Mortal Kombat: Deadly Alliance (GameCube)

For those who think GameCube is a family console, think again. Awesome mortal kombat action. Great characters, blind swordsman anyone?

just bought MKDA and to start off with I was quite impressed - its a nicely done piece of work with a very good if overly complex fighting system... The game looks nice and generally play well, but I expected more... The fatalities have been reduced to one per fighter, and to be honest, most of the fatalities look a lot better on my mega drive. Quan Chi's neck stretcher is abomnibly terrible. The enemies are challenging to a point, then the computer gets ridiculously hard. some nice out of fight extras such as chop cup and break the board etc.

In brilliant condition!

great game

Many reviews I have read have all rated MKD highly. I don't understand why. I can only comment on the GC version and I'm going to compare it to Soul Calibur on Dreamcast. I think it's a fair comparison because SC sets a good benchmark for all 3D fighting games.Character graphicsNot brilliant. The movements are smooth enough but the details are very grainy and far inferior to SC character rendering.5/10BackdropsVery very bland. SC offered a variety of backdrops which feature highly detailed and beautifully coloured scenery. MKD offers comparatively barren backdrops which are boring and graphically ill-defined.2/10SoundsGame music in MKD is boring and monotonous. SC offered much greater variety and vastly different scores for each fight arena. Character sounds are bog standard grunts whilst SC offered actual Japanese speech. Weapon clash sounds are inferior to SC.3/10GameplayApart from the usual arcade mode, MKD tries to mimic SC by offering a Konquest mode. Basically, the game "trains" you in each player and the idea is to win as many koins as possible to spend in the Krypt (where you buy secret characters, arenas, picture cards, hints etc). This is similar to SC's missions but not as interesting as each character's konquest follows the same route. Some of the tasks set in Konquest are also very pointless and, whilst offering inane pleasure to the teenager, does very little to a normal adult. Examples include hitting an opponent until he/she bleeds 50 pints of blood and sticking your weapon into your opponent's body.The fighting itself once again tries to mimick SC's 3D environment but falls short. Characters can move around the arena like in SC but the 'camera action' is not as good.4/10WeaponsNothing to bark about here.5/10ControlsApart from being able to configure the buttons, you're stuck with using the directional pad. The small joystick is not functional. At least they could've given players the option to use either.5/10ExtrasThis feature offers picture cards, hints, videos, alternate costumes for some characters amongst other things. The picture cards are far inferior to the galleries offered in SC. Once unlocking the secret characters, I felt very little urge to unlock anything else.3/10OverallI almost bought this game when it first came out. Thank God I waited until the price dropped. The "variety" in each character's fighting styles is a bit of a con because the basic principle is the same for each character (high and low attacks, variations on special attacks, 1 fatality per character, combos). Each character is not as unique as one would think.4/10

This is probably one of my fav Mortal Kombat games of all time, along with '4' on the N64! The graphics are very good, the controls are good, the gameplay is smooth and the fun factor is big! There is loads to do and loads of characters to choose from, very good! Buy now 2nd hand for a decent price for a great title!

I picked this up for about a tenner, and that is one of the saving graces. The Krypt idea is, in my opion, a huge waste of space (and it is pointlessly large). You could collect a huge amount of coins only to unlock a useless sketch. It would be much better to earn the things you can get in the krypt in the fights. Fight well, get flawless victories etc and earn something. But know, that would have been good. The fighting styles aren't that much to write home about. Just another way of stringing together completely non-intuitive combos. The control system (or lack thereof) will make any normal person give up on most of the combos and stick to the few that are actually do-able on a regular basis. The fights go from rather easy to ludicously hard in a blink of an eye. Probably better against a human opponent - then you can practise your favourite fatalities to your hearts content. If you want a fighting game, get Soul Caliber II - infinitely better.

Mortal Kombat has been around for ages but this game brings it back to life with a whole new feel. Some of the old characters have gone, such as Shao-Kahn but with a host of new characters who can complain. One of the best things about this game is the ability to change between fighting styles allowing for more moves. With a mix of the new, such as Li Mei and a dash of the old favs, like Sub-Zero and Reptile, this game will keep you going for a while. Have fun and try the fatalities.