<s>
Mortal	B-Application
Kombat	I-Application
Mythologies	I-Application
:	I-Application
Sub-Zero	I-Application
is	O
a	O
1997	O
action-adventure	O
beat	B-Application
'	I-Application
em	I-Application
up	I-Application
video	O
game	O
developed	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Midway	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
and	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
64	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
spin-off/prequel	O
of	O
the	O
Mortal	B-Application
Kombat	I-Application
franchise	O
,	O
it	O
is	O
the	O
first	O
installment	O
to	O
not	O
be	O
a	O
fighting	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Set	O
before	O
the	O
first	O
game	O
Mortal	B-Application
Kombat	I-Application
,	O
players	O
control	O
Bi-Han	O
,	O
the	O
elder	O
Sub-Zero	O
,	O
during	O
his	O
quest	O
to	O
find	O
Shinnok	O
's	O
amulet	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
also	O
serves	O
as	O
a	O
prequel	O
to	O
Mortal	B-Application
Kombat	I-Application
4	I-Application
,	O
which	O
was	O
released	O
the	O
same	O
year	O
,	O
introducing	O
characters	O
and	O
story	O
elements	O
that	O
would	O
be	O
used	O
by	O
the	O
fourth	O
main	O
installment	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
drew	O
a	O
divisive	O
response	O
from	O
critics	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
version	O
considered	O
superior	O
to	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
64	I-Operating_System
version	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Praise	O
was	O
directed	O
at	O
the	O
transition	O
from	O
the	O
fighting	O
game	O
genre	O
to	O
action-adventure	O
and	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
version	O
's	O
live-action	O
cutscenes	O
,	O
but	O
the	O
controls	O
and	O
punishing	O
level	O
design	O
received	O
criticism	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Retrospective	O
reviews	O
were	O
more	O
negative	O
,	O
with	O
some	O
considering	O
the	O
game	O
as	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
worst	O
in	O
the	O
Mortal	B-Application
Kombat	I-Application
franchise	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Although	O
Mortal	B-Application
Kombat	I-Application
Mythologies	I-Application
:	I-Application
Sub-Zero	I-Application
is	O
classified	O
as	O
an	O
action-adventure	O
game	O
,	O
its	O
play	O
controls	O
are	O
very	O
similar	O
to	O
the	O
2D	O
Mortal	B-Application
Kombat	I-Application
fighting	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
has	O
four	O
attack	O
buttons	O
,	O
along	O
with	O
a	O
block	O
button	O
and	O
a	O
run	O
button	O
like	O
in	O
Mortal	B-Application
Kombat	I-Application
3	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
story	O
is	O
set	O
before	O
the	O
events	O
that	O
took	O
place	O
in	O
the	O
original	O
Mortal	B-Application
Kombat	I-Application
and	O
follows	O
the	O
Lin	O
Kuei	O
assassin	O
and	O
thief	O
Sub-Zero	O
hired	O
by	O
the	O
sorcerer	O
Quan	O
Chi	O
to	O
steal	O
a	O
map	O
of	O
elements	O
from	O
a	O
Shaolin	O
temple	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
then	O
fights	O
Quan	O
Chi	O
's	O
underlings	O
:	O
Kia	O
,	O
Sareena	O
,	O
and	O
Jataaka	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Returning	O
to	O
the	O
Lin	O
Kuei	O
headquarters	O
,	O
Sub-Zero	O
is	O
invited	O
by	O
another	O
sorcerer	O
named	O
Shang	O
Tsung	O
to	O
compete	O
in	O
a	O
tournament	O
called	O
Mortal	B-Application
Kombat	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Fujin	O
-	O
Fujin	O
represents	O
Wind	O
God	O
in	O
the	O
mythology	O
of	O
Mortal	B-Application
Kombat	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Earth	O
God	O
-	O
In	O
Mortal	B-Application
Kombat	I-Application
Mythologies	I-Application
:	I-Application
Sub-Zero	I-Application
,	O
Earth	O
God	O
was	O
assigned	O
by	O
Raiden	O
as	O
the	O
second	O
of	O
the	O
four	O
guardians	O
along	O
with	O
Wind	O
God	O
(	O
Fujin	O
)	O
,	O
Water	O
God	O
and	O
Fire	O
God	O
in	O
order	O
to	O
protect	O
Shinnok	O
's	O
amulet	O
until	O
he	O
was	O
eliminated	O
by	O
Sub-Zero	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Water	O
God	O
-	O
Water	O
God	O
appeared	O
in	O
Mortal	B-Application
Kombat	I-Application
Mythologies	I-Application
:	I-Application
Sub-Zero	I-Application
as	O
the	O
third	O
of	O
the	O
four	O
guardians	O
assigned	O
by	O
Raiden	O
to	O
protect	O
Shinnok	O
's	O
amulet	O
until	O
he	O
was	O
beaten	O
by	O
Sub-Zero	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Fire	O
God	O
:	O
-	O
Fire	O
God	O
appeared	O
as	O
the	O
guardian	O
of	O
Shinnok	O
