<s>
Mortal	B-Application
Kombat	I-Application
X	I-Application
is	O
a	O
2015	O
fighting	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
NetherRealm	O
Studios	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Warner	O
Bros	O
.	O
Interactive	O
Entertainment	O
for	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
,	O
Windows	O
,	O
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
the	O
tenth	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
2011	O
's	O
Mortal	B-Application
Kombat	I-Application
,	O
taking	O
place	O
25	O
years	O
later	O
after	O
the	O
events	O
of	O
its	O
predecessor	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
NetherRealm	O
Studios	O
 '	O
mobile	O
team	O
developed	O
Mortal	B-Application
Kombat	I-Application
Mobile	I-Application
for	O
iOS	B-Application
and	O
Android	B-Application
devices	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Like	O
previous	O
Mortal	B-Application
Kombat	I-Application
games	O
,	O
Mortal	B-Application
Kombat	I-Application
Xs	O
gameplay	O
consists	O
of	O
two	O
players	O
,	O
or	O
one	O
player	O
and	O
the	O
CPU	O
,	O
fighting	O
against	O
each	O
other	O
with	O
their	O
selected	O
character	O
,	O
using	O
a	O
large	O
,	O
varied	O
array	O
of	O
character-specific	O
attacks	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
contains	O
several	O
modes	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
a	O
story	O
mode	O
,	O
which	O
takes	O
place	O
twenty-five	O
years	O
after	O
the	O
previous	O
Mortal	B-Application
Kombat	I-Application
game	O
,	O
several	O
'	O
Tower	O
 '	O
modes	O
,	O
which	O
feature	O
dynamically	O
changing	O
challenges	O
,	O
numerous	O
online	O
modes	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
'	O
Krypt	O
 '	O
,	O
a	O
mode	O
played	O
in	O
a	O
first	O
person	O
perspective	O
,	O
where	O
players	O
explore	O
the	O
areas	O
unlocking	O
a	O
variety	O
of	O
in-game	O
items	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
console	O
versions	O
of	O
Mortal	B-Application
Kombat	I-Application
X	I-Application
received	O
critical	O
acclaim	O
upon	O
release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Most	O
praise	O
was	O
directed	O
at	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
controls	O
,	O
overall	O
gameplay	O
,	O
graphics	O
,	O
story	O
,	O
and	O
characters	O
,	O
with	O
some	O
reviewers	O
calling	O
it	O
the	O
best	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
Mortal	B-Application
Kombat	I-Application
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
the	O
PC	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
met	O
with	O
mixed	O
reception	O
,	O
with	O
reviewers	O
citing	O
numerous	O
technical	O
issues	O
(	O
including	O
frequent	O
crashes	O
and	O
slow	O
netcode	B-Application
)	O
as	O
problems	O
that	O
severely	O
hinder	O
the	O
experience	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mortal	B-Application
Kombat	I-Application
X	I-Application
is	O
the	O
best-selling	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
Mortal	B-Application
Kombat	I-Application
franchise	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
upgraded	O
version	O
of	O
Mortal	B-Application
Kombat	I-Application
X	I-Application
,	O
titled	O
Mortal	B-Application
Kombat	I-Application
XL	O
,	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
March	O
1	O
,	O
2016	O
,	O
for	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
,	O
including	O
all	O
downloadable	B-Protocol
