

Jax can attack with his hands and feet, as well as block counter strikes.

The player also has a limited energy reserve: whenever Jax performs one of his special techniques, he spends energy that can be replenished by performing certain combos. The player can restore Jax's health meter using first-aid kits. Jax can ascend to higher-level platforms even as he cannot jump, but he can push large blocks. Exploring the locations in the search for keys, the players solve puzzles, find the codes to unlock the doors, and blast hidden passages in walls. There are five levels set on Earth in Otherrealm, with a boss battle at the end of each of them. The protagonist is Jax, who uses not only hand-to-hand combat techniques but also firearms and explosives. Mortal Kombat: Special Forces is a third-person view action-adventure game. Upon release, the game was panned by critics for its poor level design and tedious gameplay, and is considered one of the worst video games of all time. The departure of Tobias led to a significant trimming of content, including the removal of Sonya Blade as a playable character. Special Forces endured a difficult development due to series co-creator John Tobias and other staff members leaving Midway before the game was completed. Set before the first game Mortal Kombat, players control Jax as he pursues criminal leader Kano and his gang. A spin-off/prequel of the Mortal Kombat franchise, it is the second installment to not be a fighting game and the first 3D spin-off.

Mortal Kombat: Special Forces is a 2000 action-adventure beat 'em up video game developed and published by Midway for the PlayStation in 2000.
