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Mortal Kombat 3

Midway Manufacturing

1995•Fighting•PEGI 18•About 3 hours

Taste attributes: actionanimalsmartial artsrobots/ai/spacevehiclesfastunsavouryheavyimaginarysimplelinearemotionally undemandingall consuming questfighting evilhuman spirit/resilience/survivalrescue/escape/jeopardyself destruction/implosionunlikely connections

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Boxlist takeHeightened and very fast: a dark fighting game, simple rather than intricate. Best if you like pace over patience.

Pace: very fast · Originality: balanced · Tone: dark · Weight: balanced · Realism: imaginary world · Story: simple · Structure: very linear · Look: balanced · Scale: balanced · Emotional punch: undemandingHow we score

IGDB rating

62 / 100

236 ratings

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About This Game

Mortal Kombat 3 brings new elements to the 2D fighting series: multi-level playfields, "Dial-A-Combo" attacks, a "Run" button to speed up the battles, and "Vs." codes, which unlock new powers and abilities once both players enter a code sequence in pre-match-up screens. Also included are more stage fatalities and finishing moves as each warrior attempts to go one-on-one with the Centaurian enforcer Motaro, and Shao Kahn himself.

Summary: IGDB

Story

Fed up with continuous losses in tournament battle, Shao Kahn who had lost to Liu Kang in the Outworld tournament, enacts a 10,000 year-old plan. He would have his Shadow Priests, led by Shang Tsung, revive his former Queen Sindel, who unexpectedly died at a young age. However, she wouldn't be revived in the Outworld. She would be resurrected in the Earth Realm. This would allow Shao Kahn to cross the boundary lines and reclaim his queen. When Sindel is reincarnated in Earth Realm, Shao Kahn reaches across the dimensions to reclaim her. As a consequence of his action, the Earth Realm becomes a...

Characteristics

Where this game sits on each taste spectrum

SlowPACEFast

FamiliarORIGINALITYOriginal

DarkTONEWholesome

LightWEIGHTINESSHeavy

FantasyREALISMRealistic

SimpleINTRICACYIntricate

Non-LinearLINEARITYLinear

UnderstatedSTYLEStylised

IntimateSCALEEpic

RestrainedEMOTIONIntense

Genres and themes

ActionAnimalsMartial artsRobots/ai/spaceVehiclesAll consuming questFighting evilHuman spirit/resilience/survivalRescue/escape/jeopardySelf destruction/implosionUnlikely connections

Keywords

Martial artsDinosaursBloodyGravityDeathRobotsHand-to-hand combatSkeleton

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Details

Developer: Midway Manufacturing
Publishers: Playtronic, Midway Manufacturing, Williams Entertainment, Sony Computer Entertainment of America, Tec Toy
Released: 15 April 1995
Series: Mortal Kombat
Platforms: Arcade, Super Nintendo Entertainment System, Sega Mega Drive/Genesis, PC (Microsoft Windows), DOS, PlayStation
Modes: Single player, Multiplayer
Perspective: Side view
Time to beat: 1h rushed, 3h normally, 6h complete
Age rating: PEGI 18
Taste scores: How we score
Source: IGDB

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