Mortal Kombat is a video game franchise originally developed and produced by Midway Games. The video games are a series of fighting games and several action-adventure games which debuted in North American arcades on October 8, 1992 with the release of Mortal Kombat , created by Ed Boon and John Tobias. [1] Mortal Kombat titles have been released on numerous different video game consoles, handheld game consoles, and personal computer platforms and is considered one of the best-selling video game franchises of all time with over 26 million games sold. [2] The games have appeared on every major video game console produced since its debut including every console created by Sony and Microsoft, every console produced by Sega since the Sega Genesis (as well as the Master System in Europe and South America), and every console produced by Nintendo, bar the Wii U, since the Super NES. Turbo Technologies Inc. (TTI) was offered exclusive rights to Mortal Kombat but NEC turned it down. [3]
Since their release, many of the video games have been re-released on multiple platforms or included as part of compilation packages. The characters have also made cameo appearances in several other games. The video game series includes 24 differently named games, eleven of which are original fighting games, three of which are action-adventure games, and ten others which are re-releases, upgrades and ports. Along with the video game series three feature films, an animated and live-action television series, two books, and several comic books have been produced for the franchise. The first feature film was considered a major success and grossed roughly $70 million in the United States, and an estimated $122 million worldwide. [4]
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| Release years by system: 1992 – Arcade [1] 1993 – Game Boy, [5] Game Gear, [6] Genesis, [7] Master System, [8] Super NES [9] 1994 – Amiga, [10] MS-DOS, [11] Sega CD [12] 2004 – Mobile phone, [13] PlayStation 2, [14] Xbox [14] 2006 – Windows [15] |
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| Release years by system: 1993 – Arcade [16] 1994 – Amiga, [17] Game Boy, [18] MS-DOS, [19] 32X, [20] Game Gear, [21] Genesis, [22] Master System, [23] Super NES [24] 1996 – PlayStation, [25] Sega Saturn [26] 2004 – GameCube, [27] PlayStation 2, [27] Xbox [27] 2005 – PlayStation 2, [28] PlayStation Portable, [29] Xbox [28] 2006 – Windows [15] 2007 – PlayStation 3 (PlayStation Network) [30] |
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| Release years by system: 1995 – Arcade, [31] Game Boy, [32] PlayStation, [33] Genesis, [34] Super NES [35] 1996 – MS-DOS, [36] Game Gear, [37] Master System [38] 2004 – GameCube, [27] PlayStation 2, [27] Xbox [27] 2005 – PlayStation Portable [29] 2006 – Windows [15] |
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| Release years by system: 1997 – Arcade [39] 1998 – Nintendo 64, [40] Windows, [41] PlayStation [42] 1999 – Game Boy Color [43] |
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Original release dates: [44] | Release years by system: 2002 – Game Boy Advance, [45] GameCube, [44] PlayStation 2, [46] Xbox [47] |
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Original release date: [48] | Release years by system: 2004 – PlayStation 2, [49] Xbox [48] 2005 – GameCube |
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Original release dates: [52] | Release years by system: 2006 – PlayStation 2, [52] Xbox [53] 2007 – Wii [54] |
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Original release dates: [56] | Release years by system: 2008 – PlayStation 3, [57] Xbox 360 [57] |
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| Release years by system: 2011 – PlayStation 3, [59] Xbox 360 [59] 2012 – PlayStation Vita 2013 – Windows |
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| Release years by system: 2015 – Windows, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, iOS, Android [60] |
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| Release years by system: 2019 – Windows, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch [61] |
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| Release years by system: 2023 – Windows, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X and S, Nintendo Switch |
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Original release dates: [62] | Release years by system: 1997 – Nintendo 64, [63] PlayStation [62] |
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Original release dates: [64] | Release years by system: 2000 – PlayStation [64] |
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Original release dates: [65] | Release years by system: 2005 – PlayStation 2, [66] Xbox [65] |
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Proposed release date: [67] 2023 | Proposed system release: 2023 – Android, iOS [68] |
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| Release years by system: 1995 – Arcade [69] 1996 – Super NES, [70] Genesis, [71] Sega Saturn [72] 2006 – Xbox 360 (Xbox Live Arcade) [73] |
