<s>
Mortal	B-Application
Kombat	I-Application
Trilogy	I-Application
is	O
a	O
fighting	O
game	O
released	O
by	O
Midway	O
in	O
1996	O
as	O
the	O
second	O
and	O
final	O
update	O
to	O
Mortal	B-Application
Kombat	I-Application
3	I-Application
(	O
the	O
first	O
being	O
Ultimate	B-Application
Mortal	I-Application
Kombat	I-Application
3	I-Application
)	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
,	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
64	I-Operating_System
,	O
Sega	B-Device
Saturn	I-Device
and	O
PCs	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Further	O
versions	O
were	O
also	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
Game.com	B-Operating_System
and	O
R-Zone	B-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
features	O
a	O
similar	O
basic	O
gameplay	O
system	O
and	O
the	O
same	O
story	O
as	O
Ultimate	B-Application
Mortal	I-Application
Kombat	I-Application
3	I-Application
,	O
but	O
adds	O
characters	O
and	O
stages	O
restored	O
from	O
Mortal	B-Application
Kombat	I-Application
and	O
Mortal	B-Application
Kombat	I-Application
II	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Brutality	O
mechanic	O
from	O
the	O
Super	B-Application
NES	I-Application
and	O
Genesis	B-Operating_System
versions	O
of	O
Ultimate	B-Application
Mortal	I-Application
Kombat	I-Application
3	I-Application
was	O
incorporated	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
[ [ 	O
File:Mkt	O
fight.png	O
|thumb|left|Raiden	O
from	O
MKI	B-Application
battles	O
the	O
MKT	O
version	O
of	O
Johnny	O
Cage	O
in	O
MKII'''s	O
armory	O
stage	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
HUD	O
is	O
the	O
same	O
as	O
from	O
MK3/UMK3	O
,	O
while	O
the	O
Aggressor	O
bar	O
is	O
exclusive	O
to	O
MKT ] ]Mortal	O
Kombat	O
Trilogy	O
introduces	O
the	O
"	O
Aggressor	O
"	O
bar	O
,	O
which	O
fills	O
as	O
the	O
combatants	O
fight	O
(	O
twice	O
as	O
much	O
if	O
the	O
opponent	O
is	O
blocking	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
These	O
special	O
moves	O
included	O
MK1	B-Application
Kano	O
's	O
Knife	O
Spin	O
move	O
,	O
MKII	B-Application
Kung	O
Lao	O
's	O
Air	O
Torpedo	O
,	O
Goro	O
's	O
Spinning	O
Punch	O
move	O
,	O
Raiden	O
's	O
Lightning	O
that	O
shoots	O
from	O
behind	O
the	O
opponent	O
,	O
and	O
Baraka	O
's	O
Blade	O
Spin	O
move	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
was	O
due	O
to	O
avoid	O
having	O
to	O
re-animate	O
the	O
fatality	O
for	O
this	O
game.Trilogy	O
includes	O
the	O
"	O
Brutality	O
"	O
finishing	O
move	O
(	O
which	O
consists	O
of	O
repeatedly	O
attacking	O
the	O
opponent	O
until	O
they	O
explode	O
)	O
from	O
Mega	B-Operating_System
Drive/Genesis	I-Operating_System
and	O
SNES	B-Application
ports	O
of	O
Ultimate	B-Application
Mortal	I-Application
Kombat	I-Application
3	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
All	O
of	O
the	O
battle	O
arenas	O
that	O
were	O
featured	O
in	O
MKII	B-Application
,	O
MK3	B-Application
,	O
and	O
UMK3	B-Application
are	O
available	O
in	O
MKT	O
,	O
but	O
only	O
four	O
backgrounds	O
from	O
the	O
original	O
Mortal	B-Application
Kombat	I-Application
are	O
featured	O
(	O
Courtyard	O
,	O
Goro	O
's	O
Lair	O
,	O
the	O
Pit	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
Pit	O
Bottom	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
PC	B-Device
,	O
PlayStation	B-Device
,	O
and	O
Sega	B-Device
Saturn	I-Device
versions	O
lack	O
The	O
Hidden	O
Portal	O
and	O
Noob	O
's	O
Dorfen	O
stages	O
from	O
MK3	B-Application
,	O
while	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
64	I-Operating_System
version	O
lacks	O
Kahn	O
's	O
Arena	O
and	O
the	O
Bank	O
from	O
MKII	B-Application
and	O
MK3	B-Application
,	O
respectively	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Along	O
