Mortal Kombat 1 is doing more than just restarting its timeline to reinvent itself.
Mortal Kombat has morphed and changed many times in its 30 years of existence.
Mortal Kombat 1 is a fresh start for its universe, its characters, and even its combat.
Of course, Kung Lao and Raiden step in to protect their turf.
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It’s uncharacteristic of MK’s usual fate-of-the-world-hangs-in-the-balance drama.
It was charmingly slapstick–and there wasn’t a drop of blood in sight.
This mixing and matching of two character rosters broadens MK’s toolkit to exciting heights.
Also, playing with Kameos just looks and feels awesome.
Invasions is the debut of a new single-player mode.
However, there was a sense of aimlessness to the mode in the brief time I had with it.
I found myself meandering fight-to-fight with no clear objective other than to accumulate currency and loot items.
One could even say that the future of Mortal Kombat is the brightest it’s ever been.
We’ll have to find out how bright it is when the game releases on September 14.
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