Mortal Kombat 11
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Release | PS4, Windows, Xbox One
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Genre(s) | Fighting |
Mode(s) | Single-player, multiplayer |
Mortal Kombat 11 is a 2019
Upon release, the console versions of Mortal Kombat 11 received generally favorable reviews, which praised the gameplay, story, graphics, and improved netcode, but it received criticism for the presence of microtransactions and over-reliance on
Gameplay
Like the previous three games in the series, including
Mortal Kombat 11 introduces a Kustom Variation feature which offers a character customization system similar to the Gear system in NetherRealm Studios' previous DC Comics fighting game Injustice 2, improving over the Variation system featured in Mortal Kombat X. Each character has an initial set of skins, gears and moves, which can be further customized by the player. However, unlike Injustice 2, in Mortal Kombat 11 the characters' appearance does not determine their abilities, allowing players to create custom move lists independently of their character's appearance.[13][14] Online modes now feature cross-play for the first time in the series. However, the feature is in beta and this excludes Nintendo Switch, PC and Stadia.
Plot
Following
Meanwhile,
Liu Kang, Kung Lao, and Raiden appear at the Earthrealm's Special Forces HQ after forging an alliance with Kotal while Jade and Kitana aid Kotal in protecting Outworld from Kronika's forces. Liu Kang and Kung Lao investigate the Wu Shi Academy and encounter Kronika's right-hand man, Geras. Their battle ends with Geras using his chronokinetic powers to escape with powerful energy capsules containing Earthrealm's life force.
The Special Forces learn that
Meanwhile, Raiden consults with the Elder Gods. They cannot intervene as the time storm is draining their power, but Shinnok's twin sister
The Special Forces base is destroyed by the Black Dragon gang and Kronika's cybernetic army, with the younger Johnny and Sonya captured, the elder Johnny wounded, and Sektor self-destructing in the process. Due to this and the destruction of Sub-Zero's Lin Kuei Temple and the Wu Shi Academy's Sky Temple, Earthrealm's heroes reconvene at Hasashi's Fire Garden. Cassie leads a strike team to save her parents, where Sonya kills the younger Kano to erase his present self from existence. Meanwhile, Kitana, Liu Kang, and Kung Lao battle Baraka to secure an alliance between him and
Raiden sends Jax and Jacqui to Shang Tsung's now-abandoned island to retrieve the Crown of Souls, but the pair are thwarted by Cetrion, who eventually escapes with the Crown, and present-day Jax, who had been deceived by Kronika into helping her in exchange for averting his time as a revenant. Hasashi is tasked with convincing Kharon, the ferryman of Netherrealm's souls, to join their side so they can travel to Kronika's fortress. Hasashi fights Scorpion and persuades him to join his side, but is fatally wounded by D'Vorah. Scorpion drives her away and returns to the Fire Garden to honor Hasashi's dying wish. Refusing to believe him, Raiden attacks him on sight using Shinnok's amulet. Liu Kang intervenes, causing Raiden to realize how they have fought before across multiple timelines and that Kronika had orchestrated them all because she fears their combined strength. Anticipating this, Kronika kidnaps Liu Kang. With Kharon recruited, a joint Earthrealm-Outworld army assaults Kronika's Keep. Geras is dropped in the bottomless Sea of Blood; Frost is shut down, disabling the cyber Lin Kuei; and the present Jax defects to the heroes' side.
Once revenant Liu Kang has absorbed his past self's soul, Kronika sends him to attack Raiden, who eventually merges with him to become Fire God Liu Kang. The heroes breach Kronika's Keep, but Kronika rewinds time. With his god-like status making him immune, Liu Kang defeats the remaining revenants and Cetrion. Kronika then absorbs Cetrion's essence to strengthen herself enough to reverse time back to the primordial state of the universe, erasing all the events in the franchise from existence. Fire God Liu Kang is left unaffected due to his godly status. Kronika and Fire God Liu Kang fight one final time to determine the fate of the New Era.
Depending on the outcome of the battle, the epilogue will show one of the following:
- If Kronika wins, she decapitates Liu Kang and declares the beginning of the New Era. The player is then urged to replay the fight.
