Mortal Kombat: Armageddon (Xbox, 2006)

It is sad after 15 years of kombat these 62 characters are on their final videogame. They left with a bang though! This game is awesome! There is the new create a karacter mode and it is gigantic how many diff things you can do to make the perfect kombatant. The new fatality is aweosme but can be difficult you must finish these sets of combos ina certain amount of time for how much tearing you want to do to the opponent. The konquest mode is better then it was because it kind of follows mk shaolin monks style. Sad to say though that the krpyt is a lto smaller then the last two BUT.... Theres 62 karacters you can be how kool is that. Some of the kombatants endings are kind of disappointing though cuz some are nothing to great and tehn others are pretty good. Now they brought back the aerial kombat so it is not your usual strategy anymore with this. The kart racing is fun but it does only have 5 tracks so it might get old for some. Also you get to take you kreate a fighter on xbox live and show people what true skill really is. All in All this is a great game that will keep mortal kombat fans very happy

Great all-in-one MK game with tons of characters. The create-your-own character feature is great and offers a ton of options as far as their appearance and basic attack moves go. When you accumulate coins from vs. or arcade mode battles, you can purchase upgraded options, such as good sunglasses or any of the MK character special moves for your own.

The vs. play with destructable environments is good and are a little more "fair" than previous games.

Overall, a great finale to the mortal kombat series that I'd recommend to anyone interested in a good, vs. game.

A good mortal kombat game, extensive in character selection and a good "kreate" a fighter feature. the only bad thing i have to say about it is that the fatality system leaves much to be desired... i would much rather have seen the fatalities as they were in Deception with 2 different fatalities and a Hara-Kiri (suicide) mode.

Well the price is great for starters.The final chapter for mortal kombat went out with a bang in there last edition.Every fighter that was ever in a mortal kombat game is in this one with a few extra fighters.the game not only has ever single player in the game,but they also put more features in the game,like create a character and on top of that what about create a finishing move!!!!There is also another great fact for this game,Midway also put in a racing game that features some of the characters.All out the game has everything a mortal kombat player would love.I give this game 5 out of 5.If you dont buy the game,you at least need to rent it.But for the price that you can get it at,why would you want to rent the game is you add alittle more money you can owen it.Its a great game so check it out.

Why I bought it:

I bought this game for a number of reasons. First. I am a long-timie fan of the Mortal Kombat(MK) series, and this game has virtually every charactor that has ever been in an MK game. Secondly, this game also has a feature called Kreate-a-Fighter that lets you make your own MK Kombatant. That feature is worth the price of the game by itself, IMO. Third, MK:A is supposed to be the last installment of MK on xbox/ps2, and as a fan of the previous games, I just had to have it.

What I liked most about it:

Aside from the things mentioned above, the game also features a Kreate-a-Fatality, in which you can literally make up your own fatalities on the fly. Midway decided to scrap the old '1 fatality per character' deal and came up with this setup instead. It lets you string together combinations of moves, and you end this string of moves with a finishing move. The system works very well and is one of my favorite parts of MK:A. There's also the re-vamped Konquest mode, which is kind of a blend of the mode from MK:Deception and the game MK:Shoalin Monks. This mode sets up the story behind MK:A and re-introduces you to many of the charactors in the game. It is not only a fun mode to play, but it also lets you earn alot of koins, which let you unlock things from the krypt like charactor costumes, productioni videos and such...even charactors themselves. All in all, Konquest is a fun mode to play, and it does a good job of tying everything together for this game.

What I dislike about it:

While I loved this game dearly, I do have a few dislikes about it. First, I would have liked to have seen more options in the Kreate-a-Fighter mode. I would like to have seen EVERY MOVE IN THE GAME available for use in this mode. This is especially true with some of the special moves, as the selection of moves is somewhat limited in places. This is also true of the weapons selection. I also don't like that you can only have 1 created fighter per profile that you have. This is a bit of a hassle when you're playing MK:A with your buddies and everyone has their own created fighter, because of all the time spent loading profiles and whatnot. It is not a game-killer by any means, but it is something that should be looked at for the next MK.

One other thing I dislike about the game probably has more to do with Microsoft than with MK:A or Midway themselves. When I bought this game back around the 1st of November, I did so expecting that it would someday be made backwards compatible(BC) with the xbox 360. I was expecting this BC update to come sometime in November, and here it is December 5th, and the BC update still hasn't come yet, which means I STILL can't play this wonderful game on my xbox 360. Now fortunately for me, I kept my old xbox when I got my 360, so I am still able to enjoy the game. Unfortunately, many others got rid of their xbox's when they get their 360s, and because of this, there are many, many people who cannot enjoy this game as of yet. Every piece of information that I've come across says that this game WILL be made BC with the next update. The problem is that no one seems to know when that next update will hit. I know that I, for one, will be darn glad when it finally does hit.

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Midway returns with its latest installment in the Mortal Kombat series.
You can pick one of 62 characters, everyone from each game, with the exception of (male and female) Chameleon, and Meat

The new Kreate-A-Fighter adds a new element into the game, for customizable characters, just about everything can be made from a Chuck Norris to a Jessica Simpson

The new Kreate-A-Fatality enables you to do what you have been wanting to do for many years, ripping/tearing/cutting off something, and hitting/explodin the other person with it.

