THERE IS NO KNOWLEDGE THAT IS NOT POWER...
"You have been chosen to represent Earth in Mortal Kombat. Be warned. For
although your souls are safe from Shao Kahn's evil: your lives are not. I can
no longer interfere, as your Earth is now ruled by the Outworld gods."
...These are the words of Rayden
The Shaolin Tournament for Martial Arts, better known as Mortal Kombat was,
for countless ages, a noble institution that tested the metal of the very
best Warriors. Years ago, the Tournament was corrupted by the evil sorcerer
Shang Tsung who dared to take not only the lives of his opponents, but their
very souls. Eventually, it became known that Shang Tsung was acting at the
behest of his diabolical master Shao Kahn, Emperor of the Outworld, who
planned to claim all the souls on earth. The Champions of Earth: Liu Kang,
Kung Lao, their Ancestors and others have, so far, thwarted this plan. For
centuries Earth has used Mortal Kombat to defend itself against the
Outworld's Emperor, Shao Kahn.
Frustrated by failed attempts to take Earth through Tournament battle, Kahn
enacts a plan which began 10,000 years ago. During that time Shao Kahn had a
Queen named Sindel and her early death was unexpected. Kahn's Shadow Priests,
led by Shang Tsung, made it possible for Sindel's spirit to someday be
reborn: not on the Outworld, but on the Earth Realm itself.
This evil act gives Shao Kahn the power to step through the dimensional gates
and reclaim his Queen, thus enabling him to finally seize the Earth Realm.
Upon breaching the portal into Earth, Shao Kahn slowly transforms the planet
into a part of the Outworld. He strips the Earth of all human life-claiming
every soul as his own. But there are souls which Kahn cannot take. These
souls belong to the Warriors chosen to represent Earth in a new Mortal
Kombat. The remaining humans are scattered throughout the planet. Shao Kahn
sends an army of fierce Outworld Warriors to find and eliminate them. Some
of Earth's Warriors survive the attacks. Most do not. The remaining few hold
the one chance at saving all of human kind.
--From the SNES Mortal Kombat 3: Ultimate instruction manual.
Another update of the classic fighter series. This edition features even more new characters, moves, Kombos, game modes, and Kombat Kodes.