Mortal Kombat: Shaolin Monks | Mortal Kombat has gotten a whole new look!

Mortal Kombat: Shaolin Monks | Old school beat-em-ups are back

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Mortal Kombat: Sha...

	Mortal Kombat: Shaolin Monks PlayStation2 \| Midway Entertainment, 2006 average customer review:based on 24 reviews view larger image
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highly recommended

Mortal Kombat has gotten a whole new look!

Shaolin Monks takes place during the Mortal Kombat 2 timeline. The opening scene shows Shang Tsung, Goro, and the other evil enemies escaping to Outworld in pursuit are those warriors from The Order of Light, allies Lu Kang and Kung Lao. After a nearly fatal disaster, the duo make their way to Outworld where the action begins.

Old school beat-em-ups are back

Mortal Kombat: Shaolin Monks - Circa 2005

GOOD:
- Lots of combat in a Devil May Cry style, which is challenging but not too easy or too difficult (for most video gamers)
- Two players Co-op, now you and a friend can beat the game together (actually it's more fun that way)
- Cool combos and fighting moves help make sure the game doesn't get stale (beat the snot out of enemies and even use weapons as well the environment to defeat enemies)
- This game even has a versus mode (which plays sort of like power stone)
- Plenty of unlockables

BAD:
- Graphics are sub-par, but okay (similar to Blood Owen 2)
- Some parts of the game can be annoying (like some puzzles or cheap enemies)
- When you unlock other characters in the game (like Sub-Zero and Scorpion) and play as them, you still get the same story (involving Lu Kang and Kung Lao)
- Some unlockable content is really difficult to get
- Might be too Bloody or violent for some people

IF IT FITS YOUR TASTE:
- This game (like all Mortal Kombat games) is pretty bloody and gory, so I would suggest it's not for small kids or people sentient to that sort of stuff
- Simple combos strikes and small puzzles like Devil May Cry or God of War make up most of the combat, but unlike God of War or Devil May Cry these combos can be teamed up with a second player (on Co-Op mode) to take the damage to another level
- You have to unlock most of the game through hidden secrets hidden in each stage
- A must play for die-hard Mortal Kombat fans

GAME ITS MOST ASSOCATED TOO:
- God of War
- Devil May Cry
- Mortal Kombat Mythologies: Sub-Zero
- Final Fight

ADDITIONAL NOTES:
- There are some nice unlockables in this game including a full version of the classic Mortal Kombat 2
- This Story fills the gap from Mortal Kmobat to Mortal Kmobat II
- This is the third Action/Adventure game set in the Mortal Kmobat universe, the first was Mortal Kombat Mythologies: Sub-Zero, the second was Mortal Kombat: Special Forces (staring Jax)

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A different take on Kombat

I recently played the Demo for this game and I will say it is rather fun. I would prefer to have been able to select more than the two characters as over the years I have had different characters who are my favorites. The game does continue with the Kombat blood and gore action savagery although much of this is blacked out on the demo version although the audio is played. The action that occurs sounds rather grim! Shoalin Monks actually appears to be a very modern take on the old classic game Double Dragon where you have the two characters take on an entire mob. As in Double Dragon you can pick up and use objects against your foes (swords, rocks, and even skulls). Many of the old Kombat fight arenas are the locale for story line even those that were just added in Kombats last installment MK: Deception. I am eagerly anticipating the release of this game as it is definitely a fun game to play as I find myself playing the demo constantly. This is a mature game so parents don't buy it for the kids

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