Ultimate Mortal Kombat 3

Overall, Ultimate Mortal Kombat 3 is just as addicting as it was several years ago. The game is definitely worth its 800 Microsoft Points ($10) cost since you can move online once you get tired of beating your friends.

All the moves, finishers and combos are very easy to pull off and the game almost seems a bit faster to play. All the secrets and hidden characters are present, including Human Smoke. The only downside is the somewhat hefty load time - a surprise after the short access time of SFA. Still, if you like MK3 you'll want to give this a try.

Who knew Ultimate Mortal Kombat 3 would turn out so well? This Midway treasure does a great job of proving that Mortal Kombat 3 holds up well when put up against its 3D counterpart. It still has a few problems, but for now it can rest easy as the single best 2D fighter on the Xbox Live Arcade!

A must-own for every fan of Ultimate Mortal Kombat. The arcade-perfect gameplay and the addition of online multiplayer make this port an irresistible package.

There is definitely value to be had in Midway’s Ultimate Mortal Kombat for the Nintendo DS. While it doesn’t bring anything new to the table, the tried and true gameplay works very nicely on the handheld and is a great pick up and play game for those times when you’re waiting for the bus to pick you up or have 15 to 30 minutes to kill.

Ultimate Mortal Kombat 3 is exactly what Saturn Kombat fans need to wipe the taste of the lame Mortal Kombat 2 conversion out of their mouths. Besides a few small twitches, this is exactly the arcade. Only problem is, I never really liked MK3 to begin with...but if you're a fan, bon appetit!

The promise of online fighting games is simple--online competition, anytime you need it, even after all of your friends have given up on playing the game because they're tired of losing to you repeatedly. It hasn't always worked out in the past, but UMK3 is probably the best example so far of how cool this concept can be. If you've ever been interested in online fighting games or Mortal Kombat in general, this game's worth adding to your Xbox Live Arcade collection.

Depois de "Street Fighter II", nada mais justo que "Mortal Kombat" também tenha espaço na arena do Xbox Live Arcade. O jogo de luta da Midway não é tão azeitado quando seu concorrente, mas conquista pelo exagero na violência e prazer de humilhar oponentes após a vitória. É a melhor conversão do fliperama que um videogame já teve, mas não sem suas manchas. Melhor que o rival "Street" no multiplayer online, a qualidade da conexão merecia um polimento maior. Pesando prós, contra e preço (800 Microsoft Points, ou 10 dólares), vale a pena perder a cabeça nessa arena.

The addition of online play is certainly UMK's biggest selling point. If you are a huge fan of the series and plan to take the skirmishes online there is no reason to hesitate picking this one up. This is by far the best portable Kombat game to date. However, if you are thinking of snagging it up for a solo affair you may want to re-consider as the frustrating AI and shallow puzzle game will do little to entertain for more than fifteen minutes.

Ultimate Mortal Kombat is definitely a worthy pickup for any fan of Ultimate Mortal Kombat 3. The game plays just like the original did, down to the moves being faithfully recreated. The graphics are well done, the online play was a great addition and the game is just a joy to play. The inclusion of Puzzle Kombat is nice, to be sure, but the majority of the fun with this game is going to come from beating your friends or the computer senseless in a regular fight. If you wonder what really got this craze going in the early to mid 90s, this game will definitely give you some insight into that. While the game brings nothing new to the table, this is definitely one of the more solid portable versions of Mortal Kombat that I've ever played. If you're looking for something new here, pass this one up. But if you're looking to re-live the days of popping quarters into an arcade machine, look no further.

An almost perfect translation of the arcade game (a surprise on the Saturn), UMK3 includes almost all of the past and present competitors, including the secret characters. Over 20 playable fighters are packed in here, so bon apetit. If there was ever a definitive MK game, this is it and it's a Saturn exclusive, so don't hold your breath waiting for the Playstation version.

Unlike most of the other Midway Live Arcade releases, the lack of visual upgrades doesn't necessarily harm the quality of the title due to the complexity of the control system, the replay value added by the achievements, and the addictive nature of beating a Live opponent. The 800 marketplace point cost is adequately priced and certainly in line with its Arcade fighter counterpart, Street Fighter II. I can easily recommend this title to anyone who has a love for the series or for those looking for a tough achievement challenge.

"Finish Him!" The battle cry for yet another successful retro title brought to Xbox Live Arcade. Although the AI is still a cheating SOB, it only takes 40 quarters and about 2 minutes of download time to make the game yours.

