Mortal Kombat Arcade Kollection PSN/XBLA

[MarioMania]

I saw someone posted this on Sega-16, Is anyone going to get this, I want it on disc..But for $10 it's a steal for 3 games

http://www.joystiq.com/2011/05/12/mortal-kombat-arcade-kollection-to-bring-the-original-trilogy-to/

[Twin Paradox]

I am definitely going to pick this up. It's a great deal and hopefully it will get more people to play on xbl. I was one of the top umk3 players on xbl but it became difficult to find people to play so I sort of just lost interest. I will probably get my ass kicked at mk2 though, lol.

[Sysop]

Of course I'm going to get this, considering that Ultimate Mortal Kombat 3 was delisted before I could get it.

[The 1 2 P]

It's definitely an excellent deal and although I would also like to have it on disc I already do. So I'm going to be picking this up in the future and hopefully the servers stay busy for awhile.

[Vlcice]

It's coming out on PC too. I've never been a Mortal Kombat fan, but my boyfriend's looking forward to this.

I can't really see a disc release happening, going by the price. I'm sure they'd have to charge more than that to make it profitable, at least on consoles. I guess the copy that comes with the stick is probably a download code?

[pixelsnpolygons]

For sure. Seems like a good deal, even if I only play each one for an hour or so once or twice.

[The Shawn]

Of course I'm going to get this, considering that Ultimate Mortal Kombat 3 was delisted before I could get it.

This.

[megasdkirby]

I'll wait for a review.

The main reason I want to get the compilation is for the first Mortal Kombat, the following MK II. I hope the games are indeed arcade perfect, and if they are, I will pick it up.

[jonebone]

Eh, I'd think about it but I already own all of them twice (SNES / Genny) and haven't played them in years.

I'm sure it'd be great for an hour or two like someone mentioned, then shelved again after the retro kick wears off. But still, $10 for 3 of the franchise's best is definitely a bargain.

[Cornholio857]

As I said in another Forum, Day 1 purchase for me. I wonder how this version of UMK3 will compare to the version I already have from XBLA. (The Midway one before they went under.) I do hope they offer Volume control on this version. The UMK3 version I have has the Arcade volume set at 50%(Through the Arcade BIOS), so I have to turn my sound system up a good amount before I can hear the game. Hope this issue is fixed! :)

@The Shawn: I'm still up to a match of MK. Last time I had to go right when you sent me the Invite. Sorry about that. :(


I saw someone posted this on Sega-16, Is anyone going to get this, I want it on disc..But for $10 it's a steal for 3 games

http://www.joystiq.com/2011/05/12/mortal-kombat-arcade-kollection-to-bring-the-original-trilogy-to/

That was me that posted that. ;)

[The Shawn]

@The Shawn: I'm still up to a match of MK. Last time I had to go right when you sent me the Invite. Sorry about that. :(


Can't play ANYONE on the friends list. Soon as it sends us to a private match it crashes. Can only enter rooms once in a blue moon, then your lucky if your able to move around.

Last time I actually was able to play someone my character froze full on and some 10 year old foul mouth kid beat the shit outta me. I'm all done with the servers on this game, kinda why I was happy to hear that they were gonna release the triple pack for download. Hope to God it's playable on-line. (As it should be)

[Cornholio857]

Don't worry. According to articles I've read, all three will be playable online and with Leaderboards.

[Belmont008]

Truly awesome

Was a bit disappointed with mk9, and then saddened to hear that the hd arcade kollection wasn't happening. It's been so long since I've played mk1 on arcade, that's what I'm really looking forward to.

[savageone]

No brainer here, I just hope the online is relatively lag free. It's nice to see them pricing it at $10 and not $15 like so many downloadable games now.

[Frankie_Says_Relax]

Got it today on PS3.

I don't claim to be a classic MK expert, but from what I can tell all three games are ports/conversions of the respective arcade roms.

The games seem to look fine (there are some filters but I haven't tried them all) MK I and II played as good as I remember them. Haven't had a chance to play Ultimate MK3 much but I admittedly suck at that one so I probably won't spend much time with it.

I did hop online and play some MK I and II and both allowed me to host a room as well as join others (HOORAY FOR NON-RESTRICTIVE NETWORK CODE!) and online play seemed passable and enjoyable, one of my opponents was even successful at getting some fatalaties input on MK I.

