<s>
Mortal	B-Application
Kombat	I-Application
II	I-Application
is	O
a	O
1993	O
arcade	O
fighting	O
game	O
originally	O
produced	O
by	O
Midway	O
for	O
the	O
arcades	O
in	O
1993	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
ported	O
to	O
multiple	O
home	O
systems	O
,	O
including	O
MS-DOS	B-Application
,	O
Amiga	B-Device
,	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
,	O
Game	O
Gear	O
,	O
Sega	B-Operating_System
Genesis	I-Operating_System
,	O
32X	B-Device
,	O
Sega	B-Device
Saturn	I-Device
,	O
Super	B-Application
Nintendo	I-Application
Entertainment	I-Application
System	I-Application
,	O
and	O
PlayStation	B-Device
only	O
in	O
Japan	O
,	O
mostly	O
in	O
licensed	O
versions	O
developed	O
by	O
Probe	O
Entertainment	O
and	O
Sculptured	O
Software	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Acclaim	O
Entertainment	O
(	O
currently	O
distributed	O
by	O
Warner	O
Bros	O
.	O
Interactive	O
Entertainment	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
the	O
second	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
1992	O
's	O
Mortal	B-Application
Kombat	I-Application
,	O
improving	O
the	O
gameplay	O
and	O
expanding	O
the	O
mythos	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
Mortal	B-Application
Kombat	I-Application
,	O
introducing	O
more	O
varied	O
finishing	O
moves	O
(	O
including	O
several	O
Fatalities	O
per	O
character	O
and	O
new	O
finishers	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
Babality	O
and	O
Friendship	O
)	O
and	O
several	O
iconic	O
characters	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
Kitana	O
,	O
Mileena	O
,	O
Kung	O
Lao	O
,	O
Noob	O
Saibot	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
series	O
 '	O
recurring	O
villain	O
,	O
Shao	O
Kahn	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
's	O
plot	O
continues	O
from	O
the	O
first	O
game	O
,	O
featuring	O
the	O
next	O
Mortal	B-Application
Kombat	I-Application
tournament	O
set	O
in	O
the	O
otherdimensional	O
realm	O
of	O
Outworld	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
Outworld	O
and	O
Earthrealm	O
representatives	O
fighting	O
each	O
other	O
on	O
their	O
way	O
to	O
challenge	O
the	O
evil	O
emperor	O
Shao	O
Kahn	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
spawned	O
a	O
spin-off	O
game	O
,	O
Mortal	B-Application
Kombat	I-Application
:	I-Application
Shaolin	I-Application
Monks	I-Application
,	O
had	O
the	O
greatest	O
influence	O
on	O
the	O
2011	O
soft	O
reboot	O
game	O
Mortal	B-Application
Kombat	I-Application
,	O
and	O
inspired	O
numerous	O
video	O
game	O
clones	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mortal	B-Application
Kombat	I-Application
II	I-Application
is	O
often	O
cited	O
as	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
best	O
video	O
games	O
ever	O
made	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
gameplay	O
system	O
of	O
Mortal	B-Application
Kombat	I-Application
II	I-Application
is	O
an	O
improved	O
version	O
of	O
that	O
from	O
the	O
original	O
Mortal	B-Application
Kombat	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mortal	B-Application
Kombat	I-Application
II	I-Application
lacks	O
the	O
"	O
Test	B-Application
Your	I-Application
Might	I-Application
"	O
bonus	O
games	O
and	O
point	O
system	O
from	O
the	O
first	O
game	O
,	O
in	O
favor	O
of	O
a	O
consecutive	O
win	O
tally	O
where	O
wins	O
are	O
represented	O
by	O
icons	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Following	O
his	O
failure	O
to	O
defeat	O
Liu	O
Kang	O
in	O
the	O
previous	O
Mortal	B-Application
Kombat	I-Application
tournament	O
,	O
the	O
evil	O
Shang	O
Tsung	O
begs	O
his	O
master	O
Shao	O
Kahn	O
,	O
supreme	O
ruler	O
of	O
Outworld	O
and	O
the	O
surrounding	O
kingdoms	O
,	O
to	O
spare	O
his	O
life	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
tells	O
Shao	O
Kahn	O
that	O
if	O
they	O
hold	O
the	O
next	O
Mortal	B-Application
Kombat	I-Application
Tournament	O
in	O
Outworld	O
,	O
the	O
Earthrealm	O
warriors	O
must	O
travel	O
away	O
from	O
home	O
to	O
attend	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
the	O
Mortal	B-Application
Kombat	I-Application
series	O
 '	O
canon	O
,	O
Liu	O
Kang	O
won	O
this	O
tournament	O
as	O
well	O
,	O
defeating	O
Shao	O
Kahn	O
and	O
his	O
bodyguard	O
Kintaro	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Liu	O
Kang	O
(	O
played	O
by	O
Ho	O
Sung	O
Pak	O
)	O
,	O
Shaolin	O
monk	O
who	O
is	O
the	O
reigning	O
champion	O
of	O
Mortal	B-Application
Kombat	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Raiden	O
(	O
played	O
by	O
Carlos	O
Pesina	O
)	O
,	O
thunder	O
god	O
who	O
returns	O
to	O
Mortal	B-Application
Kombat	I-Application
to	O
stop	O
Kahn	O
's	O
evil	O
plans	O
of	O
taking	O
Earthrealm	O
for	O
his	O
own	O
(	O
spelled	O
"	O
Rayden	O
"	O
in	O
the	O
DOS	O
and	O
console	O
ports	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sonya	O
and	O
Kano	O
are	O
the	O
only	O
playable	O
characters	O
from	O
the	O
first	O
Mortal	B-Application
Kombat	I-Application
who	O
were	O
not	O
implemented	O
as	O
fighters	O
,	O
as	O
they	O
only	O
appear	O
in	O
the	O
background	O
of	O
the	O
Kahn	O
's	O
Arena	O
stage	O
,	O
chained	O
and	O
on	O
display	O
as	O
his	O
prisoners	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
{{	O
quote	O
box|quote=MKII'''s	O
story	O
influences	O
came	O
from	O
the	O
same	O
places	O
as	O
the	O
first	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
One	O
influence	O
came	O
from	O
the	O
first	O
two	O
Star	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
films	O
,	O
where	O
you	O
knew	O
that	O
there	O
was	O
an	O
emperor	O
ruling	O
the	O
universe	O
,	O
but	O
knew	O
nothing	O
else	O
about	O
him	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
I	O
think	O
we	O
had	O
something	O
very	O
similar	O
with	O
Shang	O
Tsung	O
and	O
Shao	O
Kahn	O
and	O
for	O
me	O
that	O
came	O
from	O
that	O
feeling	O
I	O
had	O
as	O
a	O
kid	O
when	O
I	O
learned	O
more	O
about	O
what	O
made	O
the	O
Star	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
universe	O
tick	O
in	O
Empire	O
Strikes	O
Back	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
the	O
project	O
's	O
lead	O
programmer	O
Ed	O
Boon	O
,	O
Mortal	B-Application
Kombat	I-Application
II	I-Application
was	O
"	O
intended	O
to	O
look	O
different	O
than	O
the	O
original	O
MK	O
"	O
and	O
"	O
had	O
everything	O
we	O
wanted	O
to	O
put	O
into	O
MK	O
but	O
did	O
not	O
have	O
time	O
for	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2012	O
,	O
Boon	O
placed	O
creating	O
the	O
game	O
among	O
his	O
best	O
Mortal	B-Application
