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Developer(s): Point of View Inc. (Saturn), Avalanche (Playstation),
Williams Entertainment (N64)
Publisher(s): Midway
Platform(s): Nintendo
64, Playstation, Sega Saturn, PC
Release: September 1st 1996 (NA PS1), April 2nd 1998 (JP PS1),
October 31st 1996 (NA N64)
Characters:
Liu
Kang, Sub Zero, Sonya,
Kung
Lao, Jax,
Sektor,
Cyrax,
Sindel,
Stryker,
Nightwolf,
Sheeva,
Smoke,
Kano,
Kabal,
Kitana,
Johnny
Cage, Noob Saibot, Baraka,
Rayden,
Reptile,
Mileena,
Ermac,
Shang
Tsung, Jade,
Scorpion,
Rain, Chameleon,
Khameleon, Goro,
Kintaro,
Motaro,
Shao
Kahn
Related Games:
Mortal
Kombat, Mortal Kombat 2, Mortal
Kombat 3, Mortal Kombat 3 Ultimate,
Mortal
Kombat 4, Mortal Kombat: Armageddon,
Mortal
Kombat: Deadly Alliance, Mortal Kombat:
Deception, Mortal Kombat
VS DC Universe
Story: Thousands of years ago an order of the wisest men from the far east received visions of the dark realm known as the Outworld. It was a world ruled by a vicious Emperor known as Shao Kahn. They learned that travel between Earth and the new found realm would someday be possible if the conditions were right, the conditions being the unbalancing of the furies.
Negative and positive forces which keep our unstable universe from collapsing onto itself. Knowing that an Outworld invasion was imminent, the wise men appealed to the Elder Gods. It was for this reason the Elder Gods created the tournament called Mortal Kombat. For nine generations Mortal Kombat was ruled by Outworld's finest warrior-prince Goro. The Earth was on the brink of its destruction when a new generation of warriors were victorious in defending its realm.
The warrior monk, Liu
Kang,
would become the new Champion. But his victory was short lived as he and
his comrades find themselves lured into the Outworld to compete in a second
tournament. Little did they know that the tournament was merely a diversion.
A scheme devised by the dark Emperor to break the rules set forth by the
Elder Gods and witness the reincarnation of his former Queen Sindel
on
the Earthrealm itself. The unholy act gives Shao Kahn the power to step
through the dimensional gates and reclaim his queen, thus enabling him
to finally seize the Earth. These are the trilogy of events which comprise
Shao Kahn's final attempt at taking the Earth.
Review: For the first time, a Mortal Kombat fighting launched only on home consoles and was never released in arcades... MK Trilogy is basically a mix of all of the prequels crammed into one, featuring classic backgrounds from many of the past games and even secret playable characters from MK1 & MK2
Although most
fighting games during MK Trilogy's day were turning 3D, Trilogy remained
a solid contender in the fighting game genre with it's classic 2D look,
although it definitely look aged due to the game's (now laughable) digitized
graphics. Still, for fans of any of the MK prequels, Trilogy was a treat and was
worth playing. Trilogy's main draw was it's huge selection screen,
sporting the biggest cast ever seen in an MK game. The classic 2D gameplay
is intact, and all the crazy finishers you could ever hope for are packed
into the game. MK Trilogy marked the end of Mortal Kombat's 2D appearance.
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7.5 / 10 |
Closing Comment:
Midway basically crammed all of their 2D leftovers together into a game
and slapped on a new name... Fans were sure to love it, right?! Honestly, MK
Trilogy is a must play title for anyone who ever called themselves a Mortal
Kombat fan. It's even an enjoyable title for casual fighting game fans who want
to re-live some of that nostalgia
from the good old days, back when ripping off heads and spines was "amazing."
The best part of
MK: Trilogy is definitely the character roster,
other than that, it's the same Mortal Kombat we've been playing for years. ~F.Yagami,
Webmaster
of TFG
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