Ultimate Mortal Kombat 3 is a classic game that's enjoyable to play both in single player and online multiplayer. With so many fighters, finishing moves and secrets to choose from, the replay value is very high. The few negatives in the lag and matchmaking issues online cannot detract too much from the overall experience, as the online play is the real gen, with the ability to challenge players with different fighting styles and skill levels from around the world taking the replay value through the roof. The addition of a move list and someone (come on Microsoft!) creating an industrial grade wireless joystick would make this game almost perfect - as it is, it's still a worthy addition to your Arcade and a wonderful slice of the nostalgic fighting action of yesteryear.

UMK3 for Live Arcade ultimately succeeds because it has online play that works very well. There are several ways to get playing online, achievements to drive you, and leaderboards to keep you coming back. The absence of lag in most matches is great news, and you’ll be able to get your combo-hits on with the game’s plentiful roster of characters. Offline is solid enough, and it succeeds based on the game’s decent balance and surprisingly good presentation. If you’re remotely interested in this one and have some points to spare, don’t hesitate to take a look.

The "ultimate" suggests that there's more to the package than one arcade fighter and one mini-game - you wouldn't be the only one to think that the cart would have been cooler as an anthology of the 2D Mortal Kombat games. After all, Midway packed in all three plus a bunch of other arcade games in a $19.99 PSP collection more than a year ago. Simple as the presentation is, the two titles are well developed. If all you want is a really solid, fun version of Mortal Kombat 3 that can go online, that's what you're going to get. It's good stuff all around.

Ultimate Mortal Kombat is essentially an online-only title. It doesn't have much in the way of single player modes, or in the way of new content. But for fans of Mortal Kombat, and fans of arcade-style fighters, this one is a sure-win. It has all of the ingredients that made the original games such a success, and has the ability to extend these elements so you can take your game further, without losing all your quarters! Ultimate Mortal Kombat is really a fan's delight, and is sure to appeal to those who feel the need for Kombat everywhere!

Ultimate Mortal Kombat won't set the handheld fighting world on fire, but it certainly goes a long way toward atoning for past portable atrocities like Mortal Kombat Advance. If you've never understood the tongue-in-cheek appeal of the series this obviously won't change your mind, but if you're constantly suppressing the urge to pull out someone's spine while on the bus to work, it's a relatively inexpensive and consequence-free route to doing so.

Playing Ultimate Mortal Kombat makes me wish I could travel back in time and show it to the thirteen-year-old me. Once upon a time, my friends and I predicted that one day, there would be a home console that would look and sound even better than the arcade machines… and you wouldn’t have to blow into the game cartridge to make them work. Well, we’re there. We’re in the future. We don’t have to go to the mall or swap our dollar bills for quarters. Ultimate Mortal Kombat is the real deal, and it’s mind-blowing to think that I can not only play it at home, like I used to daydream about, but it fits snugly right in my pocket.

If you are a die hard Ultimate Mortal Kombat 3 fan and need the most detailed home version possible, this game may just be your favorite thing in the universe. Every detail, good and bad, has been successfully duplicated at home. With the only difference being the load time, true fans will love this game.

While it's still a far cry from the arcade, playing Ultimate Mortal Kombat 3 with friends is a blast, especially once you know how to pull off some of the crazier moves. Now, Microsoft (or Nyko, or whoever), get working on that arcade stick!

The good news is that it looks like Williams is back on track with War Gods, it's first 3-D fighting game. From what I've seen, it kicks. In the meantime, I'd sweep this mild MK3 'enhancement' under the rug, unless you're just a die-hard MK3 nut.

Mortal Kombat is an acquired taste and is looked down upon by most coin-op fighter enthusiasts because of its lack of strategy and its stiffness of control. UMK3 got rid of the stiffness, and the game truly is playable on the DS if you can get by the fact that the D-Pad is so small. If you're looking for a Mortal Kombat game you can play online or on the go, Ultimate Mortal Kombat should well worth a buy because it's such an excellent port and Puzzle Kombat is just an added bonus. But remember, the game is exceedingly cheap, and we're not talking about money.

In Conclusion, Ultimate Mortal Kombat 3 is a decent enough game. It brings a lot to the table from Mortal Kombat II, and it upgrades the game in some spots, especially combos and character selection. I actually would say that this game does offer enough of an upgrade to actually warrant a purchase, even if you already have Mortal Kombat 3.

Mortal Kombat 3 was not a game for everyone, and many of the more hardcore fighting fans turned their heads from the series after the second title, probably rightly so. But if you were a fan of Mortal Kombat 3, then you can't go wrong to pick up the Ultimate version, as it goes the extra yard and is chock full of more gory extras to enjoy.

