* MemeticMutation: "Still better than ''VideoGame/TheLastOfUsPartII''!" [[labelnote:Explanation]] Before the latter game's [[BrokenBase polarizing]] reception; this was easily considered Creator/NaughtyDog's worst game. [[/labelnote]]
* {{Narm}}:
** The bosses; High Abbot is a very goofy-looking dragon, while Kull is a silly giant skeleton that wears a deer's fur, and wields a disproportionately tiny hammer.
** The Ninja's Reverse Hara-Kiri finisher is hilariously mispronounced as the "Reverse [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harry_Caray Harry Caray]]!"
* SoBadItsGood: While this game is not in the same league of fellow ''Franchise/MortalKombat'' clones ''VideoGame/EternalChampions'' or especially ''VideoGame/KillerInstinct'', but nevertheless it is considered better than most ''Mortal Kombat'' imitators of the time due to a combination of decent stage background and other artwork (for the time at least), {{Bathos}} and cheesy voice acting, and [[CultSoundtrack a rocking soundtrack]] by Music/RobZombie. [[note]]Naughty Dog staff were said to be listening to White Zombie's ''La Sexorcisto: Devil Music Volume 1'' for inspiration during the making of the game, which led to making the entire soundtrack licensed songs from the album[[/note]]
* TheyCopiedItSoItSucks: The game is criticized for being a rip-off of ''Franchise/MortalKombat'', due to sharing the same control schemes and DigitizedSprites.
* WTHCostumingDepartment: The secret boss, Gulab Jamun wears a pillowcase for underpants, making him look silly and out of place, compared to the rest of the characters.