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2005

Mortal Kombat: Shaolin Monks

Tonight at a glance

Platforms
XBOX · PS2
Mode
Single player · Multiplayer · Co-operative · Split screen
Age rating
ESRB M
Violence
Strong
Frights
Strong

Why tonight?

  • It goes hard on violence and frights — not a wind-down.

The story

Mortal Kombat: Shaolin Monks is an action-adventure beat 'em up video game set in the Mortal Kombat universe. Players take on the roles of the iconic Shaolin monks Liu Kang and Kung Lao, either solo or in cooperative mode, as they defend Earthrealm against the threats of Outworld. The game offers a reimagining of the storyline from Mortal Kombat II.

  • Action
  • Fantasy
  • Horror
  • martial arts
  • bloody
  • gravity
  • death
  • hand-to-hand combat
  • brawler
  • action-adventure

The look

A few frames, chosen rather than collected.

Production

Players
69 / 100 · 76 players
Critics
74 / 100 · 3 critics
Developer
Mortal Kombat Team, Midway Studios San Diego, Midway Studios Los Angeles
Publisher
Midway Games