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A different take on Kombat

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: September 05, 2005
Author: Amazon User

I recently played the Demo for this game and I will say it is rather fun. I would prefer to have been able to select more than the two characters as over the years I have had different characters who are my favorites. The game does continue with the Kombat blood and gore action savagery although much of this is blacked out on the demo version although the audio is played. The action that occurs sounds rather grim! Shoalin Monks actually appears to be a very modern take on the old classic game Double Dragon where you have the two characters take on an entire mob. As in Double Dragon you can pick up and use objects against your foes (swords, rocks, and even skulls). Many of the old Kombat fight arenas are the locale for story line even those that were just added in Kombats last installment MK: Deception. I am eagerly anticipating the release of this game as it is definitely a fun game to play as I find myself playing the demo constantly. This is a mature game so parents don't buy it for the kids

Old school beat-em-ups are back

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 6 / 7
Date: September 22, 2005
Author: Amazon User

Mortal Kombat: Shaolin Monks - Circa 2005

GOOD:
- Lots of combat in a Devil May Cry style, which is challenging but not too easy or too difficult (for most video gamers)
- Two players Co-op, now you and a friend can beat the game together (actually it's more fun that way)
- Cool combos and fighting moves help make sure the game doesn't get stale (beat the snot out of enemies and even use weapons as well the environment to defeat enemies)
- This game even has a versus mode (which plays sort of like power stone)
- Plenty of unlockables

BAD:
- Graphics are sub-par, but okay (similar to Blood Owen 2)
- Some parts of the game can be annoying (like some puzzles or cheap enemies)
- When you unlock other characters in the game (like Sub-Zero and Scorpion) and play as them, you still get the same story (involving Lu Kang and Kung Lao)
- Some unlockable content is really difficult to get
- Might be too Bloody or violent for some people

IF IT FITS YOUR TASTE:
- This game (like all Mortal Kombat games) is pretty bloody and gory, so I would suggest it's not for small kids or people sentient to that sort of stuff
- Simple combos strikes and small puzzles like Devil May Cry or God of War make up most of the combat, but unlike God of War or Devil May Cry these combos can be teamed up with a second player (on Co-Op mode) to take the damage to another level
- You have to unlock most of the game through hidden secrets hidden in each stage
- A must play for die-hard Mortal Kombat fans

GAME ITS MOST ASSOCATED TOO:
- God of War
- Devil May Cry
- Mortal Kombat Mythologies: Sub-Zero
- Final Fight

ADDITIONAL NOTES:
- There are some nice unlockables in this game including a full version of the classic Mortal Kombat 2
- This Story fills the gap from Mortal Kmobat to Mortal Kmobat II
- This is the third Action/Adventure game set in the Mortal Kmobat universe, the first was Mortal Kombat Mythologies: Sub-Zero, the second was Mortal Kombat: Special Forces (staring Jax)

Mortal Kombat has gotten a whole new look!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 3
Date: September 22, 2005
Author: Amazon User

Shaolin Monks takes place during the Mortal Kombat 2 timeline. The opening scene shows Shang Tsung, Goro, and the other evil enemies escaping to Outworld in pursuit are those warriors from The Order of Light, allies Lu Kang and Kung Lao. After a nearly fatal disaster, the duo make their way to Outworld where the action begins.

A very second rate devil may cry.

2 Rating: 2, Useful: 11 / 13
Date: September 25, 2005
Author: Amazon User

This game could have been good if they had taken more care with it and spent a few more months in development. It has almost no depth as there are no items to buy, and exp is used soley to buy small move improvements. The voice acting is awful and ruins any sense of atmosphere. The graphics are lazy and the models are blocky and not lifelike. It also takes hardly any time to complete. Co-op mode is better and more fun, so it's not all bad news.

There are far better games to spend your money on.

WEEEEE!!!!!!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 4
Date: September 26, 2005
Author: Amazon User

This is definetely the best Mortal Kombat game I have ever played, and I own all of the games. I love the change from just fighting people to a huge action-adventure....adventure. Not only is this the best game of the series, it's also the goriest. It gets a 5+ for blood'n'guts. Hack people in half vertically AND horrizontally with swords and other pointy instruments, bludgeon enemies with a rabbit till they explode, cleave people's faces in half with a hat, break peoples limbs and snap their neck, set people on fire until they melt into a pile of blood and entrails, slowly hack off people's limbs, impale people on catapults and fling them at buildings and make them explode, crush heads, every move involves copious amounts of blood flinging everywhere, and TONS more. BUY IT. I'm brainwashing you. BUY IT. BUY IT. Trust me, you'll love it.

Dreadful garbage with no attention to detail.

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 5 / 9
Date: September 27, 2005
Author: Amazon User

I agree with the "Helel" reviewer in that this could have been much better if they had spent more time in development. The graphics are poor and the characters themselves look awful and much like shop manniquins. Voice acting is dreadful and the music such as it is is poor and unremarkable.

Another failure in this tired franchise, and an attempt to make a quick buck. Don't fall for it. Get the much better Genji - dawn of the samurai instead.

Shaolin Monks

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 3 / 7
Date: September 28, 2005
Author: Amazon User

Mortal Kombat: Shaolin Monks, is the new MK game on store shelves. I myself usually purchase MK merch when it drops, so I thought i'd give this game a try without even bothering to rent it first. And in a small way, i'm relieved that it didn't disappoint too much.

