I've not played it, but isn't there an Arcade mode just for those who don't want the story and cut scenes?

Or are there major set piece battles that make the story mode worth going through. My point is if you want to skip cut scenes can't you just go in Arcade mode?

Do we really need threads about reviews?

" Do we really need threads about reviews? "

These complaints seemed relativity minor to the overall package of what seems to be a great game.

seems that 6 for presentation brought down the score alot.   Don't know what he was looking for there if his only comment is that he didn't think the story was strong enough.

I dunno about sp imbalances and stuff, I haven't played the game yet and can't comment on it. (but if his gripes are bosses being hard then dude has never ever played a fighting game, imagine a fighting game with cheap bosses OMG WHATS HAS THE WORLD COME INTO AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH)
also I don't get this line  " The story is weak compared to other recent, non-MK video game efforts" wtf does this mean? is he comparing it to mass effect (lol cmon its a fighting game). MK games usually have better story than most fighting game (Tekken is good too) and if the story mode is  even as good as MKvsDC then again this dude has never played any fighting game cause MKvs DC had probably the best story of a fighting game I have ever played. 

 but I don't get how the graphics gets a 7.5..... " Much of the art style is still "stuck in 1992"  WTF does that mean, I read the whole review and it was never said anything about the graphics so I don't get it. Graphics looks legit to me......

Anyway I'm sure IGN has some good reviewers, and this guy has probably some good reviews; but I stopped visiting IGN for anything years ago for a reason. 

Why is it, that each time I hear/read anything about IGN these days: It's from other websites and forums, and those people are complaining about the quality of a review.

Seriously. That's all I read about IGN these days:
The last thing I read, was that they started a new segment that editors have to defend themselves from user comments. What other website has to do that? I've known they're been going down-hill for years, but what gives? Are they that bad?

i HAVE played the game and beat the story. i really like Ryan Clements, i listen to BEYOND! (ign playstation podcast) and think hes a smart guy, but calling MK's story cheesy rubbed me the wrong way. i wouldnt call MK's story bad or good but i wouldnt call it cheesy.

" Why is it, that each time I hear/read anything about IGN these days: It's from other websites and forums, and those people are complaining about the quality of a review.

Seriously. That's all I read about IGN these days:
The last thing I read, was that they started a new segment that editors have to defend themselves from user comments. What other website has to do that? I've known they're been going down-hill for years, but what gives? Are they that bad? "

a lot of ign reviews seem to be weirdly unfocused lately. But whateves still seems like a cool game

I don't know what his thought process was when writing the review and I haven't touched the game yet, but to me it looks like he approached it the wrong way.

A fighting game is all about the gameplay. The core of the review and the score should be based on that. If it's fun and balanced with a full cast of interesting fighters, that should put it around a 7, for acceptable. On top of that, versus features are probably the next most important thing. MK seems to have a good variety game modes and is structured well. To me, these two things alone would put the game at an 8 on the standard review scale. Add in the bounty of unlockables, slick presentation, story mode that's worth a damn, challenge tower, and I say it probably puts the game in range of the top 10% of the scale. Gripes about those aspects are understandable, but given that it's all icing on a solid foundation, I think it warrants a higher score.

Not that it matters. The dude is entitled to his own opinion, and it's not an invalid one. Those are simply my thoughts on how I think the review process for this game should work. While I haven't played to game myself, I have seen a lot, and I mean a lot, of the game played, so I don't feel my views are totally unfounded, and will be purchasing anyway. Also, the art style comment seemed dumb. I want MK to be stuck in the '90s. Why wouldn't you?

IGN are lame... don't visit that web site.

It's IGN ... of course it's horse shit - no matter what score they slap under their pathetic attemps at writing.

I do love some of their reviews just for the comedic value though ... like for example the Dead Space 2 review - pure comedy gold.

 @RE_Player92:  Why do people constantly feel the need to discuss the shitty quality of IGN? It's pure crap - just ignore that site and don't create even more pageviews for them by posting links to their reviews around the net. Just stop visiting that shitsite.

YOU CAN'T PAUSE THE CUTSCENE???????????????????? FUCK THIS SHIT PREORDER CANCELLED

Every game has its oddball reviews, that's easy to see on metacritc.
If you're interested, buy the game and enjoy it.

" Every game has it's oddball reviews, that's easy to see on metacritc.If you're interested, buy the game and enjoy it. "

" @Kjellm87 said:

" Every game has it's oddball reviews, that's easy to see on metacritc.If you're interested, buy the game and enjoy it. "

It's funny because I would say Jeff here is the one with the oddball review because I know him as a guy that loves Mortal Kombat. "

I was told Ryan, who wrote the review, had this mystical thing called an opinion. I was also told they were banned long ago when internet reviews and comments sections were created. A shame isn't it...

