Property Review: Mortal Kombat Conquest (1997-1998)

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New Line Television/Threshold Entertainment, 1997-1998 By the time Mortal Kombat: Conquest hit the airwaves in 1998, the eponymous fighting game series had hit the big time. The games were already at the fourth entry and two movies had been released. So, what to make then of the live-action television show that brought kombat to the

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Property Review: Mortal Kombat: Annihilation (1997)

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Mortal Kombat: Annihilation New Line Cinema, 1997 Nothing can prepare you for trash sequel Abomination Nothing could prepare you for the abomination that is Mortal Kombat: Annihilation. Wildly uneven in just about every category, Annihilation is what happens when your favorite film franchise gets too big for its britches. Let’s not beat around the bush:

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Game Review: Mortal Kombat Mythologies: Sub-Zero (1997)

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Ninjas can’t turn things around for Mortal Kombat Mythologies Editor’s note: This review originally appeared in 4Q2013. It has been edited for spelling, grammar and clarity. I have a soft spot for Sub-Zero’s lone action-adventure outing. It was the time period in my life where I began to be able to afford games on my

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Game Review: Mortal Kombat Trilogy (1997)

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Kombat komes home for N64 Mortal Kombat Trilogy has few flaws that deny must-purchase status Editor’s note: This review originally appeared in 1Q2010. It has been edited for spelling, grammar and clarity. Widely considered the beginning of the end of the Mortal Kombat fighting game franchise, MK3 took the series to dizzying heights with its

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