- If Liu Kang defeats Kronika, but loses one round, he meets a now-mortal Raiden, who offers to become Liu Kang's advisor for as long as his lifespan lasts. This is the canon ending that sets the stage for the expansion Aftermath.
- If Liu Kang defeats Kronika in two consecutive rounds, he meets a now-mortal Raiden, who allows Liu Kang to choose someone to accompany him by the Hourglass. Liu Kang chooses Kitana, and both vow to create a new and better timeline while undoing Kronika's mistakes.
Aftermath
Following Kronika's defeat, Fire God Liu Kang and Raiden attempt to utilize Kronika's Hourglass to restore history, but are interrupted by
Shang Tsung, Fujin, and Nightwolf are transported to the Koliseum just as Kitana confronted Shao Kahn. They attempt to flee undetected, but news spreads of their arrival, prompting Kronika to retaliate. To face Cetrion on his island, Shang Tsung determines their best option is to resurrect
Sindel accompanies Shang Tsung and the others to his island, where Fujin defeats Kronika's forces and convinces present-day Jax to defect early while Sindel defeats Cetrion and helps the group capture the Crown. Fujin and Shang Tsung travel to the Fire Garden to convince Raiden of Shang Tsung's alliance. When Kronika attempts to intervene, Raiden, Fujin, and Shang Tsung fend her off, though she reveals the sorcerer was the one who designed the Crown.
As the offensive on Kronika's Keep is about to commence, Shang Tsung signals Sindel to heal Shao Kahn. The pair then betray and defeat Sheeva, gaining control of her army before destroying Geras, imprisoning the Cage family, defeating Kitana, Liu Kang, and Jade, throwing Kung Lao into the Sea of Blood, and killing Kotal. It is revealed that Sindel was never brainwashed and had willingly married Shao Kahn after he conquered her realm by killing her former husband and Kitana's biological father. While Fujin spearheads the offensive on Kronika's Keep, Raiden discovers Shang Tsung's plot and Sindel's betrayal while fighting revenant Liu Kang when the latter receives injuries from his past self.
Raiden arrives too late to stop Shang Tsung from tricking Fujin into giving him the Crown. The sorcerer gains Kronika's full power, revealing he had planned everything after Kronika imprisoned him. He overpowers and drains Raiden and Fujin's souls before using Sindel and Shao Kahn to reach the Hourglass. Once Kronika's remaining revenants are killed, Shang Tsung betrays Sindel and Shao Kahn and takes their souls as well before defeating and erasing Kronika from existence, gaining the last of her power. As he starts approaching the Hourglass to mold his New Era, Fire God Liu Kang appears, revealing he was aware of Shang Tsung's intentions and, knowing he was the only one strong enough to defeat Kronika, allowed Shang Tsung to stay alive to protect the Crown.
From this point, the player can choose their "final destiny" and fight as Shang Tsung or Liu Kang. Depending on the outcome of the battle, the story ends in one of the following outcomes:
- If Shang Tsung wins, he defeats and absorbs Liu Kang's soul, gaining his godly power in the process and leaving Liu Kang as a dried-up skeleton. He then uses the Hourglass to become a Titan and conquer all the realms under his influence, with Dark Raiden and Fujin becoming his servants.
- If Liu Kang wins, he erases Shang Tsung from existence and recovers the Crown, with which he gains control over the Hourglass. Once he forges his own New Era, he visits the Shaolin temple to train Kung Lao's ancestor, the Great Kung Lao, to become his champion in Mortal Kombat.
- Even though the final battle ripped apart the fabric of time, which created multiple timelines in which every character in the Mortal Kombat universe defeated Kronika and took control of the Hourglass, Mortal Kombat 1, the sequel to 11, is primarily set within Liu Kang's timeline.
Characters
The game's roster consists of a total of 37 playable characters; 25 characters in the base game (2 of which are unlockable) and 12 characters available via DLC (5 of which are guest characters).[16][17][18] The characters in bold are new to the series, while the italicized ones are guest characters.
