Mortal Kombat: Armageddon

[D Mac]

Stole this from Rajah....


I just saw this in my new issue of Game Informer. It looks immense as it will have every MK character ever in the game (the official roster was around 60 it said) .

There were a couple of characters I never remember seeing before in a MK game before one being Blaze or something like that looks like it was supposed to be some kind of fire monster or something.

Also, the air attacks are coming back like they were in the 2D games which is cool I guess.

Anyway it's supposed to be the last MK game of this generation and is set to be released this October on both X-Box and PS2.


Sounds interesting.

[D Mac]

Just read at Gamepro.com that it will have CUSTOM FATALITIES! :cool:

[Drakul]

Custom Fatalities? How would that work? :drool:

[D Mac]

Don't know yet, but it sounds sweeeeet. :y:

[D Mac]

Hopefully they will have Create a Fighter. Like in Soul Calibur 3.

[Drakul]

Create a Fighter and Custom Fatalities would guarantee me buying it.

[Drakul]

60 playable characters in a fighting game? Unheard of. But according to the latest issue of Game Informer, Midway plans to exit the current generation stage on a high note. Mortal Kombat Armageddon will feature "all the characters from Mortal Kombat fighting history," with the possible exception of Motaro. And if that's not enough, players can tinker with the new Create a Kombatant mode.

In addition, Armageddon will feature a revamped fatality system, mid-air combos, direction-controlled throws, and a Konquest mode based on the Shaolin Monks engine. Armageddon strikes in October for the PS2 and Xbox.

joystiq.com (http://www.joystiq.com/2006/01/13/mortal-kombat-armageddon-to-feature-every-kombatant-ever/)

Another, longer article. (http://www.trmk.org/games/mortal_kombat_armageddon/)

[D Mac]

Create a Fighter and Custom Fatalities would guarantee me buying it.

Hell when I first saw it's name, I already knew I was buying it. :D

[D Mac]

60 playable characters in a fighting game? Unheard of. But according to the latest issue of Game Informer, Midway plans to exit the current generation stage on a high note. Mortal Kombat Armageddon will feature "all the characters from Mortal Kombat fighting history," with the possible exception of Motaro. And if that's not enough, players can tinker with the new Create a Kombatant mode.

In addition, Armageddon will feature a revamped fatality system, mid-air combos, direction-controlled throws, and a Konquest mode based on the Shaolin Monks engine. Armageddon strikes in October for the PS2 and Xbox.

joystiq.com (http://www.joystiq.com/2006/01/13/mortal-kombat-armageddon-to-feature-every-kombatant-ever/)

Another, longer article. (http://www.trmk.org/games/mortal_kombat_armageddon/)



:cool:

[Drakul]

Well, I wanted MK:deception but never got round to it so this will be all the better when I get Armageddon.

Pic:
http://mkrevolution.net/MKA_1.jpg

[D Mac]

RAIN! KANO!

*MARKS THE FUCK OUT*

[Drakul]

Online might be fun with all the "Kreated Kombatants" and Custom Fatalities could be fun :p

[D Mac]

Who's that chick in the bottom right picture fighting (what looks to be) Cyrax? Is she wearing only her underwear? :D

[Drakul]

A created character?

[D Mac]

Might be that or Kira from Deception.

[Drakul]

Which I never played so I wouldn't know -_-

[D Mac]

I'm sure you could find it used and cheap somewhere. :p

[Drakul]

yeah I could. I may one day.