Kombat	I-Application
memories	O
,	O
recalling	O
:	O
"	O
When	O
we	O
did	O
Mortal	B-Application
Kombat	I-Application
II	I-Application
,	O
we	O
got	O
new	O
equipment	O
and	O
all	O
that	O
stuff	O
,	O
but	O
it	O
was	O
funny	O
because	O
when	O
we	O
started	O
working	O
on	O
Mortal	B-Application
Kombat	I-Application
II	I-Application
,	O
the	O
mania	O
,	O
the	O
hysteria	O
of	O
the	O
home	O
versions	O
of	O
Mortal	B-Application
Kombat	I-Application
I	I-Application
was	O
literally	O
all	O
around	O
us	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
"	O
Reyan	O
Ali	O
,	O
Ed	O
Boon	O
's	O
12	O
Biggest	O
Mortal	B-Application
Kombat	I-Application
Memories	O
,	O
Complex.com,	O
September	O
12	O
,	O
2012	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Both	O
the	O
theme	O
and	O
art	O
style	O
of	O
MKII	B-Application
were	O
slightly	O
darker	O
than	O
those	O
of	O
its	O
predecessor	O
,	O
although	O
a	O
more	O
vibrant	O
color	O
palette	O
was	O
employed	O
and	O
the	O
new	O
game	O
had	O
a	O
much	O
richer	O
color	O
depth	O
than	O
the	O
previous	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
's	O
lead	O
designer	O
and	O
artist	O
John	O
Tobias	O
noted	O
that	O
the	O
previous	O
game	O
's	O
reliance	O
on	O
juggling	O
the	O
opponent	O
in	O
the	O
air	O
with	O
successive	O
hits	O
was	O
an	O
accident	O
,	O
and	O
had	O
been	O
tightened	O
in	O
Mortal	B-Application
Kombat	I-Application
II	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Boon	O
said	O
that	O
the	O
reason	O
to	O
not	O
completely	O
remove	O
it	O
in	O
favor	O
of	O
a	O
different	O
system	O
of	O
chaining	O
attacks	O
together	O
was	O
to	O
set	O
the	O
game	O
apart	O
from	O
the	O
competing	O
titles	O
such	O
as	O
Street	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
and	O
allow	O
for	O
players	O
to	O
devise	O
their	O
own	O
combinations	O
of	O
attacks	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
All	O
of	O
the	O
music	O
was	O
composed	O
,	O
performed	O
,	O
recorded	O
and	O
mixed	O
by	O
Dan	O
Forden	O
,	O
the	O
Mortal	B-Application
Kombat	I-Application
series	O
 '	O
sound	O
designer	O
and	O
composer	O
,	O
using	O
the	O
Williams	O
DCS	O
sound	O
system.Video	O
Games	O
The	O
Ultimate	O
Gaming	O
Magazine	O
75	O
(	O
April	O
1995	O
)	O
page	O
49	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
To	O
create	O
the	O
character	O
animations	O
for	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
actors	O
were	O
placed	O
in	O
front	O
of	O
a	O
gray	O
background	O
and	O
performed	O
the	O
motions	O
,	O
which	O
were	O
recorded	O
on	O
videotape	O
(	O
using	O
a	O
broadcast-quality	O
,	O
$	O
20,000	O
Sony	O
camera	O
instead	O
of	O
the	O
standard	O
Hi8	O
camera	O
used	O
for	O
the	O
original	O
Mortal	B-Application
Kombat	I-Application
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
video	B-General_Concept
capture	I-General_Concept
footage	O
was	O
then	O
processed	O
into	O
a	O
computer	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
background	O
was	O
removed	O
from	O
selected	O
frames	O
to	O
create	O
sprites	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Due	O
to	O
memory	O
limitations	O
and	O
the	O
development	O
team	O
's	O
desire	O
to	O
introduce	O
more	O
new	O
characters	O
,	O
two	O
fighters	O
from	O
the	O
original	O
Mortal	B-Application
Kombat	I-Application
,	O
Sonya	O
Blade	O
and	O
Kano	O
,	O
whom	O
Boon	O
cited	O
as	O
the	O
least-picked	O
characters	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
were	O
excluded	O
,	O
substituted	O
by	O
two	O
palette	O
swaps	O
,	O
Mileena	O
and	O
Reptile	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
place	O
of	O
Sonya	O
,	O
two	O
new	O
playable	O
female	O
characters	O
,	O
Kitana	O
and	O
Mileena	O
,	O
were	O
introduced	O
so	O
the	O
game	O
might	O
better	O
compete	O
against	O
Capcom	O
's	O
Street	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
II	I-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
World	I-Application
Warrior	I-Application
featuring	O
Chun-Li.The	O
One	O
Amiga	B-Device
75	O
(	O
December	O
1994	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
first	O
version	O
of	O
MKII	B-Application
,	O
revision	O
1.4	O
,	O
"	O
was	O
effectively	O
a	O
public	O
beta	O
test	O
"	O
,	O
featuring	O
few	O
Fatalities	O
and	O
many	O
software	B-Error_Name
bugs	I-Error_Name
;	O
it	O
also	O
lacked	O
the	O
endings	O
for	O
the	O
characters	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
took	O
three	O
subsequent	O
revisions	O
to	O
have	O
the	O
moves	O
and	O
finishing	O
moves	O
finalized	O
and	O
all	O
the	O
bugs	B-Error_Name
corrected	O
,	O
also	O
adding	O
additional	O
content	O
,	O
as	O
development	O
had	O
still	O
been	O
in	O
progress	O
for	O
all	O
that	O
time.GameSpot	O
Editorial	O
Team	O
,	O
The	O
First	O
Fighting	O
Game	O
That	O
Let	O
You	O
Just	O
Be	O
Friends	O
:	O
Mortal	B-Application
Kombat	I-Application
II	I-Application
,	O
GameSpot	O
,	O
2003	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
conjunction	O
with	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
the	O
arcade	O
game	O
in	O
1993	O
,	O
an	O
official	O
comic	O
book	O
,	O
Mortal	B-Application
Kombat	I-Application
II	I-Application
Collector	O
's	O
Edition	O
,	O
written	O
and	O
illustrated	O
by	O
Tobias	O
,	O
was	O
released	O
through	O
mail	O
order	O
,	O
describing	O
the	O
backstory	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
in	O
greater	O
detail	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Acclaim	O
Entertainment	O
stated	O
that	O
it	O
"	O
had	O
started	O
Mortal	B-Application
Kombat	I-Application
II	I-Application
with	O
a	O
$10	O
million	O
global	O
marketing	O
campaign	O
"	O
for	O
the	O
home	O
versions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
"	O
Kate	O
Fitzgerald	O
,	O
Mortal	B-Application
Kombat	I-Application
's	O
Ferocious	O
Encore	O
,	O
Advertising	O
Age	O
,	O
September	O
05	O
,	O
1994	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2008	O
,	O
Eurogamer	O
called	O
Mortal	B-Application
Kombat	I-Application
II	I-Application
"	O
a	O
marketing	O
triumph	O
"	O
.Peter	O
Parrish	O
,	O
Mortal	B-Application
Kombat	I-Application
:	O
Blood	O
and	O
Money	O
,	O
Eurogamer	O
,	O
1	O
April	O
2008	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Malibu	O
Comics	O
published	O
a	O
series	O
of	O
Mortal	B-Application
Kombat	I-Application
comic	O
books	O
featuring	O
the	O
characters	O
from	O
both	O
MKII	B-Application
and	O
the	O
original	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mortal	B-Application
Kombat	I-Application
II	I-Application
:	I-Application
