With Mortal Kombat 1 on the horizon, we’re revisiting the entry that set the sequence on its present trajectory: 2011’s Mortal Kombat (aka MK 9). Be a part of us at this time on Twitch at 2:00 p.m. Central as we take a bloody journey by way of the sport’s genre-defining story marketing campaign. Episodes can be uploaded to our Recreation Informer Reveals YouTube channel the next Saturday morning.
After 2006’s Mortal Kombat: Armageddon seemingly concluded the franchise’s major narrative, 2011’s entry picked up the bloody items. It moved the saga ahead by resetting the timeline, serving as a smooth reboot that introduced Mortal Kombat again to its 2D combating roots and ushering within the return of the basic roster. MK 9’s cinematic story mode served as an epiphany for the sequence and combating video games as a complete, establishing the blueprint for narrative combating campaigns nonetheless utilized at this time. MK9’s story additionally serves as the primary chapter of the fashionable trilogy of video games that Mortal Kombat 1 builds upon. For a complete lot extra on MK9 and its improvement, you possibly can learn this function on how the reboot saved the franchise.
Be a part of editors Marcus Stewart and Kyle Hilliard as they battle their manner by way of MK 9 to see how its reimagined event holds up.
Half 1 – Surpr-iced!
Half 2 – Bringing The Smoke
Half 3 – Employees Assembly
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