Mortal Kombat

1992 video game

Original description from the source, not translated.

YEAR 1992

GENRE Fighting

PLATFORM Microsoft Windows, Sega Genesis, PlayStation 2, Commodore Amiga, Xbox, PlayStation Portable, DOS, Super Nintendo Entertainment System, Game Boy, arcade video game machine, Sega Master System, Game Gear, Sega CD/Mega CD

ABOUT THE GAME

Mortal Kombat is a 1992 fighting game developed and published by Midway for arcades. It is the first main installment in the Mortal Kombat franchise, and was subsequently released by Acclaim Entertainment for nearly every home platform of the time. The game presents a martial arts tournament in which ten characters (including a choice of seven player characters) contend with the fate of Earth at stake. 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 is considered by critics to be one of the greatest video games ever made. It spawned numerous sequels and spin-offs, beginning with Mortal Kombat II in 1993. Both games were the subject of a film adaptation in 1995. However, it also sparked much controversy for its depiction of extreme violence and gore using realistic digitized graphics and, along with the home releases of Night Trap and Lethal Enforcers, prompted the formation of the Entertainment Software Rating Board (ESRB), a U.S. government-backed organization that set descriptor ratings for video games.

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