Everything comes to an end at some time, and while some things go out gently, others go out with a fierce bang. Midway decided to literally bring the Mortal Kombat universe to a close with the release of Mortal Kombat: Armageddon, a massive compilation of almost fifteen years of storylines, characters and martial arts.

As a result, players have 62 classic characters to choose from, which is perhaps the largest number of fighters ever available in a MK game, or perhaps any brawler. Players that tire of the included characters can use the extremely deep Kreate-A-Fighter mode to make their own warriors, complete with ending bio. Armageddon also features a new diversionary mode with Motor Kombat and a newly redesigned Konquest mode that's inspired by the action based MK: Shaolin Monks. Oh yeah, did we mention newly redesigned finishing moves based on the player's skill instead of pre-canned animations? You'll never look at fatalities the same way again, especially once you figure out the best way to chain together eight or nine hit death combos.