I can't really speak to whether or not any of these are arcade perfect or tournament ready (is that even a thing with the classic MK games?) but all three with online play seems like a great deal for $10 especially considering that even on the last generation Midway Classics collections that the PSP version was the ONLY one that featured all three games on the same disc, and I recall that MK II and III had some game-breaking bugs in those versions.

So, yeah. $10 fun times with old-school MK. Go get.

[Leo_A]

Why didn't they include MK3? Does UMK3 make it pointless to include (Sort of like why Midway didn't include San Francisco Rush on Midway Arcade Treasures 3 because Rush the Rock was included and had everything the original did, and more)?

Kind of sad I'm not a fan of this genre since I love classic arcade games.

[kupomogli]

Does UMK3 make it pointless to include

Pretty much, yeah. Other than the added characters there are a couple minor changes.

[G-Boobie]

Why didn't they include MK3? Does UMK3 make it pointless to include (Sort of like why Midway didn't include San Francisco Rush on Midway Arcade Treasures 3 because Rush the Rock was included and had everything the original did, and more)?

Kind of sad I'm not a fan of this genre since I love classic arcade games.
UMK3 is a much better game, or so I've been told. People still have tournaments for UMK3.

[Sysop]

I picked this up today, and I am already enjoying playing it.

[norkusa]

Was going to buy this but I keep hearing about how awful the online play is (at least for the XBLA version). Anyone that bought this for 360 can confirm?

[Sysop]

Was going to buy this but I keep hearing about how awful the online play is (at least for the XBLA version). Anyone that bought this for 360 can confirm?
There is some form of lag, but it is quite playable, I have found.

[NBaco]

Of course I'm going to get this, considering that Ultimate Mortal Kombat 3 was delisted before I could get it.

Happened to me too bro.

[The Shawn]

CPU is fucking BRUTAL on UMK3, kinda loving it...

[Beefy Hits]

DLed it tonight and it is good. Quite a steal for $10.

Played several matches of MK II and only had lag troubles on 2 matches.

[Collector_Gaming]

Got it 2 days ago and they are well emulated. The online is kinda fun. It is kinda laggy but not so bad it renders the game unplayable. Not bad

[heybtbm]

My thought on "classic" Mortal Kombat 20 years later is essentially:

MKII (Genesis) = great. Everything else = aged terribly. IMO of course.

[The 1 2 P]

Besides the arcade version, the Genesis version of MKII was my preferred version as well. I played the demo of MK 1 and 2 on the 360 and found the controls to be a bit unresponsive for both. This may just be because I'm a bit rusty though.

[Blitzwing256]

so I was all excited about downloading this the last few days, finally got some time off work and got a points card and downloaded it...

Played it offline for a bit, beat mk1 with scorpion...decided to try online.
keep in mind I have an amazing internet connection,

the game played like I had the slow motion button on my NES advantage going the whole time,(only online offline is fine) no matter who I played with it was painfully slow and unplayable.

is it always like this? or was it just a really bad night?
only like 2 other people were in any of the lobbies, and one jackass would never start a game, he'd just sit in the lobby with his thumb up his ass.

[Frankie_Says_Relax]

so I was all excited about downloading this the last few days, finally got some time off work and got a points card and downloaded it...

Played it offline for a bit, beat mk1 with scorpion...decided to try online.
keep in mind I have an amazing internet connection,

the game played like I had the slow motion button on my NES advantage going the whole time,(only online offline is fine) no matter who I played with it was painfully slow and unplayable.

is it always like this? or was it just a really bad night?
only like 2 other people were in any of the lobbies, and one jackass would never start a game, he'd just sit in the lobby with his thumb up his ass.

Are you playing the PS3 or 360 version?

I've noticed some varying (some perfect connections and some laggy ones) yet overall acceptable delay in the online games on the PSN version but not across all games and none that made me feel like online was unplayable.

I've seen some other complaints about connectivity but they never seem to specify on what system.

[Blitzwing256]

forgot to mention it was for the ps3 version. the game also froze when I tried to start a lobby in mk3, thats where I called it quits.

[Duke.Togo]

I picked this up the other day for 360 and have been very satisfied. For those with lag it must be connection related, as I have yet to play an online fight with any lag. Great deal for $10.