The good people at IGN have just unleashed the complete intro movie from Mortal Kombat: Armageddon upon us. While much of the footage has already been seen in previous teaser trailers, there is a ton of new footage that hasn't been shown, until now.

The four and a half minute video begins with the already familiar scene of a vulture feasting on a dead warrior. Soon after, both good and evil kombatants meet each other on the battlefield and the mayhem begins. After some furious battle scenes, Blaze's pyramid rises in the distance, and the kombatants fight to be the first to reach the top.

The video is also fully narrated, as well:

There have been many powerful warriors throughout the millenia. But ages of Mortal Kombat have begun to tear the fabric of the realms. The critical point has finally been reached.

It was foreseen that kombatants would one day grow too powerful and too numerous. If left unchecked, their intensifying kombat would weaken and shatter the realms and bring about the apocalypse.

The Elder Gods demanded a safeguard put in place to avoid total destruction - one that would make use of the kombatants' insatiable bloodlust. Like moths to flame, they would be drawn to battle.

At the apex of destruction, alliances will be broken, and old hatreds will be revived. At last, it has come to this final battle.

Armageddon has begun.

Streaming video is available for non-members, and high-resolution versions are available for download for IGN Insider members.

Click here to go to IGN's Armageddon video section.