It’s a stellar fighting game with a story that’s run out of ideas.
released Thursday, a three-decade-old wish is fulfilled. Van Damme plays an alternate version of Johnny Cage, the fictional Hollywood star created to lampoon and satirize him. Likethe Mortal Kombat franchise feels like it never outgrew its youthful desires.
On the flip side of that comparison, this single game franchise has a character roster that’s as diverse and fun as the entire Marvel Cinematic Universe. The writers are without parallel when it comes to filling out last-century action movie archetypes, giving them quirky character traits and placing them in simple yet relatable soap opera drama. Shang Tsung, a Fu Manchu-stroking kung fu villain who glowers and says ridiculous things like “Your soul is mine,” remains an iconic antagonist.
Ironic, considering that the original game is often credited for the “maturation” of the video games industry. Its depiction of gore and violence led to a nationwide moral panic that ended in 1993 with the U.S. Senate threatening government regulation of video games, and that in turn created a national standard for age and content ratings for video games.
Most critiques of fighting games don’t account much for stories, because it’s almost always besides the point. But the Mortal Kombat series is different. The 2011 reboot was an industry pioneer in how the genre presents a story mode, complete with great acting and a plot with dramatic twists. It was so successful it saved the studio from doom after years of failed sequels, and NetherRealm found its winning formula and has repeated it since.
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