Mortal Kombat II

Mortal Kombat II
An arcade flyer for the game, featuring its newcomer characters Kung Lao, Kitana and Baraka, and its redesigned version of Shang Tsung
Developer(s)	Midway Games Probe Entertainment (MD/GEN, GG, GB, SMS, Amiga, 32X, PC, SS, PS1) Sculptured Software (SNES)
Publisher(s)	Midway Games Acclaim Entertainment (home versions)
Producer(s)	Ken Fedesna Neil Nicastro
Designer(s)	Ed Boon John Tobias
Programmer(s)	Ed Boon
Artist(s)	John Tobias Tony Goskie John Vogel
Composer(s)	Dan Forden
Series	Mortal Kombat
Platform(s)	Arcade, Game Gear, Master System, Genesis, SNES, Game Boy, Amiga, DOS, 32X, Saturn, PlayStation, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, Windows (not including emulation releases)
Release date(s)	April 1993 Arcade NA: April 1993 January 1994 (3.1) Mega Drive/Genesis NA: September 9, 1994 EU: 1994 JP: 1994 Game Gear NA: September 9, 1994 EU: 1994 Super Nintendo Entertainment System NA: September 9, 1994 EU: 1994 JP: November 11, 1994 Game Boy NA: October 27, 1994 EU: October 27, 1994 32X NA: 1994 EU: 1994 JP: May 19, 1995 Amiga NA: 1994 EU: 1994 PC NA: May 16, 1995 EU: 1995 Master System EU: 1994 Saturn NA: March 28, 1996 EU: 1996 JP: March 29, 1996 PlayStation JP: August 2, 1996 PlayStation 3 NA: April 12, 2007 EU: June 8, 2007
Genre(s)	Fighting game
Mode(s)	Single-player, multiplayer
Cabinet	Upright
Arcade system	Midway T Unit
Display	Raster, horizontal orientation, 400×254

Aggregate scores
Aggregator	Score
GameRankings	85.87% (SNES) 85.62% (Genesis) 64.50% (GB) 57.50% (Saturn)
Metacritic	72/100 (PS3)
Review scores
Publication	Score
CVG	97% (Mega Drive) 96% (SNES) 93% (Arcade) 93% (32X) 90% (GB) 88% (GG)
EGM	8.25/10 (SNES) 7.25/10 (Genesis) 7/10 (GG) 6/10 (GB) 5.75/10 (Saturn)
Famitsu	28/40 (SFC) 22/40 (Mega Drive) 18/40 (GB)
Game Informer	7/10 (Saturn)
GamePro	20/20 (SNES) 17.5/20 (Genesis) 16.5/20 (GG) 15/20 (GB)
GamesMaster	94% (Mega Drive)
GameSpot	7.9/10 (PS3)
IGN	7.8/10 (32X) 7.3/10 (PS3)
Next Generation	(PC) (Saturn)
Amiga Computing	80% (Amiga)
Amiga Format	90% (Amiga)
CU Amiga	95% (Amiga)
Mean Machines Sega	92% (32X) 80% (SMS)
Sega Saturn Magazine	93% (pre-release Saturn version)
VG&CE	10/10 (SNES) 9/10 (32X) 8/10 (GB) 7/10 (Genesis) 7/10 (GG)

Mortal Kombat II (commonly abbreviated as MKII) is a competitive fighting game originally produced by Midway Games for the arcades in 1993. It was later ported to multiple home systems, including the PC, Amiga, Game Boy, Sega Game Gear, Sega Genesis, Sega Saturn, Super Nintendo Entertainment System, and various PlayStation consoles, mostly in licensed versions developed by Probe Entertainment and Sculptured Software and published by Acclaim Entertainment.

Mortal Kombat II was the second game in the Mortal Kombat series, improving the gameplay and expanding the mythos of the original Mortal Kombat, notably introducing more varied Fatality finishing moves and several iconic characters, such as Kitana, Mileena, Kung Lao, Noob Saibot, and the series' recurring villain, Shao Kahn. The game's plot continues from the first game, featuring the next Mortal Kombat tournament set in the otherdimensional realm of Outworld, with the Outworld and Earthrealm representatives fighting each other on their way to challenge the evil emperor Shao Kahn.

The game was an unprecedented commercial success and was acclaimed by most critics, receiving many annual awards and having been featured in various top lists in the years and decades to come, but also perpetuating a major video game controversy due to the series' continuous depiction of graphic violence. Its legacy includes spawning a spin-off game Mortal Kombat: Shaolin Monks and having the greatest influence on the 2011 reboot game Mortal Kombat, as well as inspiring numerous video game clones.