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Mortal Kombat: Legacy Kollection

Mortal Kombat: Legacy Kollection is a triumphant return for the series that brings back the best the series has to offer.
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70%Game Brain Score
music, gameplay
stability, graphics
55% User Score Based on 612 reviews
Critic Score 81%Based on 24 reviews

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Mortal Kombat: Legacy Kollection is a single player and multiplayer arcade fighting game with a fantasy theme. It was developed by Digital Eclipse and was released on October 29, 2025. It received positive reviews from critics and neutral reviews from players.

Mortal Kombat: Legacy Kollection offers a comprehensive look at the iconic fighting series’ early arcade classics and fan-favorite home versions. Players can experience the groundbreaking gameplay and digitized fighters that revolutionized the genre. The collection also features an interactive documentary with exclusive interviews, rare artwork, and archival footage celebrating the franchise’s legendary origins.

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55%
Audience ScoreBased on 612 reviews
music6 positive mentions
stability47 negative mentions

  • The collection includes a wide variety of classic Mortal Kombat games, providing nostalgia for long-time fans.
  • The documentary and behind-the-scenes content are well-produced and offer great insights into the franchise's history.
  • Quality of life features like training modes and on-screen move lists enhance the gameplay experience.
  • The online multiplayer is severely lacking, with no lobbies or private match options, making it difficult to play with friends.
  • There are significant input lag issues, even in offline modes, which detracts from the gameplay experience.
  • Some expected titles, such as MK Gold and N64 Trilogy, are missing from the collection, leaving fans disappointed.
  • stability
    48 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    The game's stability has been widely criticized, with numerous reports of bugs, audio glitches, and connectivity issues, particularly in online modes. Many players have experienced severe input lag, crashes, and unpolished emulation, leading to an overall perception of the collection as unfinished and rushed. While some users express hope for future updates to address these problems, the current state of the game is deemed largely unplayable by many reviewers.

    • “The online runs great now, I've had absolutely zero issues. Just make sure you check the online options menu and adjust your connection and input lag preferences.”
    • “Plethora of glitches make the game unplayable.”
    • “Horribly unfinished/unpolished title, with several controller issues, severe input lag, audio/video glitches not present in original games, unpolished emulation.”
    • “The emulation is buggy as hell, and the main reason I bought this collection — the multiplayer — is practically broken.”
  • music
    47 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    The music aspect of the game has received mixed reviews, with users appreciating the inclusion of classic tracks and the ability to create custom playlists, but expressing frustration over missing soundtracks, particularly from notable titles like "Mortal Kombat Mythologies: Sub-Zero." Many players have reported technical issues, such as music not looping properly, audio glitches, and inconsistent volume levels, which detract from the overall experience. While the music player is seen as a nice feature, its execution and the lack of comprehensive soundtracks have left many feeling disappointed.

    • “It's such a strange feeling to fire up a game thinking: 'Last time I saw these graphics or heard this music, I was still a kid.'”
    • “The music player is loaded with Dan Forden’s legendary tracks, and you can even build custom playlists.”
    • “I also find it really interesting to go to the music player and listen to the different versions of the songs that were on different consoles.”
    • “The music player is loaded with Dan Forden’s legendary tracks, but some albums are missing, like the MK Mythologies: Sub-Zero soundtrack.”
    • “The game stutters very often, leading to moves not registering, combos cutting off, and the music and sounds being distorted and unbearable.”
    • “Input delay on all games, music bugs out and does not loop properly for the PSX games in this collection, and sound breaks online.”
  • graphics
    36 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    The graphics of the game collection have received mixed reviews, with many players expressing disappointment over the lack of significant enhancements and the presence of glitches. While some appreciate the nostalgic feel of the original graphics, others criticize the outdated visuals and emulation issues, arguing that the collection fails to deliver the expected quality for a 2025 release. Overall, the graphics are seen as a missed opportunity, with calls for better options like toggling between original and upscaled visuals.

    • “I also like how you can change the visuals of the game to your liking, from border backgrounds, widescreen, screen filters, zooming, and so on.”
    • “But for offline play, this collection is a total win — the visuals, options, and quality-of-life touches make it the ultimate archive for classic Mortal Kombat.”
    • “I’m looking forward to reliving that classic magic while seeing how far the series has come — the graphics, the storylines, the brutal finishers, all polished for a new generation but still echoing that same spirit that started it all in the arcades decades ago.”
    • “The graphics are terrible; now I understand that these are very old games, but they somehow look awful.”
    • “The graphics are also not good for a 2025 collection release, and you'd figure they would have remastered more than just the MK4 graphics.”
    • “It is so bad that I couldn't finish 8 minutes of playing; the graphics are bad, sound tearing and screeching most of the gameplay, and online takes about 5 minutes to find a match.”
  • gameplay
    27 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    Gameplay reviews highlight a mix of positive and negative experiences. While offline gameplay is generally praised for its smoothness and nostalgic feel, many players report significant input lag and glitches that detract from the overall experience, particularly in online modes. The addition of features like the rewind function is appreciated, but the lack of responsiveness and persistent issues in both menus and gameplay have led to disappointment among users.

