Mortal Kombat 3

Description

Shao Khan has won. The Earthrealm is no more. In order to revive his Queen Sindel, the emperor Shao Khan used the Outworld Tournament from Mortal Kombat 2 as a diversion while his Shadow Priests revive his fallen Queen on Earth. Once enacted, the dimensional bridge between the two realms connects, allowing Khan's extermination squads to invade and destroy Earth, and enslave the population's souls.

A small team of Raiden's "Chosen Warriors" survives the attack: Mortal Kombat champion Liu Kang and his ally Kung Lao, Special Forces agents Sonya Blade and Jax, the shaman Nightwolf, the riot cop Stryker, the nomadic Kabal, and former Lin Kuei warrior Sub-Zero, who has gone rogue from his clan. Facing the warriors are the mercenary Kano, cyber-ninjas Smoke, Sektor and Cyrax, Sheeva, a female Shokan, the sorcerer Shang Tsung, and Queen Sindel herself.

Mortal Kombat 3 brings new elements to the 2D fighting series: multi-level playfields, "Dial-A-Combo" attacks, a "Run" button to speed up the battles, and "Vs." codes, which unlock new powers and abilities once both players enter a code sequence in pre-match-up screens. Also included are more stage fatalities and finishing moves as each warrior attempts to go one-on-one with the Centaurian enforcer Motaro, and Shao Khan himself.

Mortal Kombat 3 is the last traditional one-on-one fighting game game in the series to feature motion-captured digitized graphics for its kombatants, and introduces online network play to the PC version.

Alternate Titles

• "真人快打3" -- Chinese title (simplified)
• "MK 3" -- Abbrevated title

Part of the Following Groups

• BPjS / BPjM indexed games
• Games made into movies
• Germany Criminal Code confiscations (§131: Excess Violence)
• Mortal Kombat series

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User Reviews

Another worthy installment of the Mortal Kombat franchise	SNES	Stsung (29)
A helluva lot better than its prequel.	DOS	Tomer Gabel (4476)
Hey kids!! Want to see how to screw up Mortal Kombat??	DOS	Zovni (9141)
How did this game get so huge?	DOS	Roedie (5139)
Mortal Kombat 3 Genesis	Genesis	Joey Perkins (4)
Good, not Great	DOS	Aki Zeta-5 (160)

The Press Says

Electronic Gaming Monthly (EGM)	PlayStation	Oct, 1995	8.6 out of 10	86
Electronic Gaming Monthly (EGM)	SNES	Jan, 1996	8.4 out of 10	84
High Score	DOS	Feb, 1996	4 out of 5	80
GamePro	SNES	Nov, 1995	4 out of 5	80
GamePro	PlayStation	Dec, 1995	4 out of 5	80
GamePro	Genesis	Nov, 1995	3.5 out of 5	70
Sega-16.com	Genesis	Aug 11, 2005	7 out of 10	70
GamePro	Game Boy	Mar, 1996	3.5 out of 5	70
Digital Press - Classic Video Games	SEGA Master System	Dec 09, 2005	3 out of 10	30
The Video Game Critic	SNES	Jun 04, 2000	D	25

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Trivia

Lia Montelongo, who plays the ancient Sindel, as only 18 at the time the game was made.