Ultimate Mortal Kombat 3

aka: MKA: Mortal Kombat Advance, Mortal Kombat Advance, UMK3, Ultimate Mortal Kombat
Moby ID: 6593
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Ultimate Mortal Kombat 3 combines the best of all the Mortal Kombats into a single cartridge. 23 playable characters are immediately available, such as Reptile, Cyrax, Scorpion, Sub-Zero, Jax, Katana, Sonya, and more. There are two bosses that are unlockable, as well as additional characters.

There is a variety of new levels, some of which are interactive. Characters can uppercut someone, causing them to hit the ground hard and crash through to the bottom floor, or they can knocked someone off a bridge, landing in a pit of spikes.

Players can go against the computer one-on-one, two-on-two, or take part in the 8-fighter tournament.

The DS version has a wireless one-one-one multiplayer mode and includes the Puzzle Kombat mini-game from Mortal Kombat: Deception.

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Average score: 71% (based on 64 ratings)

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Average score: 3.8 out of 5 (based on 132 ratings with 5 reviews)

Unfortanately, it ISNT the ultimate fighting game.....

The Good
The graphics were decent (for the snes) and, although is incredibly similar to those of MK3 (original) it is still a good break. Another great thing about this game is the wide array of characters. There are over 20 characters to choose from, and each have their own special moves and tricks. Also there are 2 hidden characters, which can be unlocked.

The Bad
Although there are a lot of characters, a bad thing was that that most of them were just the same base model altered with separate special moves. By base model I mean that sub zero(classic) , rain, ermac, human smoke, scorpion and noob saibot are the same model, except with different special attacks. I dont really consider that to be 6 different characters, because they move and look the exact same. Also like this are Kitana and Mileena, and Cyrax, Sektor and Smoke(robot). They could have made it better by making different models for each character.

The Bottom Line
Still, UMK3 was a fun game to play, and although lacking a good startup screen, it was decent and earning of a good rating. I give it a ( 3 / 5 ) .

SNES · by ThE oNe (180) · 2002

This Is the Greates Mortal Kombat Game EVER!!!

The Good
This game has to be one of the best Mortal Kombat games ever created. The charecter choices were great and when u find out how to unlock human smoke there even better.

Gameplay- 9/10 It was awesome no major faults other than the glitch when u go to the 8 player tournament mode

Sound- 8/10 awesome sound good sound effects the only problem is the guy who goes "Whoopsie!!!" when u uppercut your opponent, other than that good music, and sound.

Graphics- 9/10 good graphics for a Snes, the players and there detail are awesome the levels all have nice backgrounds and such the blood effects were cool too.

Replay Value- 10/10 you could play this game until your thumbs bleed its so great.

Overall 9/10- This game is my favourite Mortal Kombat game and the greatest so much to do and so many things to kill

Buy or Rent- I would rent this game first if possible but if you can't then buy it the most i've seen one of these things go for was 15 dollars so thats not bad.

The Bad
"Whoopsie!!!" Man

The Bottom Line
IIIIITTTTTTTSSSSSSS GREEAAAAAAAT!!!!

SNES · by Bob Seagerson (1) · 2003

The worst fighting game ever, on any platform. Avoid at all costs.

The Good
Absolutely nothing. This game sucks.

The Bad
Where to start? Mortal Kombat on the GBA has some of the worst AI that I have ever seen in a video game. Not that they're brain-dead, no. Not that they're simplistic, no. Not that they're too smart, no. So, what is it that makes the AI so horrible? It's that it constantly cheats in order to win. So, it's more like a horrible excuse for AI rather than actual AI that can actually play by the rules.

Due to the translation to the GBA, the controls have been watered down in order to work with the GBA's built-in controller. Get this: Aside from your movement controls (left, right, jump, crouch), you can only punch or kick. No fatalities, no special moves, no blocking, no nothing aside from those basic controls. Since the punches and kicks are actually the strong attacks in the original Mortal Kombat games, which take a while to wind up, that means that there is an absolutely ridiculous delay between the press of the button and the attack actually registering.

Not that the attack is going to register anyways. Back to the AI, your opponent will block all of your attacks (contrary to the limited controls mentioned above), making him absolutely impossible to destroy, and making the game's existence completely pointless. To top it all off, he will get very close to you and punch and kick the crap out of you before you even have a chance to defeat him. And, despite the fact that the game does look and sound like Mortal Kombat (Ultimate Mortal Kombat 3 to be exact), visuals and sound are of low quality, further hampering an already horrible game.

The Bottom Line
Pure, rotten crap in a GBA box that smells so bad, the stink will kill you if you smell it. Actually, that's only the beginning of the sheer awfulness of Mortal Kombat on the GBA. It's just that horrible. You'll be much better off playing all of the other Mortal Kombat games (except for Mortal Kombat: Special Forces). But whatever you do, avoid this game by any means necessary, and don't say that I didn't warn you!!!

Additionally, how could this garbage possibly have been approved for release by Nintendo? This game does not deserve any kind of "Seal of Quality" because, for the record, it is absolutely ROTTEN! I could go on and on about this piece of garbage, but if it isn't clear up to this point: Don't play this game.

Game Boy Advance · by Spartan_234 (424) · 2006

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Trivia

German index

On August 31, 2000, Ultimate Mortal Kombat 3 was put on the infamous German index by the BPjS. For more information about what this means and to see a list of games sharing the same fate, take a look here: BPjS/BPjM indexed games.

Noob Saibot

In Mortal Kombat 3, due to the lack of traditional male ninjas in the game, the secret character Noob Saibot was a black palette swap of Kano, instead of being a palette swap of the ninjas as he was in Mortal Kombat II. In Ultimate Mortal Kombat 3, Noob was again brought back as a ninja palette swap. The Sega Saturn version, however, still contains the Kano Noob Saibot. This is because the Sega Saturn port of Ultimate Mortal Kombat 3 is actually a hacked version of Mortal Kombat 3 for the Playstation.

Rain

The character Rain (playable in some ports of the game) is a purple ninja palette swap. The co-creator of the game, Ed Boon, is said to be a longtime fan of the artist Prince; Rain's name and appearance is a reference to Prince's song Purple Rain.

SNES version

In order to include as much as possible for the SNES port of the game, the character Sheeva (who was created using stop motion animation) was dropped to make room.

Awards

  • Electronic Gaming Monthly
    • June 1996 (Issue 83) - Game of the Month (Saturn version)
    • March 1997 (Issue 92) - SNES Game of the Year runner-up (Readers' Choice) + Genesis Game of the Year runner-up (Readers' Choice)

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Game added by JPaterson.

Nintendo DS added by Walkearth. Arcade added by 666gonzo666. Xbox 360 added by Sciere. SNES added by Roedie. Game Boy Advance added by Crawly. SEGA Saturn added by quizzley7.

Additional contributors: Sciere, Alaka, CaptainCanuck, formercontrib, Crawly, Luchsen, Starbuck the Third.

Game added June 7, 2002. Last modified February 23, 2024.