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| Release years by system: 1996 – Nintendo 64, [74] PlayStation [75] 1997 – MS-DOS, Windows, [76] Sega Saturn [77] 1998 – Game.com [78] |
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| Release years by system: 1999 – Dreamcast [79] |
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Original release dates: [84] | Release years by system: 2007 – Nintendo DS [84] |
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| Release years by system: 2011 – PlayStation 3, Windows, Xbox 360 |
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| Release years by system: 2020 – PlayStation 4 |
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| Release years by system: 2020 – PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Windows, Xbox One, Xbox Series X |
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Mortal Kombat & Mortal Kombat II Original release date: [86]
| Release years by system: 1998 – Game Boy, [87] Personal computer [86] |
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Mortal Kombat Kollection Original release date: [2]
| Release years by system: 2008 – PlayStation 2 [2] |
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Original release date: | Release years by system: 2011 – PlayStation 3 (PlayStation Network), Xbox 360 (Xbox Live Arcade) 2012 – Windows |
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Title | Release date | Author | Publisher | Pages | ISBN | ||
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Mortal Kombat | 1995 | Kevin Droney, Martin Delrio | Tor Books | 216 | ISBN 0-8125-4452-8 | ||
Mortal Kombat Annihilation | 1998 | Jerome Preisler | Torkids | 95 | ISBN 0-7806-2205-7 | ||
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1 | Mortal Kombat Collector's Edition | 1992 | Midway | |
1 | Mortal Kombat II Collector's Edition | 1993 | Midway | |
6 | Mortal Kombat: Blood & Thunder | 1994 | Malibu Comics | |
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3 | Mortal Kombat: Goro, Prince of Pain | 1994 | Malibu Comics | |
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1 | Mortal Kombat: Tournament Edition | 1994 | Malibu Comics | |
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6 | Mortal Kombat: Battlewave | 1995 | Malibu Comics | |
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2 | Mortal Kombat: U.S. Special Forces | 1995 | Malibu Comics | |
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3 | Mortal Kombat: Rayden and Kano | 1995 | Malibu Comics | |
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1 | Mortal Kombat: Tournament Edition II | 1995 | Malibu Comics | |
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1 | Mortal Kombat: Baraka | 1995 | Malibu Comics | |
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1 | Mortal Kombat: Kung Lao | 1995 | Malibu Comics | |
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1 | Mortal Kombat: Kitana and Mileena | 1995 | Malibu Comics | |
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1 | Mortal Kombat 4 Limited Edition | 1997 | Midway | |
1 | Mortal Kombat VS DC Universe: Beginnings | 2008 | DC Comics | |
36 | Mortal Kombat X: Blood Ties | 2015 | DC Comics | |
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1 | Mortal Kombat: Onslaught | 2023 | DC Comics | |
Title | Release date | Length | Label | |
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Mortal Kombat II: Music from the Arcade Game Soundtrack | 1993 | 38:44 | Midway | |
Mortal Kombat: The Album | May 31, 1994 | 38:27 | Virgin Records | |
Mortal Kombat: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack | August 15, 1995 | 68:28 | TVT Records | |
Mortal Kombat: Original Motion Picture Score | October 11, 1995 | 42:01 | Rykodisc | |
Mortal Kombat: More Kombat | November 5, 1996 | 67:10 | TVT Records | |
Mortal Kombat Annihilation – Original Motion Picture Soundtrack | October 28, 1997 | 79:11 | TVT Records | |
Mortal Kombat Musik: MK3 & MK4 Arcade Video Game Soundtrack | 1997 | 66:52 | Midway | |
Mortal Kombat: Songs Inspired by the Warriors | April 5, 2011 | 55:25 | Watertower Music | |
Mortal Kombat: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack | April 16, 2021 | 1:20:00 | Watertower Music | |
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Mortal Kombat: Deadly Alliance is a 2002 fighting game developed and published by Midway for the Xbox, PlayStation 2, GameCube, and Game Boy Advance. It was the first all-new Mortal Kombat fighting game produced exclusively for home consoles, with no preceding arcade release. It is the fifth main installment in the Mortal Kombat franchise and a sequel to 1997's Mortal Kombat 4. Its story focuses on the eponymous alliance between sorcerers Quan Chi and Shang Tsung and their schemes to revive an ancient army to conquer Outworld and Earthrealm. The game is the only main installment not to feature series protagonist Liu Kang as a playable character. It is also the first game in the canon series to not have the involvement of co-creator John Tobias, as he left Midway in 1999 to pursue other interests.
