Mortal Kombat 3

Mortal Kombat 3
Basic Information
Type(s)	Video Game
Developer(s)	Midway Games
Publisher(s)	Midway Games
Series	Mortal Kombat
Genre(s)	Fighting
Input	8-way joystick, 5 Buttons
Platform(s)	Arcade, SNES, Game Boy, Saturn, Microsoft Windows, Genesis, Game Gear, Xbox 360 and PlayStation
Digital Platform(s)	Xbox Live Arcade
Retail Features
2-player Vs.
North American Release Date(s)
1995
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Mortal Kombat 3 is a 1995 Fighting video game by Midway, for Arcade consoles, but later ported to various home consoles. Mortal Kombat 3 is the third title in the Mortal Kombat series, and the sequel to Mortal Kombat II. It was followed by an updated remake known as Ultimate Mortal Kombat 3 just a few months later.

Plot

Liu Kang wins Mortal Kombat II. Shao Kahn strikes again and gives youth to Shang Tsung. There is a new underboss, called Motaro. He is a very strong minotaur who can teleport.

Arenas

• The Subway
• The Street
• The Bank
• The Rooftop
• The Balcony
• The Bridge
• Soul Chamber
• Bell Tower
• Kombat Temple
• The Graveyard
• The Pit III
• Noob Saibot's Dorfen (Vs. Noob Saibot only)
• The Hidden Portal (Vs. CPU-controlled Smoke only, and seen only if the Ultimate Kombat Kode is not yet entered)

Notes

• Run: the players can run with a button. They can do it for a small period of time.
• Kombos: similar to other fighting games, the fighter can now perform combo sequences. The combos are not linked like in Killer Instinct, they are a predefined sequence of punches and kicks. The player can insert special moves into the sequence. For example, Sub-zero kombo is: HP, HP, LP, LK, LK, <- HK.
• Animality: the winner can turn the opponent into an animal
• Friendship: a gift of friendship
• Babality: the winner can turn the opponent into a baby, with the same clothes and even moustache.
• Brutality: a special finishing move, performing a 11-move kombo.
• Pit: the classical pits fatalities, it features a level from MK I.
• Kodes: these are kodes that can be inserted before a fight. They allow special modes like Switcheroo, handicaps, hidden characters, no blocks, no running, etc.
• New characters: a lot of new characters. Some characters are missing, but they will appear in the sequel: Mortal Kombat Ultimate.