Mortal Kombat 11

Hit and a miss.

- Erik Paolo Escueta

In its last few installments, the Mortal Kombat series has continually improved on its fighting mechanics while steadily upping its gore levels to much fanfare and, perhaps for some, delightful disgust. Mortal Kombat 11 is no different in that regard, offering a much better overall fighting experience compared to its predecessors. Unfortunately, it’s a case of one step forward, maybe two steps back as it tries to introduce greater customization options with some rather disappointing compromises.

Do the evolution

I’ll just get this out of the way first: Mortal Kombat 11 is probably the series’ best iteration of combat mechanics yet. The tap-heavy combos and distinct movesets of each fighter combine for an impressively intuitive learning curve, while the new features add a more manageable and level-headed balance to the proceedings.