with	O
the	O
Ultimate	B-Application
Mortal	I-Application
Kombat	I-Application
3	I-Application
roster	O
,	O
including	O
those	O
who	O
were	O
originally	O
hidden	O
and	O
specific	O
console	O
exclusives	O
in	O
previous	O
iterations	O
,	O
Trilogy	O
adds	O
Raiden	O
and	O
Baraka	O
exactly	O
as	O
they	O
appeared	O
in	O
Mortal	B-Application
Kombat	I-Application
II	I-Application
,	O
with	O
added	O
running	O
animations	O
especially	O
created	O
for	O
MK	B-Application
Trilogy	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
actors	O
of	O
both	O
characters	O
were	O
Carlos	O
Pesina	O
as	O
Raiden	O
(	O
except	O
for	O
one	O
sprite	O
,	O
which	O
was	O
portrayed	O
by	O
Sal	O
Divita	O
,	O
who	O
portrayed	O
Sektor	O
,	O
Cyrax	O
,	O
Cyborg	O
Smoke	O
and	O
Nightwolf	O
)	O
,	O
and	O
Richard	O
Divizio	O
as	O
Baraka	O
(	O
which	O
also	O
portrayed	O
Kano	O
and	O
Kabal	O
,	O
including	O
Noob	O
Saibot	O
only	O
in	O
MK3	B-Application
)	O
,	O
respectively	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
kept	O
his	O
moves	O
from	O
MKII	B-Application
except	O
for	O
the	O
Split	O
Punch	O
,	O
which	O
was	O
excluded	O
since	O
none	O
of	O
the	O
characters	O
from	O
MK3/UMK3	O
had	O
graphics	O
for	O
getting	O
hit	O
in	O
the	O
groin	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Bosses	O
Goro	O
,	O
Kintaro	O
,	O
Motaro	O
and	O
Shao	O
Kahn	O
are	O
also	O
playable	O
characters	O
from	O
the	O
start	O
(	O
except	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
64	I-Operating_System
version	O
,	O
where	O
only	O
Motaro	O
and	O
Shao	O
Kahn	O
are	O
included	O
and	O
must	O
be	O
unlocked	O
via	O
a	O
cheat	O
menu	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
PC	B-Device
,	O
PlayStation	B-Device
and	O
Saturn	B-Device
versions	O
also	O
contain	O
alternate	O
versions	O
of	O
Jax	O
,	O
Kung	O
Lao	O
,	O
Kano	O
and	O
Raiden	O
as	O
they	O
appeared	O
in	O
the	O
first	O
two	O
titles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Contrarily	O
to	O
MKII	B-Application
Raiden	O
and	O
Baraka	O
,	O
these	O
versions	O
of	O
the	O
characters	O
did	O
not	O
get	O
proper	O
running	O
animations	O
and	O
just	O
feature	O
a	O
sped-up	O
version	O
of	O
their	O
walk	O
animation	O
when	O
they	O
try	O
to	O
run	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
64	I-Operating_System
version	O
replaced	O
him	O
with	O
a	O
female	O
character	O
named	O
Khameleon	O
,	O
who	O
switches	O
between	O
the	O
female	O
ninjas	O
instead	O
(	O
Kitana	O
,	O
Mileena	O
,	O
and	O
Jade	O
)	O
,	O
portrayed	O
by	O
Becky	O
Gable	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
this	O
character	O
was	O
scrapped	O
,	O
and	O
appeared	O
later	O
in	O
Mortal	B-Device
Kombat	I-Device
:	I-Device
Special	I-Device
Forces	I-Device
as	O
a	O
boss	O
character	O
,	O
and	O
eventually	O
playable	O
via	O
DLC	O
in	O
Mortal	B-Application
Kombat	I-Application
X	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Most	O
of	O
the	O
background	O
music	O
tracks	O
from	O
MKII	B-Application
and	O
MK3	B-Application
remained	O
intact	O
,	O
especially	O
for	O
the	O
CD-ROM	B-Device
versions	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
all	O
versions	O
of	O
MKT	O
,	O
none	O
of	O
the	O
music	O
from	O
the	O
original	O
Mortal	B-Application
Kombat	I-Application
game	O
is	O
used	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
All	O
of	O
the	O
CD-ROM	B-Device
games	O
read	O
the	O
background	O
music	O
directly	O
from	O
the	O
CD	O
,	O
providing	O
high-quality	O
CD	O
sound	O
,	O
but	O
all	O
of	O
the	O
music	O
loops	O
are	O
used	O
when	O
"	O
Finish	O
Him/Her	O
"	O
appears	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
All	O
of	O
the	O
music	O
taken	O
from	O
MK3	B-Application
on	O
the	O
CD-ROM	B-Device
MKT	O
games	O
is	O
noticeably	O
slowed	O