Mortal Kombat 4 is a 1997 fighting game, the fourth main installment in the Mortal Kombat franchise, and a sequel to 1995's Mortal Kombat 3. It was developed by Midway Games. Released to arcades in 1997, Mortal Kombat 4 is the first title in the series, and one of the first made by Midway overall, to use 3D computer graphics. It is also the last game of the series to have an arcade release. It was ported to the PlayStation, Nintendo 64, PC, and Game Boy Color in 1998. An updated version titled Mortal Kombat Gold was released exclusively for the Dreamcast.
Mileena is a character in the Mortal Kombat fighting game franchise by Midway Games and NetherRealm Studios. Introduced in Mortal Kombat II (1993), Mileena was initially depicted as a clone of the Edenian princess Kitana, created by Shang Tsung with the blood of the fictional Tarkatan species, and raised alongside her "sister". Following the time-travelling actions of Raiden in Mortal Kombat 9 (2011), Mileena's background as a Tarkatan clone of Kitana remains the same, although she was only recently awoken, rather than raised alongside Kitana. Mortal Kombat X (2015) depicts her attempts to regain her throne as Empress of Outworld, following her overthrow by Kotal Kahn.
Mortal Kombat 3 is a 1995 arcade fighting game developed by Midway Games. It is the third main installment in the Mortal Kombat franchise and a sequel to 1993's Mortal Kombat II. As in the previous games, it has a cast of characters that players choose from and guide through a series of battles against other opponents. The game avoids the tournament storyline of its predecessors, as various warriors instead fight against the returning Shao Kahn, who has resurrected his bride Sindel and started an invasion of Earthrealm.
Mortal Kombat Trilogy is a fighting game released by Midway in 1996 as the second and final update to Mortal Kombat 3 for the PlayStation, Nintendo 64, Sega Saturn and PCs. Further versions were also released for the Game.com and R-Zone. It features a similar basic gameplay system and the same story as Ultimate Mortal Kombat 3, but adds characters and stages restored from Mortal Kombat and Mortal Kombat II. New additions to the game included the "Aggressor" bar. The Brutality mechanic was introduced with this installment. The game was met with positive to mixed reviews upon release.
Mortal Kombat II is a fighting game originally produced by Midway for the arcades in 1993. It was ported to multiple home systems, including MS-DOS, Amiga, Game Boy, Game Gear, Sega Genesis, 32X, Sega Saturn, Super Nintendo Entertainment System, and PlayStation only in Japan, mostly in licensed versions developed by Probe Software and Sculptured Software and published by Acclaim Entertainment.
Reptile is a character in the Mortal Kombat fighting game franchise by Midway Games and NetherRealm Studios. He debuted in the original 1992 game as a hidden opponent, establishing him as the first secret character in fighting game history. Reptile became playable in the follow-up Mortal Kombat II (1993) and has remained a mainstay of the franchise. As implied by his name, he is a Saurian, a fictional species of reptilian humanoids. One of the last surviving members of his race, he aligns himself with the series' primary villains in the hope his service will lead to the Saurians' revival.
