a fantastic addition to the series if you are willing to give it a few goes before you can actually begin to enjoy it. Then again, there is the option to play using the classic or Gamecube controller if you don't want to play with the Wii's innovative controls.
If you can't wait any longer for Nintendo's best fighter, Super Smash Bros Brawl, Mortal Kombat: Armageddon is a great game to fill the time until it's release and is definitely the best fighter on the Wii and the best Mortal Kombat game for a long time.
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11 of 13 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Took a gamble, it paid off....., 5 Jul 2007
Fun:5.0 out of 5 stars
I always read review for games before I buy them (usually). And saw this got a few average ones. So I ordered and played it last night and found it to be a blast. I was scared the controls would be dodgy as some people reported. But a casual gamer such as myself found it intuitive and the moves pull off, and don't find it a problem at all. Do the training first as this will hold you in good stead. Really enjoy the game, and good fun with multiplayer mode.
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5 of 6 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
Its a good game...really...but you gotta have patience!!, 17 Jun 2007
Fun:3.0 out of 5 stars
I was very excited about the arrival of Mortal Kombat Armageddon (MKA) on the Wii, when i saw pre-release videos showing the innovative use of the Wiimote in control the special moves of the characters. I got the game on the day of realease and the intro video had me drooling waiting to go, its sets the scence with a brilliant cut-scene. Right...into practice mode, gotta learn how to use the wiimote and nuckuck controls! ARGHHH!!!! for the first hour nearly i was getting very frustrated, yes there are 64 characters, from the classics to the new which is very very cool, but performing the special moves is not an easy task. i reckon about 50% of the time it works, the other 50% you dont know why!!! when they work its good, but linking them is even harder! the style of the game is good, graphicly its nice and clear, good battle arenas etc, but the difficulty is crazyly high, considering the difficulty in doing speical moves on a regular basis. also the d-pad on the wiimote is the a/b/x/y buttons and i dont like that personally, and there is no run function. (a bit of a gripe, only 4 specials per character it seems, bit low for MK!) Now i think MKA is a good game, and the multiplayer is the best bit, but i cant help thinking this game wil be better with the controller, which is a bit of a shame as it looked a great idea with the wiimote! My advice, rent it, try it, see if you can work with the controls 1st! its the best of the MK series, but only if you have the patience to unleash it!
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