Mortal Kombat 3

Forget that you ever saw the horrible Mortal Kombat movies and stick to the impressions that the video games created if you want to take this superb series seriously. MK-3 was the last of sprite based games of its series but the action remained fluid and dynamic as ever. The animation was great and the sketches in the manual were something that every MK fan should preserve. The length of the game itself and the number of opponents depends on the skill or difficulty level that you select. Problem is that even on normal difficulty, one could breeze through most opponents by merely throwing upper cuts and only during the very end did it get difficult.

Mortal Kombat and its sequels are some of the greatest games ever created! It has a good story, incredible action, great music, awesome characters, very fun, really interesting looking stages, and more! Below is an In-depth review of the game called Mortal Kombat 3!

Story: Many fighters around the world enter this deadly tournament. Since now the contest is in Shao Khan's hands it will become much more difficult for the Kombatants to win!

The Kombatants!

Liu Kang - This Chinese warrior is a fearless fighter who is bent on getting revenge!

Johnny Cage - An action movie star, Cage enters Mortal Kombat!

Sonya Blade - A beautiful Texan who is a Lt. in the United States Army. The is skilled fighter enters the tournament but why? Is it because a certain red eyed individual is Kompeteing?

Shang Tsung - This old shapeshifting fighter is one of the greatest fighters ever in the history of the world! He has the power to take a living being's soul!

Kano - A member of the Black Dragon Organization, Kano fights with no fear in the tournament!

Scorpion - A poor soul, when he was a live his wife and child were murdered by Sub Zero and the Lin Kuei clan of ninjas. Scorpion with his trusty spear is seeking revenge on the cold one.

Sub-Zero - The younger brother of the murderer of Scorpion's family is in the tournament. Now it will be a big showdown like never seen before!

Reptile - Not much is known about this fighter except he wears the same exact ninja uniforms as Scorpion and Sub Zero but only green and can mimic other fighters maneuvers! Though it is thought that he is the last of an ancient reptilian humanoid specie, he protects Shang Tsung from enemies.

Kung Lao - The last decedent of the heroic fighter Kung Lao is a former Shaolin monk and is also a member of White Lotus Society. He enters the tournament.

Jax - U.S. Special Forces Major Jackson Briggs enters the tournament with his huge bionic arms!

Cyrax - Built by the Lin Kuei to kill Sub-Zero, The second Cybernetic ninja is unit LK4D4.

Kabal - The mysterious Kabal enters the tournament because apparently he is the loan survivor of by Khans' extermination squad. Kabal plans on getting revenge.

Knightwolf - This historian used the powerful magic of the Shamen to product his sacred land in North America on Earth. Since Khan has invaded, this Native American enters the tournament.

Sheeva - This four-armed beauty from Shokan is Sindel's protector. She was chosen by Shao Khan but why wasn't she chosen to be the leader of his squads? She questions him because he chose Motaro, a Centaurian which is the natural enemy of the Shokans.

Sindel - The queen of Outworld. This evil beauty has something to scream about!

Stryker - Kurtis Styker was the leader of a riot control brigade. Shao Khan has caused much destruction on Earth and Stryker enters the tournament to seek out the killer of millions.

Smoke - Built by the Lin Kuei to kill Sub-Zero, The third Cybernetic ninja has a few surprises in his arsenal.

Sektor - Built by the Lin Kuei to kill Sub-Zero, The first Cybernetic ninja's unit name is Sektor LK-9T9.

Motaro - A huge Centaurian. His people has been in war with the Shokan for generations. He is the leader of Khan's extermination squad. He is a force not to mess with!

Shao Khan - A large and muscular being the supreme ruler of the Outworld, the Astrial Plane of Shokan, and all of the surrounding regions. The fighters have gathered and the tournament has begun! Will Khan rule supreme over Earth or can the earthlings defeat their opponents and Shao Khan?

Game Play: The game play is very good. The basic movies are easy to perform but the fatalities are very hard to do but with the help of cheats it can be much easier.

Graphics: The graphics are wonderful. Most of the game is digitalized!

Difficulty: The game can be very easy or it can be very hard depending on what you set the difficulty level.

Music: The music is great! Just awesome catchy tunes through out the game! In My opinion its some of the best music ever in a video game!

Sound: The sound is great. The real voices sound clear and the punching and kicking does as well.

Overall: I have always loved Mortal Kombat. If you like excellent fighting games then I strongly recommend you play Mortal Kombat 3 today! To purchase this video game on many game formats check out Amazon.com!

MORTAL KOMBAT 3, in my opinion, is one of the best arcade games I have ever played. Even though I haven't owned my Nintendo Wii for very long, I enjoy this game very much. In addition, even though I've never beaten the game, I still find this game very appealing, even though I've never owned the game. The only place I've played it is at the arcade. However, when and if this game is available to download on the Nintendo Wii, I'm definitely going to download it. Before I wrap this up, I'd like to say that the people at Sega Genesis know how to keep video game fanatics entertained. Now, in conclusion, if you're a video game fanatic, this is definitely one you'll want to play and own.

While the original Mortal Kombat set the benchmark for video game violence, it wasn't until the third chapter in this series that the gameplay finally equaled the visuals. The first two games relied wholly on massive bloodletting and digitized video characters to draw in players, but it was the third installment that finally cemented the MK series as a solid entry in the fighter game genre. The addition of a huge roster of characters, coupled with more special abilities and finishing moves (brutal "fatalities" and "animalities" alongside comical "friendships" and "babalities").

The story, or lack thereof, is roughly the same as the first two games, but this matters little when the true measure comes from the game's impressive playability. First time button-mashers and expert gamers will both find this game quite fun. While still not up to the high standard of newer generation fighters, MK3 provided an exciting gory romp with good controls and graphics.

If you find it on a "classics" collection, its well-worth the purchase.

"Mortal Kombat 3" was a great game, but many MK-fans didn`t like this one bit. The fantastic atmosphere of MK 2 is not to be found here, but it`s nevertheless a great game, with a far more complex combat-system than before, thanks to the combo-system, which gives room for far more complex moves than before. I dislike many of the new characters and many of the finishing-moves are so odd that you won`t like them. This game was the last great game in the MK-series.

9/10