Failed Midway spin-off. 2D action-adventure centred on Sub-Zero, screen-by-screen platforming, fixed-camera fights. Clunky, slow, hard for the wrong reasons (needlessly complex combo inputs). Skip even as an MK fan.
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Category
Action Adventure1 player16+
Description
Platform action prequel to Mortal Kombat developed by Avalanche Software and published by Midway in 1997 in Europe and North America. Sub-Zero alone on a journey through seven temples, fights against Lin Kuei monks, puzzles, unlockable spells and fatalities lifted from the series.
Mortal Kombat Mythologies - Sub-Zero review
3/5
Art direction
★★★★★
"Polished"
3/5
Music
★★★★★
"Memorable"
2/5
Story
★★★★★
"Classic"
Gameplay
"Decent"
Fun
"Pleasant"
Addictiveness
"Engaging"
Difficulty
"Balanced"
Lifespan
"Average"
Technical info
💾0,01 GB📅13/10/1997
Published by Midway
Mortal Kombat Mythologies - Sub-Zero (N64) price, value & rarity
A poorly received Mortal Kombat spin-off from Midway, here in its PAL Europe form released October 1997. The game is widely dismissed, but the European run was markedly shorter than the American one, placing a complete boxed Europe copy at a noticeably higher value than its NTSC-USA counterpart. Territorial scarcity drives this, not any merit of the title.
A questionable morality
A spin-off where the brawling saga swaps the arena for adventure: you play a ninja questing for a sacred artifact, which mostly amounts to methodically liquidating every guard you cross along the way. The hero calls it a noble mission, yet leaves behind a corridor of corpses impeccably cleared, fatalities included, with nobody ever thinking to hold it against him.
