Mortal Kombat 3

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Mortal Kombat 3
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Developer(s)	Midway
Publisher(s)	Midway
Release date	1995
Genre	2D fighter
Mode(s)	Single player, Two player
Age rating(s)
Platform(s)	Arcade, SNES, Game Boy, Sega Saturn, PC, Genesis, Sega Game Gear, Xbox Live Arcade, PlayStation, Template:Infobox/input
Credits | Soundtrack | Codes | Walkthrough

Mortal Kombat 3 is the sequel to Mortal Kombat II. It was released for several platforms: Arcade, SNES and Sega.

Story

Liu Kang wins Mortal Kombat II. Shao Kahn strikes again and gives youth to Shang Tsung. There is a new underboss, called Motaro. He is a very strong minotaur who can teleport.

Gameplay

• Run: the players can run with a button. They can do it for a small period of time.
• Kombos: similar to other fighting games, the fighter can now perform combo sequences. The combos are not linked like in Killer Instinct, they are a predefined sequence of punches and kicks. The player can insert special moves into the sequence. For example, Sub-zero kombo is: HP, HP, LP, LK, LK, <- HK.
• Animality: the winner can turn the opponent into an animal
• Friendship: a gift of friendship
• Babality: the winner can turn the opponent into a baby, with the same clothes and even moustache.
• Brutality: a special finishing move, performing a 11-move kombo.
• Pit: the classical pits fatalities, it features a level from MK I.
• Kodes: these are kodes that can be inserted before a fight. They allow special modes like Switcheroo, handicaps, hidden characters, no blocks, no running, etc.
• New characters: a lot of new characters. Some characters are missing, but they will appear in the sequel: Mortal Kombat Ultimate.

Arenas

• The Subway
• The Street
• The Bank
• The Rooftop
• The Balcony
• The Bridge
• Soul Chamber
• Bell Tower
• Kombat Temple
• The Graveyard
• The Pit III
• Noob Saibot's Dorfen (Vs. Noob Saibot only)
• The Hidden Portal (Vs. CPU-controlled Smoke only, and seen only if the Ultimate Kombat Kode is not yet entered)

Layers

The following displays the Kombat Zones where a character can be uppercut into different backgrounds.

• The Subway → The Street
• The Bank → The Rooftop
• Soul Chamber → The Balcony