Mortal Kombat: Special Forces (2000) — Release Date, Cheats, Price & Requirements

Mortal Kombat: Special Forces

Take on the role of Mortal Kombat character Jax, as you descend into the realm of Mortal Kombat in search of arch- villain, Kano. As you make your way through the game, you will delve deeper into one of the…

30 June 2000

What Mortal Kombat: Special Forces is

Mortal Kombat: Special Forces is an adventure game developed by Midway Games and released in 2000. It is available on Dreamcast, Nintendo 64 and PlayStation.

The premise, in the publisher's words

One of the earliest stories that established the Mortal Kombat universe was the relationship between Jax and Kano. Jax, a special forces agent, was hot on the trail of career criminal Kano, when he was led into the Mortal Kombat tournament. Kano represented the criminal underworld and Mortal Kombat was a supernatural event that caused all of these things to collide. But, we've only hinted at their shaded past. Lt. Sonya Blade and Kano disappear after the first tournament. Jax takes a risky rescue mission to the Outworld. He must save partner Sonya and stop Kano once for all.

Description from the publisher · source

How it plays

Its themes are action. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.

Where it sits in the Mortal Kombat series

Mortal Kombat: Special Forces is the 31st of 118 entries we hold in the Mortal Kombat series. It arrived 9 months after Mortal Kombat Gold. The next entry was Mortal Kombat Advance in 2001.

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What it launched against

Mortal Kombat: Special Forces launched on 30 June 2000, within three weeks of Diablo II, Deus Ex, Final Fantasy IX and Deus Ex: Game of the Year Edition.

Released around the same time: Diablo II, Deus Ex, Final Fantasy IX, Deus Ex: Game of the Year Edition.

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