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System: Sega Genesis
Cheats Used: None
When Mortal Kombat hit the arcades in 1992, it caused a sensation, both for its violence (which upset many parent’s groups) and for it’s fantastic gameplay and visuals which featured live actors digitized into the game. In fact, this game was one of the primary reasons we now have a videogame rating system after congressional hearings on the subject of videogame violence. The game features eight fighters all dukeing it out for the chance to battle Shang Tsung and his top general, Goro. It would go on to become a huge media franchise, spawning many sequels as well as movies, tv shows, comic books and a ton of other merchandise.
So how about the home version? Unlike the Super NES translation, which replaced the blood with “sweat”, all the mayhem of the arcade original is intact in the Genesis port. The game isn’t terribly difficult due to the fact that it’s easy to spam your special attacks and I made it almost all the way to the end before I ran out of continues. The controls are perfect and simple enough for anyone to pick up and play and sound is decent as well. And, of course, it’s even more fun if you have someone else to play with. All in all, it’s very easy to see why it became such a phenomenon and why the series continues to this day.
When Mortal Kombat hit the arcades in 1992, it caused a sensation, both for its violence (which upset many parent’s groups) and for it’s fantastic gameplay and visuals which featured live actors digitized into the game. In fact, this game was one of the primary reasons we now have a videogame rating system after congressional hearings on the subject of videogame violence. The game features eight fighters all dukeing it out for the chance to battle Shang Tsung and his top general, Goro. It would go on to become a huge media franchise, spawning many sequels as well as movies, tv shows, comic books and a ton of other merchandise.
So how about the home version? Unlike the Super NES translation, which replaced the blood with “sweat”, all the mayhem of the arcade original is intact in the Genesis port. The game isn’t terribly difficult due to the fact that it’s easy to spam your special attacks and I made it almost all the way to the end before I ran out of continues. The controls are perfect and simple enough for anyone to pick up and play and sound is decent as well. And, of course, it’s even more fun if you have someone else to play with. All in all, it’s very easy to see why it became such a phenomenon and why the series continues to this day.
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