Music	I-Application
from	I-Application
the	I-Application
Arcade	I-Application
Game	I-Application
Soundtrack	I-Application
,	O
an	O
album	O
featuring	O
music	O
from	O
Mortal	B-Application
Kombat	I-Application
II	I-Application
and	O
Mortal	B-Application
Kombat	I-Application
,	O
composed	O
by	O
Dan	O
Forden	O
,	O
could	O
originally	O
only	O
be	O
purchased	O
by	O
ordering	O
it	O
through	O
a	O
limited	O
CD	O
offer	O
,	O
which	O
was	O
posted	O
on	O
the	O
arcade	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
attract	O
mode	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Other	O
merchandise	O
for	O
the	O
game	O
included	O
a	O
periodical	O
official	O
fanzine	O
Mortal	B-Application
Kombat	I-Application
II	I-Application
Kollector	O
's	O
Magazine	O
published	O
by	O
Midway	O
and	O
Sendai	O
,	O
a	O
series	O
of	O
collectible	O
stickers	O
for	O
an	O
album	O
by	O
Panini	O
Group	O
,	O
two	O
different	O
series	O
of	O
action	O
figures	O
(	O
released	O
in	O
Argentina	O
in	O
1995	O
and	O
in	O
the	O
US	O
in	O
1999	O
,	O
respectively	O
)	O
,	O
and	O
collectible	O
card	O
game	O
Mortal	B-Application
Kombat	I-Application
Kard	O
Game	O
that	O
was	O
marketed	O
as	O
"	O
Mortal	B-Application
Kombat	I-Application
II	I-Application
trading	O
cards	O
"	O
.An	O
advertisement	O
in	O
GamePro	O
64	O
(	O
November	O
1994	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Since	O
1994	O
,	O
multiple	O
official	O
ports	O
and	O
emulated	O
versions	O
of	O
Mortal	B-Application
Kombat	I-Application
II	I-Application
have	O
been	O
released	O
for	O
a	O
wide	O
variety	O
of	O
home	O
systems	O
,	O
including	O
the	O
8-bit	O
(	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
,	O
Master	O
System	O
and	O
Game	O
Gear	O
)	O
,	O
16-bit	B-Device
(	O
Super	B-Application
Nintendo	I-Application
Entertainment	I-Application
System	I-Application
(	O
SNES	B-Application
)	O
and	O
Sega	B-Operating_System
Genesis	I-Operating_System
/	I-Operating_System
Mega	I-Operating_System
Drive	I-Operating_System
)	O
and	O
32-bit	O
(	O
32X	B-Device
,	O
PlayStation	B-Device
and	O
Saturn	B-Device
)	O
consoles	O
,	O
Amiga	B-Device
and	O
MS-DOS	B-Application
computers	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Network	I-Device
(	O
PSN	B-Device
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
,	O
Game	O
Gear	O
,	O
SNES	B-Application
,	O
and	O
Genesis	O
versions	O
were	O
released	O
simultaneously	O
on	O
September	O
13	O
,	O
1994	O
,	O
dubbed	O
"	O
Mortal	O
Tuesday	O
"	O
by	O
Acclaim	O
's	O
marketing	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
PlayStation	B-Device
version	O
was	O
released	O
only	O
in	O
Japan	O
,	O
retitled	O
JP	O
;	O
this	O
subtitle	O
was	O
also	O
used	O
for	O
the	O
Japanese	O
release	O
of	O
the	O
Sega	B-Device
32X	I-Device
port	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Sega	B-Operating_System
Genesis	I-Operating_System
/	I-Operating_System
Mega	I-Operating_System
Drive	I-Operating_System
port	O
,	O
developed	O
by	O
Probe	O
Entertainment	O
,	O
retains	O
all	O
of	O
the	O
blood	O
and	O
Fatalities	O
without	O
a	O
special	O
code	O
having	O
to	O
be	O
entered	O
,	O
unlike	O
the	O
original	O
Mortal	B-Application
Kombat	I-Application
for	O
the	O
system	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
SNES	B-Application
version	O
was	O
developed	O
by	O
Sculptured	O
Software	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Because	O
of	O
poor	O
sales	O
of	O
the	O
censored	O
SNES	B-Application
version	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
game	O
,	O
Nintendo	O
decided	O
to	O
allow	O
depictions	O
of	O
blood	O
and	O
Fatalities	O
this	O
time	O
around.Nintendo	O
Power	O
68	O
(	O
January	O
1995	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
John	O
Tobias	O
favored	O
this	O
version	O
over	O
the	O
Genesis	O
version	O
,	O
stating	O
:	O
"	O
I	O
would	O
go	O
so	O
far	O
as	O
to	O
say	O
that	O
the	O
Super	B-Application
NES	I-Application
version	O
is	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
best	O
arcade-to-home	O
conversions	O
I	O
've	O
seen.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Developed	O
by	O
Probe	O
Entertainment	O
,	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
port	O
plays	O
similarly	O
to	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
version	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
game	O
but	O
with	O
characters	O
moving	O
much	O
smoother	O
and	O
faster	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Also	O
developed	O
by	O
Probe	O
Entertainment	O
,	O
the	O
Sega	O
Game	O
Gear	O
and	O
Master	O
System	O
ports	O
are	O
similar	O
to	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
port	O
,	O
but	O
in	O
color	O
instead	O
of	O
in	O
monochrome	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Both	O
of	O
them	O
are	O
almost	O
identical	O
,	O
except	O
for	O
the	O
reduced	O
size	O
of	O
the	O
Game	O
Gear	O
screen	O
,	O
featuring	O
the	O
same	O
fighters	O
and	O
arenas	O
as	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
port	O
,	O
but	O
with	O
the	O
addition	O
of	O
Kintaro	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Unlike	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
version	O
,	O
blood	O
is	O
present	O
,	O
but	O
was	O
drastically	O
reduced	O
in	O
quantity	O
when	O
compared	O
to	O
other	O
ports	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
also	O
featured	O
in	O
several	O
compilation	O
releases	O
,	O
including	O
Midway	B-Application
Arcade	I-Application
Treasures	I-Application
2	I-Application
for	O
the	O
GameCube	B-Application
,	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
and	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
,	O
Mortal	B-Application
Kombat	I-Application
:	I-Application
Shaolin	I-Application
Monks	I-Application
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
and	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
as	O
a	O
hidden	O
and	O
unlockable	O
Easter	O
egg	O
,	O
Midway	B-Device
Arcade	I-Device
Treasures	I-Device
:	I-Device
Extended	I-Device
Play	I-Device
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
Portable	I-Operating_System
,	O
and	O
Mortal	B-Application
Kombat	I-Application
Arcade	O
KollectionMortal	O
Kombat	O
gets	O
kompiled	O
this	O
summer	O
,	O
GameSpot	O
,	O
May	O
12	O
,	O
2011	O
for	O
the	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
,	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
and	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
Another	O
compilation	O
release	O
,	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
