

Even so, the action is a lot faster on the Genesis, and the moves are quick and destructive.Īfter you win two rounds you can bust a Finishing Moves, the pièce de résistance of Mortal Kombat. The game was developed for the three-button controller, which means you'll need to use Start to block. Overall, the easy-to-use Genesis controls make some of the moves easier to pull off than pulling them off in the SNES version, but other moves are just as difficult to execute in both versions. You won't have much time to worry about the backgrounds, though, you'll be too busy avoiding Rayden's Lightning Throw, Sub-Zero's Freeze, Sonya's Ring Toss, Liu Kang's Fireball, and other mortal moves. Although the Genesis game's backgrounds are well drawn, they don't match the original arcade backgrounds as closely as the SNES version's do. You'll go through all the arcade levels, including the Pit, the Dungeon, Tsung's Palace, and the Hall of Warriors. To get there, though, you must get past Shang Tsung's heavy-handed henchman, Goro. Ultimately, you slug your way to Shang Tsung in an immortal combat. You then fight three endurance matches, where you battle two fighters in one match. In a three-match free-for-all, you fight each of the other six fighters, and then you fight against yourself in a Mirror Match.

Each fighter has unique moves, super moves, Finishing Moves, and combos. As in the original arcade game, you play as one of seven digitized players - Kano, Johnny Cage, Sonya, Liu Kang, Sub-Zero, Scorpion, and Rayden. Mortal Kombat for the Genesis is a one- or two-player side- scrolling beat-em-up. Your wait is over, Genesis Kombateers! Mortal Mayhem This long-awaited game is here in all its glorious 16-bit majesty, with all the arcade Finishing Moves ("Fatalities") and action intact. Genesis owners' haven't gotten their Street Fighter II yet, but Mortal Kombat by Acclaim should tide them over in style.
