Gaming Entertainment: Mortal Kombat: Defenders of the Realm Cartoon Review · 9:38pm Oct 11th, 2020
A new edition of Gaming Entertainment is up and we for once look at something else that isn’t DIC related. The Autumn season for some reason always reminded me of Mortal Kombat 3 and Rare related games. It’s one of those things you can’t explain but these games give me that nostalgic rush. Due to this feeling, through the Fall I replay Ultimate Mortal Kombat 3, Donkey Kong Country 2 and 3 and the Resident Evil series. It’s traditional for me since those games represent this season and Halloween because of their themes. Even I put on videos that highlight holiday theme music from gaming. That is the best way to get into the spirit of Autumn especially from those soundtracks. Please check out my reviews on the series from Resident Evil, Ghosts N Goblins and Splatterhouse to really get into the mood.
On this occasion we take a look at Mortal Kombat: Defenders of the Realm. The same studio that produced the first film called Threshold Entertainment returns again with the help of another company called Roman Films. If you are unfamiliar with Roman Films, they are infamous for producing average license cartoons like the Mask and Mighty Max. At least it’s not DIC’s awful resume of terrible produced cartoons of Gravesdale High and Hammerman (MC Hammer). You heard correctly DIC put together an MC Hammer cartoon…let that sink in. The show is based on the events of MK3 where Shao Khan’s influence in Outworld causes Earth Realm several invasions. The team of Sonya, Jaks, Raiden, Striker, Nightwolf, Kitana and Subzero join forces to combat the forces of Outworld. In the past I always assumed DOTR was a sequel to the original movie. However, that is not the case as this series is following its own continuity. It doesn’t continue the story from the games or acts as a bridge to MK: Annihilation. Will this be the one to redeem the other shows in the 90s from the curse of DIC?