,	O
was	O
canceled	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Arcade1Up	O
released	O
a	O
home	O
arcade	O
cabinet	O
compilation	O
that	O
included	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
the	O
original	O
Mortal	B-Application
Kombat	I-Application
and	O
Ultimate	B-Application
Mortal	I-Application
Kombat	I-Application
3	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
WMS	O
Industries	O
,	O
owner	O
of	O
Midway	O
at	O
the	O
time	O
,	O
reported	O
its	O
1993	O
sales	O
in	O
the	O
quarter	O
ending	O
December	O
31	O
rose	O
to	O
$101	O
million	O
from	O
$86	O
million	O
and	O
said	O
much	O
of	O
its	O
revenue	O
gain	O
was	O
related	O
to	O
the	O
sale	O
of	O
the	O
arcade	O
version	O
of	O
MKII.WMS	O
Industries	O
Inc.	O
'	O
s	O
fiscal	O
second-quarter	O
profit	O
,	O
Chicago	O
Tribune	O
,	O
January	O
26	O
,	O
1994	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
went	O
on	O
to	O
become	O
America	O
's	O
highest-grossing	O
arcade	B-Application
game	I-Application
of	I-Application
1994	I-Application
according	O
to	O
the	O
Amusement	O
&	O
Music	O
Operators	O
Association	O
(	O
AMOA	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
MKII	B-Application
was	O
considered	O
an	O
arcade	O
game	O
of	O
the	O
year	O
,	O
Jay	O
P	O
.	O
Pederson	O
,	O
International	O
Directory	O
of	O
Company	O
Histories	O
-	O
Volume	O
24	O
,	O
Gale	O
,	O
1998	O
(	O
p.5	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
taking	O
over	O
from	O
the	O
original	O
Mortal	B-Application
Kombat	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
the	O
day	O
of	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
first	O
four	O
versions	O
for	O
cartridge-based	O
console	O
systems	O
(	O
Sega	O
's	O
Genesis	O
and	O
Game	O
Gear	O
and	O
Nintendo	O
's	O
SNES	B-Application
and	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
)	O
,	O
dubbed	O
"	O
Mortal	O
Friday	O
"	O
(	O
September	O
9	O
,	O
1994	O
)	O
,	O
May	O
Lam	O
,	O
`Mortal	O
Kombat	O
II	O
 '	O
Is	O
Too	O
Kool	O
To	O
Knock	O
,	O
AsianWeek	O
,	O
October	O
7	O
,	O
1994.William	O
Schiffermann	O
,	O
Mortal	B-Application
Kombat	I-Application
II	I-Application
;	O
For	O
Sega	B-Operating_System
Genesis	I-Operating_System
and	O
Game	O
Gear	O
,	O
Nintendo	B-Application
SNES	I-Application
and	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
,	O
Associated	O
Press	O
,	O
October	O
14	O
,	O
1994	O
.	O
an	O
unprecedented	O
number	O
of	O
more	O
than	O
2.5	O
million	O
copies	O
were	O
shipped	O
to	O
be	O
distributed	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
best	O
opening-week	O
sales	O
in	O
video	O
game	O
history	O
at	O
that	O
point	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
and	O
the	O
sales	O
to	O
top	O
$150	O
million	O
by	O
the	O
end	O
of	O
the	O
year.Denise	O
Gellene	O
,	O
Nintendo	O
's	O
Looser	O
Stance	O
on	O
Violence	O
Means	O
a	O
Bloody	O
Mortal	B-Application
Kombat	I-Application
II	I-Application
,	O
LA	O
Times	O
,	O
September	O
09	O
,	O
1994	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
First-week	O
sales	O
of	O
over	O
$50	O
million	O
in	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
surpassed	O
the	O
opening	O
box	O
office	O
results	O
of	O
that	O
season	O
's	O
Hollywood	O
film	O
blockbusters	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
Forrest	O
Gump	O
,	O
True	B-Application
Lies	I-Application
,	O
The	O
Mask	O
and	O
The	O
Lion	O
King.Amiga	O
Power	O
44	O
(	O
December	O
1994	O
)	O
Mortal	B-Application
Kombat	I-Application
Sales	O
,	O
New	O
York	O
Times	O
,	O
September	O
23	O
,	O
1994	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mortal	B-Application
Kombat	I-Application
II	I-Application
became	O
the	O
world	O
's	O
best-selling	O
video	O
game	O
(	O
until	O
it	O
was	O
eclipsed	O
by	O
Donkey	B-Application
Kong	I-Application
Country	I-Application
,	O
released	O
in	O
November	O
1994	O
)	O
.Minnesota	O
Intellectual	O
Property	O
Review	O
-	O
Volume	O
3	O
,	O
University	O
of	O
Minnesota	O
Law	O
School	O
,	O
2002	O
(	O
p.99	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
the	O
top-selling	O
Genesis	O
,	O
SNES	B-Application
and	O
Game	O
Gear	O
game	O
in	O
September	B-Application
1994	I-Application
,	O
and	O
the	O
top	O
Game	O
Gear	O
game	O
the	O
following	O
month	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Genesis	O
version	O
went	O
on	O
to	O
sell	O
1.78	O
million	O
copies	O
in	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
,	O
along	O
with	O
an	O
additional	O
1.51	O
million	O
American	O
copies	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
for	O
the	O
SNES	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
United	O
Kingdom	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
the	O
top-selling	O
game	O
in	O
September	B-Application
1994	I-Application
,	O
including	O
for	O
the	O
Mega	B-Operating_System
Drive	I-Operating_System
,	O
SNES	B-Application
,	O
Master	O
System	O
,	O
Game	O
Gear	O
and	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
;	O
it	O
remained	O
the	O
top-selling	O
game	O
for	O
the	O
Master	O
System	O
,	O
Game	O
Gear	O
and	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
in	O
October	O
,	O
and	O
for	O
the	O
Game	O
Gear	O
in	O
November	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
By	O
2002	O
,	O
estimated	O
gross	O
sales	O
of	O
Mortal	B-Application
Kombat	I-Application
II	I-Application
home	O
video	O
games	O
exceeded	O
$400	O
million	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Re-released	O
in	O
2007	O
,	O
the	O
PSN	B-Device
version	O
has	O
continued	O
to	O
occupy	O
the	O
service	O
's	O
top	O
ten	O
monthly	O
sales	O
chart	O
nearly	O
three	O
years	O
later	O
in	O
February	O
2010	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
initial	O
critical	O
reception	O
of	O
Mortal	B-Application
Kombat	I-Application
II	I-Application
was	O
overwhelmingly	O
positive	O
,	O
Retro	O
Gamer	O
issue	O
96	O
page	O
21	O
.	O
with	O
Sega	O
Visions	O
describing	O
the	O
way	O
in	O
which	O
the	O
sequel	O
was	O
directed	O
as	O
"	O
sheer	O
brilliance	O
"	O
,	O
Sega	O
Visions	O
,	O
August	O
–	O
September	B-Application
1994	I-Application
.	O
and	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Power	I-Application
calling	O
it	O
"	O
the	O
hottest	O
fighter	O
ever	O
"	O
.Nintendo	O
Power	O
64	O
(	O
September	B-Application
1994	I-Application
)	O
,	O
page	O
103	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
"	O
Mark	O
Patterson	O
,	O
"	O
Tougher	O
than	O
the	O
best	O
:	O
Mortal	B-Application
Kombat	I-Application
II	I-Application
"	O
,	O
Computer	O
+	O
Video	O
