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  developer Midway
  publisher Midway
  release 1995
  genre Versus Fighting
  modes Up to 2 players simultaneously, 8 players alternating for Tournament Mode (2 at a time)
  cabinet Standard
  arcade System Midway Wolf Unit Hardware <br>Sound CPU: ADSP2150<br>Midway Digital Compression System (DCS) - Amplified Mono<br>Latest Game Version : Revision 12
  monitor Raster resolution 400 x 254 (Horizontal) Palette Colors 32768
  input 8-way Joystick , Buttons: 6 (HP, LP, BLOCK, HK, LK, RUN)


''Ultimate Mortal Kombat 3'' is a Fighting Game in the '' Mortal Kombat '' series, released in Arcades in 1995 . It is an update of '' Mortal Kombat 3 '' and was later updated into '' Mortal Kombat Trilogy ''. Midway has also announced an online version of Ultimate Mortal Kombat 3 for the Xbox Live Arcade on the '' Xbox 360 '' due for release sometime in 2006.


NEW TO UMK3



Characters

''UMK3'' has all of the ''Mortal Kombat 3'' fighters plus some of the characters that were left out from ''Mortal Kombat'' and '' Mortal Kombat II '':

  • Smoke formerly only playable via Ultimate Kombat Kode in MK3, he's now a normal character.


The following characters were Hidden unlockable characters:
  • Mileena : Unlocked by Ultimate Kombat Kode (2-2-2-6-4-2-2-2-6-4)

  • Classic Sub-Zero : Unlocked by Ultimate Kombat Kode (8-1-8-3-5-8-1-8-3-5)

  • Ermac : Unlocked by Ultimate Kombat Kode (1-2-3-4-4-4-4-3-2-1), he was rumored to be a glitched red ninja from the original ''Mortal Kombat'' game. He is now a new playable character.

  • , he is basically a clone of Scorpion , with some of Ermac's aerial combos.


Hidden opponents:
  • Noob Saibot : Although he was featured in the original ''MK3'', he is no longer the palette swap of Kano but once again of a ninja. Like before, he is fought via Kombat Kode.

  • Rain : Featured in the games opening montage, he is a fake hidden character that is not found in this game. He was obviously intended as a means of generating interest in the game and to keep quarters flowing into the machine as die-hard fans tried to find or unlock him. In the Sega Mega Drive/Genesis and Super Nintendo version he was, however, playable. He also becomes playable in Mortal Kombat Trilogy. A clue to his identity is presented in the fact that the font used in his name is different from all the other characters.



Kombat zones

Including all of the original backgrounds from the '' Mortal Kombat 3 '', minus The Bank and the Hidden Portal (which were removed), ''UMK3'' includes several new backgrounds:
  • Scorpion's Lair (Hell): This stage also contains a new pit fatality, where the opponent is uppercutted into a river of lava.

  • Jade's Desert

  • Kahn's Kave

  • River Kombat

  • Scislac Busorez (Blue Portal): A combination of the background from the ''UMK3'' "Choose Your Destiny" screen, The Pit 3 bridge, and the mountains and bridge from The Pit II in ''MKII''. This stage is added to the permanent level cycle when Mileena, Classic Sub-Zero, and Ermac are unlocked.

  • Noob's Dorfen: An obvious knock-off of The Balcony stage, can now be played using a Kombat Kode unlike having to fight Noob to see it like in ''MK3''.



CHARACTERS LIVE BACKGROUNDS


  • Jade in Jade's Desert

  • Ermac in Lost

  • Scorpion in Scorpion's Lair

  • Shao Kahn in The Pit 3 or The cave



Other mentionable changes


  • New 2-on-2 kombat mode (similar to an Endurance match but with humans on both sides).

  • New 8 player tournament kombat.

  • "Chain combos", commonly called "dial-a-combos", can now be started by using a jump punch or a hop kick.

  • Stryker now has a "rapid fire gun" special move added to his arsenal. His grenades have been given a delay which greatly tones down his ability to bombard foes.

  • Kano now has a diagonal cannonball among his special moves.

  • Liu Kang and Sonya have new knock-up dial-a-combos.

  • A "toned down" Kabal , who lost a few cheap combos.

