When NetherRealm Studios released the blood-drenched Mortal Kombat X to consoles in 2015, the one-on-one fighting game continued to evolve via free and paid updates that added characters, balanced the roster, and improved online play. SNK put weapons-based, 2D fighting on the map with 1993’s delightful Samurai Shodown, but the developer went on to refine the idea of sword-based combat four years later in a somewhat lesser-known Neo Geo title: The Last Blade.

Now let’s talk about combat it’s what you want to see in a Mortal Kombat full of juggling combos and kicks. This final iteration adds five new characters (Decapre, Elena, Hugo, Poison, and Rolento), six new stages, a YouTube upload option, Edition Select (which lets you pick different versions of characters, based on their past Street Fighter IV iterations), and Double Ultra (which makes a character’s Ultra Combos available simultaneously, in exchange for reduced damage). When enabled, matchmaking will pair you with players across PS4, PS5, Xbox One, Xbox Series S, and Xbox Series X. (PC, Switch, and Stadia players remain siloed for now.) After playing between five and 10 cross-play matches, I didn’t notice any significant difference in performance between cross-play matches and those with players on the same platform.

002-002 – Players don’t drop weapons. However, this is the first game where two players can work together (Online/Offline). I received the mask I first added the straps to hold it on. I also added some vsDCU elements to the armor just to make it look less plain and more interesting. The costumiers had clearly taken some liberties with the costume, giving him a look that was similar to and yet distinct from that of his arch nemesis, Sub-Zero. In the movie we also see Sub-zero contacts similar to Scorpions new depiction with a darker limbal ring. For those who enjoy playing as the classic ‘ninjas’ of the Mortal Kombat franchise like Scorpion and Sub-Zero but miss those retro costumes, here’s some good news for you. Thankfully, that changed with the Mortal Kombat XL update, a version of MKX that finally gives PC gamers all the extras that console-based fight fans have enjoyed for some time now.

I made the head belong to a Masked Guard ’cause I like them but didn’t have any other place to draw ’em since they’re not name-characters. The online is much like Mortal Kombat Vs. I played the first couple of Mortal Kombat games, always as Scorpion, but I haven’t played the latest iterations. There’s a rose tucked into his belt as a reference to the fact that, according to MK9, which was the first time we ever got to see what his wife looks like, she wears one in her hair.