Mortal Kombat II/Reception
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Critical reception
Mega Drive version
Ratings
| Publication awards |
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| Score | Publication | Date | Region | Version | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 80 | 1700 igr dlya Sega | 2001-xx-xx |  RU
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[1] | [details] | |
| 70 | Beep! MegaDrive | 1994-09-08 |  JP
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NTSC-J | [2] | [details] |
| 92 | Consoles + | 1994-0x-xx |  FR
|
[3] | [details] | |
| 90 | Cool Gamer | 2002-10-13 | RU
|
[4] | [details] | |
| 97 | Computer & Video Games | 1994-08-15 |  UK
|
[5] | [details] | |
| 80 | Edge | 1994-08-25 | UK
|
[6] | [details] | |
| 73 | Electronic Gaming Monthly | 1994-xx-xx |  US
|
NTSC-U | [7] | [details] |
| 80 | Entsiklopediya luchshikh igr Sega. Vypusk 1 | 1999-xx-xx | RU
|
[8] | [details] | |
| 100 | Entsiklopediya luchshikh igr Sega. Vypusk 10 | 2003-10-08 | RU
|
[9] | [details] | |
| 73 | Famitsu | 1994-09-02 | JP
|
NTSC-J | [10] | [details] |
| 92 | Game Players | 1994-1x-xx | US
|
[11] | [details] | |
| 92 | Game Players | 1994-0x-xx | US
|
NTSC-U | [12] | [details] |
| 88 | GamePro | 1994-xx-xx | US
|
NTSC-U | [13] | [details] |
| 67 | GamePro | 1994-09-30 |  DE
|
PAL | [14] | [details] |
| 94 | GamesMaster | 1994-08-25 | UK
|
PAL | [15] | [details] |
| 91 | Games World: The Magazine | 1994-08-25 | UK
|
PAL | [16] | [details] |
| 94 | Joker | 1994-xx-xx |  SI
|
[17] | [details] | |
| 88 | Joypad | 1994-0x-xx | FR
|
PAL | [18] | [details] |
| 80 | MAN!AC | 1994-10-12 | DE
|
PAL | [19] | [details] |
| 88 | Mega | 1994-09-29 | UK
|
PAL | [20] | [details] |
| 91 | Mega Force | 1994-0x-xx | FR
|
PAL | [21] | [details] |
| 91 | Megazin | 1994-xx-xx | SI
|
[22] | [details] | |
| 94 | Mean Machines Sega | 1994-07-30 | UK
|
PAL | [23] | [details] |
| 94 | Player One | 1994-0x-xx | FR
|
[24] | [details] | |
| 93 | Power Up! | 1994-09-10 | UK
|
[25] | [details] | |
| 78 | Score | 1995-02-01 |  CZ
|
[26] | [details] | |
| 96 | Sega Magazine | 1994-08-xx | UK
|
PAL | [27] | [details] |
| 94 | Sega Power | 1994-08-04 | UK
|
PAL | [28] | [details] |
| 97 | Sega Pro | 1994-08-11 | UK
|
PAL | [29] | [details] |
| 92 | Sega Mega Drive Review | 1995-04-03 | RU
|
[30] | [details] | |
| 80 | Sega Saturn Magazine | 1995-08-08 | JP
|
NTSC-J | [31] | [details] |
| 92 | Todo Sega | 1994-xx-xx |  ES
|
[32] | [details] | |
| 96 | Tricks 16 bit | 1998-03-20 | RU
|
[33] | [details] | |
| 73 | Video Games | 1994-10-26 | DE
|
PAL | [34] | [details] |
| 70 | VideoGames | 1994-xx-xx | US
|
NTSC-U | [35] | [details] |
Breakdown
| Region | Version | № reviews | Average | Lowest | Highest | Range | Views |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| World | All | 35 | 87 | 67 | 100 | 33 | Mixed |
