The Mortal Kombat 1 launch trailer pays homage to the original game’s commercial
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Warner Bros. has released a new live-action trailer forMortal Kombat 1which recreates iconic scenes from the series' debut Mortal Monday commercial.
With just over two weeks to go untilMortal Kombat 1is released, hype is at an all-time high. For fans of some of thebest fighting games, it can be considered one of the biggestupcoming gamesof the year. Theofficial live-action trailergets straight into the heart of things, with former professional wrestler and current movie star Dave Bautista getting out into the street screaming those all too familiar words, Mortal Kombat!
The trailer is just under two minutes in length, around double the duration of the original Mortal Monday commercial from 30 years ago, which sees the actor rallying people from all walks of life to come together in unison for the deadly fighting tournament. As with theoriginal trailer, the clip ends with the hordes of people overcome with the urge to get violent as the chaos erupts into in-game footage.
It’s more than a touch of nostalgia from the marketing team, as this new trailer seems to perfectly capture the essence ofMortal Kombat 1as Bautista shouts to the crowd that it’s “a new era” and a “new beginning”. Parallels between this upcoming release and the first-everMortal Kombatare further cemented by the fact that the latest in the long-running series releases the same week as the original title did over three decades ago. It’s a rallying cry to those who grew up with the original trilogy.
This could explain why this fourth entry in the NetherRealm’s revitalized Mortal Kombat series has broken the release window tradition. Typically, as has been the case withMortal Kombat (2011),Mortal Kombat X, andMortal Kombat 11, the games have always been released in mid-to-late April - as was also the case withInjustice: Gods Among Us.
Mortal Kombat 1 releases on September 19 forPS5,Xbox Series X,Nintendo Switch, and PC, and should play especially well with one of thebest fight sticks.
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