As a quick side note. I said it before and I'll say it again (and I'm not directing this at the OP), I love it when people say they hate X, but never stop talking about it. "Yo dawg, I hate IGN, but I read all their reviews." Understandable. I hate ketchup, that's why I put it on all my mothafuckin food.

If you have a problem with an IGN review, go post about it on IGN. I know on Giantbomb, we think we're better than everyone else, but come on...

" YOU CAN'T PAUSE THE CUTSCENE???????????????????? FUCK THIS SHIT PREORDER CANCELLED "

If you stop visiting them, their web-traffic decreases and they don't make money. They then become forced to increase the quality of their output.

" If you have a problem with an IGN review, go post about it on IGN. I know on Giantbomb, we think we're better than everyone else, but come on... "

Review scores will go down. The first few are always the highest and then when more and more come in the average gets lower. I'm guessing it'll be at about 8/10 when alls said and done... I'll just stick to my Street Fighter

" i HAVE played the game and beat the story. i really like Ryan Clements, i listen to BEYOND! (ign playstation podcast) and think hes a smart guy, but calling MK's story cheesy rubbed me the wrong way. i wouldnt call MK's story bad or good but i wouldnt call it cheesy. "

I'd call the MK story cheesy.  But it's just cheesy enough to be really enjoyable and I agree with the GB review 100% on this.  Easily the best story in a fighting game, ever.

Having read the review, it seems like a reasonable review. But at the same time, the writing is a little sloppy, and a couple of the things are just straight up wrong.

I suspect this game will be in the 80s on average, as others have said. Seems pretty good though, so I may well pick it up.

I haven't played the game yet but I'm positive the review is wrong cus I want it to be wrong!

" Why is it, that each time I hear/read anything about IGN these days: It's from other websites and forums, and those people are complaining about the quality of a review.

Seriously. That's all I read about IGN these days:
The last thing I read, was that they started a new segment that editors have to defend themselves from user comments. What other website has to do that? I've known they're been going down-hill for years, but what gives? Are they that bad? "

i like it

Question: When did people start taking IGN reviews seriously?

There a joke. 

Well...it's in ballpark...but it isn't as high as I would expect...dont know, dont care its amazing.

Why are you reading IGNs reviews at all?

do we really need a thread to discuss reviews from other sites? if we wanted to discuss them, we'd discuss them there. this thread is obviously you trying to get people to say, "yea i agree with you! asspats all around!"

He barely covered any of the SP modes in the game.

It looks more like a summary of the game than an actual review to me.

" Question: When did people start taking IGN reviews seriously?There a joke.  "

IGN is such a joke of a review site, I never take anything they say with any sort of credence.

IGN are idiots. They gave it 7.5 for graphics! What?!

" IGN are lame... don't visit that web site. "

The game was reviewed by a guy who did... wait for it... NOT... I repeat, did NOT share the same love and nostalgia for MK that Jeff does? Get outta here! What has the world come to.

And what the fuck is up with the IGN hate? I thought Giant Bomb was above that shit.

" @phrosnite said:

" IGN are lame... don't visit that web site. "

This is giantbomb, so you can expect this response for any site that isn't giantbomb from a lot of the people on here. "

" The game was reviewed by a guy who did... wait for it... NOT... I repeat, did NOT share the same love and nostalgia for MK that Jeff does? Get outta here! What has the world come to.And what the fuck is up with the IGN hate? I thought Giant Bomb was above that shit. "

" @Grissefar said:

" The game was reviewed by a guy who did... wait for it... NOT... I repeat, did NOT share the same love and nostalgia for MK that Jeff does? Get outta here! What has the world come to.And what the fuck is up with the IGN hate? I thought Giant Bomb was above that shit. "

I would rather trust a review from somebody who shares the nostalgia because like me he was probably in the arcade when the first three games were there, unlike the tards at IGN.  They continue to lose credibility by posting shit like this.  There is no way MK deserved a lower score than MVC3. "

Nothing the review said seemed like an invalid complaint. The only issue I could possibly see that one could have with it is that they docked so many points for not being able to pause cut-scenes. Or at least that was the only reason that was verbalized. 

" @Grissefar said:

" The game was reviewed by a guy who did... wait for it... NOT... I repeat, did NOT share the same love and nostalgia for MK that Jeff does? Get outta here! What has the world come to.And what the fuck is up with the IGN hate? I thought Giant Bomb was above that shit. "

I would rather trust a review from somebody who shares the nostalgia because like me he was probably in the arcade when the first three games were there, unlike the tards at IGN.  They continue to lose credibility by posting shit like this.  There is no way MK deserved a lower score than MVC3. "

Mortal Kombat is a great game. I am going to tell you about it.

IGN is just a writers workshop for people recovering from serious brain trauma. Read it like that. You can see the neuroplasticity kicking in as they manage to (just about) grasp basic sentence structure and punctuation again.