Mortal Kombat“According to Time magazine on September 27, 1993, violence in video games is on the rise, particularly with the release of Mortal Kombat. More than 50 million children across the United States have brought this violence into their homes. The parents and other adults of these children ultimately decided that video games in the United States had gone too far.” Mortal Kombat was the first game to bring blood and gore to the gaming world. Mortal Kombat started in arcades, it was such a success that they made it a game you could buy for personal use. Critics praised it when it was first introduced, saying it was too violent for children and should be pulled from shelves. This game has attracted many people because of its realistic graphics, blood and gore. The game was also responsible for the video game rating system used today. The game was an instant hit, they have made an endless amount of Mortal Kombat games, for every gaming system imaginable, there has even been a movie based on the game. This essay will illustrate just how violent and violent Mortal Kombat is. will take a critical view on this popular game. Mortal Kombat is a video game based on hand-to-hand combat between two game characters. The person playing would control a character and use combinations of punches, kicks and special moves to cause as much damage as possible to the adversary. This game is fun and very addictive; kids would end up playing the game constantly trying to master the game's moves and techniques. People found it fun because the characters and worlds you fight in seem to be fantastic, most people would fight their friends to see who would take power; it was a constant challenge to be the best fighter. With the new game that didn't come out too, a long time ago, you could plug an internet cord into the back of your gaming system and play with anyone in the world. This game got so much criticism that the creators had to remove the blood from the game, and they turned it into white sweat, but the critics didn't know that there were codes you could enter to bring the blood back into the game. There were also codes called "Fatalities" that allowed completion of moves where you could decapitate someone's head, rip off their arms and burn them alive..