The story isn't very important, but the fighting is. You start with the main menu that lets you choose between Tournament and Options. Tournament gets you to the action, and Options lets you set up the game to your liking. After selecting Tournament, you get to select between seven great fighters: Johnny Cage, Kano, Raiden, Liu Kang, Scorpion, Sub-Zero, and Sonya. The game goes through the ladder from a random playable character to the all-powerful Shang Tsung.

Mortal Kombat is a decent game that I really enjoyed, but I'm improving since the first time I played. The bad thing about it is that the blood was replaced with sweat because Nintendo used to have a policy that only allowed "family-friendly" games. The Genesis and arcade versions have blood in them. Fortunately, when the ESRB ratings started, all versions of MK2 and later have blood in them.

This is just a great game. Heaps of fun. Get your violence fix without actually hurting yourself or anything else. Lots of characters with gobs of special moves. Infinite replay value. Even if you're one of those people who can beat the computer with both hands tied behind your back, it's still fun. Oh, and if you actually don't use your hands you get to do Friendships and Babalities.

Today, The Tournament Begins...
Again!
--from the Game Boy Mortal Kombat 2 instruction manual

Many centuries ago, a shape-shifter named Shang Tsung was banished to Earth. With the aid of the juggernaut Goro, he created the most fierce tournament on Earth. After being defeated by Liu Kang, he returned to the Outworld... a realm very different from Earth. He convinced his master, Shao Kahn, that he should not be executed. Shao Kahn restored his youth and created his own tournament. Thus, the next Mortal Kombat was born.

Mortal Kombat 2 is known to be the best Mortal Kombat game ever. No doubt. It isn't too basic like the prequel nor does it mess up the story too much like the sequels. Like other games of that era, it was ported to the Game Boy. Although it cut down on many things, it's still not a bad game to have on the go.

Today, the Tournament Begins... Again!
--From the Super Nintendo Mortal Kombat 2 instruction manual.

After his defeat in the first tournament, Shang Tsung crawls back to his master, Shao Kahn, and begs for his life. Shang Tsung tells his master of a new plan to take over Earth realm. Shao Kahn returns Shang Tsung's youth and calls forth to the realms to have another tournament, this time in Outworld. Now all the warriors gather and get ready to fight for their homes. Now it is time, once again, for MORTAL KOMBAT!!! (cue techno music)

Mortal Kombat 2 is the sensational sequel to the famous fighting game, with realistic graphics and fighting styles. They looked great on the SNES and every other console these games appeared on. Mortal Kombat was the first game to use real actors as the characters rather then using 8 or 16 bit graphics. The music in this game keeps your heart pumping and ready to fight. This game is highly popular and highly recommended for the fan of the fighting game.

Mortal Kombat 3 is, as you guessed, the third installment of the Mortal Kombat series. The game is as fun as its two predecessors, with the same realistic graphics and heart pumping music. This version, however, was subject to wide-spread criticism due to the fighting stages not being set in a fantasy realm like the last games, and also due to the lack of several of the classic characters such as Scorpion and Kitana. The game, however, is just as entertaining as the last two, and in my opinion features more realistic graphics and better music.

Mortal Kombat 3 brings in many new features, including a large number of new playable characters, new bosses, new moves, combos, Mercies, and of course, Animalities. In addition to all your old favorite Kombatants, Fatalities, Friendships, and lots and lots of blood, gore, and severed body parts.