That Time Way of the Warrior Divekicked Naughty Dog into Sony's Corner

Way of the Warrior is the reason that you know the name Naughty Dog. We live in a world shaped by the legacy of a cheesy Mortal Kombat knockoff.

[brianunfried]

Loved that game, White Zombie soundtrack was awesome.

[_smashthegamestate_]

Agreed. It's like the Deadly Premonition of '90s fighting games.

[NotanotherReboot]

I thought Naughty Dog wasn't for you m8

[_smashthegamestate_]

Different cat. One of my comrades. We're all praying for him. ;)

[_smashthegamestate_]

Downvotes? Deadly Premonition is a masterpiece! Fight me.

[UltimateOne88]

I had friends come over every night and we would play until 4 or 5AM - 5 nights a week for months!

The greatest memory I have of my 3DO! It was one of the first games (that I knew of) to use licensed soundtracks and introduced me to White Zombie! I hear that album today and I am instantly transformed back to 1994.

Great times!

[_smashthegamestate_]

When I was a kid, I played it on the sales floor of a store called Incredible Universe. I remember afterwards having to explain to my dad that it was DEFINITELY Mortal Kombat. "I didn't see a sign anywhere for Mortal Kombat." "Dad... It's Mortal Kombat." I was a little punk.

[ziggurcat]

oh dear god...

[_smashthegamestate_]

Not a fan of history?

[ziggurcat]

oh, I am. some things should just never be remembered.

[_smashthegamestate_]

Tell me the opening sequence with the talking skull isn't one of the finest moments in video games and I will explain, gently, why you are a liar.

[gangsta_red]

The chink in Naughty Dog's armor.

This game was terrible. I remember this game way back when on the 3DO and wow the MK rip offs where abundant.

Not as bad ass Tattoo Assassins though...

Hmmmm...maybe ND should do a remake of this game!

[_smashthegamestate_]

I disagree. I would say its ND's finest hour. They did what very few bankrupt third party devs have been able to pull off: They made a budget fighting game that turned a profit. And its sound design is ahead of its time.

[gangsta_red]

That is great and all but that doesn't mean the game play was actually good. The White Zombi sound track is a plus but the actual gameplay and the fatalities were horrible. I remember seeing a bunch of MK rip offs for that time and very few, if any (in fact none) were able to capture the magic of MK.

Anyone here play Kasumi Ninja? Now that is a game that needs an article!

[_smashthegamestate_]

With you 100 percent on the reboot suggestion.

[KwietStorm_BLM]

That game was hilarious.

[_smashthegamestate_]

Ya wanna foight?

[_smashthegamestate_]

The opening sequence is gold.