| World | NTSC-J | 3 | 74 | 70 | 80 | 10 | Positive |
| World | NTSC-U | 4 | 81 | 70 | 92 | 22 | Very positive |
| World | PAL | 12 | 88 | 67 | 97 | 30 | Very positive |
| JP
|
All | 3 | 74 | 70 | 80 | 10 | Positive |
| JP
|
NTSC-J | 3 | 74 | 70 | 80 | 10 | Positive |
| US
|
All | 5 | 83 | 70 | 92 | 22 | Very positive |
| US
|
NTSC-U | 4 | 81 | 70 | 92 | 22 | Very positive |
| UK
|
All | 10 | 92 | 80 | 97 | 17 | Very positive |
| UK
|
PAL | 7 | 93 | 88 | 97 | 9 | Very positive |
| FR
|
All | 4 | 91 | 88 | 94 | 6 | Very positive |
| FR
|
PAL | 2 | 90 | 88 | 91 | 3 | Very positive |
| DE
|
All | 3 | 73 | 67 | 80 | 13 | Positive |
| DE
|
PAL | 3 | 73 | 67 | 80 | 13 | Positive |
| ES
|
All | 1 | 92 | 92 | 92 | 0 | Very positive |
| CZ
|
All | 1 | 78 | 78 | 78 | 0 | Positive |
| RU
|
All | 6 | 90 | 80 | 100 | 20 | Very positive |
| SI
|
All | 2 | 93 | 91 | 94 | 3 | Very positive |
32X version
Ratings
| Publication awards |
|---|
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| Score | Publication | Date | Region | Version | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 48 | CD Consoles | 1995-xx-xx | FR
|
PAL | [36] | [details] |
| 93 | Consoles + | 1995-0x-xx | FR
|
[37] | [details] | |
| 93 | Computer & Video Games | 1995-02-15 | UK
|
PAL | [38] | [details] |
| 90 | Digitiser | 1995-04-21 | UK
|
[39] | [details] | |
| 100 | Electronic Games (1992-1995) | 1995-0x-xx | US
|
NTSC-U | [40] | [details] |
| 55 | Famitsu | 1995-05-12 | JP
|
NTSC-J | [41] | [details] |
| 91 | GameFan | 1995-xx-xx | US
|
NTSC-U | [42] | [details] |
| 76 | Game Players | 1995-0x-xx | US
|
NTSC-U | [43] | [details] |
| 58 | GamePro | 1995-xx-xx | US
|
NTSC-U | [44] | [details] |
| 91 | Games World: The Magazine | 1995-0x-xx | UK
|
PAL | [45] | [details] |
| 70 | HiTech | 1995-02-24 | ES
|
PAL | [46] | [details] |
| 84 | Mega | 1995-02-28 | UK
|
PAL | [47] | [details] |
| 92 | Mean Machines Sega | 1995-01-30 | UK
|
PAL | [48] | [details] |
| 50 | Next Generation | 1995-04-18 | US
|
NTSC-U | [49] | [details] |
| 92 | Player One | 1995-0x-xx | FR
|
[50] | [details] | |
| 65 | Saturn Fan | 1995-07-07 | JP
|
NTSC-J | [51] | [details] |
| 93 | Sega Magazine | 1995-02-15 | UK
|
PAL | [52] | [details] |
| 90 | Sega Power | 1995-02-16 | UK
|
PAL | [53] | [details] |
| 95 | Sega Pro | 1995-02-23 | UK
|
PAL | [54] | [details] |
| 92 | Sega Pro | 1996-02-28 | UK
|
PAL | [55] | [details] |
| 70 | Sega Saturn Magazine | 1995-05-08 | JP
|
NTSC-J | [56] | [details] |
| 93 | Todo Sega | 1995-0x-xx | ES
|
[57] | [details] | |
| 80 | Top Consoles | 1995-0x-xx | FR
|
[58] | [details] | |
| 81 | Ultimate Future Games | 1995-03-02 | UK
|
PAL | [59] | [details] |
| 90 | VideoGames | 1995-0x-xx | US
|
[60] | [details] |
Breakdown
| Region | Version | № reviews | Average | Lowest | Highest | Range | Views |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| World | All | 25 | 81 | 48 | 100 | 52 | Mixed |
