Mortal Kombat -- Past, Present & Past

In 1992, A fighting game created by a Mr. Ed Boon, was at first supposed to be based on current action martial artist Jean Claude-Van Damme, Can you believe that??? When that fell through, Ed decided to go in another direction and released Mortal Kombat by Midway. Like Street Fighter and Ryu, Mortal Kombat had Liu Kang as the focus character as he tries to eliminate Shang Tsung and save the earth. Other characters included Raiden, Scorpion, Sub-Zero, Sonya Blade, Johnny Cage and Kano. Goro & Reptile were also characters involved in the 1st MK installment.

At one point in time, MK was the most popular home console video game, and it didn't take long for sequels to come. My most personal favorite was Ultimate MK3 in 1995. Not only did it come w/ a run button to faster complete combos, but it also introduced more characters and new moves. Characters included, of course the original cast plus, from MK2 Jax, Kung Lao, Kitana, Mileena, Jade, Baraka & Smoke. The new characters included, Cyrax, Kabal, Nightwolf, Sektor, Sindel, Sheeva & Stryker. The bosses were Motaro, Shao Kahn and the hidden character Noob Saibot (YouTube above).

Every single MK game after 3 was bullshit if you ask me. I mean, let's be honest, Even MK1 was horrible, but it was so funny and gore filled that you had to like it. The fighting was choppy, punching was upward and stuck. MK3 was probably the best at taking all the previous flaws and correcting the unsure attitudes of the fans before.

MK4 -- Once 3D started, it was all over. Just like SFEX, horrible, MK4 and on, HORRIBLE... The storyline didn't matter... No one cared that Liu Kang died and Shang Tsung was overthrown. In 2008 Warner Bros. & DC put together MK vs DC Universe. It was a cry for help, almost trying to tell fans that they are capable of making a game up to the standard of the modern age of gaming. Meanwhile, SF4 & Tekken 6 are destroying tourneys left and right. It did, however show some promise for later projects.

Mortal Kombat 2011, Ed Boon describes this game as an altered retelling of the original 3 MK games, hence everything after MK3 sucks... So far there are 25 characters on the PS3 console and 24 on the XBOX 360. PS3 has the exclusive character Kratos from the GOW series. Baraka, Cyrax, Ermac, Jade, Jax, Johnny Cage, Kano, Kitana, Kung Lao, Liu Kang, Mileena, Nightwolf, Noob Saibot, Raiden, Reptile, Scorpion, Sektor, Shang Tsung, Sindel, Sonya, Stryker, Sub-Zero, Goro & Shao Kahn.

I will say this... I WILL buy the new MK just to see where it goes and what the feel is online. From the trailers and previews the games still looks choppy, very new, but still choppy. Some combos are gangsta though, I must admit... Go on YouTube and checkout some of the videos posted for MK 2011. Most def, comment and lemme know what you think.