In a shocking twist, a game that was initially released in 1995 is back in the spotlight as a nominee for Best Fighting Game at GameSpot'sBest of 2006 Awards. In a year that saw the release of the mega ultra jammed-packed 3D fighter, Mortal Kombat: Armageddon, for last generation consoles; another mega ultra jammed-packed fighter is claiming the glory. It is clear that the 2D fighters of Mortal Kombat old are finding new life in the current generation's downloadable Arcades.
Sparked with a spiffed up multiplayer capability, Ultimate Mortal Kombat 3 for Xbox Live Arcade is everything the classic Mortal Kombat fan dreams about experiencing. Ever since broadband Internet connections became commonplace, the desire for a Internet multiplayer version of the classic arcade games grew stronger and stronger with every release of the recent 3D versions of Mortal Kombat that featured online play. With Microsoft's engineers on the task, the network code that key members of the MK Team constantly and consistently said was impractical, found success with Ultimate Mortal Kombat 3.
Voting is still underway over at the Best Fighting Game page at GameSpot. Regardless of the vote's outcome, Ultimate Mortal Kombat 3 for Xbox Live Arcade has been a success on three fronts: technically, financially, and now critically. UMK3 was also nominated for Best Downloadable Console Game at GameSpot, but did not win. Hopefully this success has not gone unnoticed at Midway and that other classic Mortal Kombat games are on the way to the downloadable Arcades of this generation's consoles.
In a shocking twist, a game that was initially released in 1995 is back in the spotlight as a nominee for Best Fighting Game at GameSpot's Best of 2006 Awards. In a year that saw the release of the mega ultra jammed-packed 3D fighter, Mortal Kombat: Armageddon, for last generation consoles; another mega ultra jammed-packed fighter is claiming the glory. It is clear that the 2D fighters of Mortal Kombat old are finding new life in the current generation's downloadable Arcades.
