{"id":16077,"date":"2025-10-30T21:00:00","date_gmt":"2025-10-30T21:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/yohrt.com\/news\/mortal-kombat-legacy-kollection-review-ps5\/"},"modified":"2025-10-30T21:00:00","modified_gmt":"2025-10-30T21:00:00","slug":"mortal-kombat-legacy-kollection-review-ps5","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/yohrt.com\/news\/mortal-kombat-legacy-kollection-review-ps5\/","title":{"rendered":"#Mortal Kombat Legacy Kollection Review (PS5)"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_86 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 eztoc-toggle-hide-by-default' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/yohrt.com\/news\/mortal-kombat-legacy-kollection-review-ps5\/#Mortal_Kombat_Legacy_Kollection_Review_PS5\" >Mortal Kombat Legacy Kollection Review (PS5)<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-2' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/yohrt.com\/news\/mortal-kombat-legacy-kollection-review-ps5\/#Conclusion\" >Conclusion<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Mortal_Kombat_Legacy_Kollection_Review_PS5\"><\/span>Mortal Kombat Legacy Kollection Review (PS5)<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<div class=\"body body-text article-text\">\n<section class=\"text\">\n<figure class=\"picture\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"scanlines\" title=\"Mortal Kombat Legacy Kollection Review - Screenshot 1 of 6\" href=\"https:\/\/images.pushsquare.com\/screenshots\/159992\/large.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/images.pushsquare.com\/screenshots\/159992\/900x.jpg\" width=\"900\" height=\"506\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Mortal Kombat Legacy Kollection Review - Screenshot 1 of 6\"><\/a><\/figure>\n<p>Not every game in the Mortal Kombat Legacy Kollection is a klassic, but dev Digital Eclipse\u2019s ability to kontextualise kontent makes this a kompilation well worth owning.<\/p>\n<p>If you\u2019ve played the excellent Atari 50 or any of the Gold Master Series kollections, then you\u2019ll know roughly what to expect here: a playable timeline of Mortal Kombat\u2019s early era, lovingly presented through a timeline named the Krypt.<\/p>\n<p>There are 23 titles in total on offer, spanning the arcade, konsoles, and handhelds. From the very first koin-op Mortal Kombat through to the seminal PS1 anthology Mortal Kombat Trilogy, pretty much everything up to the PS2 trilogy is represented.<\/p>\n<div class=\"for-mobile insert insert-label\">\n<div id=\"inject-primis-player\" data-src-primis=\"https:\/\/live.primis.tech\/live\/liveView.php?s=117168&amp;vp_content=plembed39b4tigwxqjz&amp;cbuster=%%CACHEBUSTER%%&amp;playerApiId=primis_player_float&amp;schain=1.0,1!ziffdavis.com,22392450815,1\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Now there are some noteworthy absentees, like the N64 version of Mortal Kombat Trilogy and the updated Dreamcast version of Mortal Kombat 4, named <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Mortal_Kombat_Gold\"><strong>Mortal Kombat Gold<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"picture\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"scanlines\" title=\"Mortal Kombat Legacy Kollection Review - Screenshot 2 of 6\" href=\"https:\/\/images.pushsquare.com\/screenshots\/159990\/large.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/images.pushsquare.com\/screenshots\/159990\/900x.jpg\" width=\"900\" height=\"506\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Mortal Kombat Legacy Kollection Review - Screenshot 2 of 6\"><\/a><\/figure>\n<p>But generally, this is a pretty komplete archive of an iconic franchise.<\/p>\n<p>You get the arcade, Super Nintendo, SEGA Genesis, and even Game Boy versions of the original Mortal Kombat, for example \u2013 all accurately presented with high-quality scans of their original manuals and more.<\/p>\n<p>In some instances, the kontent gets fairly obscure, like the SEGA 32X version of Mortal Kombat 2 or the uber-obscure WaveNet edition of <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/games\/snes\/ultimate_mortal_kombat_3\" class=\"external\">Ultimate Mortal Kombat 3<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>From our testing, the emulation is excellent and the games are presented as accurately as they were upon their release in the 90s.<\/p>\n<p>Although, the dev has made some minor adjustments to optimise the experience in some areas, like removing load screens in the PS1 version of Mortal Kombat Trilogy which irritatingly interrupted the flow in the original.<\/p>\n<div class=\"insert-label centered insert lazyload for-mobile insert-extended lazyload\">\n<div id=\"PS_MPU_X_O6903DC5D26D2B\" style=\"min-width:300px; min-height:250px\" data-dfp-id=\"pushsquare\/mobile_web_display\/article\" data-dfp-sizes=\"300x250,300x600\" data-dfp-targeting=\"pos=1,gto=false,experiment=nl-article-mobile-2\" class=\"lazyload\" data-dfp-refresh-direct=\"true\" data-prebid-config=\"Lazy_Load_HP_MPU\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<figure class=\"picture\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"scanlines\" title=\"Mortal Kombat Legacy Kollection Review - Screenshot 3 of 6\" href=\"https:\/\/images.pushsquare.com\/screenshots\/160004\/large.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/images.pushsquare.com\/screenshots\/160004\/900x.jpg\" width=\"900\" height=\"506\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Mortal Kombat Legacy Kollection Review - Screenshot 3 of 6\"><\/a><\/figure>\n<p>Pretty much all of the games come with additional features and toggles too, allowing you to automatically unlock secret characters if you want to or tune the experience to taste.