A fantastic story mode with player battles interwoven in the pretty long story is brilliant.
Mechanics are great and playing is fun.
I haven't any MK played since MK3 and this still keeps in line with that MK feel.
A few gripes but which don't affect my score are cheese. Very cheesy Hollywood feel instead of the dark vibe it used to have. Over complication of mechanics. It is like they merged too many different mechanics. Block on a button instead of a direction, combos like Tekken and DoA, inputs of Street Fighter, KoF etc, twin shoulder specials, it's a bit too much getting used to again after playing a standard fighter. Clever mechanics and balancing are better than a memory challenge.
It is still easy to get in to whilst getting used to all the mechanics but I would prefer it slightly simplified.
The important thing though is cohesion and fun and it all works together as a fun package. A variety of classic tower play options available. Varied cast and styles.
Absolute top class fighter.
