<s>
Mortal	B-Application
Kombat	I-Application
:	I-Application
Armageddon	I-Application
is	O
a	O
2006	O
fighting	O
video	O
game	O
and	O
it	O
is	O
the	O
seventh	O
main	O
installment	O
in	O
the	O
Mortal	B-Application
Kombat	I-Application
franchise	O
and	O
a	O
sequel	O
to	O
2004	O
's	O
Mortal	B-Application
Kombat	I-Application
:	I-Application
Deception	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
and	O
Xbox	B-Application
versions	O
were	O
released	O
in	O
October	O
2006	O
,	O
with	O
a	O
Wii	B-Operating_System
version	O
released	O
on	O
May	O
29	O
,	O
2007	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Xbox	B-Application
version	O
was	O
not	O
released	O
in	O
PAL	O
territories	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Chronologically	O
the	O
final	O
chapter	O
in	O
the	O
original	O
Mortal	B-Application
Kombat	I-Application
storyline	O
,	O
it	O
features	O
virtually	O
every	O
character	O
from	O
the	O
previous	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Players	O
select	O
one	O
of	O
them	O
and	O
battle	O
a	O
selection	O
of	O
the	O
other	O
fighters	O
to	O
determine	O
the	O
fate	O
of	O
the	O
Mortal	B-Application
Kombat	I-Application
universe	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
gameplay	O
retains	O
many	O
of	O
the	O
same	O
elements	O
from	O
the	O
previous	O
Mortal	B-Application
Kombat	I-Application
titles	O
Deadly	B-Application
Alliance	I-Application
and	O
Deception	B-Application
,	O
including	O
characters	O
 '	O
multiple	O
fighting	O
styles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
also	O
includes	O
the	O
story-based	O
Konquest	O
mode	O
from	O
Deception	B-Application
,	O
now	O
casting	O
the	O
player	O
as	O
the	O
warrior	O
Taven	O
,	O
who	O
must	O
defeat	O
his	O
evil	O
brother	O
Daegon	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Succeeding	O
its	O
predecessor	O
's	O
"	O
Puzzle	B-Application
Kombat	I-Application
"	O
mini	O
game	O
is	O
"	O
Motor	B-Application
Kombat	I-Application
"	O
,	O
a	O
cartoonish	O
driving	O
game	O
influenced	O
by	O
Mario	B-Application
Kart	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Armageddon	O
is	O
the	O
final	O
Mortal	B-Application
Kombat	I-Application
game	O
for	O
sixth	B-Application
generation	I-Application
consoles	I-Application
and	O
the	O
first	O
for	O
seventh	B-Application
generation	I-Application
consoles	I-Application
with	O
its	O
release	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
next	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
,	O
the	O
crossover	O
title	O
Mortal	B-Application
Kombat	I-Application
vs.	I-Application
DC	I-Application
Universe	I-Application
,	O
was	O
released	O
exclusively	O
on	O
seventh	B-Application
generation	I-Application
consoles	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
main	O
storyline	O
of	O
the	O
series	O
was	O
later	O
revisited	O
in	O
the	O
2011	O
Mortal	B-Application
Kombat	I-Application
reboot	O
,	O
the	O
first	O
production	O
from	O
the	O
newly-formed	O
NetherRealm	O
Studios	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Each	O
character	O
possesses	O
two	O
fighting	O
styles	O
(	O
instead	O
of	O
the	O
three	O
previously	O
available	O
in	O
Deadly	B-Application
Alliance	I-Application
and	O
Deception	B-Application
)	O
,	O
one	O
hand-to-hand	O
and	O
one	O
weapon	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
method	O
of	O
performing	O
Fatalities	O
replaces	O
the	O
character-specific	O
Fatalities	O
of	O
previous	O
Mortal	B-Application
Kombat	I-Application
games	O
,	O
where	O
gamers	O
would	O
simply	O
enter	O
one	O
input	O
and	O
view	O
the	O
Fatality	O
cinematically	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Konquest	O
mode	O
in	O
Armageddon	O
is	O
a	O
combination	O
of	O
the	O
same	O
mode	O
seen	O
in	O
Deception	B-Application
with	O
elements	O
borrowed	O
from	O
the	O
spin-off	O
adventure	O
title	O
Mortal	B-Application
Kombat	I-Application
:	I-Application
Shaolin	I-Application
Monks	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
storyline	O
centers	O
on	O
Taven	O
and	O
Daegon	O
,	O
two	O
brothers	O
who	O
were	O
put	O
in	O
suspended	O
animation	O