With both local and full wireless support, you can't go wrong having a portable version of Ultimate Mortal Kombat 3. It may not be the most technical or balanced fighter out there, but it's a lot of fun and very accessible. I just don't see Puzzle Kombat as a necessary addition. Overall, a solid offering and a great chance to revisit the 2D days of Mortal Kombat's crazy universe.

Although its frustrating single-player AI and lack of other games keeps it from being a must-have brawl-a-thon, Ultimate Mortal Kombat satisfies with its online options, old-school presentation and acceptable gameplay. Just don't expect a "flawless victory".

If you're a DS-owning Mortal Kombat fan, this is a great offering that's certainly worth owning, but only if you're properly equipped to take your DS online. You probably won't want to play alone for more than 15 minutes, so be sure to take that into account before you buy.

There aren’t that many fighting games for the DS so Ultimate Mortal Kombat doesn’t have much competition but it’s still a good fighting game, pardon the cliché, on the go.

As far as ports go, Ultimate Mortal Kombat is exceptional. Fans of the series will absolutely love having such a solid translation on the go, and the wireless multiplayer is sure to make a few diehards ecstatic. The problems are the same as those from Ultimate Mortal Kombat 3, though: spotty AI combined with mercilessly cheap boss battles, a sizeable chunk of lame characters, and the unintentional goofiness of the finishers. In terms of the general quirks and problems with the game, all I can say is that I still own a copy of UMK 3 for the Sega Saturn. Hey, I’m a fan.

One of the better fighters from the 16-bit era has been ported well. The game’s achievements and flaws all remain intact. Fighters may have evolved over the past twelve years, but Mortal Kombat’s classic gameplay finally has a place in portable online form.

I suppose it really comes down to how much you dig the original Mortal Kombat trilogy (note that Mortal Kombat Trilogy is actually most complete compilation; why it isn't the version featured in here is another story). If you enjoyed uppercutting your mates into the rooftop back in the nineties, well - some things don't change. But you may have since grown weary of the rather shallow battle mechanics that can't hold a candle to modern 2D fighters nd Puzzle Kombat can only keep you occupied for so long. Newbies may want to give it a chance to see what it was that us older folk were so crazy about all those years ago, but the ridiculously spewing blood and gruesome fatalities have since been superseded by more disturbingly horrific imagery. What you're left with here is a great online-enabled emulation of a so-so fighting game (plus a lame puzzle game) which looks rather anaemic now that violence in video gaming is nothing to rave on about.

Ultimate Mortal Kombat isn't quite the Ultimate collection of Mortal Kombat games but is still a lot of fun and is a game that Mortal Kombat fans should definitely pick up.

Considering how old Ultimate Mortal Kombat is, it really should have been thrown into a retro Midway pack or at least a collection of classic MK games. Paying for UMK3 yet again just doesn't seem worth it unless you're absolutely dying to have it on the go and play it online through a handheld. If you're looking for a fighting game that uses the DS in innovative ways then you need to look elsewhere, but if you simply want the classic game you know and love to play in the palm of your hand then snap this up and battle away!

With both local and full wireless support, you can't go wrong having a portable version of Ultimate Mortal Kombat 3. It may not be the most technical or balanced fighter out there, but it's a lot of fun and very accessible. I just don't see Puzzle Kombat as a necessary addition. Overall, a solid offering and a great chance to revisit the 2D days of Mortal Kombat's crazy universe.

Fidèle au concept qui a fait le succès de la série du temps de la baston en 2D, UMK propose des combats rapides, pêchus et ultra-violents. Entre deux gerbes de sang, le joueur pourra se reposer les pouces avec le sympathique Puzzle Kombat inclus dans cette version. Bien réalisé et avantageusement adapté sur la DS, ce Mortal Kombat venu du fond des âges est une bonne surprise pour tous les amateurs de pugilats sanglants.

Fans of this specific entry of the Mortal Kombat series will be happy when they see how well this Live Arcade edition turned out. It's the best home port to date, and the key issues like the control are not the fault of the developers. Players who picked up Mortal Kombat Armageddon for the Xbox or PS2 should be aware this same game is an unlockable feature, though lacking online play.

Waarom wel: nostalgische Mortal Kombat-potjes, bevat alle karakters en arena’s uit het universum, online spelen werkt prima, zeer natuurgetrouw geport.
Waarom niet: gameplay stelt eerlijk gezegd niet zoveel voor, d-pad is niet altijd even betrouwbaar.

The final gripe is the 360 controller itself. With a D-Pad as accurate as Dick Cheney with a shotgun and an analog stick better suited for Halo, performing the tap-tap special moves proves exceedingly difficult. If you still have it, you would be better suited whipping out the old Sega Genesis.

