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mortal kombat is back... advanced

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 6 / 10
Date: October 21, 2001
Author: Amazon User

the world of mortal kombat is back. with all your favorite characters such as goro and sub-zero,it is a great fighting game. play much like mortal kombat trilogy with a few new characters!*

Quality Mortal Kombat title, but not great

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: October 28, 2001
Author: Amazon User

I must admit, when I saw some of the first reviews for Mortal Kombat Advance, it didn't look so good. I'm a Mortal Kombat fan, so I decided to give it a try. It has great graphics, decent gameplay, and quality sound. This game has potential to be better, but it is still a solid title.

Way too hard

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 2 / 6
Date: December 15, 2001
Author: Amazon User

I'm not a master at fighting games, but I got to wiggle my way through the medium difficulty level of MK1 on SNES, and I finish the medium level of Super Street Fighter II revival. But MK advance is way too hard, even on the easiest level. It's not challenging, it's downright frustrating.

Don't waste your time with this one!

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 0 / 1
Date: December 20, 2001
Author: Amazon User

(...) You can't really get any of the moves to work well against your opponent. You can't tell if you're doing a combo on your opponent. The fatalities: What's with the fatalities? I thought this was going to at least be a port of the SNES. The fatalities on MK2 for the old-aged game gear is better than the ones on the gameboy advance. The only decent thing I can say about this game is the graphics and sound. The graphics and sounds are average. The gameplay, fatalities, etc. are below average. Trust me, rent it before you buy it!

gameplay is uneven, too difficult

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 1 / 2
Date: December 21, 2001
Author: Amazon User

I know there are limits to the Gameboy Advance's memory, but why don't programmers work within those confines to make a solid game???..instead of trying to cram tons of characters and moves into one game that turns out [poor]? In Mortal Kombat Advance, the characters are hard to see...and the sound effects are messed up. Sometimes when you score a hit, there is just silence, or some kind of wimpering noise. Also, even on the easiest level, it is very, very difficult to win. I say don't buy this game unless your an expert at Mortal Kombat and don't mind straining your eyesight to follow the action.

Rushed For The Holidays...

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 0 / 1
Date: December 27, 2001
Author: Amazon User

This game feels so RUSHED! Compared to Super Street Fighter II Turbo Revival this game is just plain pathetic. The animation is choppy, there are limited sound effects, and the controls are horrid. Not to mention that you have to set the difficulty to easiest just to beat Scorpion (the first opponent) and even then you'll be lucky to beat him! The AI is just too hard!!! I really wish they would have taken the time to make a decent port instead of this disappointment which was obviously rushed in time for the holiday shopping season... =(

I love Mortal Kombat, BUT...

2 Rating: 2, Useful: 0 / 1
Date: December 27, 2001
Author: Amazon User

I know a lot of people like myself enjoy the MK games. However, this game just doesn't live up to expectations. The control is absolutely horrendous. It's a challenge just to pull off basic moves like a sweep or jump kick. There are a lot of bugs in the game- for example listen as Sub-Zero jumps, he sounds like Kitana. A lot of the sounds don't even work half the time, and I've even had opponents in the corner and it won't register hits. They have obviously rushed this game out the door for Xmas, without finishing it. What a disapointment with Street Fighter for the GBA being great. Overall, check this one out only if you are a big MK fan.

Another bad MK game boy port

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 0 / 1
Date: December 30, 2001
Author: Amazon User

With all the power Nintendo has managed to pack into the Game Boy Advance I can't understand why MKA is not a better game. Graphically MKA looks good. It does the best it can with the resolution the Game Boy Advance offers. HOWEVER, the game play is terrible. Combos and fatalities are almost impossible to pull off and there is occasional slow down. With such poor control and game play the game is incredibly difficult and completely unrewarding. Being such a fan of the Mortal Kombat series MKA was a great disappointment.

FUN

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 2 / 4
Date: December 31, 2001
Author: Amazon User

i love the game. It is hard but once you get the hang of it, it gets easy. The boss is to hard even on very easy and when you first bye it you will hate it untill you get the hang of it and it get's very easy.

Ace

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 1 / 2
Date: January 03, 2002
Author: Amazon User

Old comment.
This game is ace. Its not too hard, its fine. Buy it.

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I have had this game for two months now and have changed my opinion of it. I have got the hang of the controls etc and I dont even find the game too hard, but collision is anoying. I once had my charecter on the opposite end from my opponent and managed to hit him, even though I was miles away from him. I have to say this has only happened once, but there are other little things about the collision.

I am a games programmer for GBA myself and I know exactly what the system is capable of. This game must of been rushed and is proof that Midway are only after the profits and are not interested in creating quality games.

I wouldn't say dont buy this game, but think what else you could get with the money.

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