It's one of those games. XD Mortal Kombat Trilogy was the second revamp of Mortal Kombat 3 and was released in 1997. Mortal Kombat Trilogy is not actually a collection of the three previous games (MK1, MKII and MK3), but refers to every single character that appeared in the 2D games thus far. Yes EVERYONE, including the bosses, are playable. So that would make up to at least 34 characters. Actually, I'll get to those last two later The game plays just like Mortal Kombat 3 and Ultimate Mortal Kombat 3, though unique to this game is the addition of the Aggressor gauge. This bar is located at the bottom of the screen and fills up as the character receives and deals damage. Once filled up completely, the character receives a temporary power and speed boost. The character select screen contains 32 selectable characters, including all four bosses that have appeared in the timespan. Some characters possess 'alternate versions' of themselves. These other versions are their previous appearances, such as Jax in his MKII incarnation or Kano in his MKI appearance. Regular characters from MKII and MK1 get new sprites and their own combos The game's stages are comprised of various stages from the three previous games as well. However, the Pit II's stage fatality was omitted due to the presence of the MK3/UMK3 characters and the development team couldn't bother to create falling sprites due to the unique top-down view angle used The game was released for the PSX, Sega Saturn, PC and N64. The PSX, Sega Saturn and PC versions are all the same, but the N64 version is vastly different. Unlike its rivals, the N64 version contains less characters, which resulted in the loss of both Kintaro and Goro as well as the 'alternate' versions, due to data space. Shao Kahn and Motaro are still playable, though only through a cheat code. Thankfully, the N64 version was able to make up for these mistakes. The N64 version had a new 3-on-3 battle option, a larger Shao Kahn's Treasures and most of all, no load times Just like the other 2D games, Trilogy has a hidden ninja character, which came in the form of Chameleon, a semi-invisible ninja who possessed the moves of all the male ninja characters. He is replaced by a female counterpart in Khameleon for the N64 version. She has the distinct of not only having debuted along with her own backstory, but she also has a reputation for having only appeared on Nintendo consoles only.. Khameleon is a silver palette swapped female ninja who can duplicate all of the moves and Fatalities of the three female ninjas. However, she is a bit hard to control as her moveset switches with the color of her name in her health bar and unlike Khameleon, she flickers in and out of visibility, sometimes disappearing completely. Thus, the MK Trilogy console versions have often been pitted against for their distinct pros and cons, but nonetheless, it's a game worth playin' Any thoughts or questions? o.o
