#MORTAL KOMBAT SHAOLIN MONKS 2 SERIES#

Said charm is heavily based on the gameвЂ™s semi-canonical place as an interquel taking place right at the end of the first Mortal KombatВ with the events leading up to MK2. It proved that not only could a good MKВ action game could be made, but it also brought back some of that old-school charm evocative of the seriesвЂ™ early games.

Considering their prior track record with beat-em-ups, no one really expected much from Shaolin MonksВ when it was first released, but it turned out to be a surprisingly fine effort. MKВ did truly suffer through the dark ages throughout the zeroes, but there was one fairly bright spot right in the middle of it with Shaolin Monks, MidwayвЂ™s third attempt at an MKВ action game.

#MORTAL KOMBAT SHAOLIN MONKS 2 SERIES#

After Special Forces, the series was starting to lose touch with its original spirit by introducing lame characters and terrible plotlines that revolved around said characters, particularly DeceptionвЂs dreadful quest mode starring some Shaw Brothers reject calling himself the hero. Not even MK4В was as bad as these two Shokan-sized mistakes, but admittedly it wasnвЂ™t much better, either. Special ForcesВ turned out even worse, churning out a horribly bland product that nobody would guess had anything to do with Mortal KombatВ just by glancing at it. MythologiesВ had an interesting premise, but it was ultimately hampered by unfair difficulty complemented by too many pitfalls mixed with one of the worst control schemes in game history.

Mortal KombatвЂs previous attempts to break out of its conventional one-on-one fighting roots have beenвЂ¦ if thereвЂ™s a more condescending way to say вЂњsubpar,вЂќ thatвЂ™d be the best adjective.

Mortal kombat shaolin monks 2