Games	O
154	O
(	O
September	B-Application
1994	I-Application
)	O
,	O
p.48-51	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sushi-X	O
of	O
Electronic	O
Gaming	O
Monthly	O
(	O
EGM	O
)	O
called	O
the	O
Genesis	O
version	O
"	O
a	O
great	O
translation	O
considering	O
its	O
limitations	O
"	O
,	O
commenting	O
that	O
its	O
graphics	O
and	O
sounds	O
are	O
not	O
as	O
good	O
as	O
those	O
of	O
the	O
SNES	B-Application
version	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
"	O
Mortal	B-Application
Kombat	I-Application
II	I-Application
:	O
Biggest	O
seller	O
in	O
gaming	O
history	O
"	O
,	O
EGM2	O
5	O
(	O
November	O
1994	O
)	O
,	O
page	O
37	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
reviewer	O
for	O
The	O
Detroit	O
News	O
was	O
"	O
very	O
disappointed	O
"	O
with	O
the	O
Genesis	O
port	O
and	O
recommended	O
the	O
SNES	B-Application
version	O
instead	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
four	O
reviewers	O
of	O
EGM	O
hailed	O
the	O
SNES	B-Application
version	O
as	O
a	O
"	O
near-perfect	O
"	O
translation	O
of	O
the	O
arcade	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
reviewer	O
for	O
The	O
Baltimore	O
Sun	O
called	O
the	O
SNES	B-Application
version	O
"	O
the	O
best	O
game	O
I	O
've	O
ever	O
played	O
-	O
a	O
true	O
translation	O
"	O
,	O
and	O
Patterson	O
noted	O
it	O
was	O
the	O
bloodiest	O
game	O
Nintendo	O
has	O
yet	O
allowed	O
to	O
be	O
released	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Next	O
Generation	O
stated	O
about	O
SNES	B-Application
version	O
that	O
"	O
with	O
full	O
creative	O
license	O
,	O
Acclaim	O
has	O
produced	O
possibly	O
the	O
best	O
arcade	O
conversion	O
ever.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Regarding	O
the	O
portable	O
console	O
ports	O
,	O
Patterson	O
stated	O
that	O
"	O
no	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
owner	O
should	O
go	O
without	O
this	O
"	O
and	O
called	O
the	O
Game	O
Gear	O
version	O
"	O
still	O
the	O
best	O
handheld	O
beat-	B-Application
'	I-Application
em	I-Application
up	I-Application
"	O
on	O
the	O
market	O
though	O
lacking	O
much	O
canonical	O
content	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
EGM	O
reviewers	O
concurred	O
that	O
the	O
Game	O
Gear	O
version	O
"	O
has	O
eye-popping	O
graphics	O
,	O
and	O
great	O
control	O
-	O
so	O
much	O
so	O
that	O
you	O
wo	O
n't	O
believe	O
this	O
is	O
a	O
portable	O
"	O
,	O
but	O
were	O
less	O
enthusiastic	O
about	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
version	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Critical	O
reception	O
of	O
the	O
Amiga	B-Device
version	O
was	O
also	O
mostly	O
very	O
favorable	O
,	O
including	O
Ed	O
Lawrence	O
of	O
CU	O
Amiga	B-Device
declaring	O
that	O
"	O
every	O
person	O
who	O
own	O
an	O
Amiga	B-Device
has	O
to	O
own	O
Mortal	B-Application
Kombat	I-Application
2	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
terms	O
of	O
revitalising	O
the	O
Amiga	B-Device
market	O
,	O
this	O
is	O
far	O
more	O
important	O
than	O
any	O
Commodore	O
buy-out	O
could	O
ever	O
be.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
a	O
rare	O
dissenting	O
opinion	O
,	O
Jonathan	O
Nash	O
of	O
Amiga	B-Device
Power	O
dismissed	O
Mortal	B-Application
Kombat	I-Application
II	I-Application
as	O
"	O
a	O
clearly	O
nonsensical	O
title	O
"	O
,	O
recommending	O
to	O
"	O
buy	O
Shadow	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
instead	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
About	O
the	O
32X	B-Device
version	O
,	O
IGN	O
's	O
Levi	O
Buchanan	O
stated	O
that	O
"	O
if	O
you	O
do	O
not	O
have	O
a	O
SNES	B-Application
,	O
this	O
is	O
the	O
home	O
version	O
of	O
MKII	B-Application
to	O
get	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
"	O
Levi	O
Buchanan	O
,	O
Mortal	B-Application
Kombat	I-Application
II	I-Application
32X	B-Device
Review	O
-	O
Sega	B-Device
32X	I-Device
Review	O
,	O
IGN	O
,	O
December	O
9	O
,	O
2008	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
contrast	O
,	O
GamePro	O
remarked	O
that	O
the	O
32X	B-Device
version	O
offered	O
too	O
little	O
improvement	O
over	O
the	O
Genesis	O
version	O
,	O
even	O
failing	O
to	O
correct	O
the	O
control	O
shortcomings	O
,	O
and	O
was	O
technically	O
poor	O
given	O
the	O
32X	B-Device
's	O
capabilities	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Reviewing	O
the	O
CD-ROM	B-Device
based	O
Saturn	B-Device
port	O
,	O
EGM	O
commented	O
that	O
the	O
graphics	O
are	O
identical	O
to	O
the	O
arcade	O
version	O
but	O
that	O
there	O
are	O
missing	O
sound	O
effects	O
and	O
"	O
unbearable	O
"	O
slowdown	O
when	O
first	O
performing	O
a	O
special	O
move	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
rated	O
it	O
the	O
best	O
home	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
to	O
date	O
but	O
said	O
that	O
with	O
Mortal	B-Application
Kombat	I-Application
II	I-Application
having	O
considerably	O
aged	O
by	O
this	O
point	O
,	O
any	O
port	O
needed	O
to	O
be	O
near	O
arcade	O
perfect	O
to	O
stand	O
out	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Next	O
Generation	O
said	O
that	O
the	O
Saturn	B-Device
version	O
was	O
arcade	O
perfect	O
,	O
but	O
that	O
the	O
Mortal	B-Application
Kombat	I-Application
series	O
as	O
a	O
whole	O
was	O
grossly	O
overrated	O
and	O
lacked	O
any	O
gameplay	O
innovations	O
to	O
make	O
it	O
stand	O
out	O
from	O
other	O
fighting	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
summarized	O
that	O
"	O
if	O
you	O
are	O
a	O
fan	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
(	O
and	O
you	O
know	O
who	O
you	O
are	O
)	O
,	O
then	O
the	O
Saturn	B-Device
version	O
is	O
everything	O
you	O
can	O
hope	O
for	O
-	O
an	O
arcade-perfect	O
translation	O
-	O
and	O
yet	O
,	O
there	O
is	O
nothing	O
outside	O
of	O
a	O
flashy	O
presentation	O
and	O
a	O
little	O
gore	O
to	O
recommend	O
this	O
game	O
over	O
a	O
million	O
others	O
just	O
like	O
it.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Scary	O
Larry	O
of	O
GamePro	O
agreed	O
that	O
the	O
Saturn	B-Device
port	O
"	O
duplicates	O
the	O
arcade	O
version	O
perfectly	O
"	O
,	O
but	O
argued	O
that	O
the	O
slowdown	O
and	O
load	O
times	O
make	O
the	O
game	O
frustrating	O
to	O
play	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
concluded	O
that	O
the	O
conversion	O
would	O
make	O
a	O
decent	O
holdover	O
until	O
Ultimate	B-Application
Mortal	I-Application
Kombat	I-Application
3	I-Application
was	O
released	O
for	O
Saturn	B-Device
,	O
but	O
fails	O
to	O
measure	O
up	O
to	O
Mortal	B-Application
Kombat	I-Application
3	I-Application
