Xbox Series X and S owners will, in fact, find themselves forced to upgrade, which may be bone of contention as it then must sit on their console’s internal storage the benefit here won’t outweigh the cost for some. Crossplay has even been added, making it easier to find matches online.
A free upgrade is available for Mortal Kombat 11 owners on both PS4 and Xbox One, allowing them to reap the benefit of their new consoles. You don’t have to buy Mortal Kombat 11 Ultimate to enjoy its scant next-gen offerings, however.
If you’re not interested in the story, you can also choose to not download any story scenes and save some storage space. Thanks to Smart Delivery on Xbox, you download the base game and can then choose to download the original story scenes or the new 4K ones, which are pretty much twice the size. On PS5 the 4K story scenes are downloaded by default you simply download the PS5 version of Mortal Kombat 11. It makes them more of a pleasure to watch, and keeps the transitions between story scenes and combat natural. If you haven’t yet played Mortal Kombat 11‘s duo of story modes, or you fancy making your way through them again, you’ll also be glad to find that their scenes have been redone in 4K. You can move between menus more fluidly, and go from one fight to the next without ever finding yourself waiting long enough to consider reaching for your mobile phone. The real benefit of playing Mortal Kombat 11 Ultimate on PS5, or Xbox Series X/S, is that load times are reduced. It already ran at close to 4K on those consoles, and while enhanced visuals are stated as a part of the marketing blurb, you’d be hard pushed to tell the difference when playing the next-gen counterparts even when placed side-by-side.
It’s nothing to get too excited about, however, at least for those who have already played a prior version of Mortal Kombat 11 on PS4 Pro or Xbox One X. Perhaps the most notable thing about Mortal Kombat 11 Ultimate is that it’s launching on next-gen consoles. Whether you like to play alone against the CPU or spend your time battling others online, hours upon hours of violent, gory entertainment await. Along with all the other gameplay enhancements and content additions since launch, including Friendships and the Aftermath story, it’s quite possibly the most feature-packed fighting game ever made. They’re a diverse bunch, too there truly is a character for everyone. With Kombat Pack 2 brought into play, Mortal Kombat 11 Ultimate‘s character roster stands at a whopping 37 characters.
Pitting him against Arnold Schwarzenegger’s Terminator is entertaining though a dream battle of two action movie icons.
But then I’m not particularly a fan of the films, either. Featuring the voice and likeness of Sylvester Stallone himself, I don’t like playing as him that much – his moveset seems a little bland. Rambo, on the other hand, is likely to be love/hate affair.
Mortal Kombat fans are bound to love them, and will no doubt spend hours tweaking their appearance and movesets to better suit their tastes. Plus, who doesn’t want to creep out players by exposing a monstrous mouth and licking their faces with an elongated tongue? Meanwhile, Rain’s command over, er, rain, makes for some flashy specials. Mileena is a grotesque yet instantly likeable character, thanks largely to her easy-to-pick-up moveset. Adding series stalwarts Mileena and Rain into mix, as well as guest character Rambo, it’s worth doing so. Those who did buy the Aftermath Kollection earlier this year, or the standard version of the game last year, can pick up Kombat Pack 2 by itself for £11.99/$14.99. After all, it’s cheaper than buying all the DLC separately. Though it’s also a good pick up for those who own the base game and haven’t yet picked up any DLC for it yet despite intending to do so. Mortal Kombat 11 Ultimate, then, is obviously aimed at those who are yet to jump into the world of Mortal Kombat 11. And it costs the same as the base game did last year. Mortal Kombat 11 Ultimate is yet another, available both physically and digitally, and includes everything found in the Aftermath Kollection along with the new Kombat Pack 2. You might have even bought the Aftermath expansion, which also brought with it another packaged version of the game. If you bought Mortal Kombat 11 upon its launch back in 2019, chances are you’ll have been happy with it but have had to fork out even more money since to add additional characters into the mix. Good things come to those who wait is a saying that really hits home in the world of video games. Packing in all post-launch content, Mortal Kombat 11 Ultimate really lives up to its name.