Review scoopings 3/5 · Jan 13, 2026
Supplanted By Trilogy/Ultimate, But Still Nostalgic And Great Sound
Preliminary: I had read this is the black sheep of the series, and for good reason, with the characters omitted. However, right away, it was just soooooo familiar. Now, I know that's really because I had the SNES port, I believe we had both this version and MK Trilogy? Or we had Ultimate MK3 and MK Trilogy? Either way, the …
Preliminary: I had read this is the black sheep of the series, and for good reason, with the characters omitted. However, right away, it was just soooooo familiar. Now, I know that's really because I had the SNES port, I believe we had both this version and MK Trilogy? Or we had Ultimate MK3 and MK Trilogy? Either way, the familiarity of these settings, even the new characters, and most of all the soudns and the ability to run, are all too important for me not to give it an honorary 3. Even if either Ultimate or Trilogy will be the real one I loved so much. The symbol for this, the references to the movie, so much to love about this that set the foundation for thsoe later versions. Oh and at leats I can get a couple rounds in with this game, not as brutally hard from the start as the prior 2.
Then I wound up playing a round against my husband so yeah, it deserves its honrary 3 star
Ah, my younger brother said we had plain MK3 for PS1 (and Trilogy). I think I played a LOT of both before mk4 came out.
Look: 8/10 Classic
Sound: 8/10 A highlight
Play: 7.5/10
Feel: 8/10
Attachment: 7/10 Effectively replaced by Trilogy but still nice to have this moment of nostalgia.
Overall: 7.7/10
