 | ON: Content is age-appropriate for kids this age. |
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Mortal Kombat: Deception
- PlayStation 2, Xbox
- Price: $49.99
- Genre: Fighting
Common Sense Media says
Martial arts combat at its bloodiest; adults only.
Parents say
QUALITY
Kids say
QUALITY
What parents need to know
Parents need to know that although the Mortal Kombat universe continues to expand in terms of depth of its storyline and the variety of options within the game, the goal of this game is the same as all predecessors: Kill or be killed, and make it as horrific as you can. This is an adult game and is not intended for kids. The star rating given this game is based on quality of gameplay and is not an endorsement of the violence in the game.
What's it about?
MORTAL KOMBAT: DECEPTION has four basic modes of play: Kombat, Chess Kombat, Puzzle Kombat, and Konquest. Kombat allows the player to fight one-on-one rounds of combat with increasingly difficult opponents. Chess Kombat is played similarly to chess; however, when a piece takes another piece they fight for the space, allowing the defender to potentially win and keep the spot. Puzzle Kombat is a variation of Tetris.
Konquest contains the storyline element of the game. The player explores six 3-D worlds, talking to characters, accomplishing quests, and training, primarily under the tutelage of Mortal Kombat character Bo' Rai Cho. The Konquest portion primarily focuses on combat sequences and side quests. Many of the combat sequences are similar to training and are focused on learning combinations of keys to enact blocks, attacks, special moves, etc.
Is it any good?
Mortal Kombat: Deception ratchets up the blood and gore in a series long known to push the boundaries. Some of the minor quests in Konquest mode entail good deeds, but most involve violence. In Konquest mode, the character begins as a young boy and ages to an old man -- but even as a child, he is involved in violent and bloody missions. The character of Bo'Rai Cho, the "guide" for most of the game, uses a secret move, referred to as "puke puddle," to spew a pool of vomit on the floor, causing the opponent to slip.
Perhaps the greatest concern for parents, however, is the amount of very graphic violence. Gruesome deaths are a highlight and the goal of the "best" players. Even the background images are disturbing: In one level, for example, several corpses dangle from rope, their necks broken, and they swing into the way of the battle when they're bumped. No kid should play this game for any reason -- this is strictly adult fare.
What families can talk about
Families can talk about how this game is different from others in the series. Is the over-the-top violence one of the reasons this game is so popular?
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very violent good or bad either way u look at it
if you dont care about violence it is a very good game because you can turn off blood but very entertaianing
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i had this game it broke ... but any way buy it its just a game its not real lol it makes you smart
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Caveat Parens: This Game Contains Suicide - Hara-Kiri Style!
Besides all the decapitation and manipulation of opponents' body parts in terms of fatalities, parents, while playing the game just to test it, you have to do the the deadly, self-killing finishing moves, called hara-kiris! Those types of move sets, which go beyond the ancient Japanese self-killing move of slicing open the abdomen (e. g. Noob Smoke self-destructing), as the name suggests, really convey the wrong message to your children - they're convincing them that if they lose a game, chances are, they will commit suicide! What parent would think of that - suicide in a fighting game?
Violence, gore, blood, and suicidal messages aside, think forty times before buying it for your children!
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second look
mortal kombat is bloody, but you can turn off the blood and gore
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It's a fighting game, and it's mortal kombat so of course there's gonna be graphic violence, blood and gore. But kids always play violent games, most of the time, it doesnt affect them, they can handle it. There is no profanity or sexual content.
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Kid, 12 years old
November 15, 2009
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OK.
NOT easy 2 play
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Go 2 the SETTINGS!
Ok so well i playedthis game wen i was10 years old and i remember tht u can go 2 the settings menu and turn off the blood,fatalities,hara kiris, and death traps and made it somewhat of a bloodless karate street fighter game GO KOBRA!
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| Platforms: | PlayStation 2, Xbox |
| Available online? | Not available online |
| Genre: | Fighting |
| Developer: | Midway |
| Release date: | January 10, 2005 |
| Price: | $49.99 |
| ESRB rating: | M for Blood and Gore, Intense Violence |
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