Description
MK: SM is a 3D platforming adventure beat-em-up that is based in the
Mortal Kombat world. The story begins just after the first tournament, and fills in some of the backgrounds of various characters in the series. Fighting across several areas of Earthrealm, Netherrealm, and Outworld, this game follows Liu Kang and Kung Lao (the Shaolin Monks) as they thwart another invasion of Earth. MK: SM features a wide cast of recognizable characters, many secret unlockables, as well being able to play through with a friend in Ko-op mode.
The combat is fast-paced, with numerous ways to dispose of enemies, including MK signature moves and Fatalities. This kombat goes beyond what you have seen in the fighting games, among the upgrades are: The series first Multi-Directional Kombat System, Multalities (kill multiple opponents with one move), Brutalities (see red as you unleash brutal force), ko-op only team-attacks, and even character progression (earn experience to spend on upgrades to moves). The backgrounds, all based on
MK and
MK II arenas, come to life with numerous hazards for the Monks that they can turn on their enemies.
Alternate Titles
- "真人快打：少林武僧" -- Chinese spelling (simplified)
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User Reviews
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The Press Says
| Game Informer Magazine |
Oct, 2005 |
8.5 out of 10 |
85 |
| Softpedia |
Mar 24, 2006 |
8.3 out of 10 |
83 |
| 1UP |
Sep 21, 2005 |
8 out of 10 |
80 |
| Fragland.net |
Oct 28, 2005 |
79.9 out of 100 |
80 |
| GameSpot |
Sep 19, 2005 |
7.5 out of 10 |
75 |
| Digital Entertainment News (den) |
Oct 14, 2005 |
7.5 out of 10 |
75 |
| Gamesmania |
Nov 08, 2005 |
72 out of 100 |
72 |
| Jeuxvideo.com |
Oct 26, 2005 |
13 out of 20 |
65 |
| Yahoo! Games |
Sep 28, 2005 |
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60 |
| UOL Jogos |
Sep 28, 2005 |
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60 |
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Trivia
Development
The game was originally a single-player game featuring Raiden as the only playable character.
German version
In the German version, all fatalities and the blood during the intro cutscene were removed.
Johnny Cage
This is the first
Mortal Kombat game that allows Johnny Cage to perform his ball breaker move on female fighters (not counting the Shang Tsung's morph glitch).
References to the game
A rendered cutscene of the game is shown briefly in the 2009 movie
Crank: High Voltage.
Unlockable arcade game
You can unlock the arcade version of
Mortal Kombat II by completing five hidden quests with Smoke. It is not completely the original coin-op version, but rather the port that shipped with
Midway Arcade Treasures 2, which has minor differences. This only works on the Xbox version and the NTSC PS2 version. On the PAL PS2 version you instead get 50.000 experience points.
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