down	O
in	O
both	O
speed	O
and	O
pitch	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
these	O
particular	O
songs	O
were	O
converted	O
to	O
MKT	O
 '	O
Red	O
Book	O
CD-DA	O
quality	O
,	O
they	O
were	O
downsampled	O
without	O
resampling	O
them	O
to	O
maintain	O
the	O
original	O
tempo	O
and	O
pitch	O
in	O
the	O
PC	B-Device
,	O
PlayStation	B-Device
,	O
and	O
Saturn	B-Device
versions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
are	O
at	O
least	O
three	O
public	O
revisions	O
of	O
this	O
game	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
;	O
the	O
final	O
version	O
is	O
the	O
North	O
American	O
Greatest	O
Hits	O
and	O
European	O
Platinum	O
edition	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
With	O
each	O
revision	O
,	O
aspects	O
of	O
the	O
gameplay	O
were	O
refined	O
,	O
producing	O
gameplay	O
closer	O
to	O
that	O
of	O
Ultimate	B-Application
Mortal	I-Application
Kombat	I-Application
3	I-Application
for	O
the	O
arcade	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Shang	O
Tsung	O
never	O
appears	O
anywhere	O
within	O
the	O
"	O
Choose	O
Your	O
Destiny	O
"	O
towers	O
,	O
probably	O
because	O
of	O
the	O
loading	O
delays	O
when	O
morphing	O
in	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
version	O
(	O
there	O
are	O
options	O
to	O
completely	O
turn	O
off	O
morphs	O
and	O
let	O
the	O
system	O
load	O
two	O
additional	O
characters	O
into	O
memory	O
when	O
playing	O
as	O
Shang	O
Tsung	O
,	O
eliminating	O
the	O
long	O
loading	O
delays	O
when	O
morphing	O
in	O
MK3	B-Application
)	O
;	O
the	O
only	O
time	O
the	O
CPU	O
ever	O
controls	O
Tsung	O
is	O
during	O
the	O
attract	O
mode	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
beating	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
the	O
final	O
message	O
in	O
the	O
credits	O
says	O
"	O
MK4	B-Application
coming	O
in	O
1997	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
PlayStation	B-Device
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
exhibits	O
a	O
number	O
of	O
bugs	O
when	O
played	O
on	O
a	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	O
or	O
PlayStation	B-Device
3	O
console	O
which	O
causes	O
the	O
to	O
game	O
freeze	O
at	O
certain	O
points	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
64	I-Operating_System
port	O
is	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
Windows	B-Application
PC	I-Application
and	O
PlayStation	B-Device
versions	O
of	O
Mortal	B-Application
Kombat	I-Application
3	I-Application
and	O
the	O
Sega	B-Device
Saturn	I-Device
version	O
of	O
Ultimate	B-Application
Mortal	I-Application
Kombat	I-Application
3	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
this	O
version	O
,	O
like	O
in	O
the	O
arcade	O
,	O
the	O
player	O
begins	O
the	O
game	O
with	O
four	O
credits	O
,	O
but	O
after	O
playing	O
a	O
two-player	O
match	O
,	O
the	O
player	O
earns	O
an	O
extra	O
credit	O
,	O
while	O
in	O
the	O
CD-ROM	B-Device
versions	O
anyone	O
can	O
play	O
for	O
free	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Free	O
Play	O
must	O
be	O
unlocked	O
on	O
the	O
N64	B-Operating_System
version	O
,	O
which	O
also	O
has	O
a	O
more	O
cohesive	O
"	O
Supreme	O
Demonstration	O
"	O
feature	O
(	O
which	O
shows	O
every	O
Fatality	O
,	O
Babality	O
,	O
Friendship	O
,	O
Animality	O
,	O
and	O
Brutality	O
for	O
every	O
character	O
)	O
than	O
the	O
PS	O
or	O
Saturn	B-Device
versions	O
(	O
as	O
the	O
latter	O
versions	O
needed	O
to	O
load	O
the	O
Fatalities	O
and	O
thus	O
cannot	O
show	O
every	O
one	O
in	O
the	O
allotted	O
time	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
version	O
only	O
uses	O
music	O
from	O
MK3	B-Application
and	O
it	O
is	O
played	O
through	O
the	O
system	O
's	O
internal	O
synth	O
,	O
resulting	O
in	O
considerably	O
lower	O
