''Mortal Kombat Arcade Kollection'' is a 2011 video game co-developed by

NetherRealm Studios NetherRealm Studios is an American video game developer based in Chicago and owned by Warner Bros. Games. Led by video game industry veteran and ''Mortal Kombat'' co-creator Ed Boon, the studio is in charge of developing the ''Mortal Kombat'' ...

Other Ocean Interactive Other Ocean Interactive is a Canadian-American video game developer based in St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, and Emeryville, California. Originally founded in 2006 in Charlottetown, as a studio for Foundation 9 Entertainment, the studio ...

and

Code Mystics Code Mystics is a Canadian video game developer specializing in both the emulation and remastering of older video games for modern systems, and porting of indie titles. History Code Mystics was founded in 2009 by Jeff Vavasour. Prior to this, Va ...

and published by

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. It is a compilation of three classic 2D

fighting game The fighting game video game genre, genre involves combat between multiple characters, often (but not limited to) one-on-one battles. Fighting game combat often features mechanics such as Blocking (martial arts), blocking, grappling, counter- ...

s in the ''

Mortal Kombat ''Mortal Kombat'' is an American media franchise centered on a series of fighting game, fighting video games originally developed by Midway Games in 1992. The original ''Mortal Kombat (1992 video game), Mortal Kombat'' arcade game spawned Lis ...

'' series. The game was created after an ambitious previous incarnation, an HD remake project titled ''Mortal Kombat HD Arcade Kollection'', was cancelled. ''Arcade Kollection'' was released as a downloadable title for

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and

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in August 2011, and for Microsoft Windows on February 1, 2012.

Gameplay

The game is a compilation of the first three ''Mortal Kombat'' games: ''

'' (1992), ''

Mortal Kombat II ''Mortal Kombat II'' is a 1993 fighting game originally produced by Midway for arcades. It was ported to multiple home systems, including MS-DOS, Amiga, Game Boy, Game Gear, Sega Genesis, 32X, Sega Saturn, Super Nintendo Entertainment System ...

'' (1993) and ''

Ultimate Mortal Kombat 3 ''Ultimate Mortal Kombat 3'' is a 1995 fighting game developed and published by Midway for arcades. Part of the ''Mortal Kombat'' series, it is a standalone update of 1995's earlier '' Mortal Kombat 3'' with an altered gameplay system, additiona ...

'' (1995). Along with a few very minor changes to them, it features

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, pause menus, achievements, also making unlockable characters always available in online mode.

Development

The game was originally conceived as an HD remake of the early ''Mortal Kombat'' games, featuring remade character sprites, new backgrounds and new user interface system, before the scope of the project was changed. Known as ''Mortal Kombat HD Arcade Kollection'', it was supposed to be made by Other Ocean Interactive, the studio that has created '' Ultimate Mortal Kombat'' for the

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. This project was never even officially announced before it was canceled, and a simple compilation of original games was released instead, also created by Other Ocean. Graphical assets, such as Zbrush models for the

Animalities Fatality is a gameplay feature in the ''Mortal Kombat'' fighting game series, in which the victor of the match inflicts a brutally murderous finishing move onto their defeated opponent. Prompted by the announcer saying "Finish Him" or "Finish He ...

and Mileena's unmasked face were leaked by the artist Jeremy Kohar in 2013. Previously, more concept art from the project was revealed by the artist John Montenegro. In 2014, make-up artist

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released pictures of herself helping the new actors for

Liu Kang Liu Kang () is a fictional character of the ''Mortal Kombat'' fighting game franchise by Midway Games and NetherRealm Studios. Depicted as Earthrealm's greatest warrior and champion, he debuted in the Mortal Kombat (1992 video game), original 1 ...

Kitana Kitana is a fictional character in the ''Mortal Kombat'' media franchise originally by Midway Games and later by NetherRealm Studios. Debuting in ''Mortal Kombat II'' (1993) as a player character and as a royal from the fictional realm of Edenia ...

Kung Lao Kung Lao (Chinese: 空佬) is a character in the ''Mortal Kombat'' fighting game franchise by Midway Games and NetherRealm Studios. He debuted in ''Mortal Kombat II'' (1993) as a Shaolin Kung Fu, Shaolin monk and close friend of series protagonis ...

Shao Kahn Shao Kahn is a character and one of the antagonists of the ''Mortal Kombat'' fighting game franchise by Midway Games and NetherRealm Studios. Depicted as the emperor of the fictional realm Outworld. Feared for his immense strength, which he comp ...

, and

Sonya Blade Sonya Blade is a character in the ''Mortal Kombat'' fighting game franchise by Midway Games and NetherRealm Studios. She debuted in the original 1992 game as the roster's sole female fighter, a military officer with the Special Forces. In the st ...

prepare for a shooting session for ''HD Kollection''. Another attempt at re-editing the original trilogy in HD was made by Blind Squirrel Games, but was also cancelled before it came to be.

Reception

The game received generally mixed or average reviews at release.

References

External links

* {{Mortal Kombat 2011 video games Code Mystics games Fighting games Games for Windows Midway video game compilations Mortal Kombat games Multiplayer and single-player video games PlayStation 3 games PlayStation Network games Unreal Engine 3 games Video games developed in Canada Video games with digitized sprites Warner Bros. video games Windows games Xbox 360 Live Arcade games Other Ocean Interactive games