Mortal Kombat 3

I guess I couldn't escape the inevitable review. Well, it looks and plays very close to the arcade version with combos and little nuances intact. As a port of the arcade, it is an excellent job. I personally have a slight problem with the Playstation controller and had some difficulty on some of the combos, but that's just me. Access time is tight and the game is as close as any MK fan could wish for (except for Shang's lag time in the morphs). If you like the original, you'll love it.

Of course it doesn't look or sound as goods as the Playstation version, but for 16-Bit it sure did a good job. The combos and techniques work relatively well and play close to the arcade original. It's strongest point is the addition of tons of special options and flags letting you do a multitude of things from playing as the bosses to toggling fatality time. Graphically, it won't leap out as you if you're used to the PS version, but it plays well with only a few snags.

There's a nice selection of options to adjust the difficulty, violence, and controls, but unfortunately there's no way to save high scores or settings to memory card. Some readers have expressed concern about Shang Tsung's "morph" move, but since he always transforms into his opponent this time, there's no load time involved. Mortal Kombat 3 is a very good fighter, and if you enjoyed the previous editions, this will give you more of what you want.

Le meilleur épisode de la série, et de loin, grâce à une réalisation sans faille... mais il demeure à mon sens un peu moins bien que Primal Rage

Mortal Kombat is officially an established American institution. But like apple pie and baseball, some people just prefer cherry pie and rugby. Such is Mortal Kombat 3, but it is a worthy rent, and a must have for us apple pie -eating baseball fans.

Riktigt bra fightingspel finns det inte gott om till PC, och igentligen har inte mycket hänt sedan Way of the Exploding Fist på gamla C64. Mortal Kombat 3 är ett spel som inte överraskar på något sätt, men det är ändå ett riktigt trevligt och blodigt spel.

Flaws aside, this port is good enough to convince fans of the arcade game to buy a Playstation. But the conversion, excellent though it is, won't win over those gamers the arcade MK 3 failed to impress. They'll want to wait for the new fighters and stages of the forthcoming MK 3 Ultimate arcade upgrade.

Converting a mammoth arcade game like MK 3 to the 16-bit Super NES is no easy task and Williams has done a respectable job of keeping all the key elements intact. With more games of this quality, the SNES will go out with a band, not a whimper.

Kombat loyalists will love the chance to memorize more Fatality codes and even a sourpuss like me can't help but get all tingly when a game of this magnitude finally comes home. So I'll play it, love it one minute, then hate it the next and then play it some more until the novelty of the new characters wears off and I've seen all the finishing moves. But unless some dramatic changes are made to the basic MK formula, I won't care if there's never an MK4.

Yet turn off the blood and violent animations using MK3's option menu, and you'll begin to appreciate its foundations: slick digitized graphics, responsive game play, and a story line — it's you against a battalion of warriors as you try to rid the Earth of an alien emperor who has subjugated most of the human race — that adds another dimension to all of the fun.

MK 3 is not a bad game (critics, take note). It's just not original enough (like Tekken) or deep enough (like SF) to warrant space on the casual Genesis gamer's shelf. Die-hard fans will also notice the flaws will also notice the flaws in this version right away.

This in one MK that shouldn't have made it. By far this game is worse than Killer Instinct and even portable power players will find the soft controls and eye-straining graphics unbearable. Only fans need apply.

In conclusion, Mortal Kombat III is a well rounded fighter in its own right. It doesn't live up to the legacy of Mortal Kombat II, because of its lack of interesting and “cool” characters. On its own, Mortal Kombat III stands to the test of time as a great Genesis title. Unfortunately at the time of its release, the Genesis system could not hold against the competition in this cutting edge genre.

MK3's gameplay is admittedly much faster than MK2 - probably in response to all of the Street Fighter Turbo games it had to compete against. Mortal Kombat 3 isn't bad as 2D fighters go, but most fans of the series have mixed feelings about it - and justifiably so. My friend Chris even contends this game forever tainted the legacy of the franchise.

MK3, however, adds little to the series. Sure, there are a couple of new characters, a run feature, and a new combo system, but is it enough? Here's where opinion will split: die-hard fans will love it, others will wonder what all the fuss is about. I'm sure you've already made your decision. Plus, the PSX version has some serious glitches, like the infamous "morph-pause." Ugh. Unless you're a serious MK freak, save this one for the arcades.

No podemos hacer más que condenar a Midway por la decisión de pasar el testigo de su saga estrella a Software Creations. Acclaim habría conseguido mejores resultados, al menos eso es lo que pensamos tras probar el notable MKII. Personajes sin carisma, movimientos escasos, técnicamente pobre sobretodo en materia sonora, y ausencia de modos de juego e incluso el acusado modo Options. El segundo peor MK para una consola portátil, a un nivel similar a MK4 para GBC, aunque el colmo de la cutrez lo alcanzaría la propia Midway con Mortal Kombat Advance.

For those hoping to see their system pushed, they'll almost see that. It's hard to deny that's it's not ugly if you're accustomed to any other version. Fans of the series only have the opportunity to play an obscure version of the franchise, and once they dig into it, that appeal is quickly diminished.

The first two Mortal Kombat games were wildly popular, but this third edition proved the series was running out of gas. There are new fighters, backgrounds, and secrets, but the gameplay is arguably a step down from MK2. The new fighters are pretty dull compared to the mysterious ninjas that marked the first two games. Fan favorites like Scorpion have been replaced with "cyborg" robots, and in the ultimate travesty, Sub Zero has been unmasked! The backgrounds sport a more urban flavor, which are infinitely less interesting that the surreal settings of the past games. A new "run" button has been added, but it's fairly useless. Mortal Kombat 3 marked a sharp decline in the series, and the franchise would not return to popularity until Mortal Kombat Deadly Alliance (Xbox, 2002).