Mortal Kombat X’s TV advert channels the schoolyard spirit

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Who could forget those special playground moments as a child? Maybe you’re shootin’ hoops are playing kickball, when you hear some kid scream “FIGHT!” at the top of his lungs. You drop everything immediately, because if you don’t, the supervisor might break it up before you get there. That’d suck.

This Mortal Kombat X ad is exactly like that. Well, I remember less System of a Down. And, there probably weren’t so many adults egging on a pre-adolescent fight club. But, apart from those differences? Spot on.