The Biggest Controversies in Mortal Kombat History

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For the last three decades, Mortal Kombat has sat comfortably at the top of the fighting game pyramid alongside juggernauts like Street Fighter and Tekken. Though it took a bit of a break in the 2000s, every Mortal Kombat entry has tried to iterate on its predecessor, with NetherRealm refusing to rest on its laurels. This can be seen in even just the last three entries in the series. 2011's Mortal Kombat revolutionized the franchise, bringing it to the modern day, while Mortal Kombat X doubled down on what worked, but pushed the technical boundaries of the series. Mortal Kombat 11 delivered the most complete fighting game experience in recent memory.

But it hasn't always been sunshine and rainbows for the Mortal Kombat franchise. From the moment the first Mortal Kombat hit arcade floors in 1992, the brand has been closely linked with controversy after controversy. From being one of the core reasons behind the creation of the ESRB rating system to being accused of racism and sexism to even causing PTSD in some developers, Mortal Kombat's history of controversies is long and bizarre.

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The first Mortal Kombat made monumental waves in the public conscious when it first launched in 1992, but not all for the right reasons. While players adored the game's accessibility and cutting-edge graphics, their parents weren't so thrilled. In just a year, Mortal Kombat became the most infamous game in North America, sparking a widespread moral panic across the nation.

In 1993, video games weren't nearly as accepted as they are now. There was no Candy Crush for parents to play, nor was there a console in every home. Though the NES, SNES, and Sega Genesis were all around by 1993,