Ultimate Mortal Kombat 3 adds characters and stages to MK3, the franchise peak on SNES. Essential for 90s versus fans.
Your verdict
Category
Fighting2 players16+
Description
Enhanced version of Mortal Kombat 3 with additional characters including Scorpion and Kitana. Published by Williams, released in Europe in 1996. More characters including veterans absent from MK3, enriched arenas and battle and kumite modes. European version of Ultimate Mortal Kombat 3 on Super Nintendo.
Ultimate Mortal Kombat 3 review
4/5
Art direction
★★★★★
"Striking"
4/5
Music
★★★★★
"Excellent"
2/5
Story
★★★★★
"Classic"
Gameplay
"Excellent"
Fun
"From the very first minutes"
Addictiveness
"Captivating"
Difficulty
"Balanced"
Lifespan
"Long"
Technical info
💾3,3 MB📅01/11/1996
Published by Williams Entertainment
Ultimate Mortal Kombat 3 (SNES) price, value & rarity
The PAL version of Ultimate Mortal Kombat 3, the franchise's peak on the console with its added fighters and arenas, this European edition benefits from a smaller install base and a shorter run than the NTSC. Released late in the machine's life, it is in practice harder to assemble in Europe than its US counterpart, making it a sought piece for the MK completist on this market. Complete with multilingual manual and clean cardboard box, it carries the value, sealed PAL staying the top target.
A questionable morality
Billed as the most serious of martial-arts tournaments, the game saves its real reward for the moment the opponent wavers: a spectacular execution, triggered by a precise input. You drill the move like a dance step, proud to nail it cleanly, happily forgetting that this fine choreography celebrates nothing other than finishing off a beaten foe.
Is Ultimate Mortal Kombat 3 still worth playing in 2026?
The Super Nintendo version of Midway's arcade entry, Ultimate Mortal Kombat 3 offers a large roster, chained combos, bloody Fatalities and the Run system specific to this episode. The fidelity to the arcade gameplay and the wealth of content make it one of the trilogy's peaks on the machine. The digitisations age and some cuts compared to the arcade show. An excellent fighting game for fans of snappy 16 bit versus fighting and of the Mortal Kombat saga.
