It had to happen this way, but should have happened differently...

User Rating: 9.4 | Mortal Kombat 3 ARC
By PWXShock | Review Date:
Mortal Kombat 3 was the next logical step in the evolution of MK after MKII. The storyline took as much of a dramatic turn as the gameplay. Essentially every aspect of MKII's gameplay (as much as an improvement as that was itself) was improved even more so in MK3, however, most fans were disappointed by the lack of seriousness behind the fatalities. Some also complain about lack of creativity as well, but personally, I think some of the MK3 fatalities are off the charts in terms of creativity, that's just my *opinion*. Other people were disappointed with the fact that most of the roster was gone, and a new one was introduced. I, on the other hand, was not disappointed in the slightest with MK3. It is a welcomed departure from the drudgery that was MKII, or at least, I realized it was after MK3 came out.

This is neither here nor there. MK3 is what it is, a paid beta test of UMK3, with an incomplete roster. UMK3 was essentially being developed the entire time MK3 was out, and they had every intention of including Scorpion in the game from the beginning. Whether it was intentional or not, the big leap from MK3 to UMK3 allowed for massive gameplay tweaks, enough of which made them completely different games. MK3 turned MK into something that was fast paced, and could be taken seriously as a fighting game, until people discovered Sub-zero's iceclone. This is one of the most broken moves in fighting game history, and it was rightfully corrected in the game's successor.

Playing vs the AI is incredibly limited, and if you want to the beat the regular cast, simply jump back, and allow them to run towards you, then roundhouse them, every single time. Beating the bosses is also easy because they stop blocking chain combos after a couple hits. The game's tier list starts with Sub-zero Jax and Kabal being God tier, and then usable characters in Sindel, Robot Smoke, Kano, Nightwolf and Kung Lao.

Your main goal is to find people to play against in this game, but my advice would be, get the feel of the run button, autocombos, and the new cast, then move onto UMK3 quickly, and learn all the new gameplay tweaks in that.

To learn more about this game, visit www.ultimatemk.com/forum and receive tips from professional Mortal Kombat players.

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  • Rating:7

    It could have been better.

    By TAMKFan | Review Date: Mar 24, 2006 | ARC

    A long time ago I used to play all three Mortal Kombats for Sega Genesis. Then my old Genesis broke (but I have a new one now) so I was going to order this game and MK2 on ebay but then I bought Midway Arcade Treasures 2... Read Full Review

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  • Rating:8.4

    Awesome but not a great roster............

    By LivleyLegend | Review Date: Feb 05, 2006 | ARC

    This game is awesome with it's crisp clean graphics and is awesome. Some things like the character roster is really dumb with no Scorpion? 3 cyborgs?(Smoke is good though). Sub-Zero is the only Lin Kuei member but isn't ... Read Full Review

    1 of 2 users found the following review helpful
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