Mortal Kombat: Special Forces
Mortal Kombat: Special Forces is a 2000 action-adventure game developed and published by Midway for the PlayStation. A spin-off of the Mortal Kombat franchise, it is the second installment not to be a fighting game and the first 3D spin-off.
FightingHack and slash/Beat 'em upAdventure
- Time to beat
- about 4 hours
- Plays offline
- Yes
Overview
Mortal Kombat: Special Forces is a 2000 action-adventure game developed and published by Midway for the PlayStation. A spin-off of the Mortal Kombat franchise, it is the second installment not to be a fighting game and the first 3D spin-off. Set before the original Mortal Kombat game in the series, it follows Jax as he pursues criminal leader Kano and his gang.
Special Forces endured a difficult development due to series co-creator John Tobias and other staff members leaving Midway before the game was completed. The departure of Tobias led to a significant trimming of content, including the removal of Sonya Blade as a playable character. Upon release, the game was panned by critics for its poor level design and tedious gameplay, and is considered one of the worst video games of all time. The game was re-released in 2025 as part of the Mortal Kombat: Legacy Kollection compilation.
Official trailer
Gameplay Video. Watch on YouTube
Screenshots
Game details
- Genres
- Fighting, Hack and slash/Beat 'em up, Adventure
- Developer
- Midway Games
- Publisher
- Midway Games
- Series
- Mortal Kombat
- Platforms
- PlayStation
- Age rating
- ESRB M
- Modes
- Single player
- Yes
- Local multiplayer
- No
- Online multiplayer
- No
- Co op
- No
- Age ratings
- ESRB
- M
Release dates
| Platform | Region | Date |
|---|---|---|
| PlayStation | Europe / PAL | 2000-06-30 |
| PlayStation | North America | 2000-06-30 |
Playable today
Playable offline todayYes
Single-player only, with no online features.
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Has online features | No |
| Online servers running today | Does not exist |
| Playable offline today: campaign | Yes |
| Playable offline today: local multiplayer | Does not exist |
| Playable offline today: online multiplayer | Does not exist |
Online
Plays offlineYes
Credits
- Publisher
- Midway Games
- Developer
- Midway Games
- Released
- 2000-06-30
- Age rating
- ESRB M
- Region
- US
- Time to beat
- about 4 hours
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