A great big thank you to all for watching this video and staying with the channel! This is episode 7 in my Explained series, and it leaves us with five Mortal Kombat games left to cover before MK1! If you have missed any previous episodes you can catch them all, right here in this convenient playlist! Enjoy! m.kzfaq.info/sun/PL1OBedn71fCt6nYsng_LzCgCU93-NbOOZ

This was truly something ahead of it’s time. Shame that it was the first and only of it’s kind

Love that most characters’ costumes were faithful to the MK2 art style, seeing MK2 Shang Tsung in 3D for the first time was awesome

Honestly if in Liu Kang’s new era Sub-Zero and Scorpion are partners, then that would lay an INSANE groundwork for a Shaolin Monks-style co-op game with them. The ACTUAL “Fire & Ice” sequel we’ve all been waiting for

the day this gets remastered will be one of the greatest days in gaming history

This game and Deception completely shaped the universe of MK in my mind. And they never really got back there until MK 11, but even then, it's more of an homage than world-building.

This game was incredibly special. This was a time when companies would still try new ideas with their properties. This game took what was, in my opinion, the best era of MK games (1st & 2nd games) and made a really fun 2 player action game in that world. There was so much fan service jammed into the games. It was a bit repetitive but it had a very competent engine and was fun to play, especially with a second player. I really with they'd make a follow up for it.

It's so crazy how well loved Shaolin Monks is and yet they didn't bother to do another game like it.

This game made me a Kung Lao fan, and the first time we see Khans face, but they dropped the bone stuff around the eyes.

Shaolin monks is my favorite mortal kombat game,I love the fact its a retelling of Mortal Kombat 2

I loved shaolin monks, wish they did more things like that, more single player games where you can expore the world of mortal kombat which is in my opinion the best thing about the games and few fighting games come close in terms of worldbuilding.

I remember me and my brother playin this on co-op for hours when we were kids

One of the best MK side projects ever made. We're long overdue for a remastered/sequel of this kick ass game.. ED BOON! Hopefully we get this remastered/sequel in the near future. Thanks Don Critic!

really sad that they didn't make sequels, it had the potential to compete with other franchises of that genre.

swear its like they took the Konquest mode and just ran with that alone. And that shit WORKED.

I loved shaolin monks its such a underrated game in my opinion.

This in my opinion is the most underrated game of all time the attention to detail in this game the combat system the story the graphics (for the time period) this shit was fucking amazing and it’s a shame developers don’t make games like this anymore

And as I said in the community tab. I AM HERE FOR THIS ONE SPECIFICALLY!!! brb gonna watch

The Inferno Scorpion boss fight is hands down the best boss fight in this game. I remember how hyped I got we he showed up. It was so bad ass!

Nostalgic Vibes... MK Shaolin Monks will always be one of my favourite games, especially from the old but gold Era of PS2... ☯️✌️

Best mortal Kombat game ever. Hands down. This was my childhood

Wish they did another co-op MK game. Maybe a prequel with the Sub-Zero brothers about their time working for the Lin Kuei.

One of the best games ever

Absolutly loved this series! Feels like such a simple concept, but when it's well done like you're doing, it makes me want to see more! I loved the mk 2 explained video and I must say, the quality of the video keeps being better and better! keep up the good work!

I always felt like this game is one of the best ways to experience Mortal Kombat. It captured that dark and eerie/horror feeling so well and the combat felt so good

I would buy this remaster / MK adventure game in a heart beat

0:07 Johnny cage it’s a canon event

Hands down one of if not the best midway game depicting an mk konquest I wish we got more like that sequel we never got. Thank you so much for doing this game

just went to a nostalgic journey with this video amazing video good job keep it up looking foward to see more of your videos

I remember my brother and I got this game right after it came out, and we played it for a little bit. My brother, being the fanatic of fighting games, wasn't the biggest fan of this one, and I just went to playing other games. About 2 years later, I decided to play this game on my own and man, I kept telling myself "how did I not play this sooner". What a treat it was to find the unlockables and play as Kung Lao in an excellent story mode. Thank you for bringing me back some nostalgia! We need a reboot, asap!