<\/p>\n<p>There are different borders and filters you can choose from, but we mostly opted to stick with the default settings, because we feel like Digital Eclipse\u2019s emulated scanlines do a great job of capturing that classic CRT feel.<\/p>\n<p>All of the games come with save states and rewind as well, which is pretty much necessary in Mortal Kombat 2, where the AI will read your inputs and basically cheat.<\/p>\n<p>We should say that all of the games are presented in a \u201cwarts and all\u201d format, and that means any of the issues with the originals resurface here. For as memorable as popping off those Fatalities can be, there\u2019s a lot of bullshit in the Mortal Kombat franchise, and you just have to accept that.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"picture\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"scanlines\" title=\"Mortal Kombat Legacy Kollection Review - Screenshot 4 of 6\" href=\"https:\/\/images.pushsquare.com\/screenshots\/160008\/large.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/images.pushsquare.com\/screenshots\/160008\/900x.jpg\" width=\"900\" height=\"506\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Mortal Kombat Legacy Kollection Review - Screenshot 4 of 6\"><\/a><\/figure>\n<p>But the kollection isn\u2019t interested in glossing over the flaws, and its supplementary documentary is direct and endearing, as it was in Atari 50.<\/p>\n<p>There\u2019s a staggering amount of archival content included here, from original footage of Ed Boon pitching Scorpion\u2019s iconic rope attack on set, through to hand written lore documents and original pencil sketches.<\/p>\n<div class=\"insert-label centered insert lazyload for-mobile lazyload\">\n<div id=\"PS_MPU_X_W6903DC5D26D6B\" style=\"min-width:300px; min-height:250px\" data-dfp-id=\"pushsquare\/mobile_web_display\/article\" data-dfp-sizes=\"300x250\" data-dfp-targeting=\"pos=1,gto=false,experiment=nl-article-mobile-3\" class=\"lazyload\" data-dfp-refresh-direct=\"true\" data-prebid-config=\"Lazy_Load_HP_MPU\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>The kontent digs deep into each kreators\u2019 background, and this goes beyond just Mortal Kombat \u2013 it also explores their upbringings and influences.<\/p>\n<p>The documentary also includes insight from Midway royalty like Eugene Jarvis, delving into the origins of the organisation\u2019s arcade chops, and how it kultivated an environment where Mortal Kombat was able to thrive. It\u2019s heady and nostalgic, but never dishonest.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"picture\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"scanlines\" title=\"Mortal Kombat Legacy Kollection Review - Screenshot 5 of 6\" href=\"https:\/\/images.pushsquare.com\/screenshots\/159993\/large.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/images.pushsquare.com\/screenshots\/159993\/900x.jpg\" width=\"900\" height=\"506\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Mortal Kombat Legacy Kollection Review - Screenshot 5 of 6\"><\/a><\/figure>\n<p>You can spend several hours pouring through this stuff alone, but the fact that you\u2019re able to see a piece of artwork and then quickly switch to playing it is the gold standard for this kind of stuff.<\/p>\n<p>We\u2019ve enjoyed Capcom\u2019s various fighting game kompilations over the years, but this is just a next level approach \u2013 ironic, then, that Digital Eclipse also made the predominantly disappointing Street Fighter 30th Anniversary Collection.<\/p>\n<div class=\"insert-label centered insert lazyload for-mobile lazyload\">\n<div id=\"PS_MPU_X_S6903DC5D26D93\" style=\"min-width:300px; min-height:250px\" data-dfp-id=\"pushsquare\/mobile_web_display\/article\" data-dfp-sizes=\"300x250\" data-dfp-targeting=\"pos=1,gto=false,experiment=nl-article-mobile-4\" class=\"lazyload\" data-dfp-refresh-direct=\"true\" data-prebid-config=\"Lazy_Load_HP_MPU\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Perhaps the biggest kriticism we can point to here is that the online suite is rolling out unfinished.<\/p>\n<p>While the dev has promised rollback netcode, we haven\u2019t been able to test it yet because try as we might we can\u2019t get a Quick Match to konnect. And there are no lobbies at launch, even though the studio has promised to add them in at a later date.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"picture\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"scanlines\" title=\"Mortal Kombat Legacy Kollection Review - Screenshot 6 of 6\" href=\"https:\/\/images.pushsquare.com\/screenshots\/160003\/large.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/images.pushsquare.com\/screenshots\/160003\/900x.jpg\" width=\"900\" height=\"506\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Mortal Kombat Legacy Kollection Review - Screenshot 6 of 6\"><\/a><\/figure>\n<p>It\u2019s a sour point for a kompilation that otherwise nails every other aspect of its presentation. A delightfully robust music player as well as background and lore for each individual fighter rounds out the offering.<\/p>\n<p>We\u2019d obviously love to see the likes of <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/games\/gba\/mortal_kombat_deadly_alliance\" class=\"external\">Mortal Kombat: Deadly Alliance<\/a> added in eventually \u2013 the Game Boy Advance version is here, but not the primary PS2 edition. And dare we say there could be an opportunity to add in everything up to Mortal Kombat 9?