The effects are also spot on with some classic thrown in for good measure. With Dan “Toasty” Forden at the helm in the sound department did you doubt its greatness? Classic MK themes are redone for Monks and new tracks mesh perfectly with the game. The only complaint I have is that most environments in the game only have one set path with little to no room for exploration, also you can get lost in some areas because of some questionable camera angles, but in the grand scheme of things this game does just about everything right in the visuals department. Thankfully there is just enough diversity that traveling the game’s terrain you are never forced to fight one kind of enemy too often. Shaolin Monks also avoids the problem most games in its genre suffer from, repetitive enemies. The fighting animations are also extremely well done, fighting multiple enemies never looks awkward or out of place and the environments are littered with interactive items such as the trees in the Living Forest. For instance there was always rumors of being able to perform a stage fatality in the Acid Pit where you could knock your opponent onto the hooks hanging from the ceiling, in Shaolin Monks you actually can.
I found myself more often than not simply in awe of how many references to the past games were thrown in. From the infamous Acid Pit to the depths of the Netherealm this game is a Mortal Kombat fan’s wet dream. The environments are ripped directly from the first two MK games, it’s an absolute thrill for such a large MK fan as myself to finally see these places rendered in glorious 3D. The visuals in the game are extremely slick and blaze by you at an incredible frame rate. The story progresses all the way through the second MK game so you can expect several cameos from familiar faces such as Reptile, Smoke, and even Jade & Mileena. You will basically fight your way across the island, back to Earthrealm, and eventually end up in Outworld where the final showdown takes place. Before they are able to escape Liu Kang and Kung Lao are trapped inside Goro’s Lair and the story begins. So in traditional bad guy style he finds a way to escape his inevitable fate and begins the destruction of his island. Shang Tsung has lost and is not ready to admit defeat. The storyline of Shaolin Monks takes place immediately following the events at the end of the first tournament. Let us dive into the world of Shaolin Monks and find out why this is one of the better titles to grace your Xbox this September. It’s been a while since we had a solid beat ’em up that was actually fun to play through, add that to the fact that it takes place in the MK realm and you have an extremely well built game that has plenty of things to keep you coming back for more. Thankfully this time around Midway has taken great care to make sure it’s franchise only gets the best treatment.
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From the largely successful Mortal Kombat 2 to the ill-fated Special Forces this series certainly has seen both sides of the spectrum.
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