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Mortal Kombat: Shaolin Monks is a standalone game in the Mortal Kombat series. Shaolin Monks was developed by Midway LA (formerly Paradox Development) and published by Midway for the PlayStation 2 and Xbox and was released September 16, 2005 in the United States. A Nintendo Gamecube,PlayStation Portable Versions Were Planned But it Was Cancelled. A Game Boy Advance And Nintendo DS Versions Were Also Cancelled Because they felt the game was not for kids under seventeen years old. In October 2004, the president of Midway, David F. Zucker, called the release of Shaolin Monks the "first step toward delivering something that Mortal Kombat fans have been calling for: a new game set in the Mortal Kombat universe every year.