Days before the official release of Midway's upcoming fighting game Mortal Kombat: Armageddon, GameDaily has posted what appears to be the first review of the game! The review goes into some detail on the first page, followed by a short summary and the score on the second. The review doesn't go into too much detail about the game outside of what is already known, but the review is overwhelmingly positive. About the only thing the review did not find favorable was the online play; on the other hand, the reviewer made it clear that he couldn't connect to the network and find opponents, and would test it next week when the game is actually released. Overall, the game earned four and a half out of five stars! The one-minute version of the review sums the detailed version quite decently. From the review:

MORTAL KOMBAT!!!!! Midway (Ed Boon and his team, rather) have once again served up a deliciously violent 3D brawler with plenty of over the top shenanigans. Mortal Kombat Armageddon is fantastic for so many reasons. It's got the largest roster of any MK with 60 plus fighters, a great selection of interactive arenas, and of course, lots and lots of gore. You can knock guys into pools of acid, push them into oncoming trains, and watch them get shredded by meat grinders. Of course, you can also punish them with fatalities, and what's especially cool about this year's batch is the level of interactivity. Instead of just watching a canned animation, you can link up your attacks, which is really sweet. Past all of that stuff, Konquest returns, but it's much more like Shaolin Monks, with you scouring the globe kicking the crap out of everyone. The Krypt also makes a triumphant return, and there's just a ton of things to unlock. But the biggest features in this game are the Kreate-A-Fighter, Kreate-A-Fatality, and Online modes. It's about time Midway included stuff like this! So yeah, go buy MK Armageddon ASAP! It's one of the major reasons why the PS2 still has plenty of life residing within its dusty innards.

To read the full review in its entirety, click here.

Our thanks to forum member for the heads-up about this first of many reviews to come!