Game Informer recently interviewed Mortal Kombat co-creator Ed Boon, who spilled the beans on a Mortal Kombat game that was a fatality early in it's development. Developers started work on the game shortly after releasing Mortal Kombat: Shaolin Monks, the dope coop beat 'em up that has players control Liu Kang and Kung Lao. It's so sad to hear that the successor, Mortal Kombat: Fire and Ice, which was set to star Sub Zero and Scorpion, was scrapped due to time constraints. Why?!
Mr. Boon must have not gotten the memo from gamers on Shaolin Monks' reception. It kicked ass, man! It was fucking awesome! So awesome, that a friend and I loaded up on coffee and played for about 12 straight hours, from 8pm to 8am, and enjoyed every last minute of it. Just couldn't get enough of mincing dudes with Kung Lao's hat.
After the game was beaten, Sub Zero and Scorpion became selectable characters in story mode but it was weird to see the two Lin Kuei assassins referring to each other as Liu Kang and Kung Lao in the cut scenes. So, if they thought that unlockable was good enough to can an entire game dedicated to Sub Zero and Scorpion, think again.