| World | NTSC-J | 3 | 63 | 55 | 70 | 15 | Positive |
| World | NTSC-U | 5 | 75 | 50 | 100 | 50 | Mixed |
| World | PAL | 11 | 84 | 48 | 95 | 47 | Mixed |
| JP
|
All | 3 | 63 | 55 | 70 | 15 | Positive |
| JP
|
NTSC-J | 3 | 63 | 55 | 70 | 15 | Positive |
| US
|
All | 6 | 77 | 50 | 100 | 50 | Mixed |
| US
|
NTSC-U | 5 | 75 | 50 | 100 | 50 | Mixed |
| UK
|
All | 10 | 90 | 81 | 95 | 14 | Very positive |
| UK
|
PAL | 9 | 90 | 81 | 95 | 14 | Very positive |
| FR
|
All | 4 | 78 | 48 | 93 | 45 | Mixed |
| FR
|
PAL | 1 | 48 | 48 | 48 | 0 | Average |
| ES
|
All | 2 | 82 | 70 | 93 | 23 | Very positive |
| ES
|
PAL | 1 | 70 | 70 | 70 | 0 | Positive |
Saturn version
Ratings
| Score | Publication | Date | Region | Version | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 60 | CD Consoles | 1995-xx-xx | FR
|
[61] | [details] | |
| 75 | Consoles + | 1996-0x-xx | FR
|
[62] | [details] | |
| 58 | Electronic Gaming Monthly | 1996-xx-xx | US
|
NTSC-U | [63] | [details] |
| 48 | Famitsu | 1996-03-22 | JP
|
NTSC-J | [64] | [details] |
| 46 | GameFan | 1996-xx-xx | US
|
[65] | [details] | |
| 75 | GamePro | 1996-xx-xx | US
|
NTSC-U | [66] | [details] |
| 82 | GamePro | 1996-04-xx | UK
|
[67] | [details] | |
| 82 | Hobby Consolas | 1995-xx-xx | ES
|
PAL | [68] | [details] |
| 67 | Intelligent Gamer's Fusion | 1996-0x-xx | US
|
NTSC-U | [69] | [details] |
| 83 | Joypad | 1995-1x-xx | FR
|
[70] | [details] | |
| 88 | Mean Machines Sega | 1995-11-xx | UK
|
PAL | [71] | [details] |
| 50 | Next Generation | 1996-03-12 | US
|
NTSC-U | [72] | [details] |
| 64 | Saturn Fan | 1996-05-24 | JP
|
NTSC-J | [73] | [details] |
| 90 | Saturn+ | 1995-12-14 | UK
|
PAL | [74] | [details] |
| 89 | Sega Power | 1995-12-21 | UK
|
PAL | [75] | [details] |
| 93 | Sega Saturn Magazine | 1995-10-26 | UK
|
PAL | [76] | [details] |
| 63 | Sega Saturn Magazine | 1996-03-22 | JP
|
NTSC-J | [77] | [details] |
| 58 | Sega Saturn Magazine | 2000-03 | JP
|
NTSC-J | [78] | [details] |
| 85 | Todo Sega | 199x-xx-xx | ES
|
[79] | [details] | |
| 80 | Ultimate Gamer | 1995-1x-xx | US
|
[80] | [details] | |
| 76 | Última Generación | 1996-xx-xx | ES
|
[81] | [details] | |
| 60 | VideoGames | 1996-02-20 | US
|
NTSC-U | [82] | [details] |
Breakdown
| Region | Version | № reviews | Average | Lowest | Highest | Range | Views |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| World | All | 22 | 71 | 46 | 93 | 47 | Mixed |
| World | NTSC-J | 4 | 58 | 48 | 64 | 17 | Average |
| World | NTSC-U | 5 | 62 | 50 | 75 | 25 | Positive |
| World | PAL | 5 | 88 | 82 | 93 | 11 | Very positive |
| JP
|
All | 4 | 58 | 48 | 64 | 17 | Average |
| JP
|
NTSC-J | 4 | 58 | 48 | 64 | 17 | Average |
| US
|
All | 7 | 62 | 46 | 80 | 34 | Mixed |
| US
|
NTSC-U | 5 | 62 | 50 | 75 | 25 | Positive |
| UK
|
