I love MK II! I hate MK4/G
I also love MKD and MK3!!
UMK3 is way to overratted!!! Trilogys awesome!!!

MK2 was great, but I never ever ever like MK4....it was just plain bad! IMO.

I like MK4/gold more then mkda or mkd just for the fact that i played it in the arcade and i dunno just felt more mkish then mkda and mkd.I like mk2 but its just to slow.

I like Mortal Kombat II as much as the next guy but I personally don't think it is superior to UMK3. I find it hard to go back to MK II after playing UMK3. I love the fast pace, insane combo's and overall style. I'll play MK II every now and then but not for long periods of time.

MK2 is fun and nice to look at. But if you are talking about actually playing then MK2 is like kiddy MK with UMK3 being the real game for more serious gamers. I feel this way because MK2 is a turtle fest with broken gameplay. Maybe if they had some damage protection and something to reward aggressive players it would be better, something closer to tourny worthy, but it doesn't. That's why there is a big focus on UMK3, it is the only tourny worthy MK game so far.

yeah i know what u mean. its hard for me to go back and play MK2 after playing UMK3 just cuz of the major difference in pace.

anyways just yesterday i played MK2 a lil bit. UMK3 is better than MK2 tho. the fast pace and kool combos and big roster of playable characters really make this game better than MK2. i can understand y ppl would prefer the slower pace of MK2 tho since the fast pace of MK3/UMK3 can be difficult for not so good players. anyways UMK3 is a better game bottom line. every MK game has been a step forward for the franchise id say. even tho MK4/Gold sucked it was a step forward cuz it was 3D. o and MKD pwns!

anyways this thread is to talk about MK2 is it not? so lets talk MK2 here ppl!

my favs in MK2 is Liu Kang, Reptile, and Sub-Zero.

Liu Kang i didnt care for really in MK1 but in MK2 he was majorly improved! getting the bicycle kick and low fire ball really improved him and made him really fun to play with. and his dragon fatality is just really awsome. he needed a kickass fatality after his lame one in MK1.

Reptile became an instant fav of mine. the acid spit was just really kool. and really i just enjoy playing with him with the slide move and his force ball. o and his fatalities. just awsome!

Sub-Zero became a fav of mine in MK1 and he isnt really different in MK2. so yeah he remained a fav and still is to this day. really i guess its just the ability he has to freeze that ive always liked. id have to say its my fav single special move.

i also like Raiden, Scorpion, and Baraka in MK2. Raiden has just always been a good character. never cared for his story tho. hes like nearly a fav of mine, but ive never liked that he never gets in fights himself in the story line. just always on the sidelines. that was untill MKD ofcourse. still dont like him to say hes a fav of mine but i like him. as for Scorpion and Baraka they r just really kool character concepts. kinda towards the bottom of the list of chars i like in MK tho. so i dont play with them a whole lot in any MK but i still like them. well i guess i played a lot of Scorpion in MKDA and i play a bit of Baraka in MKD.

anyways MK2 is a awsome MK for sure. its my 2nd fav MK with UMK3 being my first.

these days i dont play much of MK2 tho just some times. i play mostly UMK3. ill never just stop playing MK2 altogether tho. like i never play MK1. that wont be the case for MK2 ever. i have to say main reasons is cuz of Liu's dragon fatality (fav fatality for me), and cuz at times i feel like playing some old school Raiden and Baraka.

yeah occasionally on my midway arcades treasure 2 for the xbox and I also have it for the mega drive aswell

Which is better? IMO...

Mood: Mk2

Competetive Gameplay: U/Mk3/Mkt

Fatalities: Mk2

Speed: U/Mk3/Mkt

Sound: Mk2

Characters: Equal

Bosses: Mk2

AI: U/Mk3/Mkt

Combos: U/Mk3/Mkt

Stages: Equal

MAT 2 Conversions: Mk2

Story: Mk2


Total: Mk2=8 U/Mk3/Mkt=5




Both games are good in their own right... I play both every now and then.

I play MK2. If anyone is up for serious comp in MK2 then pm me!!!

I honestly really cant stand MK3 or UMK3. Not that the gameplay sucks, because the gameplay rocks ass it's just most of the characters are lame, the fatalities are lame, and the story is lame. MK2 will always be number 1 in my eyes.

I really don't like to see people compare the games solely on visual audio based interpretations, when gameplay is usually the main factor in getting people to replay the game. I don't think things that are subjective are even applicable when comparing two games, but it is *clear* that UMK3 is the superior game in terms of play but only people who actually care about the gameplay would be able to see that.

I use to play MKII but completely gave it up right when MK3 came out.

I love MK2, by far the best MK game, period. I say best in overall mood, story, playability, etc. UMK3/MKT are great too, they really are 2 totally different games.

Saying that people play MK2 because it is easier, or more kiddy as somebody put it is bull. The single player on MK2 is much more challenging than Ultimate/Trilogy.

You can defeat many enemies in UMK/MKT by just running up to them and throwing them or hitting a button combo, where as MK2 forces you to find a weakness in the opponent's strategy and then put together a series of moves(combos) to defeat that opponent. Maybe not better but much more challenging.