on	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sega	B-Device
Saturn	I-Device
Magazine	O
was	O
extremely	O
disappointed	O
with	O
the	O
final	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
Saturn	B-Device
port	O
,	O
calling	O
it	O
"	O
much	O
worse	O
than	O
any	O
of	O
the	O
versions	O
seen	O
on	O
the	O
cartridge	B-Protocol
format	O
"	O
,	O
as	O
opposed	O
to	O
the	O
vastly	O
superior	O
pre-release	O
version	O
they	O
had	O
reviewed	O
five	O
months	O
earlier	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Game	B-Device
Players	I-Device
gave	O
it	O
the	O
titles	O
of	O
"	O
Best	O
Genesis	O
Fighting	O
Game	O
"	O
,	O
"	O
Best	O
SNES	B-Application
Fighting	O
Game	O
"	O
and	O
"	O
Best	O
Overall	O
SNES	B-Application
Game	O
"	O
of	O
1994.Game	O
Players	O
48	O
(	O
January	O
1995	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
staff	O
of	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Power	I-Application
ranked	O
MKII	B-Application
as	O
the	O
second	O
(	O
SNES	B-Application
)	O
and	O
fifth	O
(	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
)	O
"	O
Top	O
Game	O
"	O
of	O
1994	O
,	O
while	O
the	O
magazine	O
's	O
readers	O
voted	O
it	O
to	O
receive	O
the	O
1995	O
's	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Power	I-Application
Awards	O
for	O
"	O
Best	O
Tournament	O
Fighter	O
(	O
all	O
Nintendo	O
platforms	O
)	O
"	O
and	O
"	O
Best	O
Play	O
Control	O
(	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
)	O
"	O
,	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Power	I-Application
72	O
(	O
May	O
1995	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
VideoGames	O
named	O
MKII	B-Application
as	O
the	O
"	O
Best	O
Fighting	O
Game	O
"	O
of	O
1994	O
,	O
also	O
awarding	O
it	O
second	O
place	O
in	O
the	O
categories	O
"	O
Best	O
Super	B-Application
NES	I-Application
Game	O
"	O
and	O
"	O
Best	O
Arcade-to-Home	O
Translation	O
"	O
.VideoGames	O
,	O
The	O
Ultimate	O
Gaming	O
Magazine	O
74	O
(	O
March	O
1995	O
)	O
,	O
pages	O
45-46	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Other	O
awards	O
included	O
"	O
The	O
Best	O
of	O
the	O
Show	O
(	O
Super	B-Application
NES	I-Application
)	O
"	O
for	O
the	O
SCES	O
'	O
94	O
from	O
GameProGamePro	O
62	O
(	O
September	B-Application
1994	I-Application
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2017	O
,	O
Gamesradar	O
listed	O
the	O
game	O
29th	O
on	O
its	O
"	O
Best	O
Sega	B-Operating_System
Genesis/Mega	I-Operating_System
Drive	I-Operating_System
games	O
of	O
all	O
time	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
in	O
the	O
case	O
of	O
the	O
first	O
Mortal	B-Application
Kombat	I-Application
game	O
,	O
the	O
content	O
of	O
Mortal	B-Application
Kombat	I-Application
II	I-Application
became	O
the	O
subject	O
of	O
a	O
great	O
deal	O
of	O
controversy	O
regarding	O
violent	O
video	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
IGN	O
,	O
"	O
Mortal	B-Application
Kombat	I-Application
II	I-Application
wore	O
its	O
notoriety	O
as	O
a	O
badge	O
of	O
honor	O
,	O
boasting	O
about	O
it	O
in	O
promotional	O
materials	O
,	O
and	O
even	O
parodying	O
it	O
in-game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
"	O
Travis	O
Fahs	O
,	O
The	O
History	O
of	O
Mortal	B-Application
Kombat	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
banned	O
in	O
Germany	O
,	O
where	O
MKII	B-Application
was	O
put	O
in	O
the	O
index	O
by	O
the	O
Federal	O
Department	O
for	O
Media	O
Harmful	O
to	O
Young	O
Persons	O
(	O
BPjM	O
)	O
and	O
all	O
versions	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
except	O
for	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
version	O
were	O
subjected	O
to	O
being	O
confiscated	O
from	O
the	O
nation	O
's	O
market	O
for	O
violating	O
the	O
German	O
Penal	O
Code	O
by	O
showing	O
excessive	O
violence	O
and	O
cruel	O
acts	O
against	O
representations	O
of	O
human	O
beings	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Once	O
Mortal	B-Application
Kombat	I-Application
II	I-Application
came	O
out	O
,	O
there	O
was	O
a	O
rating	O
system	O
in	O
place	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Critical	O
studies	O
professor	O
Marsha	O
Kinder	O
accused	O
the	O
game	O
of	O
"	O
a	O
misogynist	O
aspect	O
to	O
the	O
combat	O
"	O
,	O
alleging	O
that	O
"	O
in	O
MKII	B-Application
,	O
some	O
of	O
the	O
most	O
violent	O
possibilities	O
are	O
against	O
women	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
""	O
Women	O
,	O
of	O
a	O
sort	O
,	O
enter	O
Mortal	B-Application
Kombat	I-Application
"	O
,	O
Milwaukee	O
Journal	O
Sentinel	O
,	O
May	O
29	O
,	O
1995	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Members	O
of	O
Mortal	B-Application
Kombat	I-Application
II	I-Application
cast	O
(	O
Daniel	O
Pesina	O
,	O
Philip	O
Ahn	O
,	O
and	O
Katalin	O
Zamiar	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
Sonya	O
's	O
actress	O
Elizabeth	O
Malecki	O
)	O
,	O
seeking	O
additional	O
royalties	O
for	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
home	O
ports	O
,	O
sued	O
Midway	O
,	O
Williams	O
,	O
Nintendo	O
of	O
America	O
,	O
Sega	O
of	O
America	O
and	O
Acclaim	O
Entertainment	O
for	O
misuse	O
of	O
their	O
likenesses	O
in	O
an	O
unauthorized	O
way	O
in	O
two	O
different	O
cases	O
in	O
1996	O
and	O
1997	O
,	O
losing	O
both	O
of	O
them.PESINA	O
v	O
.	O
MIDWAY	O
MFG	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
that	O
,	O
Pesina	O
(	O
who	O
sought	O
$10	O
million	O
for	O
his	O
role	O
in	O
both	O
games	O
,	O
after	O
being	O
paid	O
several	O
thousand	O
)	O
agreed	O
to	O
participate	O
in	O
the	O
BloodStorm	B-Device
advertisement	O
photo	O
shoot	O
attacking	O
Mortal	B-Application
Kombat	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
I	O
think	O
it	O
more	O
upset	O
some	O
of	O
the	O
hardcore	O
Mortal	B-Application
Kombat	I-Application
fans.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Over	O
the	O
following	O
years	O
,	O
multiple	O
publications	O
acclaimed	O
Mortal	B-Application
Kombat	I-Application
II	I-Application
as	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
best	O
video	O
games	O
ever	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Featuring	O
it	O
in	O
their	O
2003	O
video	O
game	O
hall	O
of	O
fame	O
series	O
,	O
the	O
staff	O
of	O
GameSpot	O
wrote	O
:	O
"	O
Mortal	B-Application
Kombat	I-Application
II	I-Application
was	O
so	O
much	O
better	O
,	O
as	O
a	O
sequel	O
,	O
than	O
it	O
had	O
to	O
be	O
that	O
it	O
absolutely	O
deserves	O
a	O
place	O
in	O
the	O
pantheon	O
of	O
all-time	O
classics.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Many	O