Base Roster | DLC |
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Kombat Pack 1 Aftermath Kombat Pack 2 |
Along with series veterans including Kano, Raiden, Scorpion, Sonya Blade and Sub-Zero, and others such as Skarlet, who returns from
Non-playable characters appearing in the game include
Development
Mortal Kombat 11 was developed by
Marketing and release
The game was released on April 23, 2019, across
The physical release of Mortal Kombat 11: Aftermath, released in June 2020, was the final game published under the WB Games label, following the corporate rebrand of Warner Bros. in 2019. Mortal Kombat 11: Ultimate, released the same year as the Aftermath DLC, was published under the Warner Bros. Games label, and used the shield logo designed by Pentagram, first introduced in 2019, replacing the WB Games logo used since 2010.
Downloadable content
At
On August 21, the remaining two guest characters were revealed as the T-800 model from the Terminator franchise and the Joker from DC Comics, marking his return to the series since Mortal Kombat vs DC Universe after being a playable character in the Injustice series, with voice actor Richard Epcar reprising the role from both.[20][48] As a tie-in release to Terminator: Dark Fate, the Terminator's facial likeness and capture were provided by Arnold Schwarzenegger, with the character voiced by Chris Cox, who was appointed by Schwarzenegger himself.[49][50] In a December 2015 interview, Ed Boon revealed that like Spawn, the Terminator had been considered as a guest character for Mortal Kombat X.[51] The reveal for the Joker's design was met with negative reception, generating a wave of online fans comparing it to a poor cosplay.[52] A teaser trailer later debuted on December 12, 2019, revealed that the Joker had a redesign due to the initial backlash back in August.[53] The redesign for the Joker was later well-received, citing improvement on his facial features as opposed to the initial reveal.[54] Ed Boon initially described the presence of the Joker as "Vicious", in contrast to his previous appearances that were toned down in both Injustice games and Mortal Kombat vs. DC Universe in order to secure the T rating.[55] Another teaser was uploaded on New Year's Day 2020, featuring the character's trademark graffiti and smiling on the walls of Arkham Asylum during fireworks, followed by laughter.[56] Two weeks later, Boon later posted a gameplay image of the Joker covered in blood through his Twitter account, promising a taste of things to come for the character's inclusion.[57] The gameplay trailer was released two days later on January 16, 2020, showcasing the Joker's new moveset and gruesome Fatality.[58]
Like Mortal Kombat X, Mortal Kombat 11 received skin packs included in the Kombat Pack, normally consisting of three character skins per pack, with a total of eighteen skins all together.[59] A small number of single skins were released for free such as a Harley Quinn-inspired skin for Cassie Cage[60] and a Dimitri Vegas skin for Sub-Zero, featuring Vegas himself providing the voice for the skin as Sub-Zero.[61] During the Summer of 2019, two Klassic skin packs were released in a period of two months, consisting of a Klassic Ninja skin pack[62] in June and a Klassic Arcade Fighter skin pack in August 2019.[63] In October 2019, a Double Feature skin pack was released[64] while a Halloween skin pack was released for free.[65] In November 2019, a Gothic horror skin pack was released.[66] In January 2020, an Elseworlds-themed skin pack was announced to be released with the Joker alongside a Darkseid skin for Geras.[67] In March 2020, a Matinee skin pack was released with Spawn including a "Hellspawn" themed skin for Jacqui Briggs.[47]
On May 5, 2020, a new story mode DLC was teased, to be announced the following day.