<\/p>\n<p>But it\u2019s not hard to appreciate what <em>is<\/em> here: scrappy as it can be, the kontext makes a major difference.<\/p>\n<p>Mortal Kombat may not always be at the top of the genre, but its importance kannot be understated, and this kollection more than recognises that.<\/p>\n<div class=\"insert-label centered insert lazyload for-mobile lazyload\">\n<div id=\"PS_MPU_X_E6903DC5D26DBF\" style=\"min-width:300px; min-height:250px\" data-dfp-id=\"pushsquare\/mobile_web_display\/article\" data-dfp-sizes=\"300x250\" data-dfp-targeting=\"pos=1,gto=false,experiment=nl-article-mobile-5\" class=\"lazyload\" data-dfp-refresh-direct=\"true\" data-prebid-config=\"Lazy_Load_HP_MPU\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section class=\"text conclusion summary\" id=\"conclusion\">\n<h2 class=\"heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Conclusion\"><\/span>Conclusion<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>An agonisingly in-depth archive of Mortal Kombat\u2019s importance to the industry, this is the kind of kompilation the franchise has always deserved. While its absent online features do put a small dampener on the bundle at launch, the sheer scale of this kollection and the quality of its supplementary materials make it a must buy \u2013 even for kurious passers-by who may find themselves discovering the franchise for the first time.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<aside class=\"positive-negative\">\n<ul class=\"positives\">\n<li class=\" first\">Lovingly kurated archival kontent<\/li>\n<li>Good emulation on all platforms<\/li>\n<li>Kontextual documentary<\/li>\n<li>Quality-of-life improvements<\/li>\n<li class=\" last\">Robust extras and bonuses<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul class=\"negatives\">\n<li class=\" first\">Online features unfinished<\/li>\n<li>Some key games absent<\/li>\n<li class=\" last\">Original gameplay flaws intact<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/aside>\n<aside class=\"scoring rating\">\n<p class=\"stars\"><span class=\"icon icon-star accent\"><\/span><span class=\"icon icon-star accent\"><\/span><span class=\"icon icon-star accent\"><\/span><span class=\"icon icon-star accent\"><\/span><span class=\"icon icon-star accent\"><\/span><span class=\"icon icon-star accent\"><\/span><span class=\"icon icon-star accent\"><\/span><span class=\"icon icon-star accent\"><\/span><span class=\"icon icon-star accent\"><\/span><span class=\"icon icon-star\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"score\"><span class=\"accent\">Excellent<\/span> <span class=\"value accent\">9<\/span>\/<span class=\"best\">10<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"policy\">Review copy provided by Digital Eclipse<br \/><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"ethics#product-reviews\">How we review products<\/a><br \/><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"scoring#score-9\">Scoring Policy<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"clear\"><\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<\/div>\n<blockquote>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>If you want to read more like this article, you can visit our <span style=\"color: #ff9900;\"><a style=\"color: #ff9900;\" href=\"https:\/\/yohrt.com\/news\/game\/\" target=\"_blank\" >Game<\/a><\/span> category.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><span style=\"color: black;\"><a style=\"color: #ff9900;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.pushsquare.com\/reviews\/ps5\/mortal-kombat-legacy-kollection\" target=\"_blank\" >Source<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Mortal Kombat Legacy Kollection Review (PS5) Not every game in the Mortal Kombat Legacy Kollection is a klassic, but dev Digital Eclipse\u2019s ability to kontextualise kontent makes this a kompilation well worth owning. If you\u2019ve played the excellent Atari 50 or any of the Gold Master Series kollections, then you\u2019ll know roughly what to expect&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":16078,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/images.pushsquare.com\/d95082a5ae0a8\/1280x720.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[8],"tags":[1628,1898,1400,1398],"class_list":["post-16077","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-game","tag-digital-eclipse","tag-mortal-kombat-legacy-kollection","tag-ps5","tag-reviews"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/yohrt.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16077","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/yohrt.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/yohrt.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/yohrt.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/yohrt.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=16077"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/yohrt.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16077\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/yohrt.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/16078"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/yohrt.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=16077"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/yohrt.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=16077"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/yohrt.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=16077"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}