Mortal Kombat 2

Title: Mortal Kombat 2
Platform Played On: Sega Genesis
Release Date: December 4, 1994
Date Played: 1995-1998
Time Played: 5 hours
Completed (Y/N): N/A
Score: 3/5



Opinion:
By the time I got a hold of Mortal Kombat 2 I was already hooked on the franchise. And not from MK1, but from Ultimate Mortal Kombat 3.

I got a hold of MK2 around the same time as MK1 and since I already owned UMK3 they were more of a retrospective experience for me.

As I have already stated in my Mortal Kombat 1 post MK1 didnt tickle me fancy since it was a much simpler and worse looking version. MK2 however was a lot closer to what UMK3 had to offer. The characters looked great (portraits and actual fighter sprites), the animations were smoother and the selection was better than MK1. The character selection was nearly doubled from the first game with crappies like Kano gone and awsums such as Noob Saibot, Smoke and Repile added. (Reptile was a secret character in the first game but he is selectable from  the get-go in MK2). Mortal Kombat 2 without a doubt was a worthy sequel. It looked great, it played great; however, it was missing one thing, truckloads of characters and stages. All the extra stuff UMK3 had.

While MK2 was more fun than MK1, neither came even close to touching UMK3. Still though, if UMK3 is not available Mortal Kombat 2 will fill the urge since it does feature a collection of characters that will satisfy 90% of the players. However if UMK3 is a choice, there is basically no reason to go back to MK2. Better yet if the 2011's Mortal Kombat (or it's GOTY verison Mortal Kombat: Komplete Collection) is available then that is the version that should be played. It is by far the best MK to date.