Mortal Kombat | Sony PlayStation 3 | PS3

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About the Game

Mortal Kombat rises again and seemingly taking a cue from Capcom and Street Fighter IV ; it's gone back to its 2D roots. Namely, some of the more complicated combo practices of the 3D Mortal Kombat games, such as Deadly Alliance have been streamlined down or removed completely. Aside from removing more complicated combo systems involving switching fighting styles and weapons, this new Mortal Kombat also partially re-writes the story of the franchise and starts over from the beginning. This new Mortal Kombat reboots not just the series, it reboots the story line as well, going back to the original tournaments from the first three games, essentially reuniting the Ultimate Mortal Kombat 3 line-up to retell the stories of the first three games in order.

Story & Setting

This retelling of the story falls into a Story mode in the game, which follows specific characters in individual chapters to clearly chronicle the early events of the series. Battles are both relevant to the plot and general sparring between characters to settle disputes. Some original story elements have been re-written as well and characters from later games in the series have plot lines in previous stories. For instance, a back-story for Cyrax and Sektor appears during the story following the tournament from the original Mortal Kombat .

Gameplay & Core Systems

Players follow the roles of specific characters and their story line through several matches as they move through the story. Fights are both one-on-one, and one-on-two, similar to those introduced in the titles original game , with the exception that now, the dual-member opponent team's characters will switch in and out of the action on the fly. For instance, Quan Chi appears in this new incarnation and he first appeared as a regular in the main fighting series in Mortal Kombat 4 . Players can expect to see the Cyber Ninjas in both human and cyborg form. Besides the Story mode, which offers arguably the clearest and most direct telling of the story in the history of the franchise, there are arcade-style modes akin to the standard gameplay set-up of titles Mortal Kombat II and 3 , and several options to this style.

Standout Features

• Challenges vary wildly to anything from only blocking attacks, fighting using only special moves, fending off hordes of zombies, and several tailor-made for specific characters--for instance, one challenge has players fighting as Johnny Cage and a film director to defend a movie set from Jax and Sonya.
• Test Your Might: For instance, where Test Your Might was about breaking through a stack of boards or other objects, the new variation and its specific timing involves breaking an internal object, i.e. a differently colored brick within a stack of other bricks.
• Kombat: The fighting engine of this new Kombat operates largely like a hybrid of Mortal Kombat II and 3 .
• Deadly Alliance: The separate weapon-specific stances and skills from latter titles like Deadly Alliance have been removed.
• X-Ray: The bar features three levels--the first of which allows a standard special move to be powered-up, the second activates a combo breaker, and the third allows activation of a powerful new X-Ray attack.
• Besides the numerous game modes and challenges, Mortal Kombat features a diverse selection for multiplayer gameplay, ranging from the classic one-on-one fights to various styles of Tag modes.
• Kurrency: The Krypt makes a return as well, wherein players may spend "Kurrency" earned through every other gameplay modes to unlock a variety of features, including Kombat Kodes to tweak gameplay, new fatalities, concept artwork, music, etc.
• Nekropolis: All unlocked items can be viewed in the Nekropolis.

Modes & Ways to Play

This Mortal Kombat reboot contains a multitude of game modes, options, and variations. As in other modern fighting games, such as Street Fighter IV , there is a power bar at the bottom of the screen for each player. There is also offline two-player co-op and offline four-player Tag modes. Beyond this, there is a robust online mode featuring the two-player co-op gameplay as well as a huge Tournament mode, known as King of the Hill, intended to evoke the feel of classic arcade competition.

Player support includes Same/Split-Screen, Co-Op, and Free-for-all / One-on-one (VS).

Presentation & Atmosphere

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Display support includes Progressive Scan (480p), HDTV 720p, HDTV 1080i, HDTV 1080p, and 3D Compatible. Audio support includes Dolby Digital.