Shao Khan was defeated, Earth Realm was saved, and Bill Clinton was getting "special service" in the Oval Office. It was 1993, and the colorful cast of Mortal Kombat II was unemployed. What happened? Did they go on food stamps? Beg for loose change? Or, god forbid, get a real job?
I sigh inwardly. Sherriff Helen Bannerman’s show-script monologue barely budges my stony composure. An occupational hazard: In The Secret World, every conspiracy theory and tinfoil tirade exists.
If gamers could dream up their fantasy all-star multiplayer game, a live-action version would probably end up looking like this, with a mash-up of Halo, Team Fortress 2, Mass Effect 3, and a surprise guest at the end.