because	O
their	O
mother	O
Delia	B-Application
(	O
a	O
sorceress	O
)	O
and	O
their	O
father	O
Argus	B-Application
(	O
the	O
Edenian	O
protector	O
god	O
)	O
foresaw	O
a	O
cataclysmic	O
event	O
brought	O
about	O
by	O
the	O
Mortal	B-Application
Kombat	I-Application
fighters	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Certain	O
weapons	O
are	O
available	O
at	O
times	O
in	O
Konquest	O
mode	O
,	O
which	O
appear	O
to	O
handle	O
very	O
much	O
like	O
those	O
found	O
in	O
Shaolin	B-Application
Monks	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Various	O
relics	O
can	O
be	O
collected	O
,	O
one	O
for	O
each	O
Kombatant	O
(	O
except	O
Taven	O
,	O
Chameleon	O
,	O
the	O
two	O
fighters	O
that	O
the	O
player	O
can	O
create	O
in	O
the	O
PS2	B-Device
version	O
,	O
and	O
additionally	O
Khameleon	O
in	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
version	O
)	O
,	O
throughout	O
this	O
mode	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
can	O
also	O
be	O
used	O
in	O
multiplayer	O
games	O
and	O
online	O
,	O
using	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
's	O
online	O
capability	O
or	O
Xbox	B-Application
Live	I-Application
,	O
although	O
the	O
online	O
service	O
for	O
both	O
versions	O
has	O
since	O
been	O
terminated	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
minigame	O
in	O
Mortal	B-Application
Kombat	I-Application
:	I-Application
Armageddon	I-Application
is	O
named	O
"	O
Motor	B-Application
Kombat	I-Application
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
True	O
to	O
the	O
name	O
,	O
Ed	O
Boon	O
compared	O
it	O
to	O
Mario	B-Application
Kart	I-Application
in	O
the	O
September	O
2006	O
issue	O
of	O
Official	O
Xbox	B-Application
Magazine	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Motor	B-Application
Kombat	I-Application
characters	O
keep	O
their	O
cartoonish	O
"	O
super	O
deformed	O
"	O
style	O
that	O
was	O
introduced	O
in	O
Deception	B-Application
's	O
"	O
Puzzle	B-Application
Kombat	I-Application
"	O
mode	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Motor	B-Application
Kombat	I-Application
features	O
online	O
play	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
offline	O
support	O
for	O
up	O
to	O
four	O
players	O
(	O
two	O
players	O
in	O
the	O
PS2	B-Device
version	O
)	O
with	O
a	O
split-screen	O
display	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
character	O
roster	O
for	O
Motor	B-Application
Kombat	I-Application
is	O
Scorpion	O
,	O
Sub-Zero	O
,	O
Bo	O
 '	O
Rai	O
Cho	O
,	O
Jax	O
,	O
Baraka	O
,	O
Raiden	O
,	O
Kitana	O
,	O
Mileena	O
,	O
Cyrax	O
and	O
Johnny	O
Cage	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Edenia	O
,	O
the	O
sorceress	O
Delia	B-Application
has	O
a	O
vision	O
of	O
the	O
future	O
where	O
the	O
forces	O
of	O
good	O
and	O
evil	O
will	O
engage	O
in	O
a	O
final	O
battle	O
of	O
Mortal	B-Application
Kombat	I-Application
that	O
threatens	O
to	O
end	O
all	O
realms	O
(	O
and	O
even	O
worse	O
,	O
destroy	O
all	O
traces	O
of	O
live	O
forever	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
an	O
effort	O
to	O
spare	O
the	O
Realms	O
,	O
Delia	B-Application
’s	O
husband	O
Argus	B-Application
(	O
an	O
Elder	O
God	O
)	O
constructs	O
a	O
pyramid	O
where	O
the	O
battle	O
will	O
take	O
place	O
and	O
has	O
his	O
sons	O
,	O
Taven	O
and	O
Daegon	O
,	O
put	O
into	O
dormant	O
states	O
in	O
caverns	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Delia	B-Application
instructs	O
her	O
Elemental	O
,	O
Blaze	O
,	O
to	O
signal	O
their	O
dragons	O
to	O
awaken	O
them	O
just	O
before	O
final	O
battle	O
commences	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
future	O
,	O
Taven	O
is	O
awakened	O
by	O
his	O
dragon	O
Orin	B-Application
in	O
Earthrealm	O
and	O
is	O
told	O
that	O
he	O
and	O
Daegon	O
will	O
be	O
competing	O
against	O
each	O
other	O
in	O
their	O
quest	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
eventually	O
finds	O
a	O
message	O
left	O
to	O
him	O
and	O
Daegon	O
by	O
Argus	B-Application
stating	O
that	O
they	O
will	O
be	O
competing	O
to	O
take	O
his	O
place	O
as	O
an	O
Elder	O
God	O
by	O
defeating	O
Blaze	O
and	O
that	O
he	O
has	O
left	O
