Review of Mortal Kombat: The Journey Begins (1995) by John K — 07 Jul 2012

In 1995, several months before the movie's release, Threshold Entertainment released a tie-in animated film on VHS and Laserdisc, Mortal Kombat: The Journey Begins. It featured traditional animation, motion capture and CGI to explain the origins behind some of the movie's main characters. The film is included as a special feature on the Mortal Kombat DVD/Blu-Ray, 2011 Release.

The film featured Liu Kang, Johnny Cage and Sonya Blade â" also the three main characters in the live action movie â" traveling on a mysterious boat en route to the Mortal Kombat tournament. On the way they meet Raiden who provides them with some hints about how to survive the tournament and defeat Shang Tsung and his army of Tarkatan minions. Upon arriving at the island where the battle takes place, Raiden retells the origins of Shang Tsung, Goro, Scorpion, Sub-Zero and the Great Kung Lao in between fight scenes.