Mortal Kombat 3 (1995)

Developer: Midway Games
Publisher: Midway Games, Playtronic, Tec Toy
Platforms: Arcade, Super Nintendo Entertainment System, Sega Mega Drive/Genesis, PC (Microsoft Windows), DOS, PlayStation
Genres: Fighting
Rating: 3.7 of 5, 230 player ratings
Main story: about 3.0 hours
Completionist: about 6.0 hours

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How it feels

A relentless, hard-hitting brawler where matches escalate into frantic exchanges of punishing combos and violent finishers at a pace that rarely lets you breathe.

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About

Mortal Kombat 3 brings new elements to the 2D fighting series: multi-level playfields, "Dial-A-Combo" attacks, a "Run" button to speed up the battles, and "Vs." codes, which unlock new powers and abilities once both players enter a code sequence in pre-match-up screens. Also included are more stage fatalities and finishing moves as each warrior attempts to go one-on-one with the Centaurian enforcer Motaro, and Shao Kahn himself.

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