The game was pretty popular back in the day, and I remember seeing the cabinet everywhere. The game took place mostly in New York City, with a plot involving Shao Kahn trying to convert NYC into Outworld. Just from first glance you can see that the color palette and settings are more gritty and less fantasy based.
Not that Mortal Kombat was ever a soft, sensitive, touchy feely experience, but the darkness of the series was increased even more with 3’s release. I remember the massive ad campaign and marketing for this title, the commercials being shown in prime time television even, which wasn’t common for a video game at the time. Seeing light in 1995, the original edition of Mortal Kombat 3 was developed by Midway Games and series creators John Tobias and Ed Boon, and picked up a bit after where Mortal Kombat 2 had left off. We’ll be talking mostly about MK3 and UMK3, as Trilogy has enough content to be its own review. Several versions of the game came out, including the original, Ultimate Mortal Kombat 3, and then the console exclusive Mortal Kombat Trilogy, which included revamped editions of not only 3 but also 1 and 2 as well. With the recent release of Mortal Kombat X, we here at Play Legit decided to take a look back at the past of the series, focusing on the arcade hit, Mortal Kombat 3.
