Mortal Kombat Trilogy (Saturn, 1997)

In Mortal Kombat Trilogy for Sega Saturn you can play 32 characters including the characters from MK1, MK2, and MK3. There are 30 original moves and fatality attacks; and of course new brutality moves, new power gauge and hidden characters. One of the secret character is Chameleon and if you want to know who this person is you will have to play and find out. Just like any Mortal Kombat game, this is a multiplayer game so you can beat the living crap out of your friends if you want.

Mortal Kombat is the staple of fighting games. The game that's memorialized the terms, "Fatality" and "Finish Him" and "GET OVER HERE!!" Although this game is 2D, but it definitely has a 3D feel as with all of the MK games. This game is fast paced and filled with the use of both combos and special moves. Mortal Kombat is also on Playstation and on Nintendo 64, but the Sega Saturn version is the best due to the fast loading time and the shape of the joystick (2 rows of three buttons on the same level as opposed to the competition). The Mortal Kombat brand always have wild and outrageous story lines for each character and as a whole connects with each edition. Trilogy uses the characters of Mortal Kombat 1, 2, 3, and Ultimate as well as their secret characters and bosses. Each are usable and introduces Chameleon in the lineup. You can either have a partner to beat up or go against the computer. At the completion of the game, you can even choose a prize which ranges from seeing all the fatalities in the game to seeing the ending story lines. The option choices are also based upon the level of difficulty that is played. The harder the level of difficulty, the more choices of options at the end of the game. Trilogy also has the "AGGRESSOR" option that rewards aggressive game play with more damage per hit. But by far, this is the best Mortal Kombat game ever, and that's including the newer ones. The only competition maybe Mortal Kombat vs DC Universe, but the fatalities still is the best!! Oh, and this also introduces Brutalities (literally beat your enemy until they explode), Babalities (morph your enemy into a baby), Friendships (become a friend to your enemy after you kick their butts), as well as the good old stage fatalities. So check it out and let the blood spill!!!