Underplayed Gems

Mortal Kombat Mythologies: Sub-Zero (1997)

Mortal Kombat Mythologies: Sub-Zero cover
Developer
Avalanche Software, Midway Games
Publisher
Midway Games, Gradiente
Platforms
Nintendo 64, PlayStation
Genres
Fighting, Platform, Hack and slash/Beat 'em up
Rating
2.4 of 5, 52 player ratings

How it feels

A rough-edged side-scrolling brawler that blends familiar MK combat with platforming in a way that feels awkward but earnest, dragging you through punishing levels as Sub-Zero before the events of the original tournament.

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About

Mortal Kombat Mythologies: Sub-Zero is a story-driven fighting game that casts you in the shoes of Sub-Zero, and chronicles a series of events that occurred prior to Mortal Kombat 1. It is the first Mortal Kombat game to feature side-scrolling gameplay. Gameplay wise the game takes the Mortal Kombat familiar 2D fighting environment and turns it into a hybrid fighter/platformer game, where you must travel trough hazardous levels running and jumping around as well as fighting your way against both digitized and polygonal enemies. Sub-Zero's interface is the same as in every MK game, with the addition of a "use" and "turn around" buttons and additions such as an inventory, and a slight RPG twist in which you get exp. for defeating opponents, which translates into new techniques and moves to execute in the game.

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Screenshots

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