<s>
Mortal	B-Device
Kombat	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
is	O
a	O
fighting	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Virtucraft	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Midway	O
Games	O
for	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
in	O
North	O
America	O
in	O
December	O
2001	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
a	O
handheld	O
version	O
of	O
Ultimate	B-Application
Mortal	I-Application
Kombat	I-Application
3	I-Application
,	O
although	O
it	O
was	O
designed	O
with	O
the	O
intention	O
of	O
evoking	O
the	O
best	O
aspects	O
of	O
the	O
first	O
three	O
Mortal	B-Application
Kombat	I-Application
video	O
games	O
and	O
Mortal	B-Application
Kombat	I-Application
Trilogy	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mortal	B-Device
Kombat	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
was	O
developed	O
by	O
Virtucraft	O
,	O
a	O
freelance	O
development	O
studio	O
formed	O
to	O
develop	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Color	I-Device
games	O
and	O
then	O
later	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
timing	O
eventually	O
lined	O
up	O
,	O
allowing	O
Virtucraft	O
to	O
begin	O
development	O
on	O
Mortal	B-Device
Kombat	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
designers	O
,	O
being	O
that	O
it	O
is	O
a	O
competitive	O
multiplayer	O
game	O
,	O
began	O
work	O
on	O
implementing	O
multiplayer	O
via	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
link	O
cable	O
early	O
on	O
in	O
development	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
redesigning	O
the	O
combat	O
for	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
,	O
the	O
developers	O
had	O
to	O
modify	O
the	O
control	O
system	O
due	O
to	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
's	O
more	O
limited	O
button	O
count	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
designed	O
as	O
an	O
amalgamation	O
of	O
the	O
best	O
parts	O
of	O
the	O
first	O
three	O
Mortal	B-Application
Kombat	I-Application
games	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
Mortal	B-Application
Kombat	I-Application
Trilogy	I-Application
,	O
though	O
it	O
is	O
primarily	O
a	O
version	O
of	O
Ultimate	B-Application
Mortal	I-Application
Kombat	I-Application
3	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Since	O
its	O
release	O
,	O
Mortal	B-Device
Kombat	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
was	O
received	O
negatively	O
by	O
critics	O
,	O
with	O
Metacritic	O
determining	O
that	O
,	O
with	O
an	O
aggregated	O
score	O
of	O
33/100	O
,	O
the	O
reviews	O
are	O
"	O
generally	O
unfavorable.	O
"	O
</s>