content	I-Protocol
characters	O
from	O
the	O
two	O
released	O
Kombat	O
Packs	O
,	O
almost	O
all	O
bonus	O
alternate	O
costumes	O
available	O
at	O
the	O
time	O
of	O
release	O
,	O
improved	O
gameplay	O
,	O
and	O
improved	O
netcode	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
edition	O
was	O
also	O
released	O
for	O
Windows	O
on	O
October	O
4	O
,	O
2016	O
,	O
and	O
was	O
added	O
to	O
the	O
Xbox	B-Application
Game	I-Application
Pass	I-Application
on	O
December	O
7	O
,	O
2018	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
sequel	O
,	O
Mortal	B-Application
Kombat	I-Application
11	I-Application
,	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
April	O
23	O
,	O
2019	O
,	O
for	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
,	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
,	O
Windows	O
,	O
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mortal	B-Application
Kombat	I-Application
X	I-Application
is	O
a	O
fighting	O
game	O
in	O
which	O
two	O
characters	O
fight	O
against	O
each	O
other	O
using	O
a	O
variety	O
of	O
attacks	O
,	O
including	O
special	O
moves	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
series	O
 '	O
trademark	O
gruesome	O
finishing	O
moves	O
,	O
Fatalities	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
energy	O
meter	O
,	O
first	O
introduced	O
in	O
Mortal	B-Application
Kombat	I-Application
(	O
2011	O
)	O
,	O
allows	O
players	O
to	O
perform	O
techniques	O
such	O
as	O
"	O
X-Ray	O
"	O
special	O
moves	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Similarly	O
to	O
NetherRealm	O
Studios	O
 '	O
previous	O
title	O
,	O
Injustice	B-Application
:	I-Application
Gods	I-Application
Among	I-Application
Us	I-Application
,	O
fighters	O
are	O
able	O
to	O
interact	O
with	O
the	O
environment	O
,	O
using	O
parts	O
of	O
the	O
scenery	O
to	O
reposition	O
themselves	O
or	O
using	O
available	O
objects	O
as	O
weapons	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Returning	O
from	O
the	O
previous	O
Mortal	B-Application
Kombat	I-Application
game	O
is	O
the	O
Energy	O
Meter	O
,	O
which	O
is	O
divided	O
in	O
three	O
sections	O
,	O
and	O
provides	O
access	O
to	O
enhanced	O
special	O
moves	O
(	O
costing	O
one	O
section	O
)	O
,	O
breaking	O
combos	O
(	O
costing	O
two	O
sections	O
)	O
and	O
performing	O
X-ray	O
moves	O
(	O
costing	O
all	O
three	O
sections	O
of	O
the	O
bar	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
addition	O
to	O
the	O
usual	O
Fatalities	O
,	O
Mortal	B-Application
Kombat	I-Application
X	I-Application
features	O
two	O
new	O
types	O
of	O
finishing	O
moves	O
:	O
Quitality	O
,	O
which	O
instantly	O
kills	O
the	O
player	O
's	O
character	O
if	O
they	O
rage	O
quit	O
during	O
a	O
multiplayer	O
match	O
;	O
and	O
Faction	O
Kills	O
,	O
a	O
set	O
of	O
finishing	O
moves	O
available	O
to	O
players	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
selection	O
of	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
five	O
factions	O
(	O
Black	O
Dragon	O
,	O
Brotherhood	O
of	O
Shadow	O
,	O
Lin	O
Kuei	O
,	O
Special	O
Forces	O
,	O
and	O
White	O
Lotus	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Brutality	O
finishing	O
moves	O
make	O
a	O
comeback	O
,	O
although	O
different	O
from	O
the	O
ones	O
featured	O
in	O
Ultimate	B-Application
Mortal	I-Application
Kombat	I-Application
3	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Additionally	O
,	O
stage	O
Fatalities	O
were	O
reinstated	O
in	O
