Mortal Kombat Gold

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Mortal Kombat Gold

System(s): Sega Dreamcast

Publisher: Midway

Developer: Midway

Eurocom

Genre: Action

Number of players: 1-2

Release	Date	RRP	Code
US	1999-09-09^[1]		T-9701N
EU	1999		T-9701D-50
DE/FR/NL	1999		T-9701D-51
ES/UK/IT	1999		T-9701D-61
AU	1999	$94.9594.95^[4]
BR	xxxx		197186

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Mortal Kombat Gold is a Sega Dreamcast exclusive update to Mortal Kombat 4, released in 1999. The game was a Dreamcast launch title in North America and Europe.

Gameplay

Gold is essentially the same as Mortal Kombat 4, but adds Kitana, Mileena, Cyrax, Kung Lao, Baraka and Sektor from previous Mortal Kombat games. It also includes three new stages: The Living Forest, The Church, and The Soul Chamber. It also has a new weapon select system.

The player gets a low and high punch, low and high kick, and a block and run button. New to the series is a sidestep move which can be used to avoid projectiles. Also new to the series is a bonebreaker move which can be used up close and is activated by pressing Low Kick. There are interactive objects in some stages such as throwing stones. Combinations of buttons can be used to perform special moves.

Each character is given a weapon which can be wielded with a button combination. If the weapon is dropped it can be used by the other player. By using more button combinations at the end of the round the player can use any of two finishing moves and in certain stages a stage fatality.

Characters

Baraka
Cyrax
Fujin
Goro
Jarek
Jax
Johnny Cage
Kai
Kitana
Kung Lao
Liu Kang
Meat
Mileena
Noob-Saibot
Quan-Chi
Rayden
Reiko
Reptile
Sektor
Scorpion
Shinnok
Sonya Blade
Sub-zero
Tanya

History

Release

The game was criticised upon release for its sub-par graphics. Rather than play to the Dreamcast's strengths, the game was said to look more like the Nintendo 64 port of Mortal Kombat 4.

Like several of Midway's Dreamcast games, the game was re-released with a "Hot! New!" label in North America, fixing many of the game's bugs (including VMU support, allowing the player to save). As well as the label the game can be identified with its red-tinted disc.

Belokk

Another character named Belokk was shown in early screenshots from Game Informer but was cut from the final game.^[5] According to Ed Boon, Belokk was cut due to time constraints.^[6]

Magazine articles

Main article: Mortal Kombat Gold/Magazine articles.

Promotional material

BR print advert

Print advert in Official Dreamcast Magazine (US) #1: "September 1999" (1999-08-24)

Print advert in Official Dreamcast Magazine (US) #2: "November 1999" (1999-10-05)

Physical scans

Sega Retro Average

Publication

Version

Score

Ação Games (BR)

90

^[9]

Arcade (UK)

PAL

25

^[7]

Consoles + (FR)

PAL

35

^[10]

DC-UK (UK)

PAL

50

^[11]

Dreamcast: Le Magazine Officiel (FR)

PAL

40

^[12]

Dreamcast Magazine (UK)

PAL

77

^[13]

Electronic Gaming Monthly (US)

NTSC-U

45

^[14]

Entsiklopediya igr dlya Dreamcast (RU)

91

^[15]

GameFan (US)

NTSC-U

78

^[16]

GamePro (US)

NTSC-U

88

^[17]

GamesMaster (UK)

39

^[18]

Man!ak (PL)

58

^[19]

Neo Plus (PL)

60

^[20]

Next Generation (US)

NTSC-U

25

^[21]

Official Dreamcast Magazine (UK)

50

^[22]

Player One (FR)

75

^[8]

Revista Oficial Dreamcast (ES)

PAL

40

^[3]

	57
Based on 17 reviews

Mortal Kombat Gold

Dreamcast, US
Cover
Disc Inlay "Hot! New!" Disc

Dreamcast, UK/ES/IT
Cover
Disc

Dreamcast, DE/FR/NL
Cover
Disc

Dreamcast, BR
Cover
Disc

References

↑ Press release: 1999-09-02: Sega Dreamcast Launch Titles and Peripherals
↑ ^2.0 ^2.1 File:DreamcastMagazine UK 03.pdf, page 54
↑ ^3.0 ^3.1 ^3.2 File:ROD ES 01.pdf, page 43 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:ROD ES 01.pdf_p43" defined multiple times with different content
↑ File:Hyper AU 074.pdf, page 62
↑ http://www.gamespot.com/news/2450709.html
↑ http://www.mortalkombatonline.com/content/kom/transcripts/EdBoon_08-25-1999.html
↑ ^7.0 ^7.1 File:Arcade UK 13.pdf, page 101 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:Arcade UK 13.pdf_p101" defined multiple times with different content
↑ ^8.0 ^8.1 File:PlayerOne FR 102.pdf, page 100 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:PlayerOne FR 102.pdf_p100" defined multiple times with different content
↑ Ação Games, "Novembro 1999" (BR; 1999-xx-xx), page 30
↑ Consoles +, "Novembre 1999" (FR; 1999-1x-xx), page 170
↑ DC-UK, "December 1999" (UK; 1999-11-22), page 38
↑ Dreamcast: Le Magazine Officiel, "Décembre 1999/Janvier 2000" (FR; 1999-12-xx), page 102
↑ Dreamcast Magazine, "No. 3" (UK; 1999-11-25), page 54
↑ Electronic Gaming Monthly, "October 1999" (US; 1999-09-07), page 220
↑ Entsiklopediya igr dlya Dreamcast, "Izdaniye chetvertoye, dopolnennoye" (RU; 2002-xx-xx), page 135
↑ GameFan, "Volume 7, Issue 10: October 1999" (US; 1999-xx-xx), page 20
↑ GamePro, "October 1999" (US; 1999-xx-xx), page 138
↑ GamesMaster, "Christmas 1999" (UK; 1999-11-29), page 71
↑ Man!ak, "Grudzień 1999" (PL; 1999-xx-xx), page 75
↑ Neo Plus, "Grudzień 1999" (PL; 1999-xx-xx), page 30
↑ Next Generation, "October 1999" (US; 1999-09-21), page 108
↑ Official Dreamcast Magazine, "November 1999" (UK; 1999-09-30), page 96

