Big difference number one: no progressive scan for the Sony system which inevitably leads to a less clean and interlaced picture.
MORTAL KOMBAT SHAOLIN MONKS REPTILE PS2
This usually isn't the case when games are built upon an abundance of small areas and not a few large, immersive levels, but even though that's precisely what Shaolin Monks is, some reoccurring disadvantages plaque the PS2 version. More so than the usual same game cross platform releases between Xbox and PS2, even. Graphics and Sound From the moment Liu Kang and Kung Lao drop down into Goro's Lair jumpstarting the mayhem, the graphical difference for MK: SM between the two systems is drastic. For all you dual-console owners out there left wondering whether to tandem bicycle-kick/brutality combo until your thumbs bleed on PS2 or Xbox, read on for Raiden-like guidance and wisdom from the Insider crew.
MORTAL KOMBAT SHAOLIN MONKS REPTILE SERIES
Making the jump across the genre bridge is an act very few developers have pulled off successfully, Midway being no exception (remember the side-scrolling MK: Special Forces for PS one?), but MK:SM does it with such seaming less grace we're left wondering if this series should have been co-op action/adventure from the get go. With Shaolin Monks hitting store shelves under a barrage of well deserved critical and commercial success, the franchise is finally back to it's brutal, trend setting, old self. Despite its slow decline in popularity initiated with MK3 in 1995, the classic Midway series will always hold a soft spot in our still-intact hearts even when some previous installments turned out rather sub par. Take your time!" Ever since those glory days of the original Mortal Kombat (now over thirteen years running) the fighting genres, nay videogames in general, have never been the same. We'll be here ripping out spines and performing other brutal acts of dismemberment through simple button pressing sequences. Keep shopping for cut-off blue jean shorts. Well, at least for the first time since we were convincing our sisters to take us to the mall just so we could hang out in the arcade while they ogled PG-13 posters at Spencer's Gifts. Officially, the Mortal Kombat series no longer royally sucks. Looking for more? Please feel free to follow up with a question to our mailbag. Whether you agree with our overall recommendation or not doesn't matter as much as being able to make a decision of your own. About the Head-to-Head The main purpose of our H2H series is to arm you with enough information and facts for you to make an educated decision.