Mortal Kombat adapts the Midway hit to Mega CD with digitized fighters and iconic fatalities. The CD version adds cinematics and enriched CD soundtrack compared to the Mega Drive, staying faithful to the arcade's gore spirit. Solid for Mortal Kombat fans, CD classic of the fighting genre.
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Fighting2 players16+
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Mega CD adaptation of the Mortal Kombat fighter with enhanced CD soundtrack. Published by Arena Entertainment, released in November 1993. Seven iconic fighters, fatalities, two-player versus mode and arcade presentation. European, Japanese and American versions.
Mortal Kombat on Mega-CD, adding a CD soundtrack to the 16-bit adaptation and offering the original blood with no code, unlike the censored cartridge. Its collector interest lies in that sought uncensored quirk and the game's place in the history of the video-game violence controversy. The US edition, the most widespread, acts as the standard entry.
A questionable morality
Billed as a most serious martial-arts tournament, the title saves its real reward for the moment the opponent wavers: a spectacular execution, unleashed with a precise input. You repeat the move like a dance step, proud to nail it cleanly, happily forgetting that this fine choreography celebrates nothing other than the polished finishing-off of a beaten foe.
