Considered the worst Mortal Kombat game even by the franchises developers, Special Forces focused exclusively on main series staple Jax and attempted to shake-up the Mortal Kombat formula by adopting more of a platforming and third person action adventure gameplay style instead of the classic arena fighting experience the franchise was famous for. While not a terrible decision on paper, Special Forces development was riddled with problems, with key staff leaving half-way through development and the title going back to the drawing board numerous times, the game was essentially rushed out the door to make its already announced release date. Consequently the entire experience feels like a soulless attempt to patch together an inherently broken game, and its legacy tainted the idea of MK spin-offs for years and ultimately harmed the developers relationship with publisher Midway in the long run.
Josh has over 11 years of experience as a published writer, having worked nine of those years as a full-time content producer at WhatCulture. In that period he has created hundreds of articles, videos and podcast episodes for multiple WhatCulture channels, specialising in gaming, horror and film & TV. He now primarily works as a senior content producer and presenter on WhatCulture Gaming where he co-hosts the WhatCulture Gaming Podcast, a top 3 UK most listened to gaming podcast that he co-created in 2018. Over the years he has reviewed several high-profile gaming releases, covered industry events with on-site reporting, opined on breaking news, and even kicked off his interviewing career by chatting to childhood hero, Tommy Wiseau.
