Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #20784 in Video Games
• Brand: GameBoy
• Released on: 2002-11-18
• ESRB Rating: Mature
• Platform: Game Boy Advance

Customer Reviews

A step above any portable fighting game!
To start with the fighting is in 3D, there are seven playable characters (Jax, Sonya, Scorpion, Kung Lao, Kenshi, Ki Mei and Frost) and five hidden characters to unlock (Kitana, Kano, Sub-Zero, Kwan Chi, Shang Tsung). The fighting controls are very simple, the A button is the kick button, the B button is the punch and the R button is for blocking. What makes this different than other portable fighting games is that usually a character has one set of fighting moves, and a few special moves to use, but with this game each character has two different fighting styles! Which means every time you press the L button during the fight your character will change the fighting style they are using! So a whole new set of moves to use from over 20 styles! In addition to special moves there are fatalities, babalities brutalities and more that can be done at the end of the fight. Not only do you have five levels of challenge, but there are new tasks, earn Kombat Koins, to spend on mystery prizes! Anything from giving the characters a new look or enabling a new character to enabling different modes! There are also two mini games that can keep you interested in the game as well "test of strength" and "test of sight," where you can get more Kombat Koins. Finally there are player profiles, where the game will keep track of your stats! Wins, losses, fatalities, your best score at the survival mode.

Such a nice change from MK-A
I loved Mortal Kombat on Arcade and Super Nintendo, I hated Mortal Kombat Advance, and I love Mortal Kombat Deadly Alliance on GBA.

This opus renewed my faith in the series. The difficulty is well adjusted, the graphics and sound are just as good as I would expect them to be on GBA, and the gameplay is great. This is such a welcome change after MK-A (which was so difficult that it was downright frustrating).

Don't let your past experience with MK-A deter you from buying this great game. Think of MK-D.A. as a redemption game from Midway.

Huge improvement over Mortal Kombat Advance
So far, I think this is the best fighter available for the Gameboy Advance. The Mortal Kombat series got a much needed overhaul with the introduction of different fighting styles, the use of Koins (the monetary system) in the game which you can buy hidden specials to unlock in the game. Most importantly, the game is balanced and fun! Lots of fun!

If there is only one bad thing to say, its the fact the characters don't look as sharp as I would like them to be. Some of the faces and the bodies are a little pixelated for my taste but otherwise this is worthy of you money. Highly recommended.