Profile picture of Mortal Kombat

Mortal Kombat

  • First released on 2 August, 1992 for Arcade

    • Mortal Kombat follows the story of the Mortal Kombat tournament, a sacred martial arts contest created by the Shaolin Monks, that takes place on a secluded island. Over 500 years ago, the evil sorcerer Shang Tsung overthrew the monks with the help of the monster warrior Goro, and now hosts the contest to steal the souls of the contest's losers to keep himself immortal and powerful. This year's Mortal Kombat tournament is about to take place, and 7 contestants are ready to fight. Liu Kang a noble Shaolin warrior, Scorpion and Sub-Zero, two rival ninja warriors with origins shrouded in secrecy, Johnny Cage a professional martial arts movie star, Raiden the God of Thunder, invited by Shang Tsung personally, Kano a ruthless crime lord, and Sonya Blade a US special forces soldier hunting after Kano.

    Mortal Kombat follows the story of the Mortal Kombat tournament, a sacred martial arts contest created by the Shaolin Monks, that takes place on a secluded island. Over 500 years ago, the evil sorcerer Shang Tsung overthrew the monks with the help of the monster warrior Goro, and now hosts the contest to steal the souls of the contest's losers to keep himself immortal and powerful. This year's Mortal Kombat tournament is about to take place, and 7 contestants are ready to fight. Liu Kang a noble Shaolin warrior, Scorpion and Sub-Zero, two rival ninja warriors with origins shrouded in secrecy, Johnny Cage a professional martial arts movie star, Raiden the God of Thunder, invited by Shang Tsung personally, Kano a ruthless crime lord, and Sonya Blade a US special forces soldier hunting after Kano.

    About

    Mortal Kombat is a 1992 Fighting video game by Midway, originally designed for Arcade systems, but later ported to various home computers and consoles. Mortal Kombat was well received around the world and has spawned countless sequels and spin-offs with it's 22nd title coming up in 2015. Mortal Kombat is the first game in the Mortal Kombat series and was followed by Mortal Kombat II in 1993.

    Platforms

    Arcade, Game Boy, Super Nintendo Entertainment System, Sega Mega Drive/Genesis, Amiga, PC DOS, Sega Game Gear, Sega Master System, Sega CD

    Modes

    Single-player, Multi-player

    Player perspectives

    Side view

    Engines

    Not available

    All website links

    All in-game images

    All release dates

    Game videos

    Suggest an edit

    Plus much more

    Makers

    Image of Acclaim Studios Salt Lake City
    Acclaim Studios Salt Lake City

    Acclaim Studios Salt Lake City specialized in port work through the 1980s. The company also produced several wrestling games for Acclaim, which published and renamed the studio in 1995.

    Developer
    Image of Acclaim Studios London
    Acclaim Studios London

    A UK video game developer based in Cheltenham. It would eventually be bought by Acclaim and become a subdivision of Acclaim Entertainment. The company started developing games in 1984, and was subsequently shut in 2004 when its parent company declared bankruptcy.

    Developer
    Image of Midway Games
    Midway Games

    A now-defunct publisher and developer that was based in Chicago. Best known later in its life for the Mortal Kombat series, Midway's legacy traces back to early pinball and arcade releases, when the company was known as Williams.

    Publisher
    Image of Acclaim Entertainment
    Acclaim Entertainment
    Publisher
    Image of Arena Entertainment
    Arena Entertainment

    A former sub-division of Mirrorsoft, Arena Entertainment was aquired by Acclaim in 1991, who used the name to publish games for Sega consoles. The brand name ceased to be used in 1995.

    Publisher
    Image of Acclaim Japan
    Acclaim Japan
    Publisher
    Image of Virgin Interactive Entertainment
    Virgin Interactive Entertainment

    A UK game developer and publisher and part of the Virgin Group. Was originally known as Virgin Games Inc until 1994 when it was renamed Virgin Interactive Entertainment.

    Publisher

    Something missing or incorrect? Suggest an edit.