10 Totally Out Of Place Video Game Intros

10. Mortal Kombat: Special Forces

Don't feel bad if you haven't even heard of Mortal Kombat: Special Forces. It is admittedly a deeply terrible Mortal Kombat spin-off released in 2000 - a third-person brawler-shooter in which players take control of Jax as he pursues Kano.

The bulk of the game itself is a fairly gritty and self-serious action title, yet you'd scarcely believe that from its gut-bustingly hilarious, tonally off-kilter intro video.

The shamelessly campy opening, which showcases the game's various characters against colourful backdrops while set to peppy music that'd feel more at home in Austin Powers, couldn't feel less accurate a representation of what Mortal Kombat: Special Forces actually is.

Given that many prominent members of Midway - such as Mortal Kombat co-creator John Tobias - left the company before development was complete, it's perhaps little surprise that the game's identity feels so schizophrenic right from the jump.

Ultimately Special Forces sold so horribly that it caused the mainline franchise to be put on ice for a few years, and that jarring opening surely didn't help shift a single damn unit.