's	O
amulet	O
in	O
Mortal	B-Application
Kombat	I-Application
Mythologies	I-Application
:	I-Application
Sub-Zero	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Jataaka	B-Application
-	O
Jataaka	B-Application
appeared	O
in	O
Mortal	B-Application
Kombat	I-Application
Mythologies	I-Application
:	I-Application
Sub-Zero	I-Application
as	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
sub-bosses	O
in	O
Shinnok	O
's	O
Fortress	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Mortal	B-Application
Kombat	I-Application
Mythologies	I-Application
:	I-Application
Sub-Zero	I-Application
,	O
she	O
is	O
one	O
of	O
"	O
three	O
female	O
guardians	O
in	O
order	O
to	O
get	O
the	O
crystals	O
that	O
power	O
the	O
teleporter	O
and	O
give	O
access	O
to	O
Quan	O
Chi	O
's	O
lair.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Her	O
attacks	O
in	O
Mortal	B-Application
Kombat	I-Application
Mythologies	I-Application
:	I-Application
Sub-Zero	I-Application
consist	O
of	O
launching	O
laser	O
bolts	O
from	O
her	O
sword	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
a	O
weapon	O
she	O
uses	O
to	O
attack	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
She	O
reappears	O
in	O
Mortal	B-Application
Kombat	I-Application
:	I-Application
Armageddons	I-Application
Konquest	O
mode	O
alongside	O
Quan	O
Chi	O
,	O
Sareena	O
and	O
Kia	O
in	O
the	O
Red	O
Dragon	O
's	O
caverns	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Jataaka	B-Application
was	O
played	O
by	O
Rachel	O
Hebert	O
and	O
Erica	O
Grace	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
She	O
appeared	O
in	O
the	O
TV	O
series	O
Mortal	B-Application
Kombat	I-Application
:	O
Konquest	O
,	O
but	O
was	O
renamed	O
"	O
Sora	O
"	O
and	O
was	O
played	O
by	O
Renee	O
Tenison	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Kia	O
-	O
Kia	O
is	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
sub-bosses	O
in	O
Shinnok	O
's	O
Fortress	O
in	O
Mortal	B-Application
Kombat	I-Application
Mythologies	I-Application
:	I-Application
Sub-Zero	I-Application
and	O
also	O
a	O
member	O
of	O
the	O
Brotherhood	O
of	O
Shadow	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Mortal	B-Application
Kombat	I-Application
:	I-Application
Mythologies	I-Application
:	O
Sub-Zero	O
,	O
she	O
(	O
or	O
Jataaka	B-Application
)	O
is	O
the	O
first	O
of	O
the	O
assassins	O
to	O
face	O
before	O
Sub-Zero	O
can	O
receive	O
the	O
three	O
crystals	O
that	O
power	O
the	O
teleporter	O
to	O
Quan	O
Chi	O
's	O
lair	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Gameplay-wise	O
she	O
is	O
the	O
least	O
powerful	O
of	O
the	O
trio	O
but	O
equal	O
in	O
speed	O
to	O
Jataaka	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
She	O
,	O
along	O
with	O
Sareena	O
and	O
Jataaka	B-Application
,	O
reappears	O
alongside	O
Quan	O
Chi	O
in	O
Mortal	B-Application
Kombat	I-Application
:	I-Application
Armageddons	I-Application
Konquest	O
mode	O
inside	O
the	O
caverns	O
of	O
the	O
Red	O
Dragon	O
clan	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
She	O
appeared	O
in	O
the	O
TV	O
series	O
Mortal	B-Application
Kombat	I-Application
:	O
Konquest	O
,	O
but	O
was	O
renamed	O
"	O
Mika	O
"	O
and	O
was	O
played	O
by	O
Jaime	O
Pressly	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
making	O
of	O
Mortal	B-Application
Kombat	I-Application
Mythologies	I-Application
:	I-Application
Sub-Zero	I-Application
spanned	O
about	O
14	O
months	O
from	O
start	O
to	O
finish	O
,	O
with	O
news	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
being	O
worked	O
on	O
leaking	O
to	O
the	O
press	O
in	O
the	O
third	O
quarter	O
of	O
1996	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
graphics	O
in	O
Mortal	B-Application
Kombat	I-Application
Mythologies	I-Application
:	I-Application
Sub-Zero	I-Application
were	O
created	O
using	O
many	O
different	O
techniques	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
Sub-Zero	O
and	O
many	O
of	O
the	O
more	O
humanoid	O
characters	O
were	O
created	O
using	O
Mortal	B-Application
Kombats	I-Application
trademark	O
of	O
digitizing	O
live	O
actors	O
,	O
many	O
of	O
the	O
more	O
ominous	O
enemies	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
all	O
of	O
the	O
backgrounds	O
,	O
were	O
done	O
in	O
real-time	O
3D	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
combination	O
supposedly	O
provides	O
for	O
a	O
more	O
realistic	O
look	O
than	O
has	O
ever	O
been	O
achieved	O
in	O
the	O
previous	O
Mortal	B-Application
Kombat	I-Application
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Another	O
addition	O
