Rumours of an original trilogy compilation were sparked back in November 2010 after a UK retailer listed, then promptly pulled, a "Mortal Kombat Arcade Compilation" for PlayStation 3. stepped in to snap up the franchise and its developers. Mortal Kombat 2 was previously released on the PlayStation Network and Ultimate Mortal Kombat 3 hit Xbox Live Arcade, but both were pulled from sale following the collapse of publisher Midway in 2009. Available in Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 versions exclusively from GameStop, the Mortal Kombat Klassic Fight Sticks are made by PDP, the company responsible for the celebrated Mortal Kombat Tournament Edition Fight Sticks which accompanied the new game. If you're not happy spending only $10, though, you can cough up $129.99 for a special retro joystick bundled with a code to download the Kollection. "With the release of our 2011 Mortal Kombat, and its return to 2D game play, players have been asking for these classic titles and we are happy to deliver them." "We are very excited to finally have the first three Mortal Kombat games available in one download package for long-time and new fans to play," said Mortal Kombat co-creator and NetherRealm creative director Ed Boon. They're being tarted up with online play, leaderboards, achievements and trophies. The Mortal Kombat Arcade Kollection will offer "arcade-perfect" ports of Mortal Kombat, Mortal Kombat 2, and Ultimate Mortal Kombat 3-a revamped version of the third game-for $10 (800 Microsoft Points). announced today that the original three Mortal Kombat games are getting a downloadable re-release in "late summer" on PC, Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3.
With any luck, the reboot will be something that gamers can enjoy universally – one with modern graphics that's engaging, fun to play, and has a quality storyline.In the wake of the surprisingly good new Mortal Kombat, publisher Warner Bros. Instead, fans got a 30th anniversary bundle that was lame by most standards.Ī reboot of a fighting game is a bit tough for me to relate to simply because I never played Mortal Kombat, Street Fighter II, or any fighting game for the storylines but I understand that's not the case for everyone. NetherRealm had the perfect opportunity to drop a reboot last year for the series' 30th anniversary. If the latest teaser is taken at face value, it'd be the second reboot for the series. In 2011, the series was rebooted and continued, albeit at a slower pace than before. Several mainline and spinoff games were delivered through the end of the 90s and throughout the 2000s. The pump had been primed and developers ran with it. By the following summer, Mortal Kombat was the second top-grossing arcade game behind NBA Jam. Gamers couldn't funnel the quarters in fast enough. Mortal Kombat landed in arcades on October 8, 1992, with highly polished graphics and record levels of violence and gore.
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