I've played all 3 Mortal Kombat Games on The Sega Megadrive at my friends house so when Mortal Kombat Trilogy came out on PlayStation I was pretty overwhelmed I get play all 3 Mortal Kombat Games now on a disc so I kind thought to Myself this must be pretty much Mortal Kombat 4 since it can't get much better then this but after learning there really was an Mortal Kombat 4 coming out a year after Mortal Kombat Trilogy in 1997 I thought wow that's awesome news and better yet it's 3D too so when I eventually bought it 2nd hand at my local Video Game Shop I could hardly wait to play and to my horror it sucked ass and is nowhere near as good as the others!
Why you probably wonder well I will give you 3 reasons why.
1) The 3D effects is pretty much a lie because it is only 3D for offering a sidestep button which allows you to move towards rocks to throw at your opponents or dodge projectiles attacks by your opponents also sometimes the 3D just makes me dizzy and disoriented due to camera changing angels regularly this is usually must noticeable at Liu Kang's Bicycle Kick.
2) The difficulty is really toned down from the other 3 Mortal Kombat Video Games which may sound like a good thing as the other Mortal Kombat Games were really hard to beat epically Mortal Kombat Trilogy however it just feels like a stroll in the park with the expectation of Goro who can be abit challenging sometimes but once you get passed him Shinook is literally a push over who you will have hardly any trouble defeating at all which sucks after they made Shinook look so badass in the cutscenes from killing Raiden, Reptile & Lie Kang in various characters endings so the uninspired difficulty really takes you away from the thrill you probably got from playing Mortal Kombat Trilogy after defeating Shao Kahn and quite likely screaming with constant victory cries.
3) Nothing really original apart from 3D effects the only thing that also makes this Mortal Kombat feel original is the ability to pull out weapons however this can only be done with a special attack move which can be awkward while trying to fight your opponent you will quite likely receive a few hits before pulling your weapon out and even after you pull it out you will quite likely lose it once your opponent attacks you and it is hardly worth picking it up again as you just be attacked constantly and run out of health if you try to retrieve your weapon again.
Overall it may not be the worst Mortal Kombat ever made as Mortal Kombat Mythologies: Sub Zero & Mortal Kombat: Special Forces are still much worse then Mortal Kombat 4 but as far as Mortal Kombat Fighting Video Games this has to be Midways weakest Mortal Kombat in terms of fighting games and it may be their first but definitely not their best attempt at bringing Mortal Kombat into 3D.
Why you probably wonder well I will give you 3 reasons why.
1) The 3D effects is pretty much a lie because it is only 3D for offering a sidestep button which allows you to move towards rocks to throw at your opponents or dodge projectiles attacks by your opponents also sometimes the 3D just makes me dizzy and disoriented due to camera changing angels regularly this is usually must noticeable at Liu Kang's Bicycle Kick.
2) The difficulty is really toned down from the other 3 Mortal Kombat Video Games which may sound like a good thing as the other Mortal Kombat Games were really hard to beat epically Mortal Kombat Trilogy however it just feels like a stroll in the park with the expectation of Goro who can be abit challenging sometimes but once you get passed him Shinook is literally a push over who you will have hardly any trouble defeating at all which sucks after they made Shinook look so badass in the cutscenes from killing Raiden, Reptile & Lie Kang in various characters endings so the uninspired difficulty really takes you away from the thrill you probably got from playing Mortal Kombat Trilogy after defeating Shao Kahn and quite likely screaming with constant victory cries.
3) Nothing really original apart from 3D effects the only thing that also makes this Mortal Kombat feel original is the ability to pull out weapons however this can only be done with a special attack move which can be awkward while trying to fight your opponent you will quite likely receive a few hits before pulling your weapon out and even after you pull it out you will quite likely lose it once your opponent attacks you and it is hardly worth picking it up again as you just be attacked constantly and run out of health if you try to retrieve your weapon again.
Overall it may not be the worst Mortal Kombat ever made as Mortal Kombat Mythologies: Sub Zero & Mortal Kombat: Special Forces are still much worse then Mortal Kombat 4 but as far as Mortal Kombat Fighting Video Games this has to be Midways weakest Mortal Kombat in terms of fighting games and it may be their first but definitely not their best attempt at bringing Mortal Kombat into 3D.