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Mortal Kombat: Shaolin Monks has sold over one million copies [16] and received mostly favorable reviews. At GameRankings, it holds an average of 79.10% and 80.64% for the PlayStation 2 and Xbox consoles respectively. [9] [10] The game was praised by critics for translating the franchise into an entertaining action game. [13]
The game is a fork of the 1982 game Hack, itself inspired by the 1980 game Rogue. The player takes the role of one of several pre-defined character classes to descend through multiple dungeon floors, fighting monsters and collecting treasure, to recover the "Amulet of Yendor" at the lowest floor and then escape.
Character selection screen. Falcon's Eye is a version of the roguelike video game NetHack which introduces isometric graphics and mouse control. [3] Falcon's Eye has been praised for improving NetHack's visuals and audio to an almost commercial level [3] and has been noted by Linux Journal as among the best free games available. [4]
Hack was created in 1982 by Jay Fenlason with the assistance of Kenny Woodland, Mike Thome, and Jonathan Payne, while students at Lincoln-Sudbury Regional High School. [4] A greatly extended version was first released on Usenet in 1984 by Andries Brouwer.
Slash'EM (Super Lotsa Added Stuff Hack – Extended Magic) is a variant of the roguelike game NetHack that offers extra features, monsters, and items. Several of its novel features, such as the Monk class, "conducts" (voluntary challenges), and the Sokoban levels, have been reincorporated into NetHack.
NetHack community / Jaakko Peltonen / Clive Crous Falcon's Eye was developed by Jaakko Peltonen as graphical version of NetHack. [65] After 2001 development had ended, Clive Crous continued Falcon's Eye as Vulture's Eye. [65] [66] While still being Free and open-source software the game is commercialized via the author's website and Desura.
Kung Lao (Chinese: 空佬) is a character in the Mortal Kombat fighting game franchise by Midway Games and NetherRealm Studios.He debuted in Mortal Kombat II (1993) as a Shaolin monk and close friend of series protagonist Liu Kang, and his trademark characteristic is his wide razor-brimmed hat that he uses as a weapon.
Liu Kang (Chinese: 劉康) is a fictional character of the Mortal Kombat fighting game franchise by Midway Games and NetherRealm Studios.Depicted as Earthrealm's greatest warrior and champion, he debuted in the original 1992 game as a Shaolin monk with special moves, which were intended to be the easiest for players to perform.