    • “The game needed more features at launch, but it's forgivable because the gameplay is so good.”
    • “A great addition is the rewind feature; by clicking in the joystick, you can rewind gameplay whenever you want.”
    • “The games themselves play very well and feel smooth; I haven't had many gameplay issues so far other than some input problems and some audio bugs.”
    • “I believe this game was a bit rushed instead of taking their time on working everything on tuning their online performances and creating the best experiences for all MK players to challenge each other with fewer issues affecting their gameplay.”
    • “The offline input delay is ridiculous (not only during gameplay, but also in the game menu), there are audio problems, it's impossible to find an online match, and if you do manage to find one, the lag is appalling... there's no 2 vs 2 mode for UMK3 to play online, even though it's supposed to be the preferred or standard mode.”
    • “It's clear to see that despite all of the issues listed below, the devs seriously care at the very least about the impact and history MK left, if not care about the actual gameplay.”
  • optimization
    21 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    The optimization of the game has received significant criticism, with users reporting severe input lag, stuttering, and poor online performance, making matches nearly unplayable. While some updates have improved performance, many players still experience issues such as graphical glitches and inconsistent netcode. Overall, the game appears to be poorly optimized, leading to frustration among the community, particularly regarding online features and gameplay stability.

    • “The latest updates keep improving performance and fixing the input delay; it’s way smoother now.”
    • “The remastered ports run smoothly for the most part, and the collection’s presentation, including behind-the-scenes extras and archival material, really highlights Mortal Kombat’s legacy.”
    • “As for performance, I think the input latency is just fine.”
    • “Some of the games are borderline unplayable due to lag or performance limitations.”
    • “It's a poorly optimized and very lazy release for which the only value are the documentary videos.”
    • “The endless boasting about rollback net-code means nothing if each match is a stuttering mess.”
  • monetization
    13 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    The monetization of the game has been widely criticized as a blatant cash grab, with many reviewers expressing disappointment over its lack of meaningful content and functionality at launch. Players feel that the game was rushed and poorly developed, offering little more than nostalgia without respect for the original titles, leading to a negative perception of its value. Overall, the sentiment is that the game prioritizes profit over quality and fan satisfaction.

    • “Just a cash grab with zero respect for the fans and for the original games.”
    • “The devs say they are adding more functionality in the future, but there's no reason for those features not to be ready at launch... this feels like nothing but a cash grab that offers almost nothing of value over the current ways we have to play these games.”
    • “A soulless cash grab made by people who have no idea what made MK special in the first place.”
  • story
    11 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    The story aspect of the game is met with mixed feelings; while some players appreciate the detailed character biographies and the historical context of the Mortal Kombat series, others feel that the overarching narrative is often overlooked in favor of gameplay. There are noted omissions in the lore, particularly regarding characters from earlier titles, which detracts from the completeness of the story. Overall, the timelines and character backstories are praised for their depth, but the significance of the story itself remains a secondary concern for many players.

    • “The timelines are very good, especially regarding the story before Mortal Kombat and during Mortal Kombat 1 and 2.”
    • “There's a menu that tells you about each and every single character that's been in all the klassic games, which includes some of their backstory and what their role is in each game.”
    • “It’s quite complete and historically meaningful, plus there’s a section that explains each character’s biography and the overall story of Mortal Kombat.”
    • “Some parts of the kombatants' lore section have errors or omissions of key plot information pertaining to titles not present on this release, which were incomprehensibly excluded intentionally. For example, Khameleon does not get a character entry because MK Trilogy's N64 version is absent.”
    • “Like, did you even think once about the storyline of the arcade era MK games?”
    • “Or did you do what 90% of players did and completely ignored that because it's an arcade game and the story doesn't really matter here.”
  • humor
    5 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    The humor in the game is often derived from its glitches and shortcomings, with players finding amusement in the absurdity of bugs and the developers' attempts to justify them. Instances of unexpected gameplay moments, like infinite fatality time, add to the comedic experience, making the overall tone light-hearted despite the game's flaws.

    • “It is very funny that they just didn't include it.”
    • “The sugar coating and excuses on Twitter are hilarious.”
    • “In the pit stage MK1, I had infinite fatality time on. Shortly after I pulled the pit fatality and the opponent fell to the bottom, the game was still thinking that I had yet to pull a fatality and just kind of sat there, which was pretty funny.”
  • emotional
    3 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    The game is praised for its emotional depth, serving as a heartfelt tribute to the franchise's history while evoking a sense of nostalgia and wholesome enjoyment. However, some players found certain moments to be heart-wrenching, adding to the overall emotional impact of the experience.

    • “The game feels like a heartfelt tribute to the franchise’s rich history.”
    • “I still see a lot of value in this collection, but that was heartbreaking.”
  • replayability
    2 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    The game offers a nostalgic experience with an infinitely replayable collection of Mortal Kombat titles, appealing primarily to fans of the series. However, some users noted the presence of bugs that may detract from the overall enjoyment.

    • “They delivered an infinitely replayable collection of Mortal Kombat history.”
    • “If you're someone driven by nostalgia who just wants to play some classic Mortal Kombat games, then you might enjoy it, because the games are playable despite the bugs.”
  • grinding
    1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    Players find the initial need to adjust display options for each game tedious, but appreciate that recent patches have improved the experience by allowing settings to be saved after the first adjustment.

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Mortal Kombat: Legacy Kollection is a arcade fighting game with fantasy theme.

Mortal Kombat: Legacy Kollection is available on Nintendo Switch, Xbox Series X|S, PC, PlayStation 5 and others.

On average players spend around 7 hours playing Mortal Kombat: Legacy Kollection.

Mortal Kombat: Legacy Kollection was released on October 29, 2025.

Mortal Kombat: Legacy Kollection was developed by Digital Eclipse.

Mortal Kombat: Legacy Kollection has received neutral reviews from players. Most players liked this game for its music but disliked it for its stability.

Mortal Kombat: Legacy Kollection is a single player game with multiplayer and local co-op support.

Similar games include Street Fighter 30th Anniversary Collection, STAR WARS: Battlefront Classic Collection, Street Fighter V, Mortal Kombat X, Capcom Fighting Collection 2 and others.