publications	O
also	O
listed	O
Mortal	B-Application
Kombat	I-Application
II	I-Application
among	O
the	O
best	O
video	O
games	O
of	O
its	O
genre	O
or	O
era	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
also	O
ranked	O
as	O
the	O
53rd	O
best	O
game	O
on	O
any	O
Nintendo	O
platform	O
by	O
the	O
staff	O
of	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Power	I-Application
in	O
1997	O
,	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Power	I-Application
100	O
(	O
September	O
1997	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
featured	O
among	O
the	O
100	O
best	O
games	O
of	O
the	O
20th	O
century	O
by	O
Jakub	O
Kralka	O
of	O
Benchmark	O
in	O
2009	O
,	O
Jakub	O
Kralka	O
,	O
100	O
najlepszych	O
gier	O
XX	O
wieku	O
cz.2	O
:	O
Mortal	B-Application
Kombat	I-Application
II	I-Application
,	O
benchmark.pl,	O
2009-12-05	O
.	O
and	O
ranked	O
as	O
the	O
tenth	O
best	O
16-bit	B-Device
game	O
ever	O
by	O
McKinley	O
Noble	O
of	O
PC	O
World	O
that	O
same	O
year	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mortal	B-Application
Kombat	I-Application
II	I-Application
was	O
included	O
among	O
the	O
ten	O
best	O
arcade	O
games	O
by	O
Wirtualna	O
Polska	O
,	O
10	O
najlepszych	O
gier	O
z	O
automatów	O
-	O
Imperium	O
gier	O
,	O
WP.PL	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Regarding	O
the	O
16-bit	B-Device
console	O
versions	O
,	O
MKII	B-Application
was	O
ranked	O
as	O
the	O
fourth	O
best	O
ever	O
Genesis	O
game	O
by	O
ComplexInsanul	O
Ahmed	O
,	O
#4	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mortal	B-Application
Kombat	I-Application
2	I-Application
(	O
1994	O
)	O
—	O
Sega	O
Anything	O
:	O
The	O
25	O
Best	O
Genesis	O
Games	O
,	O
Complex	O
,	O
November	O
29	O
,	O
2010	O
.	O
and	O
as	O
the	O
19th	O
best	O
Genesis	O
game	O
by	O
GamesRadar	O
,	O
Best	O
Sega	B-Operating_System
Genesis	I-Operating_System
games	O
of	O
all	O
time	O
,	O
GamesRadar	O
,	O
April	O
17	O
,	O
2012	O
.	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
the	O
12th	O
best	O
ever	O
SNES	B-Application
game	O
by	O
Rich	O
Knight	O
of	O
ComplexRich	O
Knight	O
,	O
The	O
100	O
Best	O
Super	B-Application
Nintendo	I-Application
Games	O
,	O
Complex.com,	O
July	O
9	O
,	O
2012	O
.	O
and	O
as	O
the	O
25th	O
top	O
game	O
for	O
the	O
SNES	B-Application
by	O
Richard	O
George	O
of	O
IGN	O
;	O
Richard	O
George	O
,	O
Mortal	B-Application
Kombat	I-Application
II	I-Application
-	O
#25	O
Top	O
100	O
SNES	B-Application
Games	O
,	O
IGN	O
,	O
2011	O
.	O
in	O
1995	O
,	O
SNES	B-Application
magazine	O
Super	O
Play	O
also	O
ranked	O
it	O
as	O
the	O
best	O
sequel	O
on	O
the	O
platform.Super	O
Play	O
31	O
,	O
p.71	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Poland	O
,	O
where	O
the	O
Amiga	B-Device
was	O
the	O
most	O
popular	O
gaming	O
platform	O
of	O
the	O
early	O
1990s	O
,	O
MKII	B-Application
was	O
ranked	O
as	O
the	O
ninth	O
best	O
ever	O
Amiga	B-Device
game	O
by	O
Michał	O
Wierzbicki	O
of	O
CHIP	O
Michał	O
Wierzbicki	O
,	O
Dziesięć	O
najlepszych	O
gier	O
na	O
Amigę	O
,	O
Chip.pl,	O
23.02.2010	O
.	O
and	O
as	O
the	O
22nd	O
best	O
Amiga	B-Device
game	O
by	O
PSX	O
Extreme	O
editor-in-chief	O
Przemysław	O
Ścierski	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Przemysław	O
"	O
Ściera	O
"	O
Ścierski	O
,	O
Retrobeściaki	O
:	O
Amiga	B-Device
Top	O
30	O
by	O
Ściera	O
,	O
PPE.PL	O
,	O
2010-10-23	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Listed	O
the	O
game	O
4th	O
on	O
its	O
"	O
Top	O
100	O
SNES	B-Application
Games	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Friendship	O
and	O
Babality	O
finishing	O
moves	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
ceiling	O
spikes	O
Stage	O
Fatality	O
-	O
among	O
the	O
ten	O
greatest	O
things	O
about	O
Mortal	O
Kombat.Ten	O
greatest	O
things	O
about	O
Mortal	B-Application
Kombat	I-Application
,	O
GamesRadar	O
US	O
,	O
April	O
13	O
,	O
2007	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Reviewing	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
release	O
in	O
2007	O
,	O
IGN	O
's	O
Jeff	O
Haynes	O
stated	O
that	O
"	O
Mortal	B-Application
Kombat	I-Application
II	I-Application
still	O
manages	O
to	O
stand	O
up	O
almost	O
15	O
years	O
later	O
as	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
best	O
arcade	O
fighters	O
around	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
"	O
Jeff	O
Haynes	O
,	O
Mortal	B-Application
Kombat	I-Application
II	I-Application
Review	O
,	O
IGN	O
,	O
April	O
13	O
,	O
2007	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
late	O
as	O
2009	O
,	O
many	O
fans	O
still	O
considered	O
MKII	B-Application
to	O
be	O
the	O
best	O
title	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
a	O
2011	O
article	O
by	O
Mike	B-Application
Harradence	O
of	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Universe	O
,	O
the	O
"	O
bigger	O
,	O
bolder	O
and	O
bloodier	O
"	O
game	O
remains	O
"	O
a	O
firm	O
fan	O
favourite	O
among	O
MK	O
aficionados	O
"	O
.Mike	O
Harradence	O
,	O
Inside	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Network	I-Device
-	O
Mortal	B-Application
Kombat	I-Application
II	I-Application
,	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Universe	O
,	O
January	O
11th	O
,	O
2011	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
That	O
year	O
,	O
IGN	O
's	O
Richard	O
George	O
wrote	O
that	O
"	O
Mortal	B-Application
Kombat	I-Application
II	I-Application
is	O
considered	O
by	O
many	O
to	O
be	O
the	O
pinnacle	O
of	O
the	O
series	O
"	O
and	O
called	O
it	O
"	O
still	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
most	O
fun	O
16-bit	B-Device
fighters	O
to	O
play	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2013	O
,	O
Rich	O
Knight	O
and	O
Hanuman	O
Welch	O
of	O
Complex	O
wrote	O
that	O
"	O
Mortal	B-Application
Kombat	I-Application
II	I-Application
took	O
everything	O
we	O
loved	O
about	O
the	O
original	O
and	O
magnified	O
it	O
by	O
about	O
a	O
million	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2014	O
,	O
Kevin	O
Wong	O
of	O
Complex	O
wrote	O
:	O
"	O
Today	O
,	O
we	O
remember	O
Mortal	B-Application
Kombat	I-Application
II	I-Application
for	O
its	O
anarchic	O
spirit	O
—	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
endlessly	O
intriguing	O
and	O
weird	O
,	O
and	O
it	O
had	O
an	O
uneasy	O
atmosphere	O
—	O
anything	O
could	O
happen	O
at	O
any	O
given	O
moment	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Critics	O
derided	O
Mortal	B-Application
Kombat	I-Application
as	O
meaningless	O
shock	O
value	O
,	O
but	O
its	O
sequel	O
proved	O
