IGN Reviews Mortal Kombat: Deception

[Jeff Greeson]

IGN's 5 page review is now online, which seems to have been written by a hardcore Street Fighter fan. Even with this initial bias, the reviewer looks past his hang-ups with the MK franchise and actually has some positive things to say about the game. They give it a 8.8. Here's a quote regarding Puzzle Kombat that pretty much sums up the entire tone of the review. Bash and forgive.

But twitchier gameplay fans may want to turn their attention towards Puzzle Kombat instead. A direct rip-off of Capcom's PSOne hit Super Puzzle Fighter II Turbo, this Tetris-inspired head-to-head is a pretty straightforward block dropping game. Truthfully, it's not quite as polished as the Chess game is, as it's often difficult to tell why your opponent gets some of the combo bonuses (or penalties) that befall him. Even so, it can still be great fun when playing with determined Tetris fans, and is a nice diversion from the bigger and beefier game modes.

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