Mortal Kombat
Mortal Kombat is a side-scrolling fighting game. Fighting is set as one-on-one combat, allowing each player to perform a variety of punches, kicks, and special moves in order to defeat their opponent. When the…
Mortal Kombat is a fighting developed by Midway, released 13 September 1993 on Sega Game Gear and Sega Master System/Mark III.
What Mortal Kombat is
Mortal Kombat is a fighting game developed by Midway and released in 1993. It was published by Arena Entertainment. It is available on Sega Game Gear and Sega Master System/Mark III.
The premise, in the publisher's words
Mortal Kombat is a side-scrolling fighting game. Fighting is set as one-on-one combat, allowing each player to perform a variety of punches, kicks, and special moves in order to defeat their opponent. When the opponent faces their second round loss, the winner can perform a finishing move called a "Fatality" on the loser. The Fatality is a move unique to each fighter that graphically kills the loser in a blood-soaked finale.
How it plays
It is played from a side view perspective. Its themes are fantasy. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.
Where it sits in the Mortal Kombat series
Mortal Kombat is the fifth of 118 entries we hold in the Mortal Kombat series. The next entry was Mortal Kombat in 1993.
What it launched against
Mortal Kombat launched on 13 September 1993, within three weeks of Sonic CD, Master of Orion, Ridge Racer and Myst.
Released around the same time: Sonic CD, Master of Orion, Ridge Racer, Myst.
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