Mortal	B-Application
Kombat	I-Application
XL	O
,	O
being	O
available	O
in	O
three	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
stages	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
For	O
local	O
single-player	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
offers	O
Story	O
mode	O
,	O
a	O
plot-driven	O
mode	O
with	O
cutscenes	O
between	O
fights	O
;	O
and	O
Living	O
Towers	O
,	O
an	O
evolved	O
form	O
of	O
Mortal	B-Application
Kombats	I-Application
Challenge	O
Tower	O
where	O
the	O
play	O
conditions	O
change	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Another	O
new	O
mode	O
is	O
Faction	O
Wars	O
,	O
where	O
players	O
choose	O
one	O
from	O
the	O
five	O
factions	O
to	O
align	O
with	O
,	O
and	O
join	O
a	O
persistent	O
online	O
cross-platform	B-Operating_System
competition	O
with	O
others	O
,	O
winning	O
points	O
for	O
their	O
faction	O
,	O
contributing	O
in	O
the	O
conflict	O
between	O
them	O
,	O
ranking	O
up	O
personally	O
,	O
and	O
earning	O
special	O
rewards	O
such	O
as	O
faction-specific	O
finishing	O
moves	O
(	O
one	O
of	O
which	O
is	O
unlocked	O
to	O
the	O
player	O
if	O
their	O
faction	O
wins	O
at	O
the	O
end	O
of	O
any	O
given	O
week	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Two	O
years	O
after	O
the	B-Application
defeat	I-Application
of	I-Application
Outworld	I-Application
's	I-Application
ruler	I-Application
,	O
Shao	O
Kahn	O
,	O
Shinnok	O
attacks	O
Earthrealm	O
with	O
his	O
army	O
of	O
Netherrealm	O
demons	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
Earthrealm	O
warriors	O
who	O
were	O
killed	O
during	O
Kahn	O
's	O
invasion	O
and	O
are	O
now	O
resurrected	O
as	O
revenants	O
under	O
Quan	O
Chi	O
's	O
control	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sometime	O
later	O
,	O
Raiden	O
,	O
now	O
in	O
possession	O
of	O
Shinnok	O
's	O
amulet	O
and	O
corrupted	O
in	O
the	O
process	O
of	O
purifying	O
the	O
Jinsei	O
,	O
issues	O
a	O
warning	O
to	O
the	O
revenants	O
Liu	O
Kang	O
and	O
Kitana	O
,	O
now	O
rulers	O
of	O
the	O
Netherrealm	O
,	O
that	O
they	O
will	O
face	O
"	B-Application
fates	I-Application
worse	I-Application
than	I-Application
death	I-Application
"	I-Application
if	O
they	O
threaten	O
Earthrealm	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
had	O
24	O
playable	O
characters	O
at	O
launch	O
,	O
with	O
9	O
additional	O
characters	O
added	O
via	O
DLC	B-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
Along	O
with	O
series	O
staples	O
such	O
as	O
Scorpion	O
,	O
Sub-Zero	O
,	O
Liu	O
Kang	O
,	O
Kitana	O
and	O
Raiden	O
,	O
several	O
new	O
fighters	O
are	O
added	O
to	O
the	O
series	O
 '	O
roster	O
:	O
D'Vorah	O
,	O
an	O
insectoid	O
humanoid	O
who	O
controls	O
other	O
insects	O
;	O
Ferra/Torr	O
,	O
a	O
symbiotic	O
pairing	O
consisting	O
of	O
a	O
young	O
armored	O
female	O
warrior	O
and	O
a	O
giant	O
masked	O
brute	O
;	O
and	O
Kotal	O
Kahn	O
,	O
an	O
Aztec-inspired	O
"	O
blood	O
god	O
"	O
who	O
is	O
the	O
new	O
emperor	O
of	O
Outworld	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Other	O
series	O
newcomers	O
include	O
Kung	O
Jin	O
,	O
an	O
archer	O
,	O
cousin	O
of	O
Kung	O
Lao	O
;	O
and	O
Erron	O
Black	O
,	O
a	O
Western-style	O
gunfighter	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
NetherRealm	O
Studios	O
began	O
publicly	O
hiring	O
for	O
the	O
eighth	B-Application
generation	I-Application
development	O
in	O
April	O
2012	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
July	O
