After reading Edge, seeing IGN Uk's dislike for Mortal Kombat and various other european games journalism websites. It seem that the critics seem to dislike Mortal Kombat.

Anyone have any idea why? what is so culturally different when it comes to Mortal Kombat?

Sorry for the spelling mistake, jesus christ.

I think it's how you can't spell that they don't like the game.

No cultural difference, those specific people just didn't like it as much. Us Europeans are fine with it.

Oh dear.

Please don't generalize. i love mortal kombat

I've always wondered why western games flop so bad Japan more.

I'm European and I love it! Mortaaaaaaaaal Kombaaaaaaaaaaaaat!

I like Mortal Kombat. Those critics don't speak for all of us.

This European likes Mortal Kombat

" I like Mortal Kombat. Those critics dont' speak for all of us. "

The people of Europia are a peaceful people.

GamesRadar is in North America and they shit all over MK9. They gave it an 8. Fucking Street Fighter fanboys.

/injoke. Don't hate me internet, love me!

Theres no cultural difference, IGN has no clue what theyre talking about.

Everyone I know is a huge MK fan, so far as loving the films and everything else alongside the games (myself included)

I'm European and don't like Mortal Kombat and neither do any of my friends. It's all Tekken/Street Fighter in my social circles.

" I'm European and I love it! Mortaaaaaaaaal Kombaaaaaaaaaaaaat! "

" I'm European and don't like Mortal Kombat and neither do any of my friends. It's all Tekken/Street Fighter in my social circles. "

" Please don't generalize. "

" I've always wondered why western games flop so bad Japan more. "

" The people of Europia are a peaceful people. "

Sarah Palin is stupid therefore all Americans are stupid. Oh I'm sorry I thought this was the thread were we generalize.

Europians (reads:u-rope-ians)? I don't know what culture that is, but it must be new. Is that like the culture of people in the Land of the Lost? Where dinosaurs still exist and stuff. If so, I don't know why they wouldn't like Mortal Kombat. Maybe they liked Primal Rage better?

Now to be serious.
I think it's really more cultural in that the press culturally tends to be harsher on games and games like MK, that are over the top and ridiculous, generally don't get very good reviews from the European press. I'm not sure what it is really, generally what I have read of their harshness tends to just be arrogance but they also have different expectations.
It's neither good nor bad, it's just a cultural thing from what I've noticed.

" No cultural difference, those specific people just didn't like it as much. Us Europeans are fine with it. "

I am European and I love Mortal Kombat and the newest one is currently my favourite fighting game!

armond white didn't like toy story so i guess non of america did

I think it's more of a general global apathy, to be honest. I for one love the series but there were never any long queues for those cabinets in the my neck of the woods during the 90s; everyone was waiting to play SFII instead.

maybe they like fighting games like sf or something, or they think its to violent.

meh, IGN in general blows.

I love Mortal Kombat, but I reaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaally despise Shao Kahn, his cheap ass can  go suck a bag of dicks. I'm currently stuck on Challenge 251 and this challenge has done to me what no other game before has, made me throw my controller away, like almost chuck it at my TV, in anger one time too many.

I havent noticed any problems, went through registration, got web kode and stuff, put it in, all works as intended :v

I'm sure it's just those reviewers. Mortal Kombat has been at the top of the sales charts in quite a few online uk retailers. Plus everyone I know who owns it really likes it. The downside is not being able to play online(I own the PS3 version), but that's down to sony, not the game itself.

" Sarah Palin is stupid therefore all Americans are stupid. Oh I'm sorry I thought this was the thread were we generalize. "

I don't give a shit what IGN say about anything, but Edge's review did take me by surprise a bit, after all the positivity I'd seen elsewhere for it and the enjoyment I had playing the demo (I opted for Portal 2 to spend my limited funds on in April). Anyway here's some excerpts from Edge's review (they gave it a 6 by the way)

I love me some Mortal Kombat. More so than any other fighting game.

Well I'm in Sweden and I fucking love this game!

Stop giving these fuckers aid, let them starve!

@ChickenPants said:

" I'm European and don't like Mortal Kombat and neither do any of my friends. It's all Tekken/Street Fighter in my social circles. "

This basically.  It's an American game for American players.

I think that Mortal Kombat is regarded as "shallow" in Europe compared to SF

I think that Mortal Kombat is regarded as "shallow" in Europe compared to SF

@Yanngc33 said:

I think that Mortal Kombat is regarded as "shallow" in Europe compared to SF

It all nonsense, none of these generalisations exist for the game in Europe.

@Yanngc33 said:

I think that Mortal Kombat is regarded as "shallow" in Europe compared to SF

It all nonsense, none of these generalisations exist for the game in Europe.

This thread has "International Incident" written all over it.