Midway Arcade Treasures 2 is the second collection of classic arcade games published by Midway for the PlayStation 2, Xbox, and GameCube. This compilation includes 20 games that were not in the 2003 release of Midway Arcade Treasures. Unlike the previous game, it was rated M for Mature instead of T for Teen by the ESRB.
Ultimate Mortal Kombat 3 is a fighting game in the Mortal Kombat series, developed and released by Midway to arcades in 1995. It is a standalone update of 1995's earlier Mortal Kombat 3 with an altered gameplay system, additional characters like the returning favorites Reptile, Kitana, Jade and Scorpion who were missing from Mortal Kombat 3, and some new features.
Mortal Kombat Gold is a 1999 fighting game in the Mortal Kombat series that was published by Midway Home Entertainment. It was developed by Eurocom and released exclusively on the Dreamcast as a launch title. It is an updated version of 1997's Mortal Kombat 4 and was the first game to appear on a sixth-generation platform as well as the only Mortal Kombat game to be released for the Dreamcast console. Critical reaction was mostly average due to the graphics being inferior to the arcade version, the weapons deemed boring or useless, and game-breaking bugs and glitches.
Mortal Kombat: Shaolin Monks is a 2005 action-adventure beat 'em up video game developed and published by Midway for the PlayStation 2 and Xbox. A spin-off of the Mortal Kombat franchise, it is a retelling of the events of Mortal Kombat II (1993). Players control the eponymous Shaolin monks Liu Kang and Kung Lao in either single player or cooperative play as they protect Earthrealm from the forces of Outworld.
Daniel Pesina is an American martial arts expert and a former freelance employee of Midway.
Mortal Kombat: Armageddon is a 2006 fighting game and it is the seventh main installment in the Mortal Kombat franchise and a sequel to 2004's Mortal Kombat: Deception. The PlayStation 2 and Xbox versions were released in October 2006, with a Wii version released on May 29, 2007 in North America. The Xbox version was not released in PAL territories. Chronologically the final chapter in the original Mortal Kombat storyline, it features virtually every character from the previous games. Players select one of them and battle a selection of the other fighters. the story follows a warrior named taven after being awakened who goes on a journey to defeat his evil brother leading up to the Armageddon war to determine the fate of the Mortal Kombat universe.
Mortal Kombat is an American media franchise centered on a series of fighting video games originally developed by Midway Games in 1992.
Mortal Kombat is a 2011 fighting game developed by NetherRealm Studios and published by Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment. It is the ninth main installment in the Mortal Kombat series and a soft reboot of the series. The game was released for the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 systems in April 2011, and a PlayStation Vita port was released in May 2012. An expanded version of the game, titled Mortal Kombat: Komplete Edition, was released for Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 in February 2012 and for Microsoft Windows in July 2013.
Mortal Kombat is a 1992 fighting game developed and published by Midway. It is the first entry in the Mortal Kombat series and was subsequently released by Acclaim Entertainment for nearly every home platform at that time. The game focuses on several characters of various intentions who enter a martial arts tournament with worldly consequences. It introduced many key aspects of the Mortal Kombat series, including the unique five-button control scheme and gory finishing moves called Fatalities.
Mortal Kombat Arcade Kollection is a 2011 video game co-developed by NetherRealm Studios, Other Ocean Interactive and Code Mystics and published by Warner Bros. Games. It is a compilation of three classic 2D fighting games in the Mortal Kombat series: Mortal Kombat (1992), Mortal Kombat II (1993) and Ultimate Mortal Kombat 3 (1995). The game was created after an ambitious previous incarnation, an HD remake project titled Mortal Kombat HD Arcade Kollection, was cancelled. Arcade Kollection was released as a downloadable title for PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 in August 2011, and for Microsoft Windows on February 1, 2012.