From the moment Mortal Kombat hit arcades, it was seen as more than just a simple Street Fighter II clone. The controls were different, the atmosphere was different, and it had an extremely different look, thanks to the digitized actors that replaced the traditional pixel art of the era. That more realistic look went hand-in-hand with the gruesome use of blood. Yeah, Street Fighter II had blood splatter here and there, but getting hit with an uppercut in Mortal Kombat meant several pints of blood squirting to the skies and then splattering on the floor.
This culminated in the game’s most infamous gimmick: the Fatality. All seven playable characters had a single move that allowed them graphically kill their defeated opponents, plus a special Fatality everyone was capable of doing on the Pit stage. Unsurprisingly, the Fatality got parent groups up in arms and helped Mortal Kombat become a household name.
This culminated in the game’s most infamous gimmick: the Fatality. All seven playable characters had a single move that allowed them graphically kill their defeated opponents, plus a special Fatality everyone was capable of doing on the Pit stage. Unsurprisingly, the Fatality got parent groups up in arms and helped Mortal Kombat become a household name.
- 5/27/2020
- by Gavin Jasper
- Den of Geek
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