If you have played the other Mortal Kombat games this is based off of, such as Mortal Kombat Deception or Mortal Kombat Deadly Allience, and did not like them, I would not suggest getting this game. Everything is going to remain the same from those 2 games except that there are 60 different fighters to choose from.

The fighting. It has every mortal kombat character ever introduced into the series. It's fun and has a great story mode. One of the best mortal kombats around.

The gameplay is great ! Its a great franchise fighting games with branch fighting styles... Its a must have for any true fighting game fan... It has most of the chararters already open. I love it ...

A Mortal Kombat game with 60+ characters? How can you NOT like it? Sure, the characters that appear in the previous game are simply imported, and they removed 1 of the fighting styles from each character (in MK:Deception, each character had 2 hand-fighting styles and 1 weapon style). But it's Mortal Kombat we're talking about here, and it delivers for what it is. Lots of fun, highly recommended if you can snag a used copy!

The best in the Mortal Kombat series to come! The gameplay is awesome, control is nice, there's like 60 characters to choose from, all new aerial combat and much much more!

I had rented it before I bought it and I love playing the game... It has raceing on there and adventure part .... and of course the fighting part...
Its a fun game to play ... You can even design your own charater ... pretty fun stuff ... It has a story the whole game

Sweet video game for the last appearance of all the original characters of the Mortal Kombat game. Konquest mode was pretty easy but dont leave any stone un turned or you will have to go back and find something you missed. VS. mode always great. And Moto Kombat is pretty addicting, bought it for the kids and yet my wife and I are always playing it. Great Game!

I still have not recieved th game so there is no review...seller wont refund my money...they are SURE it will arrive after 2 months of waiting

Last E3 we saw previews of the latest Mortal Kombat game featuring every character in the revolutionary game's history from 1992 to 2006. For 14 years, the Mortal Kombat team have been constantly adding new features to the growing franchise. Once again, they may have rushed it.

The regular gameplay where two kombatants duke it out in different arenas hasn't changed much. Howevere, there are a few new features to note. A new defense system called 'Parrying' will stun an attacking opponent if performed correctly. This technique is hard to execute and gets boring after a while, and quite frankly, this move can't be performed in the air as advertised. 'Aerial kombat' can lenghten kombos with as high as 8 additional attacks (those who can trick the game can go for infinity. I can.) but it's really nothing more than eye candy. I mean, come on, who doesn't like seeing Liu Kang swirl like a tornado? Another advancement in the fighting system is 'ground kombat', something that was never advertised the slightest. Once on the ground, a player has the choice to stay on the ground and rise up with a sneak attack. It's quite funny looking.

Konquest mode was changed to mime Shaolin Monks where a player goes around killing foes. This gets repetitive. This mode is one-player revolving around Taven and his evil brother Daegon. The story is quite cliched. This side game could've been improved with multi-player ability and a jump button to avoid being surrounded.

Motor Kombat was a welcomed diversion because of the option of four-players, online or offline. There are a good amount of characters to choose from but only 5 arenas. This can get boring after a while. Imagine Mario Kart with Scorpion and Sub-Zero. The big heads have returned here from previous Puzzle Kombat in Deception.

The graphics are the same ones used in previous Mortal Kombats of the generation. Some characters were improved all around but some were left in the junk bin. They all seemed to play the same.

The sound is often not heard because of your main focus on the game. And the tracks are repeated in lame Konquest arenas lacking interactivity. No fresh ideas were seen in Armageddon. The producers mainly recreated classic arenas.

For $20, I must quote Steve Martin from The Pink Panther. "I think I got myself a pretty good deal."

why buy it because i like playing mortal kombat games. and it was excellent and buy game ever in the mortal kombat series. that was awesome and the kart mode was fantacies to play with most the best character in the series of mortal kombat.

Love the fact you can chose any player you want the kart game is awesome and the create you own player it is brilliant .

awesome,i got my product in 3 days. cool beans dude! i got what i set out to get and got it. games works great and i'm happy.

Sent product promptly!!! In good condition and am enjoying it at home with my son....will buy from in the future!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

the best part about this game is the create a fighter. It adds a lot of depth to the game. I also liked the part where you can use anyone from any of the past mortal kombat games. As a fan of the older games and not familar with the newer characters it was nice to see the oldies. (scorpian, sub-zero, reptile) :)

Good game-

Pros: Konquest Mode is AWSOME, Tons of characters with lots of moves, Kreate a fighter is new to this version, and Fatalities are graphic

Cons: Gameplay is a bit sluggish on the one on one fighting, i dont think the games fighting engine is the best one they have used. MK vs DC has the best playability by far of all of them. graphics are too cartoon like for me.

When my kids received this game, they are enjoying it. they play the game everyday and having lots of fun.

i purchased the xbox game and it arrived on time and I as described and it works perfectly fine in my 360

Aside from MK Vs DC I count this as the best MK game ever made. Why? It has all of what I think are the best aspects of the MK series all in one package. Great things about this game are:
1: You can play as any MK character ever in an MK game. About 60 PC's in all maybe more.
2: You can creat your own MK character and in addition the character creation mode is awesome, better than any other game I have played.
3: The Konquest mode is like another game all togather and it's really fun, tons of unlockables.
In closing, this game is really hard to find but it is an excellent title.
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