Mortal Kombat

Mortal Kombat is a series of highly violent fighting video games. It features very graphic violence. A source of controversy are the extremely gory finishing moves known as Fatalities. The controversy was addressed directly in the sequel, which introduce "Friendships." Instead of executing the opponent, the character would juggle, give them ice cream or other similar actions. Blood and gore in the series is done in a deliberately over the top, even sometimes to the point of it being humorous. The more recent games are known for having licensed characters such as Rambo, The Terminator, Jason Voorhees and The Joker.

The original Mortal Kombat for the Super Nintendo Entertainment System removed most of the blood and gore in the game.

The gameplay consists of a fighting match between two characters, who can punch, kick, jump, duck, block and perform special moves depending on the character being used.

## Contents

* 1 Games
* 1.1 Main Series
* 1.2 Updated Games
* 1.3 Other Games
* 1.4 Movies
* 1.5 Television/Web Series
* 2 See also
* 3 External links

## Games[edit]

### Main Series[edit]

* Mortal Kombat (1992)
* Mortal Kombat II (1993)
* Mortal Kombat 3 (1995)
* Mortal Kombat 4 (1997)
* Mortal Kombat: Deadly Alliance (2002)
* Mortal Kombat: Deception (2004)
* Mortal Kombat: Armageddon (2006)
* Mortal Kombat vs. DC Universe (2008)
* Mortal Kombat (2011)
* Mortal Kombat X (2015)
* Mortal Kombat 11 (2019)

### Updated Games[edit]

* Ultimate Mortal Kombat 3 (1995)
* Mortal Kombat Trilogy (1996)
* Mortal Kombat Gold (1999)
* Mortal Kombat: Unchained (2006)

### Other Games[edit]

* Mortal Kombat Mythologies: Sub-Zero (1997)
* Mortal Kombat: Special Forces (2000)
* Mortal Kombat: Shaolin Monks (2005)
* Mortal Kombat Mobile (2015)

### Movies[edit]

* Mortal Kombat (1995)
* Mortal Kombat: Annihilation (1997)
* Mortal Kombat (2021)

### Television/Web Series[edit]

* Mortal Kombat: Defenders of the Realm (1996)
* Mortal Kombat: Conquest (1998-1999)
* Mortal Kombat: Legacy (2011-2013)

## See also[edit]

* Video game controversy
* Mortal Kombat I
* Mortal Kombat II

## External links[edit]

* Computer Games - Violence - Case Study: Mortal Kombat and Manhunt
* Mortal Kombat review
* Mortal Kombat review
* Game Makers on Mortal Kombat