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2000 PlayStation

A Mortal Kombat spin-off beat 'em up in which you play Jax, brawling through 3D levels with combos and special moves while hunting the villain Kano. It is a clunky, little-loved departure from the series' usual one-on-one fighting.

What defines Mortal Kombat: Special Forces:

  • Dark, serious atmosphere
  • Action-packed real-time combat
  • Challenging difficulty

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Infernal

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Nightmare Creatures

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Crusaders of Might and Magic

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Constantine

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Haunted Castle

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El Matador

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Splatterhouse

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Sonic.EXE

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A short fan-made horror platformer that twists Sonic's cheerful world into a nightmare: as Tails, Knuckles and Robotnik you flee a malevolent Sonic through eerie, lifeless levels.

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