  • A "toned down" Sub-Zero , who can no longer create an ice clone next to the opponent to freeze him on the spot. If he tries, the statue will not form.

  • Sonya's ''MK3'' Friendship , which had her waving her arms back-and-forth in a silly manner, is removed. Now she simply does her victory pose and a row of flowers grow out of the ground.

  • Improved CPU opponent AI.

  • Shao Kahn 's Lost Treasures are added to when you beat the game.

  • The "Select Your Fighter" screen no longer states which Kombat Zone is going to be used during the match.

  • The original red portal background used for the "Choose Your Destiny" screen is now replaced with a blue portal.

  • The character endings are only accompanied by text and your character's versus screen picture.

  • The same applies to the character bios during the attract mode. However, the only bios featured are for Kitana, Jade, Scorpion, and Reptile; the ninja characters who weren't featured in the original ''MK3'' and don't have to be unlocked via Ultimate Kombat Kode in this game. The full body artwork from MK3 of each character is completely removed and only features these four ninjas in their verses screen pictures plus text on a background of the battleplan/portal. This "cheap solution" for the characters to save space on artwork is also used in Mortal Kombat Trilogy, although there are bios for most of the characters in that game.

  • The storyline pictures and accompanying text have been removed (beginning with "These are the words of Raiden" and explaining the plan to conquer Earth and the Tournament warriors' struggle).

  • An extra "Master" difficulty is added to the "Choose Your Destiny" screen.

  • "Endurance Matches" return since last being featured in the first ''Mortal Kombat''. Some matches have you face as many as three opponents in a given round.



STORYLINE

''Ultimate Mortal Kombat 3'' is assumed to be the same as the ''Mortal Kombat 3'' story, except with more added characters. ''Mortal Kombat Trilogy'' later overrides the ''UMK3'' story.


CHARACTER BIOS AND ENDINGS

''Note: This only pertains to new bios/endings not found in the original ''Mortal Kombat 3.

Unlike the original ''MK3'', ''UMK3'' did not feature graphics illustrating the character's endings, instead superimposing their "versus" image on top of a background showing a portal.


Classic Sub-Zero

Bio:
Thought to have been vanquished in the Shaolin Tournament, Sub-Zero mysteriously returns. It's believed this secretive member of the Lin Kuei, a legendary clan of Chinese "ninjas", has returned to again attempt an assassination of Shang Tsung. To do so, he must fight his way through Shao Kahn's tournament.

Ending:
Having been killed in the first tournament, Sub-Zero somehow seems to have emerged to win the third tournament. However, upon removing his mask both the Outworld and the Earth-born warriors...

Are shocked to discover the true identity of this warrior. A warrior who has long been missing from a previous Mortal Kombat, and one who will return in the fourth tournament.


Ermac

Bio:
An enigma to all who come into contact with him. Ermac's past remains shrouded in mystery. It's believed that he exists as a life force brought together by the souls of extinguished Outworld warriors. Shao Kahn has managed to take possession of these souls and use them to fight on the side of tyranny.

Ending:
Having been in hiding since the first Mortal kombat, neither the Earth nor the Outworld has recognized this elusive ninja. Ermac uses his victory in the tournament to prove his existence...

As well as a warning that he will return as an unstoppable force in the fourth Mortal Kombat.


Jade

Bio:
When the renegade Princess Kitana makes her escape into the unknown regions of Earth, Jade is appointed by Shao Kahn to bring his daughter back alive. Once a close friend of the Princess, Jade is faced with the task of betraying her friend or disobeying her Emperor.

Ending:
Jade makes the decision to assist her longtime friend, Kitana. She thwarts an assassination attempt by Reptile against the princess and fends off their other Outworld enemies.

This clears the path for Kitana to turn Sindel against the Emperor Shao Kahn. With Sindel removed as an enemy Jade finds herself facing the Emperor in Kombat.

She defeats him and both Earth and her former homeland of Edenia are transformed to their original states. Jade has earned herself a place alongside the great heroes of Mortal Kombat.