quality	O
than	O
the	O
CD	O
versions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
all	O
ending	O
tunes	O
and	O
music	O
loops	O
used	O
during	O
the	O
"	O
Finish	O
Him/Her	O
"	O
sequences	O
are	O
intact	O
,	O
unlike	O
in	O
the	O
CD-ROM	B-Device
versions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
For	O
some	O
MK3/UMK3	O
backgrounds	O
,	O
the	O
incorrect	O
background	O
track	O
is	O
used	O
compared	O
to	O
one	O
used	O
for	O
arcade	O
UMK3	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
N64	B-Operating_System
port	O
lacks	O
Goro	O
and	O
Kintaro	O
;	O
the	O
classic	O
versions	O
of	O
Jax	O
,	O
Kung	O
Lao	O
,	O
Kano	O
,	O
and	O
Raiden	O
;	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
the	O
unmasked	O
Sub-Zero	O
(	O
however	O
,	O
the	O
masked	O
Sub-Zero	O
can	O
perform	O
both	O
Sub-Zeros	O
'	O
special	O
moves	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
N64	B-Operating_System
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
like	O
MK3	B-Application
and	O
UMK3	B-Application
,	O
provides	O
the	O
player	O
with	O
an	O
"	O
Ultimate	O
Kombat	O
Kode	O
"	O
screen	O
after	O
a	O
single-player	O
game	O
is	O
over	O
,	O
where	O
a	O
6-digit	O
code	O
can	O
be	O
entered	O
to	O
unlock	O
Human	O
Smoke	O
and	O
Khameleon	O
for	O
normal	O
play	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Like	O
the	O
Saturn	B-Device
version	O
,	O
the	O
font	O
of	O
the	O
lifebars	O
for	O
the	O
male	O
and	O
female	O
ninjas	O
is	O
of	O
a	O
different	O
font	O
(	O
Revue	O
)	O
versus	O
the	O
other	O
characters	O
(	O
italicized	O
Arial	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Further	O
,	O
the	O
"	O
new	O
"	O
characters	O
:	O
Noob	O
Saibot	O
,	O
Rain	O
,	O
Baraka	O
,	O
Rayden	O
,	O
Johnny	O
Cage	O
,	O
and	O
Khameleon	O
use	O
italicized	O
Arial	O
,	O
but	O
with	O
greater	O
spacing	O
than	O
the	O
original	O
MK3	B-Application
characters	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Also	O
,	O
the	O
announcer	O
does	O
not	O
speak	O
the	O
character	O
's	O
name	O
once	O
Shang	O
Tsung	O
morphs	O
into	O
them	O
,	O
unlike	O
arcade	O
UMK3	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
N64	B-Operating_System
game	O
also	O
includes	O
a	O
new	O
stage	O
,	O
the	O
Star	O
Bridge	O
,	O
made	O
of	O
the	O
Pit	O
II	O
's	O
background	O
with	O
a	O
star-filled	O
sky	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
For	O
example	O
,	O
the	O
Pit	O
I	O
features	O
two	O
different	O
sky	O
backgrounds	O
(	O
a	O
pitch-black	O
,	O
star-filled	O
sky	O
in	O
the	O
N64	B-Operating_System
version	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
same	O
sky	O
background	O
as	O
the	O
Pit	O
II	O
in	O
the	O
CD-ROM	B-Device
versions	O
)	O
;	O
Kahn	O
's	O
Kave	O
has	O
animated	O
clouds	O
and	O
a	O
glowing	O
floor	O
added	O
to	O
it	O
;	O
and	O
the	O
Lost	O
Bridge	O
has	O
Hornbuckle	O
and	O
Blaze	O
appear	O
at	O
random	O
in	O
the	O
background	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
N64	B-Operating_System
version	O
,	O
the	O
Graveyard	O
stage	O
has	O
more	O
names	O
on	O
the	O
gravestones	O
near	O
the	O
front	O
:	O
besides	O
those	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
Midway	O
design	O
team	O
for	O
MK3	B-Application
,	O
names	O
of	O
the	O
team	O
at	O
Williams	O
Entertainment	O
were	O
added	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
date	O
of	O
death	O
on	O
the	O
stones	O
was	O
changed	O
to	O
the	O
creators	O
 '	O
birthdates	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
development	O
for	O
the	O
N64	B-Operating_System
game	O
,	O
both	O
The	O
Bank	O
and	O
Kahn	O
's	O
Arena	O
backgrounds	O
were	O
included	O
,	O
seeming	O
to	O
be	O
building	O
on	O
the	O
UMK3	B-Application
version	O
made	O
for	O
the	O
Saturn	B-Device
