The first decade of Mortal Kombat games is explored in loving detail, with 23 playable titles, hours of documentary footage, and a host of unexpected extras.

Mortal Kombat is a very peculiar franchise. It’s arguably the most famous fighting game series, by name recognition alone, and certainly in the modern era it’s easily the best-selling, even given the lukewarm fan reaction to Mortal Kombat 1. And yet it’s largely ignored by the hardcore fighting game fraternity and rarely features prominently at Evo and other major tournaments.

The series has never been the most technical fighter, but the modern ones have evolved way beyond the simplistic originals. And while the series has always relied a lot on the shock value of its violence, the games have always been fun and playable. What’s mor

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