those	O
naysayers	O
wrong	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mortal	B-Application
Kombat	I-Application
II	I-Application
was	O
a	O
Flawless	O
Victory	O
—	O
irreverent	O
,	O
hilarious	O
,	O
and	O
horrific	O
in	O
equal	O
measures.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
December	O
26	O
,	O
2022	O
,	O
the	O
source	O
code	O
for	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
which	O
included	O
cut	O
content	O
,	O
was	O
uploaded	O
online	O
to	O
GitHub	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Discovery	O
sent	O
a	O
DMCA	O
take	O
down	O
notice	O
to	O
GitHub	B-Application
,	O
and	O
public	O
access	O
to	O
the	O
repository	O
was	O
disabled	O
as	O
a	O
result	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
many	O
games	O
have	O
been	O
subject	O
to	O
urban	O
legends	O
about	O
secret	O
features	O
and	O
unlockable	O
content	O
,	O
these	O
kinds	O
of	O
myths	O
were	O
particularly	O
rampant	O
among	O
the	O
dedicated	O
fan	O
community	O
of	O
Mortal	B-Application
Kombat	I-Application
in	O
connection	O
with	O
Mortal	B-Application
Kombat	I-Application
II	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Among	O
these	O
rumors	O
to	O
be	O
adapted	O
later	O
were	O
the	O
Animalities	O
(	O
used	O
in	O
Mortal	B-Application
Kombat	I-Application
3	I-Application
and	O
its	O
updates	O
)	O
and	O
an	O
ability	O
to	O
throw	O
an	O
opponent	O
into	O
the	O
mouth	O
of	O
a	O
tree	O
in	O
the	O
Living	O
Forest	O
stage	O
(	O
first	O
used	O
in	O
Mortal	B-Application
Kombat	I-Application
:	I-Application
Shaolin	I-Application
Monks	I-Application
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Rumored	O
characters	O
included	O
a	O
red	O
female	O
ninja	O
character	O
(	O
actually	O
just	O
a	O
glitch	B-Error_Name
that	O
reportedly	O
turned	O
Kitana	O
's	O
outfit	O
from	O
blue	O
to	O
red	O
)	O
,	O
who	O
was	O
dubbed	O
"	O
Scarlet	O
"	O
by	O
fans	O
and	O
was	O
officially	O
introduced	O
as	O
Skarlet	O
in	O
2011	O
's	O
Mortal	B-Application
Kombat	I-Application
,	O
Nikole	O
Zivalich	O
,	O
Mortal	B-Application
Kombat	I-Application
Skarlet	O
DLC	O
Video	O
--	O
Check	O
Out	O
The	O
Red	O
Ninja	O
In	O
Action	O
,	O
G4tv.com,	O
May	O
31	O
,	O
2011.Another	O
Glitch	B-Error_Name
Character	O
Becomes	O
Reality	O
With	O
Mortal	B-Application
Kombat	I-Application
's	O
Skarlet	O
DLC	O
,	O
Siliconera	O
,	O
May	O
31	O
,	O
2011	O
.	O
and	O
the	O
male	O
ninja	O
Ermac	O
that	O
originated	O
from	O
a	O
misinterpreted	O
indicator	O
in	O
the	O
original	O
game	O
's	O
audits	O
menu	O
,	O
and	O
was	O
teased	O
in	O
MKII	B-Application
before	O
finally	O
becoming	O
playable	O
in	O
Ultimate	B-Application
Mortal	I-Application
Kombat	I-Application
3	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
nameless	O
,	O
flaming	O
palette	O
swap	O
of	O
Liu	O
Kang	O
seen	O
in	O
the	O
background	O
of	O
the	O
Pit	O
II	O
stage	O
,	O
initially	O
dubbed	O
"	O
Torch	O
"	O
by	O
fans	O
,	O
officially	O
debuted	O
in	O
Mortal	B-Application
Kombat	I-Application
:	I-Application
Deadly	I-Application
Alliance	I-Application
as	O
a	O
secret	O
character	O
Blaze	O
that	O
later	O
became	O
the	O
final	O
boss	O
of	O
Mortal	O
Kombat	O
:	O
Armageddon.Secret	O
&	O
Lies	O
,	O
GamePro	O
,	O
August	O
07	O
,	O
2003	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Although	O
the	O
1995	O
film	O
Mortal	B-Application
Kombat	I-Application
was	O
primarily	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
first	O
game	O
,	O
it	O
features	O
elements	O
of	O
MKII	B-Application
,	O
such	O
as	O
the	O
characters	O
Kitana	O
and	O
Shao	O
Kahn	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
setting	O
of	O
Outworld	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
plot	O
and	O
characters	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
served	O
as	O
the	O
basis	O
for	O
the	O
2005	O
spin-off	O
game	O
Mortal	B-Application
Kombat	I-Application
:	I-Application
Shaolin	I-Application
Monks	I-Application
,	O
a	O
beat	B-Application
'	I-Application
em	I-Application
up	I-Application
title	O
which	O
follows	O
Liu	O
Kang	O
and	O
Kung	O
Lao	O
as	O
they	O
fight	O
their	O
way	O
through	O
Outworld	O
to	O
defeat	O
Shao	O
Kahn	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Some	O
of	O
the	O
plot	O
of	O
Shaolin	O
Monks	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
the	O
death	O
of	O
Jade	O
,	O
is	O
not	O
compatible	O
with	O
the	O
general	O
Mortal	B-Application
Kombat	I-Application
game	O
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
events	O
of	O
Mortal	B-Application
Kombat	I-Application
II	I-Application
,	O
along	O
with	O
the	O
first	O
Mortal	B-Application
Kombat	I-Application
and	O
Mortal	B-Application
Kombat	I-Application
3	I-Application
(	O
including	O
its	O
expansions	O
)	O
,	O
were	O
later	O
retold	O
in	O
the	O
2011	O
fighting	O
game	O
Mortal	B-Application
Kombat	I-Application
,	O
which	O
was	O
as	O
an	O
effective	O
reboot	O
of	O
the	O
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
it	O
,	O
Raiden	O
uses	O
time	O
travel	O
to	O
revisit	O
the	O
tournaments	O
from	O
the	O
original	O
games	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
in	O
order	O
to	O
change	O
the	O
future	O
in	O
the	O
aftermath	O
of	O
Armageddon.Mark	O
Walton	O
,	O
Mortal	B-Application
Kombat	I-Application
Review	O
,	O
GameSpot	O
,	O
April	O
19	O
,	O
2011	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
ladder/arcade	O
mode	O
of	O
this	O
game	O
can	O
follow	O
the	O
same	O
order	O
of	O
bosses	O
as	O
in	O
MKII	B-Application
(	O
with	O
Shang	O
Tsung	O
,	O
Kintaro	O
and	O
Shao	O
Kahn	O
as	O
the	O
final	O
three	O
opponents	O
,	O
although	O
Goro	O
will	O
often	O
be	O
the	O
ninth	O
opponent	O
instead	O
of	O
Kintaro	O
)	O
and	O
its	O
controls	O
and	O
Fatality	O
system	O
are	O
most	O
reminiscent	O
of	O
MKII	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Classic	O
costumes	O
from	O
MKII	B-Application
were	O
also	O
brought	O
back	O
as	O
alternate	O
outfits	O
for	O
female	O
ninja	O
characters	O
,	O
with	O
some	O
of	O
these	O
costumes	O
exclusive	O
to	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Vita	I-Device
version.Jordan	O
Mallory	O
,	O
Mortal	B-Application
Kombat	I-Application
Vita	O
also	O
includes	O
exclusive	O
klassic	O
kostumes	O
for	O
female	O
ninjas	O
,	O
Joystiq	O
,	O
April	O
27th	O
2012.Mortal	O
Kombat	O
II	O
was	O
to	O
be	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
three	O
games	O
remade	O
in	O
HD	O
in	O
the	O
cancelled	O
fighting	O
game	O
Mortal	B-Application
Kombat	I-Application
HD	O
Arcade	O
Kollection	O
.	O
</s>
