<s>
Mortal	B-Application
Kombat	I-Application
Gold	I-Application
is	O
a	O
1999	O
fighting	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
Mortal	B-Application
Kombat	I-Application
series	O
that	O
was	O
published	O
by	O
Midway	O
Games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
developed	O
by	O
Eurocom	O
and	O
released	O
exclusively	O
on	O
the	B-Operating_System
Dreamcast	I-Operating_System
as	O
a	O
launch	O
title	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
an	O
updated	O
version	O
of	O
1997	O
's	O
Mortal	B-Application
Kombat	I-Application
4	I-Application
and	O
was	O
the	O
first	O
game	O
to	O
appear	O
on	O
a	O
sixth-generation	B-Application
platform	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
the	O
only	O
Mortal	B-Application
Kombat	I-Application
game	O
to	O
be	O
released	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Dreamcast	I-Operating_System
console	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mortal	B-Application
Kombat	I-Application
Gold	I-Application
's	O
gameplay	O
is	O
largely	O
based	O
on	O
that	O
of	O
Mortal	B-Application
Kombat	I-Application
4	I-Application
and	O
includes	O
several	O
additional	O
characters	O
and	O
stages	O
not	O
seen	O
in	O
Mortal	B-Application
Kombat	I-Application
4	I-Application
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
a	O
new	O
weapon	O
selection	O
mechanism	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mortal	B-Application
Kombat	I-Application
Gold	I-Application
features	O
the	O
same	O
character	O
roster	O
as	O
Mortal	B-Application
Kombat	I-Application
4	I-Application
,	O
which	O
includes	O
Liu	O
Kang	O
,	O
Jax	O
Briggs	O
,	O
Sonya	O
Blade	O
,	O
Johnny	O
Cage	O
,	O
Sub-Zero	O
,	O
Reiko	O
,	O
Jarek	O
,	O
Raiden	O
,	O
Tanya	O
,	O
Scorpion	O
,	O
Kai	O
,	O
Reptile	O
,	O
Fujin	O
,	O
Shinnok	O
,	O
Quan	O
Chi	O
,	O
sub-boss	O
Goro	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
secret	O
characters	O
Noob	O
Saibot	O
and	O
Meat	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
addition	O
,	O
Gold	O
also	O
features	O
six	O
additional	O
characters	O
,	O
Kitana	O
,	O
Mileena	O
,	O
Cyrax	B-Application
,	O
Kung	O
Lao	O
,	O
Baraka	O
and	O
secret	O
character	O
Sektor	O
,	O
who	O
were	O
not	O
featured	O
in	O
any	O
version	O
of	O
Mortal	B-Application
Kombat	I-Application
4	I-Application
but	O
had	O
been	O
featured	O
in	O
previous	O
installments	O
of	O
the	O
franchise	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Although	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
storyline	O
is	O
identical	O
to	O
that	O
of	O
Mortal	B-Application
Kombat	I-Application
4	I-Application
,	O
the	O
official	O
strategy	O
guide	O
for	O
the	O
game	O
misprinted	O
unused	O
bios	O
for	O
the	O
six	O
new	O
returning	O
characters	O
,	O
causing	O
some	O
confusion	O
among	O
fans	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
version	O
fixed	O
the	O
most	O
severe	O
bugs	O
and	O
glitches	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
and	O
added	O
VMU	B-Application
memory	O
card	O
support	O
,	O
which	O
allowed	O
the	O
save	O
feature	O
to	O
function	O
properly	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mortal	B-Application
Kombat	I-Application
Gold	I-Application
received	O
an	O
averaged	O
review	O
score	O
of	O
only	O
55%	O
at	O
GameRankings	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Despite	O
having	O
the	O
graphics	O
that	O
were	O
the	O
most	O
faithful	O
to	O
the	O
arcade	O
version	O
of	O
all	O
the	O
home	O
versions	O
of	O
Mortal	B-Application
Kombat	I-Application
4	I-Application
,	O
Game	O
Revolution	O
rated	O
it	O
a	O
D	O
and	O
commented	O
that	O
"	O
the	O
graphics	O
are	O
inexcusably	O
horrible	O
"	O
and	O
"	O
it	O
's	O
quite	O
a	O
depressing	O
let-down	O
on	O
Sega	O
's	O
128-bit	O
masterpiece	O
,	O
especially	O
when	O
compared	O
to	O
Soulcalibur.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Although	O
IGN	O
commented	O
on	O
the	O
improvements	O
from	O
previous	O
Mortal	B-Application
Kombat	I-Application
games	O
,	O
the	O
lack	O
of	O
depth	O
was	O
considered	O
inexcusable	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Jeff	O
Gerstmann	O
of	O
GameSpot	O
,	O
who	O
gave	O
the	O
game	O
a	O
score	O
of	O
5.0/10	O
,	O
wrote	O
that	O
"	O
sitting	O
down	O
and	O
playing	O
MK	B-Application
Gold	I-Application
almost	O
feels	O
like	O
a	O
retrogaming	O
experience	O
-	O
you	O
really	O
feel	O
as	O
though	O
you	O
've	O
pulled	O
out	O
some	O
old	O
game	O
that	O
you	O
have	O
n't	O
played	O
in	O
years	O
-	O
and	O
it	O
has	O
n't	O
aged	O
gracefully.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Releasing	O
beside	O
Soulcalibur	B-Application
certainly	O
did	O
n't	O
help.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Jeff	O
Lundrigan	O
reviewed	O
the	B-Operating_System
Dreamcast	I-Operating_System
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
for	O
Next	O
Generation	O
,	O
rating	O
it	O
two	O
stars	O
out	O
of	O
five	O
,	O
and	O
stated	O
that	O
"	O
Mortal	B-Application
Kombat	I-Application
Gold	I-Application
goes	O
a	O
long	O
way	O
towards	O
confirming	O
that	O
this	O
series	O
peaked	O
with	O
MK2	O
,	O
and	O
it	O
's	O
been	O
in	O
steady	O
decline	O
ever	O
since.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
magazine	O
also	O
recommends	O
the	O
game	O
to	O
fight	O
fans	O
,	O
particularly	O
those	O
who	O
favor	O
the	O
Mortal	B-Application
Kombat	I-Application
series	O
.	O
</s>
