NetherRealm reboot Mortal Kombat with a 2.5D return to basics, a sprawling story mode and gleefully violent fatalities. The netcode holds up, the roster grows into one of the saga's most complete and the staging hits without restraint.
Your verdict
Category
Fighting2 players18+
Description
Mortal Kombat Komplete Edition by NetherRealm Studios and Warner Bros, February 2012. Includes the full game with DLC characters - Skarlet, Kenshi, Rain and Freddy Krueger - and all alternate costumes. Most complete version of the acclaimed Mortal Kombat reboot.
Mortal Kombat - Komplete Edition review
4/5
Art direction
★★★★★
"Striking"
4/5
Music
★★★★★
"Excellent"
4/5
Story
★★★★★
"Captivating"
Gameplay
"Masterful"
Bringing together all the extra fighters and their content, this complete edition rounds out a snappy 2D versus built on combos, gauges and devastating X-Ray moves. Mastering spacing and chains remains a tactile pleasure. Fuller in roster, it offers the most accomplished version of a reboot whose depth of play hasn't aged.
Fun
"From the very first seconds"
A return to roots for the bloodiest fighting saga: brutal combos, reinvented gory fatalities and staging of assumed violence. The snappy handling rewards memory of the chains, and every spectacular finisher delivers a guilty satisfaction. Rich in modes, generous and built for the duel, a cult versus that reconnects with its DNA with flair.
European (PAL) edition of Mortal Kombat Komplete Edition, gathering NetherRealm's revival and all its extra fighters and outfits, the most complete form of the license's return. Become fairly rare in Europe, its interest lies in this gathering of all the content rather than wide distribution. A prime piece for fans of violent fighting wanting the full roster.
Better with friends
A gleefully gory brawler whose over-the-top fatalities and punchy pace make duels a joyful release. The competition stays readable for novices while offering depth to the devoted, in a rivalry that blends technique and provocation. Local versus raises a delicious tension, punctuated by spectacular finishers that draw as many shouts as laughs.
A questionable morality
At the close of a won fight, the game invites you to finish off your opponent with a “fatality,” a choreographed killing of almost virtuoso gory inventiveness. You execute the button combo with care, proud to land a spectacular dismemberment, without dwelling too much on the fact that you're mostly drilling the art of theatrical murder.
Is Mortal Kombat - Komplete Edition still worth playing in 2026?
Released in 2012 on Xbox 360, the Komplete Edition gathers NetherRealm Studios' Mortal Kombat and all its downloadable characters and content, including guests like Freddy Krueger. It is the most complete version of this excellent two dimensional return to roots, with embraced violence and formidable depth. The nervy combat, the spectacular fatalities and the cinematic Story mode stay at the genre's peak. The shutdown of the online servers limits the competitive side. But the local and solo stay excellent. To discover this Mortal Kombat in its fullest shape, this is the ideal version today.