previously	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Kahn	O
's	O
Arena	O
,	O
both	O
Raiden	O
and	O
Baraka	O
(	O
where	O
Kano	O
and	O
Sonya	O
in	O
MK2	B-Application
,	O
respectively	O
)	O
were	O
held	O
captive	O
by	O
Kahn	O
if	O
not	O
actively	O
participating	O
in	O
the	O
fight	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Additionally	O
,	O
at	O
the	O
conclusion	O
of	O
th	O
battle	O
,	O
Kahn	O
rises	O
from	O
his	O
seat	O
,	O
something	O
rumored	O
to	O
have	O
been	O
considered	O
for	O
inclusion	O
in	O
MK2	B-Application
(	O
either	O
after	O
defeating	O
Kintaro	O
or	O
at	O
the	O
end	O
of	O
the	O
match	O
)	O
but	O
ultimately	O
was	O
not.Archived	O
at	O
Ghostarchive	O
and	O
the	O
Wayback	O
Machine	O
:	O
</s>
<s>
Nightwolf	O
has	O
a	O
very	O
different	O
Friendship	O
move	O
exclusive	O
to	O
this	O
version	O
,	O
which	O
he	O
pulls	O
out	O
3	O
hatchets	O
and	O
begins	O
to	O
juggle	O
,	O
as	O
opposed	O
to	O
turning	O
into	O
Raiden	O
since	O
this	O
character	O
became	O
playable	O
in	O
this	O
game	O
(	O
although	O
in	O
the	O
other	O
versions	O
,	O
Nightwolf	O
retains	O
his	O
original	O
MK3	B-Application
Friendship	O
move	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Sega	B-Device
Saturn	I-Device
version	O
,	O
converted	O
by	O
Point	O
of	O
View	O
and	O
released	O
almost	O
a	O
year	O
after	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
and	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
64	I-Operating_System
versions	O
,	O
is	O
a	O
straight	O
conversion	O
of	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
version	O
without	O
any	O
substantial	O
changes	O
in	O
content	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Due	O
to	O
hardware	O
differences	O
and	O
inadequate	O
code	O
adapting	O
,	O
the	O
porting	O
process	O
from	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
had	O
some	O
technical	O
changes	O
,	O
which	O
included	O
the	O
replacement	O
of	O
almost	O
all	O
transparency	O
effects	O
with	O
mesh	O
patterns	O
and	O
the	O
loss	O
of	O
certain	O
voice	O
samples	O
,	O
like	O
most	O
fighters	O
 '	O
running	O
yells	O
and	O
some	O
alternative	O
phrases	O
used	O
by	O
characters	O
like	O
Raiden	O
and	O
Scorpion	O
in	O
their	O
attacks	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
PC	B-Device
version	O
is	O
a	O
direct	O
port	O
of	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
version	O
,	O
developed	O
by	O
Point	O
of	O
View	O
and	O
released	O
almost	O
at	O
the	O
same	O
time	O
as	O
the	O
Sega	B-Device
Saturn	I-Device
port	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Compared	O
to	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
version	O
,	O
however	O
,	O
this	O
port	O
does	O
not	O
suffer	O
from	O
excessive	O
load	O
times	O
and	O
provides	O
some	O
minor	O
cosmetic	O
differences	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
introduction	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
are	O
at	O
least	O
two	O
public	O
revisions	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
for	O
the	O
PC	B-Device
,	O
the	O
latest	O
of	O
them	O
characterized	O
by	O
the	O
word	O
"	O
final	O
"	O
next	O
to	O
the	O
version	O
number	O
in	O
the	O
about	O
dialog	O
box	O
,	O
and	O
featuring	O
gameplay	O
identical	O
to	O
the	O
Greatest	O
Hits	O
release	O
on	O
PlayStation	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
a	O
launch	O
release	O
for	O
the	O
Game.com	B-Operating_System
handheld	O
console	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
includes	O
a	O
multiplayer	O
mode	O
,	O
accessible	O
only	O
with	O
the	O
compete.com	O
game	O
link	O
cable	O
(	O
to	O
link	O
two	O
Game.com	B-Operating_System
consoles	O
together	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Brazilian	O
magazine	O
SuperGamePower	O
