Mortal Kombat Trilogy
What if all the characters, arenas and fatalities from the previous Mortal Kombat games came together in a single bloody collection? That is exactly the idea from which Mortal Kombat Trilogy was born.
This title is essentially a grand summary of the classic era of the famous fighting series. It combines content from the first three Mortal Kombat games into a single package and offers players one of the most stacked rosters the series had at the time. You will find both fighters from the base games and characters from the updated versions, so you can play as practically anyone you might have grown fond of back then.
Mortal Kombat was a phenomenon from the start, chiefly thanks to its digitized graphics, where characters were created by capturing real actors, and of course thanks to its notorious brutality and the finishing moves known as fatalities. It was precisely the controversy over the violence in the original games that ignited a society-wide debate at the time and indirectly contributed to the creation of age ratings for games. Trilogy proudly carries this raw identity onward and concentrates it into a single title.
For players on the PlayStation this meant the chance to savor nostalgia while having the entire classic battlefield on one disc. No switching between games, no compromises over which installment to boot up. Just a pure barrage of tournament fights, secret characters and iconic one-liners.
Mortal Kombat Trilogy is thus the ideal entry point for anyone who wants to understand why so much hype surrounded this series, or simply to relive the golden era of one of the most provocative fighting games of all. It is a celebration of everything that made classic Mortal Kombat so unforgettable.
Why play: A complete collection of characters, arenas and fatalities from the classic Mortal Kombat era on one disc, ideal for nostalgics and newcomers alike.
Game 49 of 215 for Sony PlayStation
The same title elsewhere (1)
On Sony PlayStation the game shipped on CD-ROM, which gave it an intro movie and a hidden bonus fighter unlocked via a code, but matches are separated by short loading pauses. The Nintendo 64 version ran from a cartridge, so bouts start instantly with no waiting, but the format's limited storage forced cuts – there's no intro movie, and some content had to be trimmed to fit. The two versions offer a different experience: pick PlayStation for the fuller package if you don't mind occasional loading, or Nintendo 64 if you want uninterrupted, instant matches every time.
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Mortal Kombat 4 MAME · 1997
Mortal Kombat: Special Forces PS1 · 2000
Mortal Kombat: Deadly Alliance GBA · Xbox · 2002
Mortal Kombat: Deception Xbox · 2004
Mortal Kombat: Shaolin Monks PS2 · 2005
Mortal Kombat: Armageddon PS2 · 2006
Ultimate Mortal Kombat DS · 2007