While the standard trappings of the beat-'em-up genre persist throughout the game, each boss battle is distinct, certain rooms contain puzzle-like elements, and an ever-building Fatality meter helps the action title feel distinctly Mortal Kombat. In addition to working alongside the likes of Raiden and Johnny Cage, players also engage in over-the-top showdowns with Scorpion, Sub-Zero, Goro, Shang Tsung, and Shao Kahn. While you certainly wipe out your fair share of faceless and nameless minions along the way, you also encounter the adversaries you had come to know over the last decade-plus of fighting games. The result was Mortal Kombat: Shaolin Monks, a title that puts you in the shoes of either Liu Kang or Kung Lao as you battle through an action-packed story starring the wide range of recognizable characters from the fighting games.
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However, in 2005, as the mainline series was ramping up for its big (at the time) finale in the form of Armageddon, a team led by series co-creator Ed Boon tried to do what no one had been able to at that point: Release a good Mortal Kombat action game. Whether you're talking Mortal Kombat Mythologies: Sub-Zero or Mortal Kombat: Special Forces, the series' action-focused titles haven't exactly been – how should I put this? – good. However, when it branches out to other genres, things tend to fall flat.
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Single or Two-player co-op gameplay: Play as Liu Kang or Kung Lao each with their own unique repertoire of four ‘Attack Styles’ plus Special Attacks and Fatalities.Experience incredible depth of combat via Strings Juggles Special Attacks Air Combat and Fatalities.
First Ever MK Action/Adventure with Multi-Directional Kombat System: Levy attacks in any direction at any time all the while not losing focus on the primary target (with unique animations and properties for every direction).Beginning as either Kung Lao or Liu Kang (each possessing his own unique repertoire of attack styles and fatalities) players will have the ability to interact with a slew of classic Mortal Kombat characters such as Sub-Zero Scorpion Kitana Goro and many more. Mortal Kombat: Shaolin Monks is an Action/Adventure title based primarily on one or two player gameplay set within beautifully rendered 3D environments based on the original Mortal Kombat and Mortal Kombat II games.