Mortal Kombat Arcade Kollection

Mortal Kombat Arcade Kollection is a 2011 video game compilation co-developed by NetherRealm Studios, Other Ocean Interactive and Code Mystics and published by Warner Bros. Games. It is a compilation of three classic 2D fighting games in the Mortal Kombat series. The game was created after an ambitious HD remake project titled Mortal Kombat HD Arcade Kollection was cancelled. Arcade Kollection was released as a downloadable title for PlayStation 3 (via PlayStation Network) and Xbox 360 (via Xbox Live Arcade) in August 2011, and for Microsoft Windows (via Steam) on February 1, 2012.

The game is a compilation of the first three Mortal Kombat games: Mortal Kombat (1992), Mortal Kombat II (1993) and Ultimate Mortal Kombat 3 (1995). Along with a few very minor changes to them, it features online multiplayer, pause menus, achievements, also making unlockable characters always available in online mode.

The game was originally conceived as an HD remake of the early Mortal Kombat games, featuring remade character sprites, new backgrounds and new user interface system, before the scope of the project was changed.^[3] Known as Mortal Kombat HD Arcade Kollection,^[4] it was supposed to be made by Other Ocean Interactive, the studio that has created Ultimate Mortal Kombat for the Nintendo DS.^[5] This project was never even officially announced before it was canceled,^[6] and a simple compilation of original games was released instead, also created by Other Ocean.

Los recursos gráficos, como los modelos de Zbrush para los Animalities y el rostro sin máscara de Mileena, fueron filtrados por el artista Jeremy Kohar en 2013. ^{[ 5 ]} Anteriormente, el artista John Montenegro reveló más arte conceptual del proyecto. ^{[ 3 ]} En 2014, la maquilladora Tanea Brooks publicó fotos de sí misma ayudando a los nuevos actores de Liu Kang , Kitana , Kung Lao , Shao Kahn y Sonya Blade a prepararse para una sesión de rodaje para HD Kollection . ^{[ 7 ] [ 8 ]} Blind Squirrel Games hizo otro intento de reeditar la trilogía original en HD, pero también fue cancelado antes de que se concretara. ^{[ 9 ]}

En su lanzamiento, el juego recibió críticas generalmente mixtas o promedio.

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