Today, the brawler genre has taken a serious beating, as lazy and poorly designed wrestling games or the insanely brutal Madworld are destroying whatever creditability the genre had. So I harken back to the times when the Mortal Kombat series was still leading the way for all beat-em ups, instead of creating the kind of ridiculous bullshit that it hurled up reacently.
Deadly Alliance still contains all the controller complexities of the previous generations but this time it adds the beauty of modern graphics. Furthermore, extra fighting styles and the addition of weapons all add to create a unique version of this fantastically addictive series.
This version of the series sees the return of the enemies of Earthrealm, Shao Khan (the absorber of souls) and Quan-Chi (evil sorcerer). However there is a twist with this game. Not only have they combined forces but they have also killed both the Emperor of Outworld, Shao Khan, and murdered Earth’s greatest warrior, Liu Kang. Yet that isn’t enough, they’re also trying to resurrect the unbeatable army of the Dragon King to conquer all the realms as well!
The most pleasing part of this game is (as is typical of this series) the fatalities. From these wonderfully varying moves, I’d have to say my heart is torn between Johnny Cage’s fatality, which involves ripping his opponent’s brains out with his bare hands or watching Sub-Zero pull out the unfortunate soul’s entire skeleton. I often struggle to find anything that can match that level of virtual enjoyment.