2013	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
confirmed	O
that	O
a	O
new	O
Mortal	B-Application
Kombat	I-Application
game	O
was	O
in	O
development	O
and	O
was	O
said	O
to	O
be	O
released	O
alongside	O
the	O
film	O
series	O
 '	O
reboot	O
in	O
September	O
2011	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
the	O
resume	O
of	O
Karen	O
Strassman	O
,	O
who	O
voiced	O
Kitana	O
and	O
Mileena	O
in	O
2011	O
's	O
Mortal	B-Application
Kombat	I-Application
,	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
working	O
title	O
was	O
Mortal	B-Application
Kombat	I-Application
2	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Boon	O
posted	O
daily	O
riddles	O
on	O
his	O
Twitter	B-Application
account	I-Application
that	O
constituted	O
a	O
countdown	O
suggesting	O
a	O
June	O
2	O
announcement	O
date	O
,	O
hinting	O
at	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
title	O
being	O
Mortal	B-Application
Kombat	I-Application
X	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
One	O
of	O
the	O
Twitter	B-Application
clues	O
left	O
by	O
Boon	O
teasing	O
this	O
title	O
was	O
the	O
image	O
of	O
a	O
Lincoln	O
MKX	O
emblem	O
posted	O
with	O
the	O
comment	O
,	O
"	O
I	O
wonder	O
what	O
the	O
X	B-Operating_System
stands	O
for	O
?	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
June	O
2	O
,	O
2014	O
,	O
the	O
title	O
was	O
indeed	O
officially	O
revealed	O
as	O
Mortal	B-Application
Kombat	I-Application
X	I-Application
,	O
alongside	O
an	O
official	O
reveal	O
trailer	O
featuring	O
a	O
fight	O
between	O
the	O
iconic	O
characters	O
Scorpion	O
and	O
Sub-Zero	O
,	O
and	O
an	O
original	O
song	O
called	O
“	O
Ca	O
n’t	O
Be	O
Stopped	O
”	O
performed	O
by	O
artist	O
Wiz	O
Khalifa	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
With	O
over	O
eleven	O
million	O
views	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
the	O
third-highest	O
viewed	O
trailer	O
on	O
YouTube	B-General_Concept
in	O
the	O
second	O
quarter	O
of	O
2014	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
NetherRealm	O
Studios	O
said	O
they	O
are	O
only	O
working	O
on	O
the	B-Operating_System
PlayStation	I-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
versions	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
By	O
July	O
2015	O
,	O
due	O
to	O
heavy	O
criticism	O
for	O
the	O
porting	O
issues	O
that	O
plagued	O
the	O
PC	O
release	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
almost	O
all	O
references	O
to	O
Mortal	B-Application
Kombat	I-Application
X	I-Application
had	O
been	O
removed	O
from	O
High	O
Voltage	O
Software	O
's	O
Facebook	B-Application
page	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
August	O
28	O
,	O
2015	O
,	O
Warner	O
Bros	O
.	O
announced	O
the	O
cancellation	O
of	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
and	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
ports	O
(	O
originally	O
scheduled	O
for	O
release	O
at	O
a	O
later	O
unspecified	O
date	O
)	O
of	O
Mortal	B-Application
Kombat	I-Application
X	I-Application
due	O
to	O
the	O
inability	O
to	O
get	O
the	O
version	O
for	O
the	O
last	O
gen	O
consoles	O
to	O
reach	O
the	O
quality	O
standards	O
set	O
by	O
the	O
current	O
generation	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
NetherRealm	O
Studios	O
community	O
specialist	O
Tyler	O
Lansdown	O
initially	O
stated	O
that	O
Kombat	O
Pack	O
2	O
,	O
Mortal	B-Application
Kombat	I-Application
