Mortal Kombat: Deception (Premium Pack)
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Product Summary
Brand: MidwayPlatform: PlayStation2
Publisher: Midway
Product features:
- Online for the First Time Ever: Mortal Kombat: Deception supports online play for Playstation 2 with online matches and tournaments, as well as online capabilities for Puzzle Kombat and Chess Kombat game modes.
- Unique Kombat Features: With two fatalities per character, newly instituted death traps, stage fatalities and interactive Kombat backgrounds, this game will take the Mortal Kombat series to an all-new level of pain.
- New Konquest Mode: A completely redesigned single player Konquest mode provides an entirely fresh experience and a strong RPG gameplay element by adding the likes of Direct Player Control, worlds populated by NPC (Non-Player-Controlled) characters, unique hidden features, and a real time clock representing the equivalent of a 24-hour day.
- New Chess Kombat Mode: In this all-new feature, players will be able to partake in a game of chess-like strategy, but with a fun (and, of course, bloody) Mortal Kombat twist.
- New Puzzle Kombat Mode: Withties to the likes of your favorite puzzle video games of past, Puzzle Kombat includes over 10 Mortal Kombat characters, each with a super-move to trigger against opponents.
Video Game Reviews of Mortal Kombat: Deception (Premium Pack)
Customer Review: Fatality!
Summary: 4 Stars
Well, Deception probably has the greatest opening sequence that I've ever seen in any game, whether it be fighting game, racing or RPG, and the endings are really awesome. Other than that, the core gameplay hasn't changed much from Deadly Alliance aside from combo breakers, and that's not such a good thing in my mind. Although the likeness of the Chess and Puzzle Kombat mini games (Super Puzzle Fighter II Turbo, but with MK characters and Stage fatalities), and the increasingly boring and freaquently dry Konquest mode make a mountain out of the replay value, the core gameplay is just as hard to get used to as in the last game.
I miss what MK 4 used to be, which was in my opinion the best of the series, which basically proves what most gamers (hopefully) believe, it's the gameplay not the graphics. The one thing I could do without is the Krypt, which is annoying and tedious, and requires you to actually go through the ever dragging Konquest mode mentioned above. It basically takes you from the beginning of Mortal Kombat to the current story of Deception as Shujinko, and gives you a better understanding of how Onaga, the Dragon King (Cheep Boss) resurrected and tricked the nutty old narrator (Shujinko) of the opening sequence (breathtaking), all just to collect stupid "Krypt keys" that unlock stages and characters, which by the way are awesome and make the nostalgia factor go through the roof. All in all, the obligation of Konquest mode makes unlocking the characters seem more like a dragging job than a fun and rewarding experience.
The core gameplay isn't what it's cracked up to be, as said earlier, not much was changed from Deadly Alliance. If you loved Deadly Alliance, though, you're in luck. They did add one more fatality per character, making 2 for each, and probably the coolest addition to Mortal Kombat, Hara-Kiri's. That is basically a chance for you to kill yourself at the end of a lost match before your opponent does a fatality on you, making it sort-of a race to see who can do a fatality first, and still giving you a chance to control your character after you've lost. Classic stages like the Pit 1, the Dead Pool and the Living Forest make a return and are looking prettier than ever. The return of Ermak, Nightwolf, Baraka, Milleena, Sindel and Noob-Smoke, the tag-team version of Noob-Siabot and Smoke. Each of them seemlessly change out like switching fighting styles, but they have no weapon. Those classic characters are definetly something to look forward to!
The graphics are the best in the series and some of the best I've seen the PS2 put out, and immensly impressive when juxtaposed to the august visuals of Tekken 5 and VF4 Evolution. The characters have an almost un-precedented amount of detail, and the stages are vast and, surprisingly vibrant considering the dark moodiness that MK games have delivered since MK2, but that's not a bad thing, especially since it shows off how awesome the game looks. The sound, however, is definetly this games knight in shining armor, but as long as they don't get rid of Dan "Toasty" Forden, nobody has anything to worry about.
The Premium Packs for (Sub-Zero for PS2 and Mileena, Baraka, Scorpion and Raiden for XBOX), includes a serialized metal trading card of the character on the cover and an extra disk with some behind-the-scenes-esque footage of most of the characters and an arcade-perfect port of The One that started it all, baby! Other fighting games take note.
Mortal Kombat Deception is great and delivers the bloody Kombat that people have come to expect and love, although it's just in need of an overhaul gameplay-wise, it's still well-deserving of all the hype it has recieved and fans should definetly not have to think twice before making a purchace!
Description of Mortal Kombat: Deception (Premium Pack)
Mortal Kombat Deception Collectors Edition Sub Zero PS2 includes arcade perfect version of Mortal Kombat 1, Bonus history of Mortal Kombat, 15 additional character bios and a seralized collectable trading card. MANUFACTURER WARRANTY:andnbsp;andnbsp;90 DAYSAll Games
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