New in Armageddon is a “kreate-a-fatalitity” system, by which players can destroy their opponents when the computer states “Finish him!” (or her) at the end of a battle. Players can enter strings of motion gestures in order to tear their opponent limb from limb (literally). This new system is more difficult to master, and never quite as downright odd as some of the old fatalities, but can be fun to try and figure out.
Though small, and a little silly, the Motor Kombat mini-game provides a wonderful sense of speed and is something I’d like to see more fully developed. It may seem like an odd sort of thing to construct a full-sized game out of, but it could be incredibly fun.
The graphics on Mortal Kombat: Armageddon are quite good, some of the best and smoothest currently available for the Wii; the blood spurts and droppings look wonderful, as do the flames. The sound is solid as well, though, as with all Wii games, the sound that is played from the Wii menu when the game is first selected is far louder than anything that occurs during game play (perhaps Nintendo needs to tweak this).
As stated above, this game was released (in a slightly different format and with online play) for the PS2 and Xbox last fall. However, the experience of playing a game on the Nintendo Wii is unlike anything else currently in existence. This game certainly doesn’t represent the best possible fighting game for the system, the Wii Remote controls are, at times awkward, but it is one of the better Mortal Kombat games, and it is incredibly fun to play on the Wii.
Mortal Kombat: Armageddon is rated M (Mature) by the ESRB for Blood, Gore, and Intense Violence. This game can also be found on: PS2 and Xbox.
Article comments
1 - John
Mortal Kombat isn't the only fighter out for Wii? Their is also Dragon Ball Z: Budokai Tenkaichi 2. It's hard to decide which one is better cause they both have their goods and bads.
2 - Ken Edwards
I said the same thing John, there is DBZ fighter. So I am editing the review.
3 - TV and Film Guy
My apologies, my information was incorrect, thank you Ken for fixing the error.