XL	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
enhanced	O
online	O
netcode	B-Application
would	O
not	O
be	O
available	O
on	O
the	O
PC	O
version	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
ReleaseMortal	O
Kombat	O
X	B-Operating_System
was	O
released	O
worldwide	O
(	O
except	O
Germany	O
)	O
for	O
PC	O
,	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
,	O
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
on	O
April	O
14	O
,	O
2015	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
For	O
reasons	O
relating	O
to	O
the	O
initial	O
refusal	O
by	O
the	O
German	O
USK	O
to	O
issue	O
the	O
game	O
with	O
an	O
age	O
rating	O
,	O
the	O
official	O
German	O
release	O
of	O
Mortal	B-Application
Kombat	I-Application
X	I-Application
was	O
delayed	O
until	O
September	O
1	O
,	O
2015	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Simultaneously	O
with	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
Kombat	O
Pack	O
2	O
and	O
Mortal	B-Application
Kombat	I-Application
XL	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
received	O
a	O
free	O
major	O
update	O
that	O
introduced	O
balance	O
changes	O
,	O
one	O
new	O
stage	O
(	O
"	O
The	O
Pit	O
"	O
)	O
,	O
several	O
stage	O
brutalities	O
,	O
and	O
rollback-based	O
netcode	B-Application
similar	O
to	O
GGPO	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
has	O
also	O
received	O
numerous	O
downloadable	B-Protocol
content	I-Protocol
(	O
DLC	B-Protocol
)	O
packages	O
,	O
containing	O
skin	O
packs	O
and	O
occasionally	O
new	O
characters	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
the	O
Ultimate	O
Horror	O
Pack	O
,	O
which	O
includes	O
Jason	O
and	O
horror-themed	O
skins	O
for	O
Ermac	O
,	O
Reptile	O
and	O
Mileena	O
;	O
or	O
the	O
Predator/Prey	O
Pack	O
,	O
which	O
includes	O
Predator	O
and	O
Predator-themed	O
skins	O
for	O
Johnny	O
Cage	O
,	O
Scorpion	O
and	O
a	O
skin	O
for	O
Jax	O
with	O
the	O
likeness	O
and	O
voice	O
of	O
actor	O
Carl	O
Weathers	O
from	O
the	O
first	O
Predator	O
film	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
One	O
week	O
later	O
,	O
Predator	O
,	O
from	O
the	O
eponymous	O
franchise	O
,	O
was	O
revealed	O
as	O
the	O
second	O
DLC	B-Protocol
guest	O
character	O
after	O
he	O
was	O
inadvertently	O
leaked	O
by	O
the	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
Games	O
Store	O
,	O
with	O
Tremor	O
from	O
Mortal	B-Device
Kombat	I-Device
:	I-Device
Special	I-Device
Forces	I-Device
and	O
Tanya	O
from	O
Mortal	B-Application
Kombat	I-Application
4	I-Application
later	O
rounding	O
out	O
the	O
cast	O
of	O
the	O
Kombat	O
Pack	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
September	O
2	O
,	O
2015	O
,	O
Ed	O
Boon	O
teased	O
a	O
Kombat	O
Pack	O
2	O
DLC	B-Protocol
,	O
which	O
would	O
include	O
four	O
new	O
characters	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
December	O
3	O
,	O
2015	O
,	O
the	O
characters	O
for	O
Kombat	O
Pack	O
2	O
were	O
revealed	O
to	O
be	O
Bo	O
 '	O
Rai	O
Cho	O
from	O
Mortal	B-Application
Kombat	I-Application
:	I-Application
Deadly	I-Application
Alliance	I-Application
,	O
a	O
new	O
character	O
named	O
Triborg	O
(	O
a	O
cyborg	O
character	O
that	O
features	O
Cyrax	B-Application
,	O
Sektor	O
,	O
Smoke	O
and	O
Cyber	O
Sub-Zero	O
as	O
its	O
variations	O
)	O
,	O
Leatherface	O
from	O
The	O
Texas	O
Chainsaw	O
Massacre	O
franchise	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
Alien	O
from	O
the	O
eponymous	O
franchise	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Kombat	O
