Mortal Kombat 3

"If you've ever played part 2, you'll know what to expect."

Mortal Kombat II was a pioneer. It revolutionized the Mortal Kombat series and made the game surprisingly fun to play. Mortal Kombat 3 is almost a carbon copy of 2. It doesn't revolutionize anything, and is basically the same thing. Graphics, sound, everything looks the same.

The Mortal Kombat series has always been about gore, and part 3 is no different. You can chop, hack, and blow up your opponents in ways you'd have only thought possible. After winning a best two out of three rounds match, you'll be able to preform a "fatality" move on your hapless victim. Like in Mortal Kombat 2, there are fatality moves, friendship moves, babalities, and "pit" moves you can do to finish off your foes. But in part 3, you can grant your foe "mercy" and let him still fight you, with one hit to spare of course. If you finish him off again, you can preform an anamality, which to be honest, looks really bad.

The graphics, like part 2, look really good on the Snes. The only bad thing is that they look just like part 2. Part 2 improved greatly on graphics and sound, but part 3 looks just like part 2. This isn't a bad thing, as the graphics and sound are top notch, but they aren't revolutionary.

If you have a friend over, you'll have a blast playing two player MK 3. The variety of finishing moves and characters should be enough to keep you and your friends busy for quite a while. But you can get the same enjoyment out of MK 2. If you love MK, and don't have any Mortal Kombat games, you should probably get Ultimate Mortal Kombat 3, and just pass this one up. It's good for a rent, but there are better games you could buy...

Reviewer's Score: 7/10, Originally Posted: 11/01/99, Updated 08/07/01