Mortal Kombat X is a fighting game developed by NetherRealm Studios and published by Warner Bros. The game was created using unreal engine 3 and is the 10^th game in the series it was released 14^th April 2015 for PC, Xbox One and PS4. Very much the same as previous versions of the game the player can player in local cooperative mode or against the computer AI, the player would select their chosen character from a large assortment of characters in this version that includes famous horror characters like Freddy Krueger and Jason Voorhees from Friday the 13^th film franchise. The players will then fight using an assortment of different special attacks until such time as they can hit a fatality and these are what Mortal Kombat is known for. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6L27Q6ZFMPg

 NetherRealm Studios began publicly hiring for eighth generation development in April 2012 and in July 2013 it had been confirmed that there would be a new Mortal Kombat game which was said to be released alongside the film series reboot in September 2015.

 The game was released worldwide 14^th April 2015 everywhere except for Germany the reason for this is because of games initial refusal by the German USK which is the German abbreviation for Entertainment Software Self-Regulation Body. So they wanted an age rating for the game and from this the game was released in Germany 1^st September 2015.

 I personally haven't played a Mortal Kombat game yet but after some research there is a few complaints about Mortal Kombat's animation specifically the idle animations they were considered clunky and didn't seem to look realistic, the bodies of some of the characters had really bad posture and seemed to shake their bodies in unnecessary motions. This was more noticeable because the motions within the cinematics at the beginning of the battle and the fatalities were flawless I believe this is due to the more freedom the animator has in the cinematics because they can make it look more like a movie and don't have to be restricted by the fighting frames.

 In this trailer for Mortal Kombat X we start off in a darkened forest with a slow dramatized beat slowly getting loader as the camera pans across the scene this works great to start working suspense and intrigue to what will happen next, the ground starts to become icy and we then see Sub Zero a long-time fan favourite of the franchise standing with his back to the camera he then slowly turns around to face off against Scorpion, another favourite in the franchise the camera is then looking down the battlefield over scorpions shoulder. The music continues to gradually get loader and we then get a close up of the 2 faces before the battle commences the camera zooms out to the same camera angle used within the games fight sequences and the voice of Steve Ritchie saying “FIGHT” who coincidentally also voices the famous Mortal Kombat “FATALITY”. The 2 characters then  run at each other as Wiz Khalifa's Can't Be Stopped plays over the top, much the same as the game itself the action sequence is brutal and you hear every punch and kick connect which makes the player get more engrossed in what is happening and intrigued for the product itself, we get to see slow motion camera shots of big fight moves and some of the special powers the 2 characters use within the game we then see Scorpion get the upper hand followed by Steve Ritchie's “FINISH HIM” then Scorpion throws out a chain and the camera and music cuts, we then see the Mortal Kombat Logo fade across the screen which then cuts back the finishing part of the fatality accompanied by “GET OVER HERE” by Steve Ritchie this is all amazing editing for this trailer to get people excited for the game. The lighting effects for this trailer work really well to compliment the action that is taking place within the scene, the darkened forest gives a creepy feeling and the great use of shadows as the battle is taking place work really well to make the characters look more realistic, the moonlight glowing in the background lets off enough light to give the trailer a good contrast of light and dark. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jSi2LDkyKmI