When I think Mortal Kombat now-a-days, I immediately cringe. The classic 2D fighting franchise has -- over the years -- turned into a three-dimensional mess of clunky controls and slow-moving fighting mechanics that only the truly hardcore MK fans can appreciate. With this in mind, series creator and creative director Ed Boon and his team at NetherRealm Studios are hard at work on a new entry into the franchise with a specific focus on what made the first three Mortal Kombat games so great -- lots of blood, crazy fatalities, and fun gameplay. I was lucky enough to get a look at an early build of the MK reboot and it seems that Boon and company may be onto something that fans of the original games should be excited about.