Pack	O
2	O
was	O
ultimately	O
announced	O
for	O
release	O
on	O
March	O
1	O
,	O
2016	O
,	O
only	O
on	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
,	O
marking	O
the	O
beginning	O
of	O
a	O
period	O
where	O
the	O
Windows	O
port	O
was	O
left	O
aside	O
for	O
any	O
updates	O
and	O
new	O
DLC	B-Protocol
releases	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Eventually	O
it	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
PC	O
on	O
October	O
4	O
,	O
2016	O
,	O
along	O
with	O
the	O
PC	O
release	O
of	O
Mortal	B-Application
Kombat	I-Application
XL	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
January	O
20	O
,	O
2016	O
,	O
coinciding	O
with	O
the	O
official	O
announcement	O
of	O
Kombat	O
Pack	O
2	O
,	O
NetherRealm	O
Studios	O
announced	O
a	O
new	O
release	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
called	O
Mortal	B-Application
Kombat	I-Application
XL	O
to	O
be	O
released	O
simultaneously	O
with	O
said	O
Kombat	O
Pack	O
,	O
which	O
would	O
include	O
all	O
previously	O
released	O
downloadable	B-Protocol
content	I-Protocol
up	O
to	O
Kombat	O
Pack	O
2	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mortal	B-Application
Kombat	I-Application
XL	O
was	O
then	O
released	O
for	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
and	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
on	O
March	O
1	O
,	O
2016	O
,	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
,	O
and	O
March	O
4	O
,	O
2016	O
,	O
in	O
Europe	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
With	O
the	O
PC	O
having	O
been	O
left	O
behind	O
after	O
Kombat	O
Pack	O
1	O
,	O
in	O
August	O
2016	O
Ed	O
Boon	O
ran	O
a	O
poll	O
on	O
Twitter	B-Application
,	O
which	O
resulted	O
in	O
45%	O
of	O
10,000	O
voters	O
saying	O
they	O
wanted	O
Mortal	B-Application
Kombat	I-Application
XL	O
for	O
PC	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Shortly	O
after	O
,	O
an	O
online-only	O
beta	O
was	O
officially	O
released	O
on	O
August	O
25	O
,	O
2016	O
,	O
as	O
a	O
free-to-play	O
title	O
on	O
Steam	B-Application
in	O
order	O
to	O
test	O
the	O
enhanced	O
netcode	B-Application
,	O
which	O
lasted	O
through	O
September	O
1	O
,	O
2016	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
soon	O
as	O
the	O
beta	O
ended	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
announced	O
that	O
Mortal	B-Application
Kombat	I-Application
XL	O
(	O
both	O
as	O
a	O
full	O
game	O
for	O
purchase	O
,	O
and	O
as	O
an	O
update	O
for	O
Mortal	B-Application
Kombat	I-Application
X	I-Application
owners	O
)	O
would	O
become	O
available	O
alongside	O
the	O
Kombat	O
Pack	O
2	O
DLC	B-Protocol
on	O
October	O
4	O
,	O
2016	O
,	O
along	O
with	O
the	O
updates	O
that	O
would	O
bring	O
the	O
PC	O
port	O
back	O
to	O
parity	O
with	O
its	O
console	O
counterparts	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Coinciding	O
with	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
XL	O
for	O
PC	O
,	O
an	O
XL	O
Pack	O
was	O
announced	O
for	O
existing	O
owners	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
which	O
provides	O
all	O
of	O
the	O
previously	O
existing	O
DLC	B-Protocol
in	O
a	O
single	O
package	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Also	O
coinciding	O
with	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
the	O
PC	O
port	O
of	O
Mortal	B-Application
Kombat	I-Application
XL	O
was	O
a	O
balance	O
patch	O
affecting	O
most	O
of	O
the	O
33	O