gave	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
64	I-Operating_System
version	O
4.8	O
out	O
of	O
5	O
,	O
and	O
regarded	O
it	O
as	O
the	O
best	O
Mortal	B-Application
Kombat	I-Application
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
French	O
magazine	O
Super	O
Power	O
gave	O
the	O
N64	B-Operating_System
game	O
91%	O
,	O
favoring	O
it	O
over	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
version	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
four	O
reviewers	O
of	O
Electronic	O
Gaming	O
Monthly	O
all	O
gave	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
64	I-Operating_System
version	O
their	O
recommendation	O
,	O
citing	O
the	O
impressive	O
amount	O
of	O
content	O
and	O
absence	O
of	O
load	O
times	O
,	O
though	O
Dan	O
Hsu	O
and	O
Crispin	O
Boyer	O
found	O
the	O
graphics	O
disappointing	O
given	O
the	O
capabilities	O
of	O
the	O
console	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Both	O
Boyer	O
and	O
Shawn	O
Smith	O
said	O
the	O
game	O
had	O
converted	O
them	O
to	O
the	O
Mortal	B-Application
Kombat	I-Application
fandom	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
And	O
while	O
he	O
complimented	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
64	I-Operating_System
version	O
's	O
large	O
selection	O
of	O
play	O
modes	O
,	O
he	O
said	O
it	O
is	O
conspicuously	O
missing	O
frames	O
of	O
animation	O
from	O
the	O
arcade	O
games	O
,	O
and	O
that	O
the	O
characters	O
left	O
out	O
of	O
this	O
version	O
are	O
"	O
favorites	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
said	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
64	I-Operating_System
version	O
is	O
a	O
faithful	O
conversion	O
of	O
the	O
arcade	O
games	O
,	O
though	O
he	O
compared	O
it	O
unfavorably	O
to	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
version	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
he	O
held	O
that	O
the	O
arcade	O
games	O
themselves	O
are	O
too	O
aged	O
to	O
merit	O
an	O
appearance	O
on	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
64	I-Operating_System
,	O
referring	O
to	O
them	O
as	O
five	O
years	O
old	O
(	O
in	O
actuality	O
,	O
Mortal	B-Application
Kombat	I-Application
3	I-Application
was	O
barely	O
a	O
year	O
old	O
at	O
the	O
time	O
,	O
and	O
even	O
the	O
oldest	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
was	O
four	O
years	O
old	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Reviewing	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
version	O
,	O
Major	O
Mike	O
criticized	O
the	O
overly	O
difficult	O
opponent	O
AI	O
and	O
the	O
unbalanced	O
nature	O
of	O
the	O
playable	O
boss	O
characters	O
,	O
and	O
said	O
the	O
music	O
tracks	O
"	O
sound	O
like	O
a	O
45	O
record	O
played	O
at	O
33	O
RPM.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Though	O
Electronic	O
Gaming	O
Monthly	O
never	O
reviewed	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
version	O
of	O
Mortal	B-Application
Kombat	I-Application
Trilogy	I-Application
,	O
they	O
ran	O
a	O
four-page	O
feature	O
comparing	O
it	O
to	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
64	I-Operating_System
version	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Shawn	O
Smith	O
picked	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
64	I-Operating_System
version	O
as	O
the	O
one	O
to	O
buy	O
,	O
saying	O
that	O
the	O
major	O
bugs	O
in	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
version	O
outweigh	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
64	I-Operating_System
version	O
's	O
various	O
shortcomings	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
other	O
three	O
members	O
of	O
the	O
review	O
team	O
all	O
voted	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
version	O
,	O
