The game featured a cast of fighters from different realms who competed in a martial arts tournament to decide the fate of Earth.
It added more characters, stages, and secrets, as well as new types of finishers, such as Friendships and Babalities.
It added a run button, unique combo strings for each character, stage transitions and interactive elements.
This was released to address complaints with the last version. It brought back some of the missing characters and stages and added new ones.
It was a compilation of all the previous games. It included every character, stage, and mode from MK1 to UMK3 and some new additions.
It marked the first time the series used 3D polygonal graphics instead of digitised sprites and added a weapon system.
It ditched the run mechanic and 2D style and introduced more variation in character move lists.
It added stage transitions, interactive stage weapons, insta-kill stage hazards, and a combo-breaking manoeuvre.
It added launcher air combos, a parry system, and the ability to create a kharacter and fatality added flavour.
It was a crossover game that pitted the characters from Mortal Kombat against those from DC Comics with toned down the violence and gore.
Retold the story of the first three games with a twist: a future version of Raiden sent a message to his past self to prevent Armageddon.
Continued the story of MK9 with a new generation of characters. The game added more features and modes to the gameplay.
The game focused on the theme of time, as a new villain named Kronika tried to rewrite history and erase Raiden’s interference.
The series is set to reboot again with Mortal Kombat 1, which will be released on September 19 for PlayStation 5.