characters	O
in	O
the	O
roster	O
in	O
all	O
three	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
platforms	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
March	O
2	O
,	O
2015	O
,	O
NetherRealm	O
Studios	O
announced	O
that	O
their	O
mobile	O
division	O
would	O
release	O
an	O
iOS/Android	O
version	O
of	O
Mortal	B-Application
Kombat	I-Application
X	I-Application
in	O
April	O
2015	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
iOS	B-Application
version	O
was	O
released	O
worldwide	O
on	O
April	O
7	O
,	O
2015	O
,	O
while	O
the	O
Android	B-Application
version	O
was	O
soft	O
launched	O
on	O
April	O
21	O
,	O
2015	O
,	O
in	O
select	O
Asian	O
countries	O
and	O
was	O
officially	O
launched	O
worldwide	O
on	O
May	O
4	O
,	O
2015	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
With	O
the	O
1.11	O
update	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
mobile	O
game	O
released	O
on	O
December	O
6	O
,	O
2016	O
,	O
Freddy	O
Krueger	O
who	O
appeared	O
as	O
a	O
DLC	B-Protocol
character	O
in	O
MK9	B-Application
was	O
added	O
as	O
a	O
mobile-exclusive	O
character	O
using	O
his	O
signature	O
moves	O
and	O
X-Ray	O
attack	O
from	O
MK9	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
the	O
update	O
1.13	O
,	O
Jade	O
and	O
Baraka	O
were	O
also	O
added	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
as	O
mobile	O
exclusives	O
,	O
using	O
their	O
X-Rays	O
from	O
MK9	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
October	O
2018	O
update	O
introduced	O
console	O
DLC	B-Protocol
character	O
Leatherface	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
February	O
2019	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
renamed	O
Mortal	B-Application
Kombat	I-Application
Mobile	I-Application
with	O
its	O
2.0	O
update	O
with	O
a	O
vast	O
overhaul	O
of	O
new	O
features	O
for	O
Mortal	B-Application
Kombat	I-Application
11	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
app	O
has	O
50	O
million	O
downloads	O
on	O
Android	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
"	O
Wiz	O
Khalifa	O
Hot	O
New	O
Song	O
2014	O
:	O
Rapper	O
Premieres	O
'	O
Ca	O
n't	O
Be	O
Stopped	O
 '	O
in	O
'	O
Mortal	B-Application
Kombat	I-Application
X	I-Application
 '	O
Trailer	O
 [ Watch ] 	O
 "	O
Latin	O
Post	O
The	O
official	O
television	O
commercial	O
and	O
launch	O
trailer	O
for	O
the	O
game	O
were	O
directed	O
by	O
System	O
of	O
a	O
Down	O
member	O
Shavo	O
Odadjian	O
and	O
featured	O
the	O
band	O
's	O
2001	O
track	O
"	O
Chop	O
Suey	O
!	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Mortal	B-Application
Kombat	I-Application
X	I-Application
logo	O
was	O
featured	O
on	O
NASCAR	O
driver	O
Erik	O
Jones	O
 '	O
#20	O
Xfinity	O
Series	O
car	O
(	O
sponsored	O
by	O
GameStop	O
)	O
that	O
won	O
the	O
O'Reilly	O
Auto	O
Parts	O
300	O
on	O
April	O
10	O
,	O
2015	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mortal	B-Application
Kombat	I-Application
X	I-Application
has	O
been	O
used	O
in	O
eSports	O
competitions	O
,	O
with	O
international	O
tournaments	O
in	O
Europe	O
,	O
Asia	O
,	O
and	O
North	O
America	O
with	O
$	O
1,000	O
weekly	O
tournament	O
prizes	O
starting	O
on	O
April	O
19	O
,	O
2015	O
,	O
with	O
a	O
season	O
final	O
on	O
July	O
11	O
,	O
2015	O
,	O
worth	O
at	O
least	O
$	O
100,000	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Season	O
Two	O
of	O
the	O
ESL	O
Pro	O
League	O
for	O
Mortal	B-Application
Kombat	I-Application
X	I-Application
began	O
