Currently, the devs are aiming for a 'Mature' rating in the US, but Boon believes there will be so much guts and gore MK will end up with an 'Adults Only'. Altogether there'll be about 26 fighters to choose from.īoon says he's worried the game will be excessively violent, even by today's standards. That chap's Reptile.)īoon, who's been involved with MK since its birth, says that if you had a favourite character from any of the first three games - like MK3' s Mileena, thelady with the sai - chances are they'll appear in this release, but they'll be slightly different because of the whole history-being-rewritten thing. This means Mortal Kombat rewrites the plots of the original three games, allowing old favourites to appear. As he dies he sends a mental message to MKTs Raiden, who decides to do things differently, and so alters the events of the first three games. In the new game he's killed by Shao Kahn. Raiden was the original straw hat-wearing hero of Mortal Kombat. Another tweak is this will be the fastest MK game ever: news which doesn't bode well for the cack-handed gibbons who work on a certain PC gaming magazine. Ed Boon and his buddies on the MK development team have realised this, so the new game is doing away with 3D sidestepping and focuses solely on old-school horizontal plane action. Of course, button-mashing is a valid technique as always, but with the inclusion of X-Ray moves and counter moves, it’ll require more than a bit of luck to defeat your opponents. This gives the game a nice feeling of balance and makes mastering each character feel like an achievement. Fan-favorites like Sub-Zero and Scorpion make it into the roster, and so do other iconic characters like Johnny Cage, Sonya Blade, and Liu Kang.Įven the characters that look like simple recolors (we’re looking at you, Cyrax and Sektor) feel unique and original. Many characters from Mortal Kombat’s rich history make their comeback in this game. From concept art to alternate costumes, the Krypt is an excellent alternative to the usual grinding of other fighting games. The Krypt is the place where you’ll be unlocking most of the game’s additional content. Each character has two unique fatalities: one of them comes unlocked and the other you have to find in the Krypt. Just like in the classic games, Fatalities are gory finishers that are meant as a spectacular finisher for any fight. Finish them!įatalities make a glorious comeback following their absence in Armageddon. Luckily each character has tight controls, and the game’s hitboxes are finely tuned. Gone are Deception’s multiple combat stances in more traditional Mortal Kombat fashion, each character has a single combat style. Fans of more traditional fighting games will surely appreciate the change, while those looking for a more three-dimensional experience might have to look elsewhere. Instead of the 3D arena-like combat of previous games (Deception looked more like a Tekken clone in that regard), players will instead return to two-dimensional fights. Somewhat unexpected is NetherRealm’s decision to return the gameplay to its 2D roots. While Deception and Armageddon took risks with their setting and expanded the Mortal Kombat universe in meaningful ways, this one feels like it’s playing it a bit too safe. That said, there’s a certain lack of originality that stems from this game being a reimagining of the three first games. This time travel plot also allows NetherRealm Studios to change some aspects of Mortal Kombat lore, giving players a fresh take on classic characters and their motivations. If you’ve ever watched the campy 90s film, many scenes of the Story Mode will be familiar to you. The game’s story mode offers an enjoyable retelling of the story of the first three Mortal Kombat games. After the ending of Mortal Kombat: Armageddon seemed to imply that the game’s world was coming to an end, Mortal Kombat 9 begins with Raiden going back in time to change history. Mortal Kombat offers players an entire reboot of the game’s universe. That’s where Mortal Kombat 9 comes in.īrilliantly titled just “Mortal Kombat,” the ninth mainline entry in the ultraviolent game franchise is a breath of fresh air that will remind players why they’re fans of Mortal Kombat in the first place. Despite being good fighting games in their own rights, Mortal Kombat: Deception and Mortal Kombat: Armageddon never felt like true Mortal Kombat games. Let’s face it: Mortal Kombat games were weird on the sixth generation of consoles.
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