Mortal Kombat: Legacy Kollection Reviews
As a collection of iconic titles through the early years of Mortal Kombat, Mortal Kombat: Legacy Kollection is a great package. It has some curious omissions such as Mortal Kombat Gold or Digital Eclipse’s own Gameboy Color port of Mortal Kombat 4, but all in all, there is enough here for any fan or curious fighter to get stuck into and find their new or old favorite death match. As an online competitive fighter, it’s an unacceptable release. The lack of basic features such as lobbies and crossplay really hampers what could have been the definitive way to play these titles. As it stands, it may be the only way to play most of these online with other people, but it’s a far cry from what fans of the franchise wanted. Mortal Kombat: Legacy Kollection as a Kollection is great, well worth the asking price and time for any fans of the legendary tournament. With patches in the horizon, I can only hope this game ends up a true champion, but if you don’t have much of an interest in the history or preservation of the series, it comes off as a chump.
Mortal Kombat: Legacy Kollection is a tribute to the era when fighting games were built with passion and experimentation. With one "but"...
Review in Greek | Read full review
The selection of titles and the documentary aspect of Mortal Kombat Legacy Kollection do an excellent job of showing why ripping off heads and throwing opponents into pools of acid has been so much fun for 30 years, even with some absences from the list. However, there are still many issues to be addressed, especially in online performance, which should be the main attraction of the collection.
Review in Portuguese | Read full review
Mortal Kombat: Legacy Kollection is a not just massive collection of games, but a historic gallery of days past! This is ultimately one of the best video game collections I have seen created. With unlocked secrets, new behind-the-scenes footage, twenty three playable games, and more.
Digital Eclipse, again, did what it does best, by combining great production, a profound interactive timeline and a greatly curated set of Mortal Kombat games. It’s a near triple-flawless victory. Mortal Kombat Legacy Kollection celebrates every era of the series with the same punch and personality that made it legendary, blending gameplay and documentary storytelling into one cohesive experience. If Digital Eclipse can patch in the few missing ports and expand on Mortal Kombat 4 (maybe even add Mortal Kombat Gold) this could easily become the first collection of its kind worthy of a perfect 10 out of 10.
Filled to the brim with material, Mortal Kombat: Legacy Kollection takes fans through the series’ bloody history in another one of Digital Eclipse’s “game docs”.
The sheer number of games included in tandem with their now trademark storytelling approach makes this an easy recommend for me. While not every game here is a winner, the documentary portion once again steals the show.
In the state that the game currently sits, it is a hard justification to dive into if you already own the titles on other systems. But if you are a newer fan or want to enjoy it on modern systems, it’s the best option.
Whether you’re a longtime fan of Mortal Kombat, or you are just getting into the series via its modern versions, Mortal Kombat Legacy Kollection is a great way to experience the series’ formative era on modern platforms. It isn’t a complete collection, but it does hit all the landmark titles of the series’ growing phase.
For veterans, it is a trip down memory lane that feels as fierce and satisfying as ever. For newcomers, it is a history lesson in what made Mortal Kombat a cultural phenomenon. The Mortal Kombat Legacy Kollection is the ultimate celebration of a fighting game icon. It captures the essence of what made Mortal Kombat revolutionary while giving players the tools to appreciate its history, artistry, and cultural impact.
Mortal Kombat: Legacy Kollection is more than just a collection of games; it's a tribute to one of the most important gaming brands of all time. This collection preserves Mortal Kombat's history, gameplay, and culture in great detail. It includes the arcade originals, rare ports, and experimental spin-offs.
Digital Eclipse has done it yet again. Mortal Kombat: Legacy Kollection is a fantastic compilation of the earlier years of the seminal franchise, not only featuring yet another high-quality documentary for fans to enjoy, but also featuring remastered and revamped ports of almost all of the Mortal Kombat games released in the nineties. Sure, it includes crap like Mortal Kombat Advance and Special Forces, but if you’re to preserve the history of franchise, you gotta give the bad games in the franchise the same kind of treatment. It’s just a delight for fans and gaming historians alike.
Mortal Kombat Legacy Kollection is worthwhile, especially for those who have followed the franchise since the arcades or for those who want to learn about its origins. It's a package packed with content, nostalgia, and gaming history, and it deserves a place in any fighting game fan's library.
Review in Portuguese | Read full review
All Mortal Kombat fans, those who feel nostalgia or curiosity about the series, and those looking to study it MUST experience this fantastic collection. Digital Eclipse continues to demonstrate that they are not only masters at reviving classics, but that true video game preservation requires a wealth of documentary context, which they are willing to provide.
Review in Spanish | Read full review
Revisiting the original trilogy is still a blast, especially online, despite many other collections already exploring those games. Padding out the title count with many ports of the same goes is a bit futile, but a good exercise in game preservation.
Online qualms aside, the Mortal Kombat: Legacy Kollection is a true love letter to the iconic fighting game franchise.
At the bare minimum, at least these venerable classics (particularly the arcade versions of MK1-4 as well as Mortal Kombat Trilogy & Mythologies) finally got well emulated re-releases. But there are things that probably should have been here at launch that are missing (like online private rooms/matches), and quality of life things that could be better (having to hold a button for 1.5 seconds to pause, lack of visual filter options, etc.). If you absolutely are a Mortal Kombat die hard, and you want easy access to play these games on modern consoles, or don’t mind only playing random online matches, this collection is for you. Otherwise, you may want to wait for the promised update and/or a sale before jumping in.
The Mortal Kombat: Legacy Kollection is another strong collection from Digital Eclipse, despite some strange missteps. The included games and ports range in quality, but they’re presented with the excellence we’ve come to expect from the devs. The online is frustratingly limited at launch, but the bonus content and various available ports make this worth checking out if you have any interest in the series’s early days.