If you are planning to play this on a PC using the PCSX2 emulator, the size of the ISO matters for performance.


Mortal Kombat: Shaolin Monks remains a masterpiece of co-op gaming, and a highly compressed PS2 ISO is the perfect way to preserve it on modern hardware without wasting bandwidth or SSD space. While the purest experience comes from a full 3.9 GB ISO, a properly created 700 MB CSO file offers 99% of the experience with minimal visual loss.

Final Recommendation: Do not trust anonymous "ZIP" files on YouTube descriptions. Instead, grab the full ISO from a reliable archive (Archive.org), compress it to CSO yourself using Level 9 compression, and enjoy the carnage on PCSX2. Remember to support the franchise by buying Mortal Kombat 1 (2023)—but keep Shaolin Monks alive on your hard drive forever.


Have you successfully found a working highly compressed ISO? Share your SHA-1 hash in the comments below (for verification, not piracy).

Open PCSX2. Click Config > Settings.

Click CDVD > ISO Selector > Browse and select your extracted ISO file. Then click System > Boot ISO (fast).

After extraction, you will have a file ending in .iso, .bin, or .img. Its size should be roughly 3.2 GB to 3.8 GB.