The story for Ultimate Mortal Kombat 3 basically follows the same story as Mortal Kombat 3, yet there were more battle sites were added and it helped develop the Mortal Kombat storyline even further. Considered one of the most competitive fighting games out of the entire franchise, Ultimate Mortal Kombat 3 is an update to the third installment that brings. Ultimate Mortal Kombat 3 is an update to Mortal Kombat 3 and is considered to be the most competitive fighting game out of the entire franchise. The new additions to the roster included Jade (Kitana's friend & ally), the human version of Smoke, Ermac (who was originally a glitch in MK1), and the original Sub-Zero returns to the fray. Reptile also manages to slither his way back into the fray. Also, the hell-spawned spectre and younger Sub-Zero's guardian Scorpion shows up for this game. The Edenian warrior Kitana returned, along with Shang Tsung's clone, Mileena. It had all the fighters from the first Mortal Kombat 3 game (Shang Tsung, Sindel, Jax, Kano, Liu Kang, Sonya Blade, Stryker, Smoke, Sub-Zero, Cyrax, Sektor, Nightwolf, Sheeva, Kung Lao, and Kabal) but it also brought back a couple of familiar characters.

It may have been used as a precursor to Mortal Kombat Trilogy. It is a remake of Mortal Kombat 3 and may be thought of as a sequel or a deluxe version, since it features more characters than the original Mortal Kombat 3.

Mortal Kombat 3 is a game in the Mortal Kombat video game series, considered by some to be the fourth in the series.

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