Mortal Kombat x
2015
Android/IOS
Warner Bros.
Mature
fighting game

 Fun Factor: Mortal Kombat x has a replay factor which I come back to every couple days because there is a lot of things to do. You can play the regular story mode which has thirty one towers you can play, and each tower has seven battles in each one. They have updates every couple of months so they have added in new tougher towers which makes it more interesting. If the story mode is not your thing you can do their faction wars mode, which is their online multiplayer. Each week you can battle your way to the top and earn prizes to help your collection every week. You can also play their challenges which if you succeed, you can earn a rare character for your roster.

Learning curve: The game is very easy to pick up and learn. The controls are mostly swiping as well as tapping. The controls are very basic, but very addicting and I can"t seem to put it down every time I play it. Once you start playing there is a tutorial to help you play. Once you get through that then the rest is very easy to get the hang of.

Graphics: The graphics are really good for it to be a game on your phone. You can play it on you phone or tablet.The graphics are almost the same as Injustice Gods Among Us. So if you are into that game, then you would love this game. Something that they blew me away with is that they added in the specials you can do on your opponent, Which lets you see an x-ray of the characters damage on their body. The x-ray is almost as good as the consul version. All in all the graphics are simply amazing and something you should try out.

Audio: The audio in the game is impressive. The background music is on point as well as every hit you do on your opponent. When you tap it also has a destinctive sound which confirms that you tap on a menu item. Every single character has a few quotes they say in game battles after they do a special to the opponent. The audio is very well done as well as the voice acting with the characters.

Controls: The controls are very simple to use. In some Android games the controls can be very awkward to use but in this game it is as simple as it gets. Going through the menus is very easy as well navigating to wherever you want to go. When you are in a battle, all you have to do is tap to do the basic moves. If you want to do a power move all you do is swipe. If you want to do a special, all you have to do is hit the special one or two on the bottom of the screen and then it will have you tap or swipe to get maximum damage. The controls are basic but effective.

Characters: There are eight bronze characters, which are the lowest tier as and less effective characters. You can earn them through alliance points or just buy them with koins. The next set of characters are silver tier. There are 14 in all and they are decent in health and strength. You can purchase them through koins or you can get them in Kard pacts. The next set of characters are gold tier. These characters are the strongest set and most effective. There are 33 gold characters and they are always adding more every couple weeks. To purchase these set of characters then you have to use souls. Souls are hard to come by to use them wisely. If you get a repeat character yoy already own then you can fuse them together to make that character stronger.

The level design is pretty basic. There are only a few select levels and its more of a background more than anything. Its more of just the scenery that you fight in. Its not interactive like the consul version, but the levels are done very well and it has a nice change of pace. The levels don't really have anything tio do with the controls or the learning curve. The levels do have some affect on the characters because some of the levels are related with the characters. Some levels are where they lived or trained and you get that when your playing the game.

Changes: The only changes I would add would be having the kard packs be less expensive and easier to come by. They made some of the kard pacts too much and a casual gamer would not be able to reach. You would have to grind at the game and by the time you get that many koins or souls it wouldn't seem worth it. I would also have some characters stronger so when you get to a hard boss or harder opponent you would have a better chance to get past through it. I would aslo want to it be easier to earn souls or another way to earn souls so you can earn more than ten in a day.

Recommendation: I would recommend this game who likes fighting games. If you a fan of Mortal Kombat, Injustice Gods among us, or even games like Tekken or dead or alive, then you would appreciate this game. The game has a solid story mode that has a lot of levels as well as a online mode that you can play over and over again. The game is very good in my opinion and I play it almost everyday. The game is very rewarding and has that replay factor I enjoy.