particularly	O
citing	O
the	O
additional	O
characters	O
and	O
the	O
lower	O
price	O
(	O
$49.99	O
as	O
compared	O
to	O
$69.99	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
64	I-Operating_System
version	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
later	O
named	O
both	O
versions	O
runner-up	O
for	O
Fighting	O
Game	O
of	O
the	O
Year	O
,	O
behind	O
Tekken	B-Application
2	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Saturn	B-Device
version	O
arrived	O
nearly	O
a	O
year	O
(	O
over	O
a	O
year	O
in	O
some	O
countries	O
)	O
after	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
and	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
64	I-Operating_System
versions	O
and	O
received	O
comparatively	O
little	O
attention	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sega	B-Device
Saturn	I-Device
Magazine	O
said	O
the	O
long	O
wait	O
for	O
the	O
conversion	O
was	O
baffling	O
,	O
since	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
2D	O
visuals	O
fall	O
within	O
the	O
Saturn	B-Device
's	O
specialty	O
and	O
no	O
new	O
content	O
had	O
been	O
created	O
for	O
the	O
Saturn	B-Device
version	O
,	O
and	O
damaging	O
,	O
since	O
superior	O
2D	O
Saturn	B-Device
fighters	O
had	O
since	O
come	O
out	O
and	O
home	O
versions	O
of	O
Mortal	B-Application
Kombat	I-Application
4	I-Application
were	O
on	O
the	O
horizon	O
,	O
making	O
Mortal	B-Application
Kombat	I-Application
Trilogy	I-Application
both	O
graphically	O
and	O
stylistically	O
outdated	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sega	B-Device
Saturn	I-Device
Magazine	O
,	O
Game	O
Informer	O
,	O
and	O
GamePro	O
all	O
concluded	O
it	O
to	O
be	O
a	O
must-have	O
for	O
Mortal	B-Application
Kombat	I-Application
fans	O
due	O
to	O
its	O
comprehensive	O
content	O
and	O
features	O
,	O
but	O
advised	O
non-fans	O
to	O
look	O
to	O
other	O
fighting	O
games	O
on	O
the	O
Saturn	B-Device
,	O
and	O
described	O
it	O
as	O
virtually	O
identical	O
to	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
version	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GamePro	O
printed	O
a	O
warning	O
to	O
"	O
think	O
twice	O
before	O
purchasing	O
this	O
version	O
of	O
MK	B-Application
Trilogy	I-Application
"	O
in	O
a	O
reader	O
response	O
section	O
after	O
they	O
learned	O
that	O
Midway	O
had	O
deliberately	O
omitted	O
the	O
animations	O
for	O
some	O
fatalities	O
in	O
order	O
to	O
ship	O
the	O
game	O
on	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Released	O
at	O
a	O
time	O
when	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
64	I-Operating_System
's	O
popularity	O
was	O
burgeoning	O
and	O
there	O
were	O
few	O
competing	O
games	O
for	O
the	O
system	O
,	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
64	I-Operating_System
version	O
of	O
Mortal	B-Application
Kombat	I-Application
Trilogy	I-Application
saw	O
impressive	O
sales	O
figures	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
a	O
later	O
IGN	O
retrospective	O
,	O
Mortal	B-Application
Kombat	I-Application
Trilogy	I-Application
"	O
offered	O
something	O
no	O
fan	O
could	O
ignore	O
:	O
It	O
brought	O
every	O
character	O
from	O
the	O
series	O
into	O
the	O
fold	O
,	O
along	O
with	O
most	O
of	O
the	O
levels	O
,	O
making	O
for	O
one	O
massive	O
game	O
that	O
had	O
enough	O
to	O
please	O
everyone	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sure	O
,	O
some	O
of	O
the	O
balance	O
went	O
out	O
the	O
window	O
with	O
the	O
massive	O
cast	O
,	O
but	O
it	O
was	O
a	O
small	O
price	O
to	O
pay	O
to	O
make	O
the	O
Mortal	B-Application
Kombat	I-Application
family	O
whole	O
again	O
,	O
and	O
it	O
gave	O
fans	O
the	O
closure	O
they	O
needed	O
for	O
Midway	O
to	O
move	O
on	O
to	O
Mortal	B-Application
Kombat	I-Application
4''	O
.	O
"	O
</s>