weapons	O
for	O
each	O
of	O
them	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Despite	O
being	O
imprisoned	O
on	O
a	O
Tekunin	O
warship	O
,	O
Taven	O
manages	O
to	O
free	O
himself	O
and	O
defeat	O
Sektor	O
before	O
escaping	O
back	O
to	O
Orin	B-Application
’s	O
portal	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Taven	O
then	O
fights	O
several	O
enemies	O
and	O
eventually	O
finds	O
Daegon	O
’s	O
dragon	O
Caro	B-Application
,	O
who	O
had	O
been	O
imprisoned	O
and	O
experimented	O
on	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Upon	O
being	O
freed	O
,	O
Caro	B-Application
reveals	O
that	O
he	O
had	O
accidentally	O
awoken	O
Daegon	O
earlier	O
than	O
planned	O
which	O
resulted	O
in	O
Daegon	O
seeking	O
out	O
and	O
murdering	O
Argus	B-Application
and	O
Delia	B-Application
upon	O
learning	O
the	O
true	O
nature	O
of	O
the	O
competition	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Hoping	O
to	O
atone	O
for	O
his	O
mistake	O
,	O
Caro	B-Application
informs	O
Taven	O
that	O
Daegon	O
has	O
gone	O
to	O
the	O
Netherrealm	O
and	O
stays	O
behind	O
to	O
destroy	O
the	O
Red	O
Dragon	O
stronghold	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Upon	O
returning	O
to	O
Orin	B-Application
’s	O
cave	O
,	O
Taven	O
finds	O
him	O
mortally	O
wounded	O
from	O
an	O
attack	O
by	O
Quan	O
Chi	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
the	O
verge	O
of	O
death	O
,	O
Orin	B-Application
keeps	O
Quan	O
Chi	O
’s	O
portal	O
open	O
to	O
prevent	O
Taven	O
from	O
remaining	O
trapped	O
in	O
the	O
cave	O
with	O
him	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
fighting	O
through	O
Goro	O
and	O
Reiko	O
,	O
Taven	O
reaches	O
the	O
meeting	O
between	O
Quan	O
Chi	O
,	O
Shang	O
Tsung	O
,	O
Onaga	O
,	O
and	O
Shao	O
Khan	O
where	O
they	O
agree	O
to	O
an	O
alliance	O
to	O
take	O
possession	O
of	O
the	O
contests	O
prize	O
before	O
transporting	O
themselves	O
to	O
Argus	B-Application
’s	O
pyramid	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
With	O
all	O
the	O
fighters	O
engaged	O
in	O
Mortal	B-Application
Kombat	I-Application
in	O
the	O
crater	O
,	O
Blaze	O
reveals	O
that	O
it	O
will	O
be	O
the	O
epicenter	O
of	O
the	O
apocalypse	O
unless	O
the	O
quest	O
is	O
fulfilled	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
and	O
Xbox	B-Application
versions	O
of	O
Armageddon	O
contain	O
62	O
fighters	O
(	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
two	O
extra	O
slots	O
for	O
user	O
created	O
characters	O
)	O
,	O
the	O
most	O
of	O
any	O
Mortal	B-Application
Kombat	I-Application
or	O
tournament	O
fighter	O
game	O
to	O
date	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
version	O
contains	O
all	O
the	O
original	O
characters	O
from	O
both	O
the	O
original	O
versions	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
exclusive	O
character	O
Khameleon	O
from	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
64	I-Operating_System
port	O
of	O
Mortal	B-Application
Kombat	I-Application
Trilogy	I-Application
,	O
increasing	O
the	O
roster	O
to	O
63	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
rest	O
of	O
the	O
roster	O
's	O
character	O
models	O
are	O
recycled	O
from	O
Deadly	B-Application
Alliance	I-Application
,	O
Deception	B-Application
and	O
Shaolin	B-Application
Monks	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Armageddon	O
contains	O
every	O
single	O
playable	O
fighter	O
from	O
the	O
six	O
main	O
fighting	O
game	O
installments	O
of	O
the	O
franchise	O
and	O
their	O
upgraded	O
versions	O
,	O
not	O
counting	O
the	O
adventure	O
games	O
like	O
Special	B-Device
Forces	I-Device
and	O
Shaolin	B-Application
Monks	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Khameleon	O
,	O
a	O
secret	O
character	O
from	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
64	I-Operating_System
version	O
of	O
Mortal	B-Application
Kombat	I-Application
Trilogy	I-Application
(	O
not	O
to	O
be	O
confused	O
with	O
the	O
male	O
Chameleon	O
)	O
was	O
absent	O
from	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
and	O
Xbox	B-Application
versions	O
of	O
Armageddon	O
,	O
but	O
was	O
added	O
to	O
the	O
