Reviews and Previews

1UP.com
Reviewed by Richard Li, [8/10]. "It offers a stellar single-player adventure mode experience, a ton of unlockables, a comprehensive two-player versus mode, and best of all, the original freakin' "Mortal Kombat II" arcade game." <small>(September 21, 2005)</small>
http://www.1up.com/do/reviewPage?cId=3144022&did=1

Heroes of Gaming
Preview by Richard S. Stites. "Mortal Kombat: Shaolin Monks is coming along nicely, and is already pretty fun." <small>(August 11, 2005)</small>
http://www.heroesofgaming.com/games/ps2/m/mortal_kombat_shaolin_monks/mk_sm_pre_ho.htm

Maxim Online
[4/5] "The creators get points for keeping the combos, juggles, air attacks, and instant-kill fatalities, not to mention the chopsocky feel and cameos from familiar faces like Baraka and Reptile." <small>(2005)</small>
http://www.maximonline.com/entertainment/reviews.aspx?p_id=10602

Stuff Magazine
[8.5/10] "While the nutball MK mythos is annoying—click through those windy speeches by Raiden as quickly as possible—it's all good once disembodied heads are bouncing around like popcorn." <small>(2005)</small>
http://www.stuffmagazine.com/hype/review.aspx?id=9888

Total Video Games
Reviewed by Jon Wilcox, [8/10]. "Considering the legacy of Mortal Kombat action/adventure titles in the past, Shaolin Monks is a quite a turnaround and continues with the franchise’s resurgence after its low ebb at the beginning of the decade." <small>(2005)</small>
http://www.totalvideogames.com/articles/Mortal_Kombat:_Shaolin_Monks_Review_8628_4184_0_0_10_0.htm

Worth Playing
Reviewed by Eric, [8.2/10]. "When all was said and done, I had a great time with Mortal Kombat: Shaolin Monks." <small>(2005)</small>
http://www.worthplaying.com/article.php?sid=28897&mode=thread&order=0

Yahoo
Reviewed by Russ Fischer, [4/5]. "The question is what exactly is the game trying to achieve? In a word: fun. It's not overly deep or terribly long, but for anyone looking for simple, cartoonish blood and brutality, this is very definitely the place." <small>(2005)</small>
http://videogames.yahoo.com/gamereview?cid=1951018422&tab=reviews&page=0&eid=399513