mortal kombat video game came out in 1992.
when did mortal kombat video game come out?
1992
"electronic gaming monthly" awarded "mortal kombat" the title of "most controversial game of 1993". in 1995, the "daily news" wrote, "the original mortal kombat video game debuted in 1992. its combination of story line, character and mega-violence soon made it a hit worldwide. and the controversy engendered by its blood-gushing special effects only served to boost its popularity." in 2004, readers of "retro gamer" voted "mortal kombat" as the 55th top retro game, with the staff commenting that "future versions would address the limitations of the first game, but this is where it all began." craveonline ranked it second of the top ten 2d fighters of all time, and "forbes" called "mortal kombat" one of the "most loved arcade games" that was "king of the arcade" in its day, writing that the arcade machines of the original title sell for any price between a few hundred dollars to $2,500. in 2011, "complex" ranked the first "mortal kombat" as the 12th best fighting game of all time, while wirtualna polska ranked it as the 19th best amiga game. in 2012, "time" named it one of the 100 greatest video games of all time. in 2013, the first "mortal kombat" was ranked as the best arcade game of the 1990s by "complex" (the sequel, which "took everything we loved about the original and magnified it by about a million," was given sixth place on the list).
mortal kombat (1992 video game)
the character has received positive reception, though mostly for his design from "mortal kombat 3" and onward. jax placed tenth in ugo's 2012 list of the top fifty "mortal kombat" characters. den of geek ranked him 27th in their 2015 rating of the series' 64 playable characters for his role as the "cool as hell ... super-strong army dude," while his ""mortal kombat 4" ending is memorable for all the wrong reasons." anthony severino of game revolution ranked jax eighth in his 2003 selection of the "top 10 old-school mortal kombat characters," cheat code central listed jax as the eighth best "mortal kombat" character, calling the evolution of his design since "mk3" "a perfect illustration of the boundless imagination of the "mortal kombat" team," and armando rodriguez of 411mania.com placed jax seventh in his 2011 selection of the best "mortal kombat" characters. however, gamefront called him "a character no one cares about," and while game rant ranked him tenth on the list of the "ten most awesome" series characters in 2011, labeling his "gotcha grab" and "air back breaker" specials from "mortal kombat ii" as two of the "most satisfying moves from the original trilogy," they described his design therein as "a third-tier wwe star in tight lycra pants." shea serrano of grantland rated jax last (twelfth) in his 20th-anniversary ranking of the "mortal kombat ii" roster: "what a dud ... he was supposed to be a military bro but did exactly zero cool military-bro shit." dustin thomas of destructoid ranked the "mkii" version of jax fifth in his 2014 selection of the five worst series characters ("a generic black guy with a mustache and a muscle-gut"), citing his cybernetic arms as his only distinctive feature. fans have rated jax lower overall, ranking him as the 26th-best character in a 2013 online poll held by dorkly that rated the entire playable "mortal kombat" roster, while never advancing him beyond the second round of the annual "supreme mortal kombat champion" fan polls hosted by mortal kombat online.
jax (mortal kombat)