
This version comes with the original MK11 game, its devilishly intertwined story-driven expansion pack Aftermath, a Kombat Pack of bonus characters, and, new to everyone, a second Kombat Pack with brand-new characters (more on them later). As a package on its own, it’s more for folks who missed the initial release and are eager to dive into this world with as much pre-completed - sorry, pre-kompleted - as possible. If you’ve already played MK11 for any of the previous consoles, and already bolstered them with every piece of DLC and expansion as they came out separately, you effectively already have MK11 Ultimate. It’s a powerhouse of a fighting game, boasts an aggressively deep trove of content, places you on a surprisingly fluid and smooth thrill ride, and is the perfect way to kick off your new next-gen console.

Yet even with these positive biases and sky-high expectations, MK11 Ultimate for the PS5 somersaulted, high kicked, and pulled off its complicated fatality just about flawlessly.

As such, a total package compilation of the latest in the ultra-violent fighting video game series, known dopely as Mortal Kombat 11 Ultimate, was bound to blow me away, let alone a version of this for the shiny next-gen PlayStation 5 (especially since my previous experience was playing the original title on Nintendo Switch a great console, just not for this kinda game). I love Mortal Kombat in all shapes, sizes, and forms, even as a mid-90s action blockbuster film.
