Mortal Kombat: Shaolin Monks ROM – Microsoft Xbox (XBOX)

Mortal Kombat: Shaolin Monks is a 2005 action-adventure beat ’em up video game developed and published by Midway for the PlayStation 2 and Xbox. A spin-off of the Mortal Kombat franchise, it is a retelling of the events of Mortal Kombat II (1993). Players control the eponymous Shaolin monks Liu Kang and Kung Lao in either single-player or cooperative play as they protect Earthrealm from the forces of Outworld.

GAMEPLAY

The game features three main modes of play. There is also a versus mode, where two players can fight against each other in some of the arenas featured in the game.

Shaolin Monks features a multi-directional combat system, which gives players the ability to attack any of the enemies that surround them fluidly.
Using some of the environment in this manner, as well as attacking or destroying certain objects, serves as a puzzle-solving element to unlock secrets in the game.

The game also includes Fatalities, a common feature of the Mortal Kombat series. Performing combos on enemies increases the Fatality meter. Once that meter has reached a certain level, a Fatality may be performed, regardless of an opponent’s level of health.

The main characters can perform several different Fatalities moves, some of which are 3D updated versions of Fatalities from the first and second Mortal Kombat games. The player can also unlock the ability to do Multalities, which are Fatalities performed on multiple enemies at once.

STORY AND CHARACTERS

The battle rages furiously on Shang Tsung`s island fortress in the Lost Sea, as the sorcerer watches the fighters battle his soldiers to protect Earthrealm. The Earthrealm’s Shaolin monk Liu Kang defeats Shang Tsung, and the warrior Goro comes to his defense. With Goro distracting everyone else, Shang Tsung creates a portal to Outworld and retreats with his allies. Thunder god Raiden appears afterward and warns the remaining fighters to get off the island palace because it is collapsing into the sea. Everyone, except Liu Kang and Kung Lao, evacuates and escapes back to the Wu Shi Academy.

Liu Kang and Kung Lao, however, have to fight their way to another portal to get to Wu Shi Academy. Although the Tarkatans are defeated, Baraka captures Sonya Blade. Raiden confirms that Shang Tsung is trying to lure Liu Kang and his allies to Outworld where he can order his henchmen to attack them and bide his time for power. Liu Kang and Kung Lao journey through the nightmarish realm of Outworld to stop the sorcerer’s plot.