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.
