Mortal Kombat II

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Mortal Kombat II

System(s): Arcade, Sega Mega Drive, Sega 32X, Sega Saturn, Sega Master System, Sega Game Gear, Amiga, DOS, Game Boy, PlayStation, PlayStation Network, SNES
Publisher: Acclaim
Developer: Midway
Genre: Action
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Mortal Kombat II is the sequel to the critically acclaimed Mortal Kombat.

Sega 32X

Mortal Kombat II (known as Mortal Kombat II: Kyuukyoku Shinken in Japan) was ported to the 32X by Probe Entertainment, the same company behind the Genesis version of the same game. The original port was first released in the United States on December 4, 1994 in time for the Christmas season. A revision fixing minor programming issues and bugs that were most likely not addressed due to the Christmas deadline was released in January of 1995. The game was released in Europe and Japan in 1995.

This port is built off of the Genesis version, but features enhanced graphics and utilizes a much greater color palette. Backgrounds, character sprites, and the health bars are among the few things that are much more detailed in this version.

It also boasted many enhanced sound effects that sounded very similar to the arcade version and added numerous sound effects missing in it's Genesis counterpart, namely Shao Kahn's announcing of the rounds and various screaming noises. Due to the game's tight schedule, however, it retained the Genesis version's soundtrack.

The port received many lukewarm reviews due to it's inferior soundtrack, but is preferred by some over the SNES version for it's tight controls.