All | 5 | 88 | 82 | 93 | 11 | Very positive |
| UK
|
PAL | 4 | 90 | 88 | 93 | 5 | Very positive |
| FR
|
All | 3 | 73 | 60 | 83 | 23 | Positive |
| ES
|
All | 3 | 81 | 76 | 85 | 9 | Very positive |
| ES
|
PAL | 1 | 82 | 82 | 82 | 0 | Very positive |
Sales
Mega Drive version
| Date | Japan | North America | Europe | Worldwide |
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32X version
| Date | Japan | North America | Europe | Worldwide |
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Saturn version
| Date | Japan | North America | Europe | Worldwide |
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Software charts
Mega Drive version
32X version
Saturn version
References
- ↑ 1700 igr dlya Sega, "" (RU; 2001-xx-xx), page 135
- ↑ Beep! MegaDrive, "October 1994" (JP; 1994-09-08), page 19
- ↑ Consoles +, "Septembre 1994" (FR; 1994-0x-xx), page 92
- ↑ Cool Gamer, "9" (RU; 2002-10-13), page 130
- ↑ Computer & Video Games, "September 1994" (UK; 1994-08-15), page 48
- ↑ Edge, "October 1994" (UK; 1994-08-25), page 68
- ↑ Electronic Gaming Monthly, "October 1994" (US; 1994-xx-xx), page 32
- ↑ Entsiklopediya luchshikh igr Sega. Vypusk 1, "" (RU; 1999-xx-xx), page 334
- ↑ Entsiklopediya luchshikh igr Sega. Vypusk 10, "" (RU; 2003-10-08), page 91
- ↑ Famitsu, "1994-09-16" (JP; 1994-09-02), page 38
- ↑ Game Players, "Vol. 7 No. 12 December 1994" (US; 1994-1x-xx), page 52
- ↑ Game Players, "Vol. 7 No. 9 September 1994" (US; 1994-0x-xx), page 100
- ↑ GamePro, "October 1994" (US; 1994-xx-xx), page 40
- ↑ GamePro, "Oktober 1994" (DE; 1994-09-30), page 54
- ↑ GamesMaster, "September 1994" (UK; 1994-08-25), page 48
- ↑ Games World: The Magazine, "October 1994" (UK; 1994-08-25), page 12
- ↑ Joker, "Oktober 1994" (SI; 1994-xx-xx), page 27
- ↑ Joypad, "Septembre 1994" (FR; 1994-0x-xx), page 10
- ↑ MAN!AC, "11/94" (DE; 1994-10-12), page 54
- ↑ Mega, "October 1994" (UK; 1994-09-29), page 56
- ↑ Mega Force, "Septembre 1994" (FR; 1994-0x-xx), page 78
- ↑ Megazin, "Letnik 2, Številka 14, Oktober 1994" (SI; 1994-xx-xx), page 27
- ↑ Mean Machines Sega, "Mortal Kombat II Exclusive Review Guide" (UK; 1994-07-30), page 2
- ↑ Player One, "Septembre 1994" (FR; 1994-0x-xx), page 29
- ↑ Power Up!, "Saturday, September 10, 1994" (UK; 1994-09-10), page 1
- ↑ Score, "Únor 1995" (CZ; 1995-02-01), page 26
- ↑ Sega Magazine, "September 1994" (UK; 1994-08-xx), page 74
- ↑ Sega Power, "September 1994" (UK; 1994-08-04), page 45
- ↑ Sega Pro, "September 1994" (UK; 1994-08-11), page 44
- ↑ Sega Mega Drive Review, "1" (RU; 1995-04-03), page 101
- ↑ Sega Saturn Magazine, "September 1995" (JP; 1995-08-08), page 85
- ↑ Todo Sega, "Octubre 1994" (ES; 1994-xx-xx), page 30
- ↑ Tricks 16 bit, "Tricks Sega Gold 800 igr" (RU; 1998-03-20), page 117
- ↑ Video Games, "11/94" (DE; 1994-10-26), page 88
- ↑ VideoGames, "October 1994" (US; 1994-xx-xx), page 65