Kitana

Bio:
Kitana is accused of treason by the High Courts of the Outworld after murdering her evil twin Mileena. Shao Kahn takes it upon himself to appoint a group of warriors specifically to catch his daughter and bring her back alive. But Kitana must find a way to reach the newly crowned Queen Sindel first and warn her of their true past.

Ending:
Kitana evades the evil clutches of Shao Kahn and escapes into the unknown regions of Earth. She survives an assassination attempt by the vile creature Reptile, and allies herself with her onetime comrade - Jade.

Together with the help of Earth's Warriors, Kitana reaches Sindel and turns the Queen against her Emperor. With Shao Kahn defeated the Earth is changed back to its original state, as is Kitana's realm of Edenia.

She will be forever in debt to her friends from Earth as she rules the new realm of Edenia at Queen Sindel's side.


Mileena

Bio:
Murdered by her twin sister Kitana, Mileena finds herself brought back to life by Shao Kahn himself. Her skills as a vicious fighter will be needed to defeat Earth's chosen warriors. Her ability to read the thoughts of her twin sister will enable Kahn to stay one step ahead.

Ending:
Winning the third tournament enables Mileena to reclaim her role as the Outworld Queen. With the help of Baraka she then takes both Sindel and her daughter Kitana hostage.

Together they threaten Shao Kahn with their lives unless he lures the Earth-born warriors into a fourth Mortal Kombat where Baraka can return regain his title as the Ultimate Mortal Kombat Champion


Noob Saibot

Bio:
Noob Saibot emerges from the darkest region of reality - a region known as the Netherealm. He belongs to a group called the Brothers of the Shadow, and worships an evil and mysterious fallen Elder God. His mission is to spy on the events taking place in the battle between the realms and report back to his enigmatic leaders.

Ending:
At first a passive observer, Noob Saibot would soon receive orders to side with the evil Emperor Shao Kahn. Saibot's leaders in the Netherrealm want him to join kahn's battle to gain his trust and to gain entrance into the Earth Realm.

When Kahn drops his guard, Noob Saibot is ordered to attack. With both the Earth Realm and the Outworld's Emperor defeated, the fallen Elder God known as Shinnok can take both realms and gain the power he needs to strike back at the Elder God who banished him into the Netherrealm.


Rain

Bio:
Born of Kitana's former world of Edenia, Rain was smuggled away from the realm as a small child shortly after Shao Kahn's take over. Thousands of years later he resurfaced. His allegiance belonging to Kahn, he chose to betray his homeland rather than suffer at the hands of Kahn's extermination Squads.

Ending:
Rain fights valiantly for the Emperor Shao Kahn. But it would be Kahn's own step daughter, the Princess Kitana who turns Rain against him. Like Kitana, Rain's origins also come from their former realm of Edenia.

He learns that his father was once a general in Edenia's army and died at the hands of Shao Kahn himself. Enraged at the truth about his history, he joins Kitana in aligning with the Earth Realm Warriors.

But his allegiance comes under question when he mysteriosly disappears during an extermination squad attack. To prove his loyalty he embarked on a suicide mission to destroy Shao Kahn and end the menace once and for all.


Reptile

Bio:
Always a reliable servant to Shao Kahn, Reptile is chosen to assist Jade in the capture of Kitana. In contrast to Jade's instructions, Reptile is ordered to stop the renegade Princess at all costs... Even if it means her death.

Ending:
Reptile is ordered by Shao Kahn to find and kill Kitana. He is successful in completing his task, but upon returning, finds himself shunned by the Emperor.

Shao Kahn promised Reptile that if he was successful that he would resurrect Reptile's race. Shao Kahn never had any intentions of fulfilling his promise.

Enraged, Reptile turns against his master and defeats him in battle but by killing his master, Reptile destroys the one chance to ever know his true race.


Scorpion

Bio:
When Shao Kahn makes a failed attempt at stealing the souls which occupy Earth's hell, Scorpion is able to escape from the nether region. Free to roam the Earth once more, Scorpion holds allegiance with no one. He's a wild card in Earth's struggle against the Outworld.

Ending:
Scorpion is inadvertently released from his damnation in hell when Kahn's Plan to overtake that realm goes awry. Free to roam Earth, Scorpion is enlisted by the Emperor to aid him in his quest to destroy the chosen warriors.

