I was already interested in trying Mortal Kombat X, because it had been a little while since I bought a Mortal Kombat game. I was pushed over into the “immediate purchase” category by a tweet from Javy Gwaltney saying he’d like to see what a woman thought of the game. Specifically, he was asking about the changes in outfits, but I thought I’d go ahead and write a bit about the game in general. That turned in to wanting to write a lot about the game in general, so this is the first post of a bunch.
As a woman, I am also a person who really likes Mortal Kombat. I would go so far as to call myself a fan, though I haven’t bought every single installment. I played MK a lot back in the old controversy days of the 90s. I like to think I was pretty good at it, as a kid. In the arcade, I didn’t have to be better at fighting games than the rest of the world. I just had to be better than whoever had the next quarter to put up. The thrill of seeing someone’s head eaten in a Fatality, even if I didn’t perform it myself, was more than worth the 50-cent price of admission.
We bought the Sega Genesis when we did partially because it had the “real” Mortal Kombat port, with the actual blood. You still had to enter a code to get it (ABACABB, and no, I didn’t have to look it up). In the years that followed I went to see both films (yeah even the really terrible second one) and continued to track the series’ insane, pulpy story. I’ve purchased installments of the home game off and on over the last few years.
I’ll break my “review” into a few parts, starting with an overview of characters. I have no idea how long this is going to ramble on for, so I’m using my own blog for it. Also, except for saving my absolute favorites for the end, I’ll discuss the characters in no particular order! So, starting tomorrow and ending Whenever: A Review of the Characters (and guest stars) in Mortal Kombat X.
For today, here’s the “We Hate Movies” podcast picking fun of the movie. You’re welcome.
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