Seven martial artists from Earth must battle in sorcerer Shang Tsung's super secret tournament.Seven martial artists from Earth must battle in sorcerer Shang Tsung's super secret tournament.Seven martial artists from Earth must battle in sorcerer Shang Tsung's super secret tournament.
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Ho-Sung Pak
- Liu Kang
- (as Ho Sung Pak)
- …
Kyle Wyatt
- Mob Leader
- (voice)
Peg Burr
- Sonya Blade
- (voice)
- (uncredited)
John Vogel
- Masked Guard
- (uncredited)
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A Saturday morning staple in any early-90s household. This was my introduction to fighting games and I've never forgotten it. One of my favorites to this day! So innovative; I loved the button combos and the gore!
"Mortal Kombat"("MK") and "Street Fighter"("SF") were the two biggest games on the arena of fighting-games back in the early 1990`s. Most people preferred the SF-series, but I always preferred MK because of the graphics, gameplay and not to mention the extreme violence. The first MK remains playable today and a classic, but it has been bettered by superb sequels.
8/10
8/10
This game is very important to the evolution of video games and it has its spot in gaming history. Mortal Kombat is known for violence and this game was the most violent game back in the day. These days this game has aged pretty bad though.
The graphics still look good if you are playing the arcade version. The characters are extremely big though and take up a lot of space on the screen. They are very detailed.
The negative thing is that the speed is very slow, the fighting is very clunky, the music is annoying, the grunts are also very annoying, and fatalities are kinda difficult to perform because you have a very short amount of time to do them.
Anyways, maybe back in the day it would had been a 9/10 but now this game is a 6/10 at best.
The graphics still look good if you are playing the arcade version. The characters are extremely big though and take up a lot of space on the screen. They are very detailed.
The negative thing is that the speed is very slow, the fighting is very clunky, the music is annoying, the grunts are also very annoying, and fatalities are kinda difficult to perform because you have a very short amount of time to do them.
Anyways, maybe back in the day it would had been a 9/10 but now this game is a 6/10 at best.
Mortal Kombat is one of the biggest video game series to ever come around.
Also Mortal Kombat is one of the most controversial video games for it feature of finishing moves known as Fatalities.
The game feature seven characters to fight with. Sub-Zero Liu Kang, Raiden, Kano, Scorpion, Johnny Cage and Sonya Blade. My favorite Mortal Kombat characters are Sonya Blade and Sub-Zero
The game's main antagonist is Shang Tsung. The game feature a well crafted story line and help created some of the best characters of any video game. Each one has their own It factor that make them fan favorites.
The Graphics of the game were using live action actors to help create the moment of the characters and the results make you wonder how they did.
The controls depends on what system you are playing it on will give you a run for your money as this game needs you to be at your best because it will bring you down hard.
It took a few times to get use to the way the game play works but the game play is good enough to share with friends because fighting games are about having someone extra to play against however the game isn't easy at all you have to be ready for whatever the game has in store it is not a easy game at all.
Mortal Kombat remains a fan favorite even today so do yourself a favor and play this game.
I give Mortal Kombat an 7 out of 10
Also Mortal Kombat is one of the most controversial video games for it feature of finishing moves known as Fatalities.
The game feature seven characters to fight with. Sub-Zero Liu Kang, Raiden, Kano, Scorpion, Johnny Cage and Sonya Blade. My favorite Mortal Kombat characters are Sonya Blade and Sub-Zero
The game's main antagonist is Shang Tsung. The game feature a well crafted story line and help created some of the best characters of any video game. Each one has their own It factor that make them fan favorites.
The Graphics of the game were using live action actors to help create the moment of the characters and the results make you wonder how they did.
The controls depends on what system you are playing it on will give you a run for your money as this game needs you to be at your best because it will bring you down hard.
It took a few times to get use to the way the game play works but the game play is good enough to share with friends because fighting games are about having someone extra to play against however the game isn't easy at all you have to be ready for whatever the game has in store it is not a easy game at all.
Mortal Kombat remains a fan favorite even today so do yourself a favor and play this game.
I give Mortal Kombat an 7 out of 10
That really sucks ass. There was one time when I almost beat all three endurance levels and therefore get to fight Goro (something I've never done before in my life). By the time I got up to that level, it was 1 in the morning and my my thumbs were swollen from playing for so long. Needless to say, I was completely exhausted. But unfortunately, for some godforesaken reason, you can't pause the game. So I had to do the unthinkable and turn it off; terminating my chances of fighting Goro and now I have to try all over again.
Luckely in MK2, it's pretty much the same as the original except (you guessed it) you can finally pause the game and relax.
Luckely in MK2, it's pretty much the same as the original except (you guessed it) you can finally pause the game and relax.
Did you know
- TriviaAccording to Ed Boon, the main characters are all caricatures of some of their favorite characters from martial arts and sci-fi movies:
- Kano, with his infra-red eye, is based on Arnold Schwarzenegger's make-up in The Terminator (1984).
- Liu Kang is, obviously, the likeness of Bruce Lee.
- Johnny Cage is based on Jean-Claude Van Damme.
- Raiden, the electric God of thunder, is based on a lightening-wielding character from Big Trouble in Little China (1986).
- Sonya was loosely based on martial arts star Cynthia Rothrock.
- The Sorcerer Shang Tsung, is based on Lo-Pan, the primary antagonist from Big Trouble in Little China (1986).
- Reptile, Scorpion, and Sub-Zero, the ninjas, are based on the American ninjas from Enter the Ninja (1981), American Ninja (1985) or Ninja Gaiden (1988).
- GoofsWhen you select Sonya Blade for the "Test Your Might" stage for the Sega Genesis, her grunt is a man's grunt.
- Alternate versionsThe character name "Raiden" was changed to "Rayden" in the home versions due to legal troubles Midway was having; the spelling of the name "Raiden" had already been used in another game.
- ConnectionsEdited into The Babadook (2014)
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