Mortal Kombat for the PS Vita while being the traditional fighting genre that started it all, tends to fall a bit short on this system due to the fact that 1. It is pretty much the same game graphically as the XBOX 360 version sans a few bits here and there (game publishers choice of omissions) and plays in a similar manner so if you already have an XBOX 360 there is no reason to own this game. 2. The price is RIDICULOUS!!! As many are aware, the PS Vita was discontinued in 2016 and with that said, it was assumed that unsold stock at retailers would steadily decline in price until sold. That is NOT the case with Vita, Sony seems to have a mind of its own when it comes to pricing and thus the Vita equivalent of the XBOX 360 Mortal Kombat is still high often 20 dollars and up used, while the XBOX version can be had for as little as 5 dollars with 10 dollars being an average with box and manual. In conclusion, save your money and go for console versions, they are cheaper and offer more content and unless you are nostalgic, there are better games for the Vita.Read full review
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While the graphics are not equal to the console versions, its still pretty impressive what they were able to do with this handheld version of the game, all things considered. The entire roster is fully intact including all the DLC characters, as well as all the stages (except the God of War exclusive stage from the PS3 version sadly), the entire Story Mode as well as a few other modes from the console versions are fully playable in the PSvita version, and there's even a few exclusive modes that they made, just for this version in mind. While definitely not the best looking version of Mortal Kombat 9, (as of making this review) its the only way to officially play the game on the go and I would say that it is worth getting, especially if you're looking for some great fighters on the PSvita.Read full review
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Mortal Kombat has always been one of my favorite games. The PSVita edition is awesome because it adds the extra characters, that I had to buy on DLC on my Playstation 3 and Xbox 360.Playing as Kratos and Freddy Kruger is wild, the slo-mo, and variety of kills, really adds to the game. The double stick controls on the PSVita, is very cool on the Mortal Kombat game, because of the variety of kills to perform. I had to get used to the touch screen, applications, but once you get them,they just add to the fun. I played Mortal Kombat, on my PSP for years after it's release. The new hardware and the PSVita package is a Killer Kombo.
I don't have a lot of experience with the Mortal Combat game but thoroughly enjoy playing this on the PS Vita. The graphics look good and the game play seems quick. The controls respond well so I am happy with this purchase.
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Downloading games from the psn can be sometimes be cheap but we as gamers pay for it in the long run. Unless you have a 64 gig ps vita memory card, memory space is very limited. Having the physical copy of your favorite games is great because it takes very little memory space and its easy to store.
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I Bought this game because I enjoyed the PS3 port of this game and hope to have the same enjoyment while traveling. You will be happy to add this to your PS Vita collection. If your a fan of fighting games, you cant go wrong with Mortal Kombat for the Vita. A flawless victory!!!
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Play as Mortal Kombat Characters from across the game series in this cool 3D entry. Play as Scorpion, Subzero, Katanna, Raiden, and other characters from Playstation, a horror movie, and from across the Mortal Kombat Universe.
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This will be a short review since I suspect most of you that are interested in this game have already played the console version. This is a near-perfect port of the console version. The visuals are almost perfect (with a slight flaw I'll mention in a moment) and the game runs consistently at 60 frames per second. This is the first fighting game for handheld that you can truly play like the console versions thanks to the Vita's full layout of analog sticks and buttons. i love how you can input fatalities with the touchscreen only.all the dlc from the consoles are present and the new vita challenges are here too. The ONLY complaint I can make is that the 3d character models look rough when viewed up close at the beginning of matches. The models are very aliased and apparently they were paying by the polygon because they certainly didn't use any extras. It's a very minor complaint though. The game as a whole is tremendous and if you loved the console version, you'll love the Vita version every bit as much.Read full review
This game was made when they said mortal combat was over and finished.. The game got better and has been going strong since this release..
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Graphics show really good on PS Vita. They look so nice. This game is fun to play.😊 Good fighting game for some entertainment! You can choose any character you want to play as. I will be buying more games for this device.😊
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