character	O
roster	O
of	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
version	O
due	O
to	O
fan	O
demand	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
"	O
Krypt	O
"	O
feature	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
story	O
mode	O
included	O
an	O
unused	O
concept	O
video	O
of	O
Ermac	O
's	O
MK	O
:	O
Deception	B-Application
biography	O
,	O
which	O
was	O
intended	O
to	O
be	O
the	O
first	O
of	O
a	O
series	O
of	O
animated	O
bios	O
but	O
no	O
others	O
were	O
created	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
version	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
stores	O
on	O
October	O
9	O
,	O
2006	O
,	O
while	O
the	O
Xbox	B-Application
version	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
October	O
16	O
,	O
with	O
a	O
Wii	B-Operating_System
version	O
released	O
on	O
May	O
29	O
,	O
2007	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Xbox	B-Application
version	O
was	O
not	O
released	O
in	O
PAL	O
territories	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
later	O
released	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
Mortal	B-Application
Kombat	I-Application
Kollection	O
on	O
September	O
29	O
,	O
2008	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
"	O
Premium	O
"	O
edition	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
,	O
featuring	O
the	O
following	O
content	O
in	O
a	O
steelbook	O
case	O
:	O
a	O
60-minute	O
bonus	O
DVD	O
with	O
a	O
"	O
History	O
of	O
Fatalities	O
"	O
documentary	O
and	O
new	O
videos	O
for	O
more	O
than	O
50	O
characters	O
,	O
an	O
animation	O
cel	O
of	O
the	O
cover	O
art	O
autographed	O
by	O
creator	O
Ed	O
Boon	O
,	O
and	O
an	O
arcade-perfect	O
version	O
of	O
Ultimate	B-Application
Mortal	I-Application
Kombat	I-Application
3	I-Application
included	O
on	O
the	O
main	O
disc	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
are	O
four	O
package	O
design	O
variations	O
,	O
some	O
exclusive	O
to	O
certain	O
stores	O
featuring	O
different	O
character	O
sets	O
or	O
the	O
Mortal	B-Application
Kombat	I-Application
dragon	O
emblem	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
version	O
of	O
Armageddon	O
has	O
a	O
new	O
motion-based	O
control	O
system	O
,	O
along	O
with	O
compatibility	O
with	O
the	O
classic	O
and	O
GameCube	O
controllers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
has	O
a	O
new	O
Endurance	O
Mode	O
,	O
a	O
Wii	B-Operating_System
Remote	O
Training	O
Mode	O
,	O
new	O
menu	O
screens	O
,	O
and	O
Khameleon	O
as	O
a	O
playable	O
character	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Reception	O
for	O
Mortal	B-Application
Kombat	I-Application
:	I-Application
Armageddon	I-Application
has	O
been	O
generally	O
favorable	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GameSpot	O
praised	O
the	O
Konquest	O
mode	O
,	O
"	O
which	O
was	O
such	O
a	O
low	O
point	O
of	O
MK	O
:	O
Deception	B-Application
,	O
as	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
relative	O
strengths	O
of	O
MK	O
:	O
Armageddon.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
's	O
engine	O
was	O
criticized	O
for	O
being	O
built	O
entirely	O
upon	O
that	O
of	O
the	O
previous	O
3D	O
Mortal	B-Application
Kombat	I-Application
titles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
many	O
of	O
the	O
gameplay	O
flaws	O
in	O
Mortal	B-Application
Kombat	I-Application
:	I-Application
Deception	I-Application
have	O
been	O
fixed	O
(	O
lack	O
of	O
a	O
wake-up	O
game	O
that	O
allows	O
50/50	O
attacks	O
upon	O
knocking	O
down	O
an	O
opponent	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
slow	O
jumping	O
system	O
,	O
which	O
prevents	O
players	O
from	O
jumping	O
over	O
most	O
projectiles	O
,	O
infinite	O
combos	O
)	O
,	O
new	O
glitches	B-Error_Name
arise	O
with	O
the	O
new	O
Air	O
Kombat	O
and	O
Parry	O
systems	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
IGN	O
named	O
it	O
the	O
Best	O
PS2	B-Device
Fighting	O
Game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Official	O
Xbox	B-Application
Magazine	O
put	O
Armageddon	O
as	O
the	O
"	O
Xbox	B-Application
Game	O
of	O
the	O
Year	O
"	O
in	O
a	O
2006	O
issue	O
.	O
</s>