on	O
October	O
18	O
,	O
2015	O
,	O
and	O
concluded	O
in	O
early	O
2016	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
ReceptionMortal	O
Kombat	O
X	B-Operating_System
received	O
largely	O
positive	O
reviews	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Aggregating	O
review	O
website	O
Metacritic	O
gave	O
the	B-Device
Xbox	I-Device
One	I-Device
version	O
86/100	O
based	O
on	O
21	O
reviews	O
,	O
the	B-Operating_System
PlayStation	I-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
version	O
83/100	O
based	O
on	O
81	O
reviews	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
Microsoft	O
Windows	O
version	O
76/100	O
based	O
on	O
10	O
reviews	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
became	O
the	O
fastest	O
selling	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
history	O
of	O
the	O
Mortal	B-Application
Kombat	I-Application
series	O
and	O
topped	O
the	O
US	O
and	O
UK	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
sales	O
charts	O
in	O
the	O
month	O
of	O
release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Brian	O
Shea	O
of	O
Game	O
Informer	O
called	O
Mortal	B-Application
Kombat	I-Application
X	I-Application
"	O
more	O
than	O
the	O
continuation	O
of	O
NetherRealm	O
's	O
successful	O
vision	O
for	O
the	O
franchise	O
;	O
it	O
's	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
best	O
fighting	O
games	O
in	O
years	O
"	O
,	O
adding	O
that	O
the	O
core	O
gameplay	O
was	O
complex	O
and	O
varied	O
while	O
he	O
enjoyed	O
the	O
multiplayer	O
options	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GameSpot	O
's	O
Peter	O
Brown	O
enjoyed	O
the	O
overall	O
gameplay	O
,	O
saying	O
it	O
had	O
"	O
the	O
best	O
fighting	O
mechanics	O
of	O
any	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
"	O
but	O
was	O
critical	O
of	O
the	O
downloadable	B-Protocol
content	I-Protocol
as	O
"	O
there	O
's	O
so	O
much	O
to	O
love	O
about	O
the	O
new	O
Mortal	B-Application
Kombat	I-Application
that	O
it	O
's	O
a	O
shame	O
to	O
see	O
such	O
blatant	O
monetization	O
practices	O
overlap	O
with	O
your	O
experience	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Carter	O
felt	O
that	O
as	O
more	O
characters	O
are	O
added	O
via	O
DLC	B-Protocol
,	O
the	O
game	O
will	O
get	O
better	O
over	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
claimed	O
that	O
Mortal	B-Application
Kombat	I-Application
X	I-Application
was	O
the	O
best	O
Mortal	B-Application
Kombat	I-Application
game	O
in	O
the	O
franchise	O
's	O
history	O
,	O
lauding	O
it	O
as	O
deeper	O
,	O
mechanically	O
richer	O
and	O
more	O
fully	O
featured	O
than	O
the	O
previous	O
Mortal	B-Application
Kombat	I-Application
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Stephen	O
Kleckner	O
of	O
VentureBeat	O
was	O
more	O
critical	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
citing	O
in	O
his	O
opinion	O
confusing	O
move	O
animations	O
,	O
a	O
system	O
favoring	O
close	O
range	O
mid-to-high	O
combos	O
,	O
having	O
to	O
use	O
the	O
block	O
button	O
to	O
execute	O
a	O
run	O
,	O
poor	O
online	O
play	O
,	O
and	O
easy	O
Fatality	O
DLC	B-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
Matt	O
Elliott	O
of	O
PC	O
Gamer	O
had	O
mixed	O
feelings	O
about	O
the	O
online	O
gameplay	O
and	O
said	O
that	O
"	O
Mortal	B-Application
Kombat	I-Application
online	O
simply	O
is	O
n't	O
sturdy	O
enough	O
to	O
remain	O
competitive	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
