Mortal Kombat Legends: Battle of the Realms 4K UHD Screenshots (Patreon)

Video

At the source, 2K upscaled animation takes a few hits in the jump to 4K. Notably, aliasing, which impacts a number of fine lines. While sharpness stays high, Battle of the Realms doesn't gain much in the move to this format - in detail anyway.

The winner here is HDR, adding an absolutely reference level glow to lightning, portals, and fire. Even Raiden's eyes sport a brilliant white. There's not a moment where the HDR disappoints. This extends to color too where the highly saturated blood and costumes keep the primaries flush. Little interferes other than limited banding, and that's under control too when compared to Warner's other animated offerings as of late.

Balanced by potent shadows, black levels give Battle of the Realms a stellar density.

Audio

In DTS-HD, the low-end explodes. Punches and kicks land with punishing force. Music stings dip even further. The level of room-rattling can match numerous theatrical flicks. A few inconsistencies aside, it's splendid in range without falling out of balance.

Surrounds aren't given the same attention, sparingly used, and rarely prominent. Mixing uses the soundstage only when necessary to convey motion. Fights keep their blows front-loaded, stretching the stereos.