On October 6, 2020, a teaser trailer for an additional DLC pack was uploaded, promising more information on October 8. This was revealed to be Kombat Pack 2, consisting of three playable characters:
On July 2, 2021, NetherRealm Studios announced that Mortal Kombat 11 would no longer receive DLC and update support, and that they would instead be focusing on their next projects, Mortal Kombat 1 and Mortal Kombat: Onslaught.[72]
Related media
In February 2019, the mobile game that had originally been launched as
Reception
Critical reception
Mortal Kombat 11 received generally favorable reviews according to the review aggregator website Metacritic.[76][77] IGN praised the more slow-paced combat compared to the previous game in the series, as well as the expanded tutorial, story mode and improved netcode. However, it condemned the game's drawn-out progression and customization unlock system, which was described as "frustratingly gimmicky and grindy".[84] GameSpot gave the game a 9, praising the fighting system calling it "accessible, deep and exciting" as well praising the story mode. However, they criticized the "always-online requirement for progression" as well as the randomization of rewards in the Krypt.[83]
The Nintendo Switch version of the game was also well received. Pure Nintendo gave the game a 9, praising the game's story mode, customization mode, and the game's tutorials, though stated that the online features are where the Nintendo Switch version "falls short".[90] Nintendo Life gave the game an 8 out of 10, praising the game on its features, though it was critical on the game's graphics, stating that "it's a performance-first experience that nails 60fps, and boasts every mode and mechanic from other versions, only with a noticeable downgrade in the aesthetics department".[91]
Controversies
Due to its violence and gore, Mortal Kombat 11 is banned in Japan, Indonesia and China.[92] It was also banned in Ukraine because of the laws banning Communist symbols.[93] Some of these symbols are present on the "Kollection" images and on the bonus costume of character Skarlet, which was also part of the MK11 Premium Edition.[94][95]
Mortal Kombat 11 also received heavy backlash from members of the Mortal Kombat fanbase for drastically cutting back on the
In 2019, a Mortal Kombat 11 developer revealed to Kotaku that some of the developers had to go to a therapist and were diagnosed with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) because of the realistic graphic violence they had to work on the game. They suffered trauma from incessant exposure to violent and gory animations and "real-life" research materials, such as videos and pictures of murder victims and slaughtered animals, to the point of having graphic, violent dreams in their sleep.[97] The studio was also accused of instituting "crunch culture", with employees regularly working 80 to 100 hours a week to meet submission deadlines.[98]
In January 2021, a Mortal Kombat 11 Pro Kompetition finalist, Titaniumtigerzz, was disqualified for naming his
Sales
In North America, Mortal Kombat 11 was the best-selling video game software for the month of April.[101] This, along with Fortnite, contributed to digital game sales reaching over $8.8 billion in April.[102] In June 2019, Mortal Kombat 11 surpassed the sales of Kingdom Hearts III.[103][104] Mortal Kombat 11 proceeded to be the best-selling video game software in North America for the following month of May, for both Xbox One and PlayStation 4, the sales of the game is nearly doubled comparably to previous entries of the series.[105] In May 2019, the game reached number 1 in Australia, and number 2 in New Zealand.[106] It reached number 2 in Switzerland.[107] It was the 4th most downloaded game on the European PlayStation Store charts in April 2019.[108]
Overall, Mortal Kombat 11 was the fifth best selling game of 2019 and the fourth best selling PS4 game of 2019.[109] By 2022, the game had sold more than 15 million copies worldwide, making it the best-selling game in the Mortal Kombat franchise.[110][111]
Awards
Year | Award | Category | Result | Ref |
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2019 | 2019 Golden Joystick Awards
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Best Storytelling | Nominated | [112] |
Best Multiplayer Game | Nominated | |||
The Game Awards 2019 | Best Fighting Game | Nominated | [113] | |
Steam Awards 2019
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The "Best Game You Suck At" Award | Won | [114] | |
2020 | 23rd Annual D.I.C.E. Awards | Fighting Game of the Year | Won | [115][116] |
Outstanding Achievement in Audio Design | Nominated | |||
Outstanding Achievement in Original Music Composition | Nominated | |||
NAVGTR Awards | Game, Franchise Fighting | Nominated | [117] | |
SXSW Gaming Awards | Excellence in Animation | Nominated | [118] | |
Excellence in Multiplayer | Nominated | |||
Excellence in SFX | Nominated | |||
18th Annual G.A.N.G. Awards | Audio of the Year | Nominated | [119] | |
Sound Design of the Year | Nominated | |||
Best Original Instrumental | Nominated | |||
The Game Awards 2020 | Best Fighting Game (Ultimate version) | Won | [120] | |
2021 | 24th Annual D.I.C.E. Awards | Fighting Game of the Year (Ultimate version) | Won | [121] |
Sequel
In February 2023, Warner Bros. Discovery CEO David Zaslav announced during a 2022 fourth-quarter earnings call that a twelfth installment in the series is set to be released later in that year, later to be revealed to be Mortal Kombat 1.[122] Mortal Kombat 1's Kollector and Premium editions released on September 14, 2023 and the Standard edition released on September 19 of the same year. The sequel received very positive reviews (with the exception of the Switch version, which was received negatively).
Notes
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