There have been quite a few Mortal Kombat Spinoff games, and every single one of them has been exceptionally awful – save for one. Mortal Kombat: Shaolin Monks. Set in the Mortal Kombat II timeline, Shaolin Monks was a pretty damned fine co-op game featuring Liu Kang ad Kung Lao in a God of War styled adventure. And it looks like it’s getting an HD makeover.
In a not particularly subtle tweet, NetherRealm’s Ed Boon pretty much confirmed it.
Someone put this on my desk. WTF? Do they think we’re doing an HD version to download … um.. or something. 8| http://t.co/XWM6yotQky
— Ed Boon (@noobde) October 30, 2013
Any of you keen to replay it – or mayhaps even play it for the first time? As i said, it was a pretty damned cool experience, filled with locations and characters you’d recognise from Mortal Kombat II – which, until the most recent entry, was the best game in the series if you ask me.
Not really a big fan of re-releases…but I’d play this.
Last Updated: October 31, 2013
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Umar Moe Moe
October 31, 2013 at 10:11
yeth pleath
Rock789
October 31, 2013 at 10:25
Yup, I’d play it! 🙂
And totally agree with you Geoff – MKII was by far the best entry… Until the new one came along. Would love to give Shaolin Monks a spin again, but this time in HD. Now that I’ve read this, I really hope it happens!
Rincethis
October 31, 2013 at 10:36
I actually haven’t played this. Wouldn’t mind though.
Umar Moe Moe
October 31, 2013 at 10:27
Actually NO!!
Mortal Kombat Special Forces HD now!!
Unavengedavo(aka. IceCreamMan)
October 31, 2013 at 10:40
Seems like there are a lot of re-releases of games popping up, it’s as if the gaming industry is running out of ideas
Rincethis
October 31, 2013 at 10:42
Good point. Very few new IPs seem to be landing. That being said, there are a few expected with the next gen consoles!
Alien Emperor Trevor
October 31, 2013 at 11:03
I’m not that surprised by there being fewer AAA IPs, it’s costs a fortune to develop a new one now because we’ve all come to expect them to be more detailed.
Then you get companies saying 5 mil copies sold isn’t enough. You also get companies like Ubisoft saying they’re surprised by how well Blood Dragon sold. Who knows what’s going on lol
Rincethis
October 31, 2013 at 11:09
Yeah. Though it they used their heads a bit more than their wallets that might not be the case. I can see how Blood Dragon (which is awesome) did so well. The team were probably told go ahead and have fun screw everyone. And BOOM! Awesomness 🙂
Umar Moe Moe
October 31, 2013 at 10:48
Please…look at CoD, they are the leading franchises of innovation.
Alien Emperor Trevor
October 31, 2013 at 10:53
I don’t really mind re-releases. But I prefer them for smaller games – like Bionic Commando Rearmed or Chopperlifter HD. I have Final Fantasy 7 (which I’ve never played) on PC thanks to this trend too.
Umar Moe Moe
October 31, 2013 at 10:54
HEE HEE HEE play it……leave current backlog……play that
Rincethis
October 31, 2013 at 10:55
Yes, do what he says @b3ba07f0835438e0c954c94031814a2f:disqus you will not be disappointed!