The new Mortal Kombat(as always, spelled with a K, because that's just how we rolled in the 90's) has consistently generated much contention between gamers. One camp, the camp old enough to have actually played the original series trilogy, near unanimously welcomes this iteration with open arms. The other side, the gamers raised solely on the teet of 3D hardware and graphics not featuring digitized actors, remains largely unimpressed with what the trailers have thus offered.
Having a trailer highlighted with music by Disturbed has probably not helped.
Anyway! New Mortal Kombat! A return to the fabled two dimensions of yore. Developers NetherRealm have managed to push the already brutal visuals of the Mortal Kombat franchise to the next level with an X-Ray specs effect, so you can see just what sort of punishment these fighters are taking internally. Watch in giddy, childish glee as bones break, muscles tear, and organs rupture under the force of your assault. It may be a cheap gimmick, but in a gaming market already drenched in blood and gore, it definitely grabs your attention(and then brutalizes it).
Is this is a return to greatness for the franchise that Midway built? Or is this just another feeble attempt to grasp the fleeting glory days? Judge for yourself and watch this new trailer featuring everyone's favorite undead ninja from Hell; Scorpion!
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