Something about them is very grainy, almost as if they’ve been remastered in a lower resolution. There are a few glaring faults to be noted though, primarily in the story mode film sequences. It was all very faff-free to get my controllers set up, which sadly can’t be said for all modern PC ports. That said, the ability to rebind all keys (including system functions like the pause button) adds to an impressive versatility that is already made by simple controller integration. The stock keyboard controls somewhat spoil the fun as, keyboard setups are never going to be especially intuitive for a fast-paced fighting game. The settings go quite low, and I’m sure this will allow a variety of players to get involved in the Kombat. That I could run it on max settings also bodes well for users with less expensive hardware. The optimisation too is immaculate, with nary a frame skip or graphical bug in sight. The visuals are detailed and rich, with a frame rate that eclipses the console versions of MK.

I don’t exactly have the most intense of gaming rigs, but even I was able to push the game to its maximum graphical settings, and the results are spectacular. 'I don't exactly have the most intense of gaming rigs, but even I was able to push the game to its maximum graphical settings, and the results are spectacular.

Many graphical options have been added over the Xbox 360 and PS3 versions of the game, with FXAA processing, many levels of anti-aliasing and the usual anisotropic filtering options rounding out the package. It takes a little while, but it demonstrates a care in visual optimisation that few games adopt. The first thing players will notice is the settings screen, as MK Komplete dials into your optimum settings, altering each option one by one. I’ll cover the port job in the earlier paragraphs of this review, but those who want a more general reminder of how Mortal Kombat plays should skip ahead to page two. Ported over by High Voltage (who you may know as the guys behind Wii exclusive FPS The Conduit), MK Komplete is one of the better optimised PC ports I’ve come across in a long time. What a surprise then that the PC version of Mortal Kombat Komplete Edition runs so incredibly well. As a result, many fighting games are ported to the PC in a slap-dash manner that ruins the game for the desktop die-hards. Though PC gamers can opt to plug in a controller or arcade stick, those without are left with keyboard controls that just aren’t responsive enough for the twitch reactions required in most 2D fighters. Fighting games on PC are like RTS games on consoles they just don’t work.

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