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
If this stayed with you
Then these are the nearest things Cue holds — chosen for what they share with it, not for what happens to be popular.









