Mortal Kombat Gets Special

Midway is hopping on the special edition bandwagon in a major way. The company announced that not one, but four limited premium editions of Mortal Kombat: Armageddon will be available for the PlayStation 2 when the game is released on October 9th.

Three of the four Mortal Kombat: Armageddon Premium Editions will feature metallic packaging covers that highlight some of the franchise's most popular character duos, including: Sindel & Shao Kahn, Johnny Cage & Goro, and Kano & Sonya. The fourth Premium Edition set will feature the general Mortal Kombat: Armageddon retail box art on metallic packaging. The Premium Edition sets have a suggested retail price of $49.95 and will also include the following:

- An arcade–perfect, playable version of the original Ultimate Mortal Kombat 3.
- Over 60 minutes of bonus DVD video content featuring a "History of Fatalities" movie, along with new videos for more than 50 of the Mortal Kombat characters.
- Animation cell cover art autographed by franchise co–creator, Ed Boon.

Related Game(s): Mortal Kombat: Armageddon

8/3/2006 Aaron Thomas