Mortal Kombat (PS Vita)
LumiScore?Our 0–100 score for how developmentally beneficial and low-risk this game is for children. Higher is better.
Growth
36/100
Growth Value
- Hand-Eye Coordination
- Reaction Time
- Problem Solving
Risk
LOW
Engagement Patterns
Minimal pressure to spend or play excessively.
Heads up
Parent Pro-Tip
Set a clear minimum age threshold (17+, matching the ESRB M rating) and preview the game yourself before allowing play. If you do permit a mature teen to play, co-watch a few story mode chapters to open a dialogue about the difference between fantasy violence in media and real-world values.
Top Skills Developed
Development Areas
Representation?How diverse the game's characters are in gender and ethnicity. Higher = more authentic representation. Display only — does not affect time recommendation.
Bechdel Test?The Bechdel Test checks whether a game has at least two named female characters who talk to each other about something other than a man. A simple measure of representation.— Fails the test
While female characters are present, story interactions largely revolve around combat and male-centric plot drivers rather than women speaking to each other about something other than a man.
Parent Pro-Tip
If your teen is the right age, playing competitively can be genuinely enriching: learning a fighting game's neutral game, punish windows, and mix-up theory builds pattern recognition, strategic thinking under pressure, and fine motor precision that transfer to many other domains.
What your child develops
Mortal Kombat on PS Vita is a technically demanding fighting game that builds real cognitive and motor skills. Players develop genuine strategic thinking by learning character move-sets, reading opponents, and adapting mid-match tactics — similar to chess under pressure. Hand-eye coordination, fine motor control via the Vita's buttons and touchscreen, and reaction time are all meaningfully exercised at a level rivalling dedicated skill-training games. The deep story mode also encourages engagement with a long-form narrative and memory of a large cast of characters and plot points.
Regulatory Compliance
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About this game
Prepare yourself to reenter the tournament wherever you are as Mortal Kombat comes to PlayStation Vita. A complete reboot of the franchise, this latest iteration combines all-new mature oriented fighter gameplay with a deep story mode, improved graphics and game technology and new game modes to create a Mortal Kombat play experience like none before it.