Anyway, both games are great, each with its own strengths and difficulties.

I don't agree that subjective factors are unimportant.
For example; I find the audio quality and sound issues so bad on MAT2's Mk3, that I'll quickly opt for Mk2, instead. Horribly weak sounding audio in U/Mk3/Mkt.

I'm a casual player and before you say they don't exist; they do.
I'm sure high level masters will prefer U/Mk3/Mkt's FAR superior COMPETITIVE gameplay, but, I, as a casual player prefer Mk2's mood and feel, which greatly enhance the gameplay experience. Plus, the Fatalities don't suck and the audio isn't weak, other bonuses for me, "Fanboy" as I am. Yeah, I like U/Mk3/Mkt, but the MAT2 one is poor... I'd rarther play Umk3 on the Mega Drive(or Trilogy, for that matter.)


Better or Worse is down to opinion, anyway. I'm sure some people would find playing SNES Mario far more enjoyable(and therefore, to them, better) than playing Halo. Umk3 has more competitive and advanced gameplay than Mk2. That's a FACT.
However, which one is "better" is entirely down to the personal opinion of the one playing. And that is another FACT.

See my MK II cheat.dat thread. I'm still trying to get Smoke to be playable without crashing the game, granted that no smoke will emit from his body because the game will think you are Scorpion. the hex for Scorpion in 0A and the hex for Smoke is 0E. Any suggestions? There has to be a way to access a pallette.

When you fight Shang Tsung and he is Kitana, keep on jumping towards him and he will do a square wave punch while morphing back to Shang Tsung at the same time. It's really glitchy, but cool

I play mk2 for nostalgia.

MKII is extremely slow, clunky, and far less responsive than MK3-MKT.

MKII is in fact less deep than MK3-MKT in terms of actual gameplay.

You cannot defeat any characters in MK3-MKT by simply running up and throwing or comboing unless you play on Novice with the factory settings on easy and stop playing after the 3rd character everytime.

MKII forces you to play in a one dimensional playing field having little to do with the opponents weakness and almost entirely based on your characters strengths which is why two characters are God tier and own the game. It is nearly impossible to rush down, a gameplay element that at least 90% of all fighting gamers adhere to therefore leaving you with a universal turtle based strategy for every character, making the game extremely limited, redundant and tiresome, which is why MKII, as popular as it is, makes MK in general look like a joke to the fighting game community, not even giving UMK3 a second look. When I say one dimensional, I mean, there is only one way to play the game as it has been extensively explored by countless gamers, and most of the serious MKII players gave it up for MK3 and the rest either stopped play MK or stuck with MKII and their fatalities. If you notice, most MKII players do a fatality everytime they win...or ask to have one done to them when they lose.

Every gameplay element that was in MKII exists in MK3-MKT in some way or another and/or was improved upon.

All other factors are inconsequential in determining which is the better *game*.

I like some of the backgrounds in both MKII and MK3/UMK3 and dislike some in both, same goes for sounds, musics, fatalities, mood, etc. These factors which are completely subjective have no bearing on whether either games is better, because I could be deaf, or play without my glasses, and still excel at either game, or have fun.

Gameplay is an entirely different element where things become more concrete than, and there is a general consensus that MKII's is prehistoric compared to UMK3, you might like the simpler incomplete gameplay better, but the only opinion involved is which you prefer based on how you play fighting games and not the actual game specifically. The majority of players in any game feel that: more options added to existing improved overall gameplay = better. When you have a large fan base that doesn't care about gameplay to begin with, you get disappointed people who are more like movie watchers than gamers and don't appreciate fighting games for the fight.

Mortal Kombat 2 rocks, and now playing it on MKSM is awesome! the sound the arcade version rocks

Mk2 is better for one reason...Characters!!!anygame without Raiden,Scorpian,and Baraka just sucks....(im talking about mk3 not trilogy or ultimate)AND thats the truth...

if it would be online compatible, yes i would play mk 2, but since its not i rather stick with mk trilogy wich gives you at least a good fighting workout.
I think mk 1 and 2 are just to easy to win if you learn to use the cheap moves all together. I am sure you guys where doing multiple sweep kicks to win a round in mk 1 for instance, the computer was just to dumb to block them, just kano and sometimes johny cage was smart enough to avoid it.

I'll challenge someone in MK II for Kaillera/MAME

I play all the games i agree that umk3 is overrated trilogy is better but deception rocks!But the best mk is 2 oh and juergen bring it on

HELL YEAH! MK2 was one of the greatest games of all time!
MK4 was ok for a while, but the 3-D ruined it. All the MK3 games were ok though.

MK2 Has to be the best MK ever than part one is always good. MK3 was okay and that's about it. Deception was okay but not great.

Mortal Kombat II was by far the best game of MK made because of it's mood, dark feel, and scary approach. Deception was Alright, but it was FAR better than deadly alliance. When they make the next installment, they need to make that same approach they had with MK2. And have somewhat of the same sound effects too, but more sickening.