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Not bad, for an arcade translation

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 10 / 11
Date: November 20, 1999
Author: Amazon User

The combo system is intact, the frame rate is intact, but something had to give. (For those who don't know, sorry folks that you are, MK4 was originally an arcade game using truly awesome proprietary 3D hardware.)

In this case, it was the polygon count. Close up, some of these characters are just UGLY. The characters' polygons often clip and sometimes just disappear; fortunately, this only affects the look, not the feel, of the game.

The standard "home version" additions are here -- endurance mode (harkening back to MK1), practice modes with move lists, and Reiko finally has a "real" ending to his storyline. But most people are simply worried about the game's playability and arcade accuracy.

On those fronts, at least, it wins big.

It may be ugly, but it's a lot of fun.

Mortal Kombat has never disappointed me!!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 5 / 5
Date: May 23, 2004
Author: Amazon User

I am quite surprised how many people thought this game wasn't any good. Mortal Kombat 4 is a more than worthy sequel. First off, the story, like all the other Mortal Kombat games, movies and TV shows, is incredible. If you saw many of the characters ending form Ultimate Mortal Kombat, then you'll have an idea what I am talking about. All their stories have a great lead up to MK4. In the fourth installation, Noob Saibot's master Shinnok takes his gamble at Earth Realm. However, we also learn about the truth behind Sub-Zero and Scorpion's hate for each other and the sorcerer who put them up to it!!!

This game introduces some really cool characters (like Quan Chi) and also some old characters return (like Johnny Cage). The fighting game has the usual classical engine, except now it is 3D. You can, for example, side shift to avoid Scorpion's spear!! Weapons were also introduced and everyone has got some ill weapons, especially Fujin!! You can also throw objects lying around at your opponent. The combo system is pretty good, nothing near as good to the fifth installation of Mortal Kombat though. The endings, until the previous Mortal Kombat's, are full videos and EXTREMELY AWESOME!! There's a lot of game replay here by beating the game with different fighters. You learn a lot about the tournament's secrets and who's got beef with whom.

This game is worth getting for ANY fan of a great fighting game. Too many people are extremely critical of the Mortal Kombat franchise and WAY too kind to others (Soul Caliber, Tekken - need I say more about these crappy fighting games). Mortal Kombat kreators really go out of their way for the fans to make their games unique and loads of fun, so don't pass up on Mortal Kombat 4!!!!!!!!!!

Great Game

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 4 / 5
Date: January 17, 2000
Author: Amazon User

Mortal Kombat 4 is one of the best games I've ever played. The sounds are great. The fun factor off the wall! Mortal Kombat 4 is great because it has easy to master moves and the whole weapon idea is awesome. The fatalities are true Mortal Kombat style. Being a longtime MK fan I think that MK4 is the best yet. It combines all of the goodpoints from other Mortal Kombat games into a single great game. A must play game for all Mortal Kombat fans.

Mortal Combat 4

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 3 / 3
Date: July 28, 2001
Author: Amazon User

It is the best game for your playstation consol ever.It is better then a ($) game.Everyone in the world would probly like it.

it's the best game

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 3 / 4
Date: December 22, 2001
Author: Amazon User

this is the best game of the Mortal Combat Series. You must buy it you will love it!!!!!

don't fix what's not broken

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 3 / 5
Date: February 07, 2003
Author: Amazon User

I bought this game because it was the new Mortal Kombat. I had very high expectations for it; unfortunately it didn't meet them. Mortal Kombat was already a great series. One thing I liked about it was that the buttons remained the same. The basic moves stayed the same from one Mortal Kombat to the next. If you specialized in Lou Kang, you were already good at the newest release of the MK series. What I wasn't ready for was the change in controls for Mortal Kombat 4. They re-arranged everything to better suit the weapons concept. I did not enjoy this game as much as I expected because I didn't accept the change. i like to stick with what works. If you feel the need to improve something, don't disturb what makes it great. I give this game 3 stars.

A big ''WOW''!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 3 / 6
Date: October 04, 2002
Author: Amazon User

This is maybe the best MORTAL KOMBAT game ever, at least for PSX. The story is great, the graphics are good( sometimes you'll discover some graphic errors), and the gameplay's awesome.
MIDWAY found a unique way to combine the classic MORTAL KOMBAT gameplay with a whole new one( I was really shocked, especialy by watching the sidesteping).
So this game combines the folowing games: All the MORTAL KOMBAT games, all the TEKKEN games, and, STAR WARS: MASTER OF TERAS KASI.

mortal kombat 4 rules!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 2 / 4
Date: February 08, 2004
Author: Amazon User

mortal kombat 4 is one of the best,no the best fighting game for playstation 1.i have mortal kombat deadly alliance for playstation 2 and that game is the best game for playstation 2.most people call me a gamefreak and i take that as a compliment.i am a little bit famous for writing good revews.mortal kombat 4 is so tight but there is one thing that sickens me.where in the hell is kung lao,shang tsung,and shao kahn?and why in the blue hell is this goro.and liu kang's last game?liu kang and shao kahn die at the begining of deadly alliance and it says goro was killed by nobb sabiot.a lot of people think kano killed goro,but if you have mortal kombat tournament edition for game boy advance in nobb sabiot's ending it shows nobb sneaking up behind goro and cheating(like there are any rules anyway)to defeat and kill goro in the war.and right after kano and people give up because shao khan is dead because of shang tsung and quan chi.but mortal kombat 4 is still very great.i love it.

One of the Worst

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 3 / 9
Date: December 28, 1999
Author: Amazon User

I have been a long time fan of MK, and was impressed with MK4 in the arcade. The port to PSX simply provides a poor quality game. The graphics rot compared to other fighting games, the difficulty levels are all out of whack, and the controls...forget about it. The only fun my friends and I ever get out of this game is laughing at how ridiculously bad it is. Save your money for the arcade version of this one.

A Sloan Bishop Review

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 1 / 1
Date: August 08, 2005
Author: Amazon User

This is the first MK game in 3D. It features a tournament mode in which it's like a real tournament, that you can control.

Pros:
*15 Playable charactors, many are new
*Many cheat codes that are really cool

Cons:
*The 3D isn't that impressive
*The graphics aren't very good while fighting
*Very hard

Story:
After Shao Kahn was defeated, Shinnok escapes the Netherrealm to take over the world. You must stop him at all cost.

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