Mortal Kombat II - PlayStation
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posted02/24/2005 02:39 AM (UTC)by
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Percebe
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07/14/2004 08:42 AM (UTC)
I am very disappointed!

Good graphics (the only good thing), awful loadings, bad musics and sound effects (I prefer SNES version, no doubt).

Very easy game, like Mortal Kombat Trilogy.

This is a completely madness.

The reason for the myth of best version - just a few copies available for Japan.
Please, don't make me laugh
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Thunderg0d
02/19/2005 11:30 AM (UTC)
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You're alone on that one my friend. Lovin my MK2 on MAT2, if indeed that is what you're talking about. wow
No, there was a version of MKII for the PSX. He's not talking about MAT2.
I don't know too much about it though.



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takermk
02/19/2005 03:25 PM (UTC)
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It was only released in Japan, and I don't know why.
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subzero961
02/19/2005 07:01 PM (UTC)
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I totally agree with the original poster. He said it all. I played MK2 on PS thinking it was going to be the best port because I heard other people saying how bad ass it was but it really wasnt that good. The SNES port was better than the PS one.
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whizzo3030
02/19/2005 08:18 PM (UTC)
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anyone who says mk2 on snes is better than MAT2 ur are crazy there is some downsides but it is damn near arcade perfect ur all crazy mk2 for snes was good at the time but even the control sucks it was a task to perform scorpions hk to spear
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krsx66
02/19/2005 08:51 PM (UTC)
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whizzo3030 Wrote:
anyone who says mk2 on snes is better than MAT2 ur are crazy there is some downsides but it is damn near arcade perfect ur all crazy mk2 for snes was good at the time but even the control sucks it was a task to perform scorpions hk to spear


They aren't talking about the MAT2 version, as taker said above - MK2 was released on the PSX in Japan in 1996 (for some strange reason) and they are supposedly hard to come across, and I too had heard it wasn't too good...
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Percebe
02/19/2005 10:57 PM (UTC)
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I am talking about MK 2 from PSX.
See the review (I disagree):

Reviewer's Score: 10/10, Originally Posted: 02/03/2005
I don't know the original source of review, sorry.

First off, I would like to say that I am NOT willing to sell my copy of this game, so don't ask. The Playstation version of Mortal Kombat II was only released in extremely limited quantities in Japan only. It's now very rare and sought after by collectors.

It's a shame that not many people have played this version of the game, because it's the best home version of Mortal Kombat II available (Excluding Midway Arcade Treasures 2, of course). It's better than the Super Nintendo, Genesis, and even the Sega Saturn version. However, it's not a flawless port, there are a couple differences from the arcade version, but it's still fantastic.

Story 9/10
"500 years ago, Shang Tsung was banished to the Earth Realm. With the aid of Goro he was able to unbalance the furies and doom the planet to a chaotic existence. By seizing control of the Shaolin tournament, he tried to tip the scales of order toward chaos. Only seven warriors survived the battles and Shang Tsung's scheme would come to a violent end in the hands of Liu Kang. Facing execution for his failure, and the apparent death of Goro, Tsung convinces Shao Kahn to grant him a second chance. Shang Tsung's new plan is to lure his enemies to compete in the outworld where they will meet certain death by Shao Kahn himself."

Every character has their own important role in the storyline. In my opinion, Mortal Kombat games have always had some of the best storylines in any fighting game.

Graphics 10/10
Mortal Kombat II had the best graphics of any game during it's time, and the Playstation version of the game is flawless in the way of graphics. The use of digitized actors makes the game look absolutely fantastic. There are tons of detail on the characters and in the background. Take a look at Kung Lao's legs, for example. It's so detailed you will actually see his kneecaps sticking into his pants from time to time.

Sound 9/10
The game's audio isn't arcade perfect, but is still great. The quality of the background music isn't as high as that of the arcade version. A few of the special moves have slightly different sound effects, and some of the characters have different grunts too. However, the sound is still great, and fits the game just fine.

Gameplay 10/10
There are 12 different characters, each with unique attacks. As in most MK games, you have the high punch, low punch, low kick, high kick, and block. One thing most people don't notice is that certain characters have better normal moves than others. For example, Shang Tsung's jump kick has much farther range than just about anyone else. There's a lot of cool detail like that. Special moves are performed by pressing certain button combonations. At the end of the match, you can perform a finishing move to finish your opponent. You can either do a fatality, which kills the opponent, a babality, which turns them into a baby, or a friendship, which has your character do something funny. In one player mode you battle against 12 opponents and then 2 boss characters, and you can battle 3 secret opponents if you know how to get to them.

The only other problem with this port is the loading times. They aren't a huge deal, but they do keep it from being arcade perfect. At the end of the round when the announcer declares the winner, the game lags for a second, and it does too when Shang Tsung morphs. The loading times aren't too bad though, I've seen much worse.

Overall 10/10
Though hardly anyone knows it, the Playstation version of Mortal Kombat II was the best home version around until Midway Arcade Treasures 2 came out. Mortal Kombat II is the best fighting game on the Playstation, without a doubt.
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Percebe
02/19/2005 10:59 PM (UTC)
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Offering ROMs is not allowed on these forums.

