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Instruction booklet · September 9, 1994

Mortal Kombat II

FightingArcade1–2 playersESRB M

The story

Mortal Kombat II is a fighting game originally developed by Midway for arcades in 1993. It serves as the second main installment in the Mortal Kombat franchise and follows the success of its predecessor by enhancing the gameplay and further developing the original game's mythos.

Specifications

Released
September 9, 1994
Developer
Sculptured Software
Publisher
Acclaim Entertainment
Players
2
Genre
Fighting · Arcade
Rating
ESRB M
Series
Mortal Kombat
Themes
Action · Fantasy · Horror
View
Side view
Multiplayer
2+ players

What the magazines said

9
8
8
8
EGM · four reviewers
8
7
7
6
Famitsu · four reviewers
Players
76/100 (335 ratings)
GameRankings
86%
Computer and Video Games
96%
GamePro
20/20
Next Generation
5/5
Amiga Format
AMI: 90%
CU Amiga
AMI: 95%
Sega Saturn Magazine
SSAT (Pre-release): 93%, 2/5
VG&CE
10/10
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