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What happend?

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 15 / 17
Date: June 01, 2000
Author: Amazon User

After playing the pervious version (Mortal Kombat 3) I was quite impressed and would have expected the next (Mortal Kombat 4) to be even better. However the cold hard fact is that this is just not true. When I first got this game I opened it with trembling fingers and quickly slid in the game and went right for the power switch only to be stunned with disbelief. The graphics were horrendous, the sound was almost pointless, and there was no control to speak of once you started playing. The bottom line is this game isn't even worth thinking about. My suggestion to you if you must play Mortal Kombat right now is to get Mortal Kombat 3. But if I were you I'd wait till Mortal Kombat 5 comes out.

Disappointed

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 15 / 23
Date: December 02, 1999
Author: Amazon User

I ordered this game with high anticipation, and I was greatly let down. The graphics on this game was awful. Yes it was in color but you could barely see anything clearly.

pretty fun

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 3 / 4
Date: November 26, 2001
Author: Amazon User

IT is hard! But it is fun. Ive had it for a year and still have not beaten it! But for those who love the movies bye the game or rent it first. There are not many fighters to choose from and my favorite one reptile you have to enter a code to get. I think you should get the game is you have played it and like it. The graphics are not as good as nintendos. but the color is a good thing!

Would give it a zero if there was one

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 3 / 4
Date: October 17, 2003
Author: Amazon User

Talk about a strange marriage. Mortal Kombat, the media's favorite whipping boy when it comes to showing how violent videogames can get, meets the world's most popular game platform for kids. Of course, we're talking Game Boy here, so don't expect copious levels of gore and violence in the first color handheld incarnation of the arcade fighting hit. Let's face it, with its merely average fighting system, the Mortal Kombat series owes a great part of its success to the fact that it combined fast action with over-the-top violence and buckets of blood. But how does this translate to the Game Boy? In order to reach a broader handheld audience and receive a Teen rating from the ESRB, Midway had developer Digital Eclipse (is there any game these guys aren't programming?) tone down the gore level to a minimum. Gone are the puddles of blood from the arcade and console MK4 incarnations and we're left with bare-bones "kombat" before drab backgrounds with short "FMV" fatality sequences that are little pay-off for braving the game's boring fights. The eight characters that made the cut from the original MK4's 15+ are recognizable, thanks to the large, tricolored sprites and the animation isn't bad. But the large sprites have their price and the game just doesn't feel smooth, fast and responsive enough to call itself MK4. Running is easily executed by holding A and B, A throws a punch and B triggers the kick, while the Start button blocks attacks (if you can reach it without hurting your thumb). Entering key commands to pull off some of the few (and rather unspectacular) special attacks is simple. Three strokes do the job for the special moves and a maximum of four commands on the directional pad unleash each character's fatality on a stunned opponent. In the sound department, MK4 disappoints with annoying "percussive" tracks and weak sound effects, but at least the game spits out a few amusing voice samples, such as "Fight!" and the ubiquitous "Fatality!" Sadly, MK4 doesn't support link-up gaming, which means you can only beat up on the computer. To make thing worse, the computer AI in the one-player mode is simply laughable and fails to present a serious challenge to any Game Boy fan. While it may appeal to die-hard Kombat fans, everyone else is best advised to skip this below average pocket fighter. I enjoyed Mortal Kombat 4 on the console systems quite a bit, but the Game Boy version just doesn't cut it for me. Playing alone with an overly limited set of moves against a dumb computer drone gets old real quick. The inclusion of lots of Kombat Kodes is nice, but it's just not enough to energize this lifeless port.

MK4

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 2 / 2
Date: January 14, 2005
Author: Amazon User

Just give up, this game is so bad i dont how it got a seal of quality. Its MK3 remade. choppy terrible graphics, horrible sound, moves, and everything else. I can't even tell which character im choosing!! You can tell they put noo effort into this game at all. If you want a fighting game try street fighter alpha on Gbc, and stay far away from this!!!

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5 Rating: 5, Useful: 3 / 6
Date: May 07, 2001
Author: Amazon User

... trust me shoppers this is a good game exept the boss at the end is a little too hard but hey what game doesn't have a hard ending boss exept that castlevania game for playstation but it is a good game for kids who like the movies. by the way the graphics are good....

THIS GAME IS BEYOND BULL NUMBER 2

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 3 / 6
Date: June 15, 2002
Author: Amazon User

This game is beyond bull number 2 it stinks. What have me really mad is that on the cover they are saying how the fatalites are awesome which is a big fat LIE. all you see is your player's shadow destroying your opponent's shadow. and it is 2d since is a game boy color and the graphics Stinks like sour milk with flies in it. do not buy this for game boy color go rent mortal kombat anhilliation the movie instead.

Choose your destiny. Buy this game!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 2 / 3
Date: October 02, 2002
Author: Amazon User

This game is really cool, a game that any gamer should have. Although you don't have many players to choose, this Mortal Kombat tournament will thrill you.
Classic Mortal Kombat moves mixed with some new Mortal Kombat gameplay style... this game rocks!!!

Nice going. You put a permanent scar across the dignity of Mortal Kombat!

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 0 / 2
Date: July 19, 2005
Author: Amazon User

I don't know where to begin. This is, like, the worst game I have ever played in my life. The graphics suck, the gameplay reeks, the sound is pathetic, and on top of it all, the characters are given no respect whatsoever as they are designed badly and their moves don't work the way I, them, or anyone would want them to. If you like Mortal Kombat(like I do)stick to games like Deadly Alliance and Deception. I mean, Mortal Kombat Advance was crummy, but it was three times better than this piece of trash. You want the true MK games. DO NOT WASTE MONEY ON AN INSULT TO THE SERIES SUCH AS THIS!!

Mortal Komabt 4

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: November 06, 2007
Author: Amazon User

I'm gonna start out with this, "so much violence on GBC its absolutly crazy!" I mean that with every fiber of my being. Whats that? you don't understand? let me explain...

GRAPHICS- Strange as it is, the graphics aren't up to par with its more than successful big brother, MK3. The violence I mentioned earlier comes from the full motion video fatalities that MK4 has to offer. The videos are about 4 seconds long, and return to humble beginings with black and white picture.

SOUND- Same old same old, bones cracking, people screaming, the usual. The game does have some pretty nifty voice acting on the part of the announcer.

GAMEPLAY- Limited movement, and a rather quick frame rate, wierd blend, but it works. Fatalities are easy to pull off so don't let me hear "I never could pull that one off."

In conclusion, its a great addition to anyone's GBC library, and if you don't have it, GET IT!!!!!

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