While not every game in the Mortal Kombat Legacy Kollection is a standout classic, the way Digital Eclipse presents and provides context for the content makes this collection a worthwhile purchase.
If you’re familiar with games like Atari 50 or the Gold Master Series, you’ll have a good idea of what this offers: a way to play through the beginning of Mortal Kombat’s history, presented beautifully within a feature called the Krypt.
A total of 23 Mortal Kombat games are available, covering arcade machines, home consoles, and portable devices. The collection includes the original arcade game all the way through the classic PlayStation 1 compilation, Mortal Kombat Trilogy, and most titles up to the PlayStation 2 era.
Notably missing from the collection are the Nintendo 64 version of Mortal Kombat Trilogy and the enhanced Dreamcast release, Mortal Kombat Gold.
But generally, this is a pretty komplete archive of an iconic franchise.
You can play the original Mortal Kombat on various classic systems like arcade machines, Super Nintendo, SEGA Genesis, and Game Boy. Each version is faithfully recreated with scanned copies of the original game manuals and other extras.
Sometimes, the content becomes quite rare, such as the Sega 32X version of Mortal Kombat 2 or the extremely hard-to-find WaveNet edition of Ultimate Mortal Kombat 3.
Our tests show the emulation is top-notch, and the games look exactly as they did when they first came out in the 90s.
The developer has made a few small improvements to enhance the game, such as eliminating loading screens in the PlayStation 1 version of Mortal Kombat Trilogy. These screens used to disrupt the gameplay in the original release.
Most games include extra options and settings, letting you easily unlock hidden characters or customize how the game plays to fit your preferences.
You can customize the borders and filters, but we generally used the default options. We thought Digital Eclipse’s built-in scanlines already did a fantastic job of recreating the look of old CRT televisions.
All the games let you save your progress and rewind time, which is really helpful – especially in Mortal Kombat 2. The computer opponents in that game are skilled at predicting your moves and can feel like they’re cheating.
These games faithfully recreate the originals, flaws and all. While finishing moves are iconic, the Mortal Kombat series has always had its share of frustrating elements, and this collection doesn’t change that – you’ll need to be prepared for those familiar issues.
However, this collection doesn’t shy away from acknowledging imperfections. Its included documentary is honest and charming, much like the one featured in Atari 50.
This collection features a huge amount of behind-the-scenes material, including early footage of Ed Boon demonstrating Scorpion’s famous rope attack, handwritten story details, and original pencil drawings.
This content offers an in-depth look at each creator, going beyond their work on Mortal Kombat to examine their personal histories and what inspired them.
As a huge fan, I really loved getting to hear from legends like Eugene Jarvis in the documentary! It was fascinating to learn about how Midway first became known for its amazing arcade games and how they built a creative environment where Mortal Kombat could really flourish. It’s super nostalgic and takes you back, but it always feels genuine and truthful.
It might take a while to explore all the content on your own, but the ability to view a work of art and immediately interact with it is what really sets this experience apart.
We’ve always liked Capcom’s collections of fighting games, and this one really takes things to a new level. It’s funny, though, because the same team, Digital Eclipse, also created the somewhat lackluster Street Fighter 30th Anniversary Collection.
As a fan, what bothers me most is that the online tools seem to be launching before they’re really ready. It just feels unfinished, and that’s a bit disappointing.
The developers are working on a rollback netcode system, but we haven’t been able to test it because we can’t connect to a quick match. Also, the game doesn’t have lobbies right now, although the studio plans to add them in a future update.
This collection is excellent overall, but the music is a bit of a letdown. Thankfully, it makes up for it with a great music player and interesting backstories for each character.
We’d really like to include games like Mortal Kombat: Deadly Alliance in the future – we have the Game Boy Advance version, but not the main PlayStation 2 one. And we’re hoping we could potentially add all the games up to Mortal Kombat 9 as well.
Even though it’s a bit rough around the edges, the context really matters and makes it worthwhile.
Okay, so Mortal Kombat isn’t always the best fighting game out there, but it’s seriously important to the genre, and this collection really shows that. As a fan, it’s awesome to see them acknowledge just how much of an impact the series has had.
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