Futuristic action thriller prequel starring Luke Goss as a convict determined to gain his freedom no matter what it takes. In the near future, as the US economy begins to falter and crime increases, new prisons run for profit begin to appear. Terminal Island is one such penitentiary where a regime of brutal oppression reigns. Beginning his life sentence after killing a policeman, Carl Lucas (Goss) soon realises his only chance for freedom lies in entering and winning the latest TV show devised by unscrupulous producer September Jones (Lauren Cohan). In the last-man-standing 'death race', Lucas must battle it out against his fellow inmates in heavily modified vehicles designed to destroy anything that gets in their way.

With the aid of sorcerer Shang Tsung, the evil Shokan Prince Goro has been Kombat champion for nine generations. If he wins for a tenth time the portals of Earth will be opened up to the desolation and despair of the Outworld for all eternity. The only hope of salvation lies in three humans who have been guided by the thunder god Rayden (Christopher Lambert) to find out how to conquer this evil prince. Based on the best-selling computer game.