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Zero_Beats
02/20/2005 04:48 AM (UTC)
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Sorry to hear you don't have the real thing. =\
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Malaris
02/20/2005 01:01 PM (UTC)
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Genesis version was the best by far
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Raven900
02/20/2005 05:22 PM (UTC)
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Mortal Kombat 2 for Playstation and Mortal Kombat Duo for the Sega Saturn are quite possibly the two rarest Mortal Kombat games to date. The Playstation version of MK2 wasn't very good, but it is priased just because of how rare it is.
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PrinceBlade
02/20/2005 06:30 PM (UTC)
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For me, of the versions of MK2 I have played(Sega Genesis, Sega 32X, SNES, Gameboy) the Sega 32X is the best, its the Genesis version with much better graphics, now from my standpoint what stop this version from being arcade perfect is that the game is missing some male/female voices/screams and Shao Kahn only has one taunt.
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02/21/2005 05:59 AM (UTC)
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I too have seen the PS1 MKII, and it sold for $152 on ebay. Anyway, when MKII was first released to home systems, the very closest version to the arcade before MAT2 was the computer version. In order as closest to nowhere near in order:

Computer MKII
Was the closest to the arcade version with everything from sound effects, to secrets, by far everything.

MAT2
I'd rank this close to the computer version. It is missing a few secrets which knock it off to be numero uno.

SNES
The SNES was the next best closest in every way the SNES could do. IT had all the sound effects, and music, even though the music was still midi, it was still right.

Sega 32X
Very close to arcade perfect port of MKII. The only problem here is that Kahn was missing a lot of voice overs, and some of the fighters were too. Better than the regular Genesis version though.

Saturn
This version is the next closest. All the graphics, and music, and secrets are here. The downfall is that some of the time, there are no sound effects from people when they get hit, or killed all the time. However, every once in a while it does occurr.

PS1
Same as the Saturn above. I haven't played it yet, but I have heard that it is missing a few animation sequences, and some effects.

Genesis
Very poorly done game once more by a supposed 16bit game. Just like MK1, the game had no sound effects at all, and some of the animation sequences were horrible. It did not use the full power of the 16bit game like MK3 did. MK1, and MKII could be like MK3, and UMK3 in sound effects area but the company probably did not know how to use the Genesis's power right.

All Hand Held Version
Do I need to put these here? Yeah. Of course no where near to the arcade, but the Game Gear was nicely done.

Those are my opinions.
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02/21/2005 05:59 AM (UTC)
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I too have seen the PS1 MKII, and it sold for $152 on ebay. Anyway, when MKII was first released to home systems, the very closest version to the arcade before MAT2 was the computer version. In order as closest to nowhere near in order:

Computer MKII
Was the closest to the arcade version with everything from sound effects, to secrets, by far everything.

MAT2
I'd rank this close to the computer version. It is missing a few secrets which knock it off to be numero uno.

SNES
The SNES was the next best closest in every way the SNES could do. IT had all the sound effects, and music, even though the music was still midi, it was still right.

Sega 32X
Very close to arcade perfect port of MKII. The only problem here is that Kahn was missing a lot of voice overs, and some of the fighters were too. Better than the regular Genesis version though.

Saturn
This version is the next closest. All the graphics, and music, and secrets are here. The downfall is that some of the time, there are no sound effects from people when they get hit, or killed all the time. However, every once in a while it does occurr.

PS1
Same as the Saturn above. I haven't played it yet, but I have heard that it is missing a few animation sequences, and some effects.

Genesis
Very poorly done game once more by a supposed 16bit game. Just like MK1, the game had no sound effects at all, and some of the animation sequences were horrible. It did not use the full power of the 16bit game like MK3 did. MK1, and MKII could be like MK3, and UMK3 in sound effects area but the company probably did not know how to use the Genesis's power right.

All Hand Held Version
Do I need to put these here? Yeah. Of course no where near to the arcade, but the Game Gear was nicely done.

Those are my opinions.
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dreemernj
02/21/2005 04:34 PM (UTC)
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MK2 for PC? I remember that being pretty terrible. Lower quality graphics, iffy sound effects, and that damned midi music was horrible. Not as bad as MK2 for PSX though, that was really bad.
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Percebe
02/22/2005 03:33 AM (UTC)
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Ok, I was playing (my first time) MK II from MAME / ARCADE, and this is my opinion:

The best graphics of all versions. Great, excellent, superb! Amazing!
No loadings...

Sound effects/voices/musics are quite good, but are not the best. Once again, I prefer SNES.

The difficulty level is not good. I was playing in very easy and medium difficulties and the computer is very strong and hard to defeat. This game really test your might and abilities, and obviously - the hard difficulty requires new coins and your money. This is the reason.

Very highly recommended (only if you have SNES version). Don't go with only one of them.
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subzero961
02/23/2005 07:29 PM (UTC)
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Having every single system version of MK2 I can say that trynax hit the nail on the head on his review of the different versions of MK2. I back up what he says all the way.
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jlacroix
02/24/2005 02:39 AM (UTC)
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I agree with most of that but the PC version being the best. I have it, it's not that great. No matter what you set your resolution to, it's pixelated heavilly, and the sound is very lame. All the sound effects and vocal tracks are there, all the stage music is there, all the story screens are there, however, none of it is absolutely perfect.

If you want to do the cheat code, it runs too fast.

Oh and the Fergality, has anyone found that yet in the PC version?
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