From Deadly Alliance to Armageddon I was there for it. It was crazy to have this drop and get to explore the MK worlds with my brother. Good ol Midway days.

This is actually the first MK game I played. I remember playing it in a daycare when I was a kid. Now that I'm an adult I realized, Why the fuck was this game in a daycare??

I've been waited for this video, keep up the good work!

Still the best mortal komat to date.

im glad that your channel is doing well mate ❤

Incredible video, I'm hooked on this series😊

I just bonged the other videos a couple of days ago. These are so well done! Keep up the great work!

I always saw Shaolin Monks as a 3d version of the old 2d side scrolling beat em ups Ala Spider-Man and Venom: Maximum Carnage or Separation Anxiety. 🤔

This is arguably the funnest local co op game ever made

4:55 Liu Kang: *about to test his might* That one monk: *runs into the raging fire, burning himself to death*

This game solidified the bond between my younger brother and me

Love these videos man

Me and my girlfriend played this alot. Then we got the codes for Sub Zero and Scorpion. We could never get past Shao Khan

I played Shaolin Monks countless times. I knew it was gonna be a masterpiece. I bought it on launch day. I'm Re-playing it again on my steam deck. It brings a tear to my eye because it brings back a lot of memories of playing this game when i was younger. Ed Boon and the team really made something special here. The fact Warner Brothers, who now own MK haven't allowed Ed and the team to make a remake or sequel. I sure hope we get one one day.

7:47 The way Baraka gets up has me about to act up lmfao

You did an excellent job at explaining this masterpiece keep up these great videos 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

Daaaamn this looks good!! As a beat em up fan I can't believe I missed this!!! 😫

One word LEGENDARY!!

We need more couch co-op MK games, i remember playing this for hours with my friends it was a fun experience fighting for a single cause instead of each other unlike new MK titles.

I used to play this on my ps2 when I was a kid lol good times

Thanks, that was a great video! I do vaguely remember playing the co-op mode, and I thought it was a good game.

This was my favorite mortal Kombat scene of all them squaring Off in the temple

Great breakdown of this game. I actually had no clue this was supposed to be a Mythologies: Liu Kang game at all. The more you know!

awesome video i used to love playing this game with my brothers back in the day what a time.

My man forgot to mention the Kabal side mission where you find him locked in a cage above ground and can give him his hookswords back. It’s also before he has his mask.

Love ur channel... watched almost every video about each game released in the Mortal Kombat Series. This was one game I never played before. Now gotta look for it on the PS network. Don't have a ps5 for mk1 so I guess will buy it and play at my brother's . just like back in 09 with mk9 for ps3.

Those graphics in that cutscene are so good for a game that old

I just found ur videos today and I already love them now wait for armaggedon vid

One of my top ten favorite games of all time.

This is my favorite, non-traditional MK game!! The lore and gameplay goes together like bread and butter. I still remember being so mesmerized and dumbfounded during my first play of this game. I was hooked on it from day one and still remain a big fan of this. I really hope NRS make another one like this or even a remastered version of this on current consoles!!

This game is the reason Kung Lao was my favorite growing up, loved playing as him. So nostalgic. I never really played MK before that or even after. Not until MK9 in which i had to watch him get his neck snapped. I was livid lol

I remember when this game came out I would go down to the game stop at the mall every day and just look at the big old cardboard cut display they had, Since I had it pretty ordered the staff got so tired of seeing me there every day I got to take my copy home 3 days early.. That was a good game.. I consider it cannon, just in my head it's one of the alternate worlds we learn about in Mortal Kombat (2011) just like Special Forces and Mythologies. "Its all connected" thanks to the multiverse and Kronikas time manipulation in 11.

Was ahead of its time and god that intro for this game was so 🔥 very underrated I felt like this game was ! And it would be amazing if they brought a remastered version for ps5 and Xbox !