to	O
the	O
Mortal	B-Application
Kombat	I-Application
universe	O
was	O
to	O
use	O
detailed	O
cinematic	O
sequences	O
to	O
help	O
tell	O
the	O
story	O
while	O
the	O
player	O
progresses	O
through	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mortal	B-Application
Kombat	I-Application
Mythologies	I-Application
:	I-Application
Sub-Zero	I-Application
received	O
divisive	O
reviews	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
fighting	O
several	O
cookie-cutter	O
enemies	O
and	O
getting	O
killed	O
in	O
unpredictable	O
traps	O
,	O
even	O
the	O
most	O
hard-core	O
Mortal	B-Application
Kombat	I-Application
fans	O
will	O
find	O
themselves	O
frustrated	O
and	O
angry.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Spanish	O
magazine	O
Superjuegos	O
focused	O
praise	O
on	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
blend	O
of	O
genres	O
,	O
and	O
called	O
it	O
"	O
una	O
auténtica	O
delicia	O
que	O
sorprende	O
tanto	O
a	O
los	O
aficionados	O
a	O
los	O
beat-em-up	B-Application
como	O
a	O
los	O
maniacos	O
de	O
las	O
adventuras	O
estilla	O
Flashback.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Mythologies	O
is	O
n't	O
as	O
big	O
as	O
Castlevania	B-Application
:	I-Application
Symphony	I-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Night	I-Application
or	O
as	O
complex	O
as	O
Oddworld	B-Application
:	I-Application
Abe	I-Application
's	I-Application
Oddysee	I-Application
,	O
but	O
for	O
solid	O
and	O
challenging	O
action	O
,	O
it	O
holds	O
its	O
own	O
nicely.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
John	O
Ricciardi	O
commented	O
in	O
Electronic	O
Gaming	O
Monthly	O
,	O
"	O
Do	O
you	O
remember	O
the	O
old	O
days	O
of	O
the	O
NES	B-Language
when	O
some	O
games	O
were	O
entirely	O
frustrating	O
because	O
of	O
their	O
horrible	O
control	O
?	O
</s>
<s>
Reviews	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
64	I-Operating_System
version	O
were	O
considerably	O
more	O
negative	O
than	O
those	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
version	O
,	O
as	O
even	O
critics	O
who	O
had	O
a	O
positive	O
response	O
to	O
the	O
game	O
noted	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
64	I-Operating_System
version	O
had	O
lower	O
quality	O
audio	O
and	O
stripped	O
out	O
the	O
FMV	O
cutscenes	O
,	O
which	O
many	O
considered	O
the	O
best	O
element	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GameFan	O
and	O
GameSpot	O
also	O
found	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
64	I-Operating_System
version	O
's	O
graphics	O
more	O
washed	O
out	O
,	O
but	O
IGN	O
said	O
the	O
two	O
versions	O
are	O
graphically	O
identical	O
apart	O
from	O
the	O
removal	O
of	O
the	O
FMV	O
,	O
and	O
Electronic	O
Gaming	O
Monthly	O
and	O
GamePro	O
both	O
contended	O
that	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
64	I-Operating_System
graphics	O
are	O
better	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
GamePro	O
was	O
overall	O
less	O
pleased	O
with	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
64	I-Operating_System
version	O
,	O
describing	O
it	O
as	O
more	O
of	O
a	O
rental	O
,	O
and	O
even	O
Sushi-X	O
,	O
the	O
only	O
member	O
of	O
Electronic	O
Gaming	O
Monthlys	O
four-person	O
review	O
team	O
to	O
give	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
game	O
a	O
positive	O
review	O
,	O
summed	O
up	O
that	O
"	O
While	O
I	O
somewhat	O
enjoyed	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
version	O
,	O
I	O
detested	O
the	O
N64	B-Operating_System
mockery.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
gave	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
version	O
a	O
7.5	O
but	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
64	I-Operating_System
version	O
a	O
5.0	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Brazilian	O
magazine	O
Ação	O
Games	O
gave	O
a	O
score	O
of	O
9	O
out	O
of	O
10	O
for	O
both	O
N64	B-Operating_System
and	O
PS1	O
versions	O
,	O
praising	O
the	O
graphics	O
,	O
sound	O
,	O
and	O
gameplay	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Retrospective	O
reviews	O
were	O
more	O
negative	O
,	O
with	O
some	O
labeling	O
the	O
game	O
as	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
worst	O
Mortal	B-Application
Kombat	I-Application
games	O
ever	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2011	O
,	O
IGN	O
's	O
Daemon	O
Hatfield	O
listed	O
it	O
as	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
worst	O
Mortal	B-Application
Kombat	I-Application
games	O
of	O
all	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