MKSM is by far probably the goriest Mortal Kombat in the series, to date. So if you're looking for a game full of blood and guts, this game is right up your alleyway. It also strays away from the norm, of the MK genre. It isn't a fighting game. It's an action/adventure game, with somewhat of a comparison to God of War, and Devil May Cry. Though gorier than DMC, it isn't quite as fun as DMC. As per God of War...it beats both of these games, hands down.

Anyways...yeah. This is a game full of violence, bloodshed, fatalities (ten per character), multalities (fatalities that kill multiple enemies on screen), and ofcourse, brutalities. Brutalities are basically the same as multalities, but the screen doesn't fade during brutalities, and you're actually able to control your character while doing them.

The storyline of MKSM is pretty much that of MK2, but...the events that lead up to it, and a few events DURING it. Such as the final boss fight (wont give anything away).

Like all games though, MKSM comes with a few (minor, and at times major) flaws.

-The battleing is pretty...repetative and at times, aggrovating and boring.

-The game itself is extremely short, clocking in at about 10 hours of gameplay (maximum), if you're experienced enough.

-Some of the puzzles in the game will annoy the living crap out of you.

-Fatality and multality sequences all happen in the same position (infront of the enemy), and never with the actual stage scenery in the background (the screen just turns black and that move is done...just like in the past 2 PS2 MK games).

-The game secrets (such as unlocking the MK2 fighting game) are at times, really hard to get, and MOST require ko-op gameplay to obtain.

-The characters at times can look really choppy (not alot, but you can really notice it, after comparing the Tarkatan warriors to other character models such as Kitana. Kitana looks better, whereas the Tarkatan warriors look like crap.)

-And to top it all off...the voice acting in the cutscenes is horrible. Cheesy as all hell. Even some of the dialogue itself is pretty stupid and pointless.

But despite all these flaws, I found Mortal Kombat: Shaolin Monks, to be a pretty enjoyable game. It sure isn't the BEST beat em up action/adventure game on the market (I leave that title to God of War), but it's still a pretty enjoyable game nonetheless, if you're a fan of the MK series.

In the end, i'd only suggest this as a buy, to dedicated MK fans that have to have everything MKwise. Otherwise, only rent this to see if it suits your tastes.

By the way, this game is TEN TIMES better than the 2 absolutely disgraceful action/adventure MK titles that came before it, "Mytholigies: Sub-Zero", and "Special Forces." Those sucked, and weren't enjoyable in the least. Whereas "Shaolin Monks" proves enjoyable.

Give it a try...judge it for yourself.

I give MKSM 4/5 stars, due to the flaws the game contained that didn't seem to really effect the fun factor of the game at all. If the fun factor would've been effected, i'd have only given this game 3/5 stars.

A little change coming your way....

2 Rating: 2, Useful: 1 / 4
Date: October 02, 2005
Author: Amazon User

Mortal Kombat!
Sure its neat that they have the good movies, etc. And the background, etc. has been developed quite nicely, but you have to unlock everything in this game. I mean everything. You only have Liu-Kang and Kung Lao to start with for either Single, Ko-op or Vs. You have to unlock the other characters for Vs.
You also have to unlock all the character's abilities, from their combos to their special abilities, by defeating enemies and getting EXP points (aha... so it's a RPG like X-men Legends you say?). Plus you can get other special special abilities such as wall run, swing, etc.

The best part is the interaction of the environment and ALL the fatalities to choose from. Very gory good fun.
It's a shame that you cannot pick from more characters to do the story, and if you're playing Ko-op, you cannot continue with just one character, you need both players to continue. So you pretty much need two games going to be able to finish the game. You cannot unlock everything with just one player either, there are special things that require Ko-op to complete.

While its fun to work with a buddy on Ko-op, it's not available online, and you have to work together. If an enemy is outside the current area of the sceen, you have to wait for your friend to move enough to be able to attack it. This becomes extremely annoying when trying to unlock things and requiring an enemy to do so.

Overall: It's a fun game and will take a long time to play and get everything.

Medicore game.

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 4 / 10
Date: October 03, 2005
Author: Amazon User

This game is just average. A very medicore effort. Im a Mortal Kombat fan but Im putting that aside for this review.

This game is similar to God of War, Devil May Cry, and Ninja Gaiden. The action is pretty good. However the graphic is very average. For a game with such simple graphic, its shocking that a 360 degrees adjustable camera don't exist. The sound effect is good but the music is crap or non-exist. The stages are generic and lack details. Some puzzles are very annoying. The cut-scene is lame and boring, the voice acting is horrible. There are only 2 playable characters and 2 more unlockable. SHOULD be at least 10 to 15 like the fighting game!

The good part about this game is the bloody violent animation. Cutting people in half, pieces of meat flying, decapitation, etc... all with blood are just some of many moves that can be executed. However the ten extra fatalities feature is disappointing. Newer fatalities are basically same as starter ones but more people get killed off. The fatality 'scene' is always the same one, same angle. It should be different 'scene' with different views related to the angle of approach.

Overall don't buy this game. Get X-men Legends II instead or wait for the new Castlevania.

MK

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 3 / 8
Date: October 08, 2005
Author: Amazon User

The game is fun but its not the same old stuff because u can tell by the front it not online like the one before (deception)
but the game is how ever is different playing style because u dont use man people mainly the 2 on the cover. The game can be better or worse to differnt people.
BADS
1. its not online.
2. Not many characters to choose from.
3. Its like the others and many people like the oringal style better
GOODS
1.its a brand new different style playing and to people how didnt like it before might like it now
2.Many more moves and differnt stuff for the characters.

Well thats about all i can say for this game.
all in all i think this game is worth buying with the previous Mortal Kombats

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