I can't explain how good this game is, me and my brother still play it and we never get bored really hope there will be a remake or sequal

This monk needs to be added to or something similar

Big fan! But when is the next video coming? My excitement can’t take the pressure lol

Still crazy to me that this was my intro to the MK series as a kid. Fucking love this game.

I enjoyed it. Best part also got a demo for suffering ties that bind in the extra menus

As a standalone game, this definitely could’ve become a series like God of War, and I do not understand why it didn’t.

I loved this game so much

this is the best co-op beatem up game ever made. immensely underrated.

Loved this version of Lao. Wasn’t insecure and showed better judgement than lui at times

Yes!! Here for the video drop. Let's see how it goes.

This game was every. I still have my ps2 copy. I hope this gets a remaster of some sort or even more fun there could be a shaolin monks telling the mk3 and mk4 story

A 3D platformer, beat-em-up, fighting game with RPG elements. Damn i miss this game

I miss this game. I tried on PCSX2, but its not the same single player. My brother and I played through several times switching characters each time. Loved that they added Subzero and Scorpion as characters in the story

Prior to its peak here in Argentina, PS2 was found mostly in a lot of stores where one could play it by paying for the hour. Although there were a great deal of games available, the three most chosen by far were FIFA, PES (as we love football/soccer) and Shaolin Monks. That was somewhat odd since it was an adventure game which one's progress could not be saved and yet this game became an icon for children and teenagers who also got their own copy of the game at the moment they could get their own PS2 at home.

Absolutely adored this game back in the say

I rented this game repeatedly. It was such a masterpiece

During a time, where online games wasn’t the focus, rather couch coop was. All these games were so far ahead of their time when it comes to the coops. Also the fact that these games all had a lil demo for the next game they were releasing was so good

Netherealm needs to make a sequel to Shaolin Monks. Brings me back to a better Era of gaming. My brother and I bonded over playing this game from start to finish. Good memories, loved the combat system and a re telling of MK 2. Major plus is exploring the world of MK, which we hardly do since it's mostly in cutscenes.

Wish they did more of these! This game was perfect. Great story and gameplay.

Just a little Easter egg I thought I’d mention, the fatality that you preform on Shang Tsung is the exact way he kills Liu in Deadly Alliance.

Again really loving these. Are you going to do Armageddon and DC Universe?

That's how my cousin and I were introduced to to the game. At an age where we were a bit too young, and our copy was badly pirated, so we only got up to a certain point in the campaign...

My buddy and I loved this game

All these years I did not know there was a survival mode😮 this alone made me want to replay it (even though I was going to anyway)

One of the best games i hv ever played... Wish they could do a remake...

I'd love a remake of all the mk games in this style. Loved playing this game. Great vid.

We most certainly need a game like this again 😩

Reptile's design in this game is 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

Wish they made more MK games like this. Or at least a story mode like Shujinko's and Taven's but in this style.

I loved playing this game with my brother. It’s perfect, it introduced both of us to MK. It trips me out to realize how good we were at the game for us being so young at the time. This game’s meant to be played in Co-op obviously but it really is something special in Co-op. They really just need to rerelease it fr. I’d drop 100 dollars on it easy.

Im in love with this "explained" series! Just subscribed

I got this game for Christmas back in 2006 it took me a long time to finish this game I had so much trouble defeating Shoa Khan.

Shoalin Monks was what revived my love for MK and X, unfortunately, took it away.😞 Tbh, I would like to see an updated and remastered Shoalin Monks game but I'm that afraid Netherrealm Studios would ruin just that too. What I really loved about this game in particular was the well choreographed cut scenes.

They put love and care into this game

When liu kang and kun lao said "WE ARE THE SHAOLIN MONKS!!!!!" I cried

Had such good memories hiring this game from United Video when it came out. Was so much fun man. I was hoping to see a sequel come out so hopefully we could get one some in the PS5, Xbox Series X/S era.

I was the right age, 13-14 and i remember these 2 games were a big talk among my friends. I had deception and a friend had shaolin monks ans we both went to each other houses to play them. Once staying up all night till 7am beating SM in one sitting.