Mortal Kombat: Komplete Edition

Mortal Kombat: Komplete Edition is the easy version of 2011’s fighting-game revival to recommend if you want the whole roster and its add-ons in one purchase. The first few matches have the blunt, satisfying rhythm you want from Mortal Kombat: side-view bouts, familiar combatants, and a package built around giving you more people to try rather than making you chase separate downloads.

Its value is in the breadth of the bundle. Kenshi, Skarlet, Rain, and Freddy Krueger join the base game, while klassic skins and extra fatalities give longtime fans more to poke through. The Vita edition goes further with new costumes and its own Challenge Tower, but every version delivers the core attraction: a well-regarded fighter presented as a genuinely complete edition.

Retro Replay Review

Gameplay

Komplete Edition gets straight to the point: this is Mortal Kombat (2011) with its downloadable fighters, skins, and fatalities already gathered together. That matters because you can spend your early sessions sampling a broader lineup instead of wondering which pieces of the game sit behind separate purchases. For a fighting game, that kind of completeness is more than a box-checking feature; it gives you more room to find a character you actually want to stick with.

The added warriors are the heart of the re-release. Kenshi, Skarlet, Rain, and Freddy Krueger make the roster feel less like a base game with leftovers attached and more like a full fighting-game cabinet. Freddy is especially the kind of crossover inclusion that will either make you grin immediately or leave you cold, but he gives the edition a distinct bit of personality alongside Mortal Kombat regulars.

There is also plenty here for someone who cares about the series’ older looks. The compatibility packs and Klassic Skin Pack add multiple klassic skins, and the latter brings three additional fatalities. These are bonuses rather than a replacement for solid fighting fundamentals, but they make repeat play more rewarding for fans who enjoy seeing familiar characters dressed in their older styles.

Platform choice has one meaningful wrinkle. The PS Vita version includes new costumes and a new Challenge Tower not found in the other releases, while Windows, Xbox 360, and PlayStation 3 receive the same core Komplete package. If portable play and that extra tower matter to you, Vita has a clear edge; otherwise, the essential decision is simply whether you want this especially content-rich version of Mortal Kombat (2011).

Mortal Kombat: Komplete Edition — screenshot 1

Graphics

The action uses a side-view fighting-game camera, so both combatants stay in view and each bout is framed like a direct face-off. The roster’s extra klassic skins give returning fighters alternate looks, while the bundle’s additional fatalities give the game more of the exaggerated Mortal Kombat imagery fans come for.

Mortal Kombat: Komplete Edition — screenshot 2

Story

Komplete Edition is not a new story chapter. It retains Mortal Kombat (2011) as its base game and builds outward with fighters, skins, fatalities, and other downloadable extras. That makes the narrative side feel like a return visit rather than a reason to expect a separate Komplete Edition plot.

The new playable characters do bring extra flavor to the larger Mortal Kombat world. Kenshi, Skarlet, and Rain are rooted in the series’ warrior lineup, while Freddy Krueger is an intentionally out-of-place guest. He is less about deepening the central tale than adding a bit of horror-movie novelty to the selection screen.

US Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 copies also included a code for the 1995 Mortal Kombat movie, plus a code for the Songs Inspired by the Warriors soundtrack album. Those extras widen the package beyond the game itself, although they are regional bonuses rather than part of the fighting game’s narrative.

Overall Experience

This is the version to grab when you want Mortal Kombat (2011) without treating its DLC as a separate shopping list. The package folds in four additional playable characters, stacks of klassic skins, and extra fatalities, so it feels generous in the way a re-release should. You are buying a fighter with more options from the start, not merely a new label on the same box.

The strongest reason to play is simple: you like Mortal Kombat’s confrontational one-on-one format and want a deep pool of familiar faces and oddball additions to explore. The frustration is mostly one of focus rather than value—if you only care about the original roster, many of these additions will be nice extras rather than essential reasons to return. For anyone eager to experiment, though, the wider lineup is the payoff.

It also makes a useful companion piece to the series’ later history. If you want to compare its roster-minded, all-in-one approach with another stop in the franchise, take a look at Mortal Kombat 4. Komplete Edition earns its reputation as a strong fighting-game package because it gathers a substantial amount of Mortal Kombat material in one place and gives you good reasons to keep trying another combatant.