But, his allegiance to Shao Kahn falters when he discovers one of the chosen warriors to be Sub-Zero. Scorpion has vowed to protect the former ninja as restitution for killing his brother.

Shao Kahn finds himself the victim of his own scheme as Scorpion is forced to turn against him, he destroys the Emperor and the Earth is returned to normal.

Scorpion finds himself once again roaming the pits of Hell, only to one day rise again.


Smoke

Human Smoke bio:
In his human form, Smoke was a lethal assassin working for the Lin Kuei. But when they decided to automate their ninjas, Smoke is caught in the middle. He became a cyborg assassin, whose human form would exist as a memory forever more.

Human Smoke ending:
Winning the tournament enables Smoke to escape his artificial body. He then devotes his life to study the fighting skills of his counter part ninjas: Scorpion, Sub-Zero and Reptile. Without warning, Smoke once again vanishes...

He retreats into the hidden forest to continue his study, and will remain there until he has perfected the skills of the remaining ninjas and can compete in Mortal Kombat 4.


ARCADE VS. CONSOLES

Like most ''Mortal Kombat'' games of its time, ''Ultimate Mortal Kombat 3'' made its debut in the Arcade . When it was ported to Home Consoles , it underwent several changes.


Sega Saturn changes

  • "The Bank" stage is back.

  • There are a few new Kombat Kodes, and a couple from the arcade do not work here.

  • The Ultimate Kombat Kodes (to unlock the secret characters) have six slots instead of ten (probably in order to be performed with only one control).

  • Alternatively, the secret characters can be unlocked via a secret options screen, which is faster than entering all three UKKs one by one (since the characters unlock cannot be saved).

  • Noob Saibot is a shadow Kano as in ''Mortal Kombat 3'', not a black ninja as in the arcade version of ''UMK3''.

  • Since the arcade intro is missing, Rain does not appear in the game, yet the message kombat kode "Rain can be found in the Graveyard" is still there.

  • Shang Tsung can morph into Robot Smoke, which is not possible in the arcades.



SNES changes

  • Animalities removed.

  • Sonya's Friendship from ''Mortal Kombat 3'' is used as opposed to her Friendship from the arcade version of ''UMK3''.

  • Brutalities are introduced, a new form of Fatality which allows the player to attack their opponent with a series of kicks and punches which result in the victim exploding, leaving a somewhat unrealistic amount of bones on the ground.

  • Shao Kahn's treasure chest has only 10 boxes instead of 12.

  • Ermac's Fatality is altered.

  • Scorpion's Hellraiser fatality is different. He just takes the opponent back into the Hell stage where they just catch on fire and explode.

  • Sheeva has been removed.

  • Kitana's kiss of death only inflates heads..same effect as Kabal's air pump fatality.

  • Rain and Noob Saibot are playable. Mileena, Ermac and Classic Sub-Zero are playable without any need of codes.

  • Motaro and Shao Kahn are unlockable characters for two player fights, although only one player can choose a boss.

  • Announcer no longer announces the characters names.

  • Most of the ''MK3'' levels are missing.



Mega Drive/Genesis changes

  • Animalities and Mercies removed.

  • Sonya's Friendship from ''Mortal Kombat 3'' is used as opposed to her Friendship from the arcade version of ''UMK3''.

  • Brutalities introduced, a new form of Fatality which allows the player to attack their opponent with a series of kicks and punches which result in the victim exploding.

  • Shao Kahn's treasure chest has only 10 boxes instead of 12.

  • Sheeva has been removed.

  • Kitana's kiss of death only inflates heads..same effect as Kabal's air pump fatality.

  • Rain and Noob Saibot are playable. Mileena, Ermac and Classic Sub-Zero are playable without any need of codes.

  • Motaro and Shao Kahn are unlockable characters for two player fights, although only one player can choose a boss. In addition, only one boss can be unlocked at any given time.

  • Shang Tsung can morph into Robot Smoke, which is not possible in the arcades. He can also morph into Noob Saibot and Rain.

  • Announcer no longer announces the characters names.

  • Most of the ''MK3'' levels are missing which include the Balcony and Street so uppercutting in the Subway and Soul Chamber does not take you to level above.



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