The fighting engine has been tweaked a bit and there are new fatalities, so the underlying fighting engine is solid. The game certainly plays well. Another purported new "feature" are the multi-player modes that support four or eight players. Who in the hell asked for that? Nobody, but it sure was easy to program! UMK3 also features a few new backgrounds, but nothing worth writing home about. Clearly Midway was trying to squeeze as much as they could out of the series for one last 16-bit incarnation, but I doubt if gamers turned off by MK3 would even bother with this.

Not quite as ultimate as the title suggests, but Ultimate Mortal Kombat is still a faithful port of the classic Ultimate Mortal Kombat 3.

Quizas la adicion mas importante a este juego es su modo On Line, que nos permite jugar por Internet mediante la Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection y gracias a ello enfrentarnos a luchadores de todo el mundo a toda hora y en cualquier lugar. Complementando esto tambien es posible jugar multiplayer localmente si tenemos otra persona que tenga una DS y el juego.

Ultimate Mortal Kombat 3 is frenzied, frustrating and infuriating – but it is also addicting as hell. And while it might not be worth the full asking price of $10, it is a decent port of a solid fighting game from days gone by.

The game play is as tight and entertaining as it was back then but the animations of the characters do seem a bit out of place in comparison to smooth 3D animations of the top fighters these days like Tekken, Dead or Alive or Virtua Fighter. Sound clips are also a straight conversion which really does sound terrible because of what we have come to expect from games these days. This game will sit in your DS dependant on the online multiplayer factor. If you plan to play this alone you will have nice cinematics for each character, which is a bonus, at the end of the game and the quick pick-up-and-play mechanics work very well for it. The thing is this – if you are an avid old 2D Mortal Kombat fan who is dying to play this type of game on a handheld or online then this is possibly your only ticket to 2DMK-realm.

There's still pleasure to be drawn from a game that was arguably at the peak of its powers on its original release. Inasmuch as while it had the heart of a serious beat-'em-up, it also had a sense of its own ridiculousness, and its ludicrous OTT violence and its silly babalities and animalities lend a sense of lightweight fun to proceedings. Such an incongruous mixture has a stupid charm, even if the overall package proves less nutritional than some other fighters. There may never be a beat-'em-up of its type again, so it's nice to be entertained by its bull-headed presence on a handheld format once more, at least as long as the online multiplayer sustains an audience.

Ultimate Mortal Kombat? Schyeah, right, and Shao Khan might fly out of your butt. No, truth be told, this is far from the quintessential handheld MK experience. Mortal Kombat Unchained did more for the PSP and it's available at $20 less than this release over at EB Games. However, MK fanatics who don't mind UMK3's limitations and absolutely love Puzzle Kombat shouldn't hesitate to drop a few bucks on it, especially with the game's online functionality. Going at it alone, though, will require a great deal of strength. Get ready to REALLY test your might against this AI.

If you're not looking for a complex fighting game and want something satisfying that you can get stuck right into and become rather good at quickly, Ultimate Mortal Kombat is a great choice, and it has a fun and functional online mode to boot. However, lack of depth and silly expectations from the AI are what drag it down. Still, at least with the commands on the top screen you'll be able to execute fatalities and make the offenders feel your vengeful wrath more easily than before...

If MK3 had never been released, UMK3 would be closer to an ultimate fighting game. Unfortunately, UMK3 is just a slight variation of a game that has been completely played to death.

All in all, UMK3 is a pretty broken game but one that is loaded with entertainment value regardless. If you're looking for a robust fighting experience on Live Arcade, stick with Street Fighter 2 but for pure amusement alone, there's a certain 'charm' (if such a bloodbath can ever really be referred to as 'charming') about the game that makes us keep going back to it every now and again. Then we realise that everyone on our friend list can see what we're doing and we switch it off. But hey, they're the ones going back to King Kong to milk it of a thousand easy gamerpoints so perhaps we're not the ones that should be feeling embarrassed after all.

Ultimate Mortal Komabt 3 is a perfect example of the degrees Acclaim would go to copy Capcom's strategy. This is not a sequel, this is nothing more than an expansion pack. Like the old Street Fighter series, the only difference between Ultimate Mortal Kombat 3 and "regular" Mortal Kombat 3 is the addition of a few "new" characters (like Smoke, Jade and Kitana) and a bunch of secrets (mostly uninspired fighters like 'old Sub-Zero'). The story hasn't changed one bit - you still have to face Motaro and Shao Kahn in this "ultimate" battle thing we keep hearing about. Besides the forgettable Mortal Kombat II port, this is the only real Mortal Kombat game available for Saturn owners. And, let's face it, it isn't very good.