Mortal Kombat games for Sega systems
	Mortal Kombat (1993) \| Mortal Kombat II (1994) \| Mortal Kombat 3 (1995) \| Ultimate Mortal Kombat 3 (1996)
	Mortal Kombat (1993) \| Mortal Kombat II (1994) \| Mortal Kombat 3 (1996)
	Mortal Kombat (1994)
	Mortal Kombat II (1994)
	Mortal Kombat II (1996) \| Ultimate Mortal Kombat 3 (1996) \| Mortal Kombat Trilogy (1997)
	Mortal Kombat Gold (1999)
Unlicensed Mortal Kombat games for Sega systems
Mortal Kombat 5 (1999)

[Press_release:_1999-09-02:_Sega_Dreamcast_Launch_Titles_and_Peripherals-1] Press release: 1999-09-02: Sega Dreamcast Launch Titles and Peripherals

[:File:DreamcastMagazine_UK_03.pdf_p54-2] 2.0 ^2.1 File:DreamcastMagazine UK 03.pdf, page 54

[:File:ROD_ES_01.pdf_p43-3] 3.0 ^3.1 ^3.2 File:ROD ES 01.pdf, page 43 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:ROD ES 01.pdf_p43" defined multiple times with different content

[:File:Hyper_AU_074.pdf_p62-4] File:Hyper AU 074.pdf, page 62

[http:.2F.2Fwww.gamespot.com.2Fnews.2F2450709.html-5] ttp://www.gamespot.com/news/2450709.html

[http:.2F.2Fwww.mortalkombatonline.com.2Fcontent.2Fkom.2Ftranscripts.2FEdBoon_08-25-1999.html-6] ttp://www.mortalkombatonline.com/content/kom/transcripts/EdBoon_08-25-1999.html

[:File:Arcade_UK_13.pdf_p101-7] 7.0 ^7.1 File:Arcade UK 13.pdf, page 101 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:Arcade UK 13.pdf_p101" defined multiple times with different content

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[:File:AcaoGames_BR_145.pdf_p30-9] Ação Games, "Novembro 1999" (BR; 1999-xx-xx), page 30

[:File:ConsolesPlus_FR_094.pdf_p170-10] Consoles +, "Novembre 1999" (FR; 1999-1x-xx), page 170

[:File:DCUK_04.pdf_p38-11] DC-UK, "December 1999" (UK; 1999-11-22), page 38

[:File:DLMO_FR_02.pdf_p102-12] Dreamcast: Le Magazine Officiel, "Décembre 1999/Janvier 2000" (FR; 1999-12-xx), page 102

[:File:Dreamcast_Magazine_.E2.84.9603.pdf_p54-13] Dreamcast Magazine, "No. 3" (UK; 1999-11-25), page 54

[:File:EGM_US_123.pdf_p220-14] Electronic Gaming Monthly, "October 1999" (US; 1999-09-07), page 220

[15] Entsiklopediya igr dlya Dreamcast, "Izdaniye chetvertoye, dopolnennoye" (RU; 2002-xx-xx), page 135

[:File:GameFan_US_0710.pdf_p20-16] GameFan, "Volume 7, Issue 10: October 1999" (US; 1999-xx-xx), page 20

[:File:GamePro_US_133.pdf_p138-17] GamePro, "October 1999" (US; 1999-xx-xx), page 138

[:File:GamesMaster_UK_089.pdf_p71-18] GamesMaster, "Christmas 1999" (UK; 1999-11-29), page 71

[19] Man!ak, "Grudzień 1999" (PL; 1999-xx-xx), page 75

[20] Neo Plus, "Grudzień 1999" (PL; 1999-xx-xx), page 30

[:File:NextGeneration_US_58.pdf_p108-21] Next Generation, "October 1999" (US; 1999-09-21), page 108

[:File:ODM_UK_01.pdf_p96-22] Official Dreamcast Magazine, "November 1999" (UK; 1999-09-30), page 96

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Mortal Kombat Gold

From Sega Retro

Contents

Gameplay

Characters

History

Release

Belokk

Magazine articles

Promotional material

Physical scans

References