The irony was that many people were again deceived by the Mortal Kombat façade - this time turned away by what they presumed was just another gore fest.
It may not have been as sophisticated as Virtua Fighter 4 and Soul Calibur II, but it did earn the right to comparisons at least. had produced up until then.īut everything changed with last year's Deadly Alliance, the first proper reworking of the Kombat gameplay for a modern context. This fall from grace arguably culminated with the atrocious Mortal Kombat: Special Forces, which was more disturbing than any fatality Kano and co. The fact is, the series flattered to deceive after the release of its first two games. The question is: would Mortal Kombat have been so popular without the violence? If it had been called Mortal Wombat and starred fluffy Australian animals instead, would the gameplay have made it just as successful? I have my doubts.
We were all so blown away by the game's excellent graphics and addictive gore that, initially at least, we overlooked the fairly clunky gameplay.
When the first game was released in arcades, its success was based on a disguise of kinds. You see, the Mortal Kombat series has always involved deception of some sort. It wasn't meant that way, but it's appropriate nonetheless. This game has the best-fitting title of the year.
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