Question: What year saw the launch of the review website that gave Mortal Kombat: Annihilation a 3% rating?
Context: Noob Saibot, is a fictional character from the "Mortal Kombat" fighting game series.  He debuted as an unplayable hidden character in "Mortal Kombat II", in which he was a black silhouette of the game's other male ninjas, and made his first selectable appearance in the console versions of "Ultimate Mortal Kombat 3".  His name consists of the surnames of "Mortal Kombat" creators Ed Boon and John Tobias spelled backwards. Mortal Kombat 4 (MK4) is the fourth main installment in the "Mortal Kombat" series of fighting games developed by Midway Games.  Released to arcades in 1997, "Mortal Kombat 4" is the first title from the series, and one of the first made by Midway overall, to use 3D computer graphics.  It is also the last game of the series to have an arcade release.  Eurocom (who had previously developed the Sega Saturn version of "Ultimate Mortal Kombat 3") later ported it to the PlayStation, Nintendo 64, PC, and Game Boy Color during 1998.  An updated version titled "Mortal Kombat Gold" was released exclusively for the Dreamcast the following year. Mortal Kombat Arcade Kollection is a 2011 video game developed by Other Ocean Interactive and published by Warner Bros.  Games.  It is a compilation of three classic 2D fighting games in the "Mortal Kombat" series: "Mortal Kombat" (1992), "Mortal Kombat II" (1993) and "Ultimate Mortal Kombat 3" (1995). Nightwolf is a fictional character in the "Mortal Kombat" fighting game series.  He debuted in "Mortal Kombat 3" as a Native American shaman and historian who is chosen as a warrior of Earthrealm during Shao Kahn's invasion.  As one of the main characters, he was also featured in the game's companion media, such as the live action film "Mortal Kombat Annihilation" and the animated series "". Mortal Kombat: Annihilation is a 1997 American martial arts action film directed by John R. Leonetti.  Based on the "Mortal Kombat" series of fighting games, the film is the sequel to 1995's "Mortal Kombat".  It stars Robin Shou, Talisa Soto, Brian Thompson, Sandra Hess, Irina Pantaeva and James Remar.  The storyline was largely an adaptation of "Mortal Kombat 3", following a band of warriors as they attempt to save Earth from the evil Shao Kahn.  Although the story picks up where the last film left off, only two of the lead actors reprised their roles.  It has a 3% approval rating at Rotten Tomatoes and 11/100 at Metacritic. Sub-Zero is the alias of two video game characters from the "Mortal Kombat" franchise; one of which was amongst the original characters in the first "Mortal Kombat" game in 1992.  A mainstay of the series, Sub-Zero is the only character who has appeared in every main "Mortal Kombat" fighting game.  The character also appears in many other "Mortal Kombat" media works such as the "Mortal Kombat" live action film series and . Jade is a fictional character from the "Mortal Kombat" fighting game series by Midway Games.  Debuting in 1993's "Mortal Kombat II" as an unplayable secret character who was a green palette swap of Kitana, Jade made her first playable appearance in "Ultimate Mortal Kombat 3".  She has since become a regular supporting character in the franchise, appearing on series merchandise in addition to alternate "Mortal Kombat" media, such as comic books and the feature film "." Mortal Kombat: Defenders of the Realm (known as Mortal Kombat: The Animated Series outside of the U.S.) is a cartoon series based on the popular "Mortal Kombat" video game series.  Produced by Threshold Entertainment and Film Roman, it aired on the USA Network's Action Extreme Team animation block for one season of thirteen episodes from September to December 1996, back-to-back with those of the "Street Fighter" animated series.  The show serves as a combination of an alternative sequel to the first "Mortal Kombat" film and the events of "Ultimate Mortal Kombat 3". Rotten Tomatoes is an American review aggregation website for film and television.  The company was launched in August 1998 by Senh Duong and since January 2010 has been owned by Flixster, which was, in turn, acquired in 2011 by Warner Bros.  In February 2016, Rotten Tomatoes and its parent site Flixster were sold to Comcast's Fandango.  Warner Bros. retained a minority stake in the merged entities, including Fandango.  From 2007 to 2017, the website's editor-in-chief was Matt Atchity, who left in July 2017 to join "The Young Turks".  The name "Rotten Tomatoes" derives from the practice of audiences throwing rotten tomatoes when disapproving of a poor stage performance. Ultimate Mortal Kombat 3 ("UMK3") is a fighting video game in the "Mortal Kombat" series, developed and released by Midway to arcades in 1995.  It is an update of 1995's earlier "Mortal Kombat 3" with an altered gameplay system, additional characters like the returning favorites Kitana and Scorpion who were missing from "Mortal Kombat 3", and some new features.
Answer: 1998