Online Retailer Outs Mortal Kombat Compilation

[Logan Westbrook]

Online Retailer Outs Mortal Kombat Compilation

Warner Bros. is apparently slapping a price tag on your nostalgia, with a compilation of classic Mortal Kombats.

The bloom may have fallen off the Mortal Kombat flower in recent years, but back in the mid-nineties, the series was a pretty big deal. According to a listing on online retailer Shopto [http://www.shopto.net/PS3/VIDEO%20GAMES/PS3MK01-MK%20Arcade%20Compilation.html], new rights-holder Warner Bros. is trying to recapture some of that lost glory with some classic MK action.

The listing is titled "MK Arcade Compilation" - although that sounds like a placeholder, rather than a final name - and seems to be exclusively for the PS3. According to what few details there are, the compilation will be released on November 12th, and collects Mortal Kombat 1 & 2 and Ultimate Mortal Kombat 3. The listing also says that it is "the first MK to have a high definition aspect."

This wouldn't be the first time that the classic Mortal Kombat games have been released on modern consoles, as MK2 is available on PSN right now, and Ultimate MK3 was available on XBLA until it was removed in February due to "publisher evolving rights and permissions." It's not outside the realms of possibility that Warner Bros. might want to build up expectations for the new Mortal Kombat with a re-release of the classic games, but we'll have to wait for an official announcement to know for sure.

Source: VG247 [http://www.vg247.com/2010/08/16/mortal-kombat-compilation-listed/]



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[Onyx Oblivion]

If they update the graphics, they might update the audio. Or is this just the old graphics, now in HD? Well, there's no details yet.

They better not change Scorpion's voice.

GET OVER HERE!

 

[the_pleasure_is_mine]

Why do all these compilations popping up seem to be PS3 exclusive...

Some people... you know... bought xboxs and enjoy this stuff too.

 

[Antiparticle]

Ugh. Bring this to the 360 too! Oh, and please throw in Mortal Kombat Trilogy too while you're at it.

 

[Kmadden2004]

As long as it's better than that horrible PS3 port of Mortal Kombat 2...

 

[Drauden]

How are they going to do this game in HD? With Street Fighter it was easy, they just redo the sprites. In the old Mortal Kombat games however, they use actual actors.

 

[VanityGirl]

But... I have all of them already. I don't need them.

 

[the lapalminator]

lets see this for the 360 and with a new 2d game with xtras

 

[Jared]

Why do all these compilations popping up seem to be PS3 exclusive...

Some people... you know... bought xboxs and enjoy this stuff too.

I agree! if they really want to reach a wide market should open us to as many as they cna...

 

[The Rockerfly]

Cool I guess but I already have copies lurking around my house so I doubt I will buy it but I am sure avid fans of the series will

 

[Soxafloppin]

I will buy this, and relive the Gory Glory.

 

[Scrythe]

We will probably never see a PSOne Classics re-release of Mortal Kombat Trilogy.

This continues to piss me off.

 

[QCX]

Meh im not fussed.

I love MK series, but if I want to play the old ones, I got a copy of trilogy and a PSone emu that works fine.

 

[blippity]

As long as they keep "Toasty" in MKII and release it for the 360 too, then I'll be happy.