Mortal Kombat is a video game franchise originally developed and produced by Midway Games. The video games are a series of fighting games and several action-adventure games which debuted in North American arcades on October 8, 1992 with the release of Mortal Kombat, created by Ed Boon and John Tobias. Mortal Kombat titles have been released on numerous different video game consoles, handheld game consoles, and personal computer platforms and is considered one of the best-selling video game franchises of all time with over 26 million games sold. The games have appeared on every major video game console produced since its debut including every console created by Sony and Microsoft, every console produced by Sega since the Sega Genesis (as well as the Master System in Europe and South America), and every console produced by Nintendo, bar the Wii U, since the Super NES. Turbo Technologies Inc. (TTI) was offered exclusive rights to Mortal Kombat but NEC turned it down.
Since their release, many of the video games have been re-released on multiple platforms or included as part of compilation packages. The characters have also made cameo appearances in several other games. The video game series includes 24 differently named games, eleven of which are original fighting games, three of which are action-adventure games, and ten others which are re-releases, upgrades and ports. Along with the video game series three feature films, an animated and live-action television series, two books, and several comic books have been produced for the franchise. The first feature film was considered a major success and grossed roughly $70 million in the United States, and an estimated $122 million worldwide.
Video games Main series
Spin-offs
Updated versions
Compilations and bundles
Films and television
Printed media
Novels Title Release date Author Publisher Pages ISBN Mortal Kombat 1995 Kevin Droney, Martin Delrio Tor Books 216 Mortal Kombat Annihilation 1998 Jerome Preisler Torkids 95
Comics
Issues Title Release date Publisher 1 Mortal Kombat Collector's Edition 1992 Midway 1 Mortal Kombat II Collector's Edition 1993 Midway 6 Mortal Kombat: Blood & Thunder 1994 Malibu Comics Notes: A Slow Boat to China Test Your Might The Art of War Kombat Zones Tao Mortal Mayhem 3 Mortal Kombat: Goro, Prince of Pain 1994 Malibu Comics Notes: Stranger in a Strange Land Down and Out in Outworld Armed and Dangerous 1 Mortal Kombat: Tournament Edition 1994 Malibu Comics Notes: With Friends Like These... 6 Mortal Kombat: Battlewave 1995 Malibu Comics Notes: Where The Wild Things Are! A Fighting Chance No Guts, No Glory Days Of Thunder, Nights Of Pain The Killing Fields and The Gift Death Moves and Every Dog Has Its Day 2 Mortal Kombat: U.S. Special Forces 1995 Malibu Comics Notes: Secret Treasures & Kano in 'Break Out Secret Treasures Part 2 |- style="background:#f2f2f2; text-align:center;" || 3 | colspan="2" | Mortal Kombat: Rayden and Kano || 1995 || Malibu Comics |- | colspan="5" style="border: none; vertical-align: top;" | Notes: Eye of the Storm The Evil That Men Do When Part the Heavens... |- style="background:#f2f2f2; text-align:center;" || 1 | colspan="2" | Mortal Kombat: Tournament Edition II || 1995 || Malibu Comics |- | colspan="5" style="border: none; vertical-align: top;" | Notes: A Cold Day in Hell |- style="background:#f2f2f2; text-align:center;" || 1 | colspan="2" | Mortal Kombat: Baraka || 1995 || Malibu Comics |- | colspan="5" style="border: none; vertical-align: top;" | Notes: Babality |- style="background:#f2f2f2; text-align:center;" || 1 | colspan="2" | Mortal Kombat: Kung Lao || 1995 || Malibu Comics |- | colspan="5" style="border: none; vertical-align: top;" | Notes: Rising Son |- style="background:#f2f2f2; text-align:center;" || 1 | colspan="2" | Mortal Kombat: Kitana and Mileena || 1995 || Malibu Comics |- | colspan="5" style="border: none; vertical-align: top;" | Notes: Sister Act |- style="background:#f2f2f2; text-align:center;" || 1 | colspan="2" | Mortal Kombat 4 Limited Edition || 1997 || Midway |- | colspan="5" style="border: none; vertical-align: top;" | |- style="background:#f2f2f2; text-align:center;" || 1 | colspan="2" | Mortal Kombat VS DC Universe: Beginnings || 2008 || DC Comics |- | colspan="5" style="border: none; vertical-align: top;" | |- style="background:#f2f2f2; text-align:center;" || 36 | colspan="2" | Mortal Kombat X: Blood Ties || 2015 || DC Comics |- | colspan="5" style="border: none; vertical-align: top;" | Notes:''' Blood Ties (Chapter 1-12) Blood Gods (Chapter 13-24) Blood Island (Chapter 25-36) |- style="background:#f2f2f2; text-align:center;" || 1 | colspan="2" | Mortal Kombat: Onslaught'' 2023 DC Comics
Music
Title Release date Length Label Mortal Kombat II: Music from the Arcade Game Soundtrack 1993 38:44 Midway Mortal Kombat: The Album May 31, 1994 38:27 Virgin Records Mortal Kombat: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack August 15, 1995 68:28 TVT Records Mortal Kombat: Original Motion Picture Score October 11, 1995 42:01 Rykodisc Mortal Kombat: More Kombat November 5, 1996 67:10 TVT Records Mortal Kombat Annihilation – Original Motion Picture Soundtrack October 28, 1997 79:11 TVT Records Mortal Kombat Musik: MK3 & MK4 Arcade Video Game Soundtrack 1997 66:52 Midway Mortal Kombat: Songs Inspired by the Warriors April 5, 2011 55:25 Watertower Music Mortal Kombat: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack April 16, 2021 1:20:00 Watertower Music
Collectible card games
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