- ↑ CD Consoles, "Avril 1995" (FR; 1995-xx-xx), page 104
- ↑ Consoles +, "Avril 1995" (FR; 1995-0x-xx), page 100
- ↑ Computer & Video Games, "March 1995" (UK; 1995-02-15), page 58
- ↑ Digitiser (UK) (1995-04-21)
- ↑ Electronic Games (1992-1995), "May 1995" (US; 1995-0x-xx), page 83
- ↑ Famitsu, "1995-05-26" (JP; 1995-05-12), page 1
- ↑ GameFan, "Volume 3, Issue 3: March 1995" (US; 1995-xx-xx), page 25
- ↑ Game Players, "Vol. 8 No. 4 April 1995" (US; 1995-0x-xx), page 42
- ↑ GamePro, "April 1995" (US; 1995-xx-xx), page 60
- ↑ Games World: The Magazine, "June 1995" (UK; 1995-0x-xx), page 78
- ↑ HiTech, "Marzo 1995" (ES; 1995-02-24), page 66
- ↑ Mega, "March 1995" (UK; 1995-02-28), page 36
- ↑ Mean Machines Sega, "March 1995" (UK; 1995-01-30), page 20
- ↑ Next Generation, "May 1995" (US; 1995-04-18), page 92
- ↑ Player One, "Avril 1995" (FR; 1995-0x-xx), page 117
- ↑ Saturn Fan, "1995 August" (JP; 1995-07-07), page 70
- ↑ Sega Magazine, "March 1995" (UK; 1995-02-15), page 78
- ↑ Sega Power, "April 1995" (UK; 1995-02-16), page 38
- ↑ Sega Pro, "April 1995" (UK; 1995-02-23), page 40
- ↑ Sega Pro, "April 1996" (UK; 1996-02-28), page 27
- ↑ Sega Saturn Magazine, "June 1995" (JP; 1995-05-08), page 134
- ↑ Todo Sega, "Abril 1995" (ES; 1995-0x-xx), page 42
- ↑ Top Consoles, "Mai 1995" (FR; 1995-0x-xx), page 100
- ↑ Ultimate Future Games, "April 1995" (UK; 1995-03-02), page 78
- ↑ VideoGames, "April 1995" (US; 1995-0x-xx), page 70
- ↑ CD Consoles, "Décembre 1995" (FR; 1995-xx-xx), page 118
- ↑ Consoles +, "Février 1996" (FR; 1996-0x-xx), page 138
- ↑ Electronic Gaming Monthly, "March 1996" (US; 1996-xx-xx), page 29
- ↑ Famitsu, "1996-04-05" (JP; 1996-03-22), page 1
- ↑ GameFan, "Volume 4, Issue 3: March 1996" (US; 1996-xx-xx), page 13
- ↑ GamePro, "April 1996" (US; 1996-xx-xx), page 80
- ↑ GamePro, "May 1996" (UK; 1996-04-xx), page 24
- ↑ Hobby Consolas, "Diciembre 1995" (ES; 1995-xx-xx), page 116
- ↑ Intelligent Gamer's Fusion, "Volume 2, Number 8: March 1996" (US; 1996-0x-xx), page 74
- ↑ Joypad, "Décembre 1995" (FR; 1995-1x-xx), page 44
- ↑ Mean Machines Sega, "January 1996" (UK; 1995-11-xx), page 92
- ↑ Next Generation, "April 1996" (US; 1996-03-12), page 88
- ↑ Saturn Fan, "1996 No. 12" (JP; 1996-05-24), page 70
- ↑ Saturn+, "Christmas 1995" (UK; 1995-12-14), page 44
- ↑ Sega Power, "Christmas 1995" (UK; 1995-12-21), page 48
- ↑ Sega Saturn Magazine, "November 1995" (UK; 1995-10-26), page 78
- ↑ Sega Saturn Magazine, "1996-06 (1996-04-12)" (JP; 1996-03-22), page 235
- ↑ Sega Saturn Magazine, "Readers rating final data" (JP; 2000-03), page 16
- ↑ Todo Sega, "Enero 1996" (ES; 199x-xx-xx), page 52
- ↑ Ultimate Gamer, "November 1995" (US; 1995-1x-xx), page 86
- ↑ Última Generación, "Marzo 1996" (ES; 1996-0x-xx), page 72
- ↑ VideoGames, "March 1996" (US; 1996-02-20), page 83
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