[D Mac]

1. Ashrah
2. Baraka
3. Blaze
4. Bo' Rai Cho
5. Cyrax
6. Dairou
7. Darrius
8. Drahmin
9. Ermac
10. Frost
11. Fujin
12. Goro
13. Havik
14. Hotaru
15. Hsu Hao
16. Jade
17. Jarek
18. Jax
19. Johnny Cage
20. Kabal
21. Kai
22. Kano
23. Kenshi
24. Kintaro
25. Kira
26. Kitana
27. Kobra
28. Kung Lao
29. Li Mei
30. Liu Kang
31. Mavado
32. Mileena
33. Mokap
34. Moloch
35. Nightwolf
36. Nitara
37. Noob Saibot
38. Onaga
39. Quan Chi
40. Raiden
41. Rain
42. Reiko
43. Reptile
44. Scorpion
45. Sektor
46. Shang Tsung
47. Shao Kahn
48. Sheeva
49. Shinnok
50. Shujinko
51. Sindel
52. Smoke
53. Sonya Blade
54. Stryker
55. Sub Zero
56. Tanya

Possibilities

57. Khameleon
58. Chameleon
59. Sareena
60. Kia
61. Jatakaa
62. Meat
63. Fire God
64. Earth God
65. Water God
66. Monster
67. Tremor
68. Tasia
69. No Face

[Mr. Monday Morning]

Blaze was a hidden character in Deception, FYI

[Skippord]

*needs to clean up Keyboard*

[Blitz]

Rain returns :love:
and looks fucking awesome!

[McDoogle]

Whats the difference between Kintaro, Garo and that bitch with the four arms?

[Destor]

Their names.

[Destor]

and one is a girl.

[Funky Fly]

Whats the difference between Kintaro, Garo and that bitch with the four arms?
Goro was the sub boss in MK 1. He is the prince of his race (the name escapes me.

Kintaro was the sub boss of MK 2. He had tiger stripes on his back for some reason and was basically a bigger badder version of Goro.

Sheeva was working for Shao Khan in MK 3. Shee hated Motaro because their races are natural enemies (cat and dog style).

[Funky Fly]

Thiis is fucking sweet, btw.

[McDoogle]

Goro was the sub boss in MK 1. He is the prince of his race (the name escapes me.

Kintaro was the sub boss of MK 2. He had tiger stripes on his back for some reason and was basically a bigger badder version of Goro.

Sheeva was working for Shao Khan in MK 3. Shee hated Motaro because their races are natural enemies (cat and dog style).

I know that..what I mean is how the hell are they going to make them different in the game?

[D Mac]

Thiis is fucking sweet, btw.

FUCK YEAHHHHH :cool:

[D Mac]

I know that..what I mean is how the hell are they going to make them different in the game?

Prolly just different fatalaties and moves.

[Blitz]

I know that..what I mean is how the hell are they going to make them different in the game?

The same way they made Scorpion, Sub Zero, Reptile, Ermac, Smoke, Noob Saibot, and Rain different?

[Funky Fly]

I know that..what I mean is how the hell are they going to make them different in the game?
Sheeva had a somewhat different style.

Goro had a new moveset in Deception. He could use that, while they give Kintaro something different. Or they could pair them up Noob/Smoke style.

[Vietnamese Crippler]

Damn, triple team? That would be cool :p

[Cool King]

I'm not looking forward to this MK. I think that the 3D MK's are to repetitive. In Deadly Aliance all you had to do to win was 3 punches in a row, use your weapon, do 3 more punches and then use your weapon.

It sucked even more when whoever you were playing against was Sektor or Cyrax. All they would do was use the weapon where a rocket or a circular saw would come out their chest, all through the fight. The CPU even did it.:|

I'm just gonna stick to the classics.:D

[D Mac]

For all you PSP owners. I just seen that Midway Arcade Treasures came out for PSP and it has MK 1, 2 and 3 in it. :cool:

[Mr. Monday Morning]

38. Onaga

Just noticed this. Time for a little '2 player game without an actual 2nd player' beatdown you cheapass motherfucker :mad:

[What Would Kevin Do?]

So here's the question. Will Smoke and Cyborg smoke be different characters?

How about Liu Kang and Zombie Liu Kang?

And can we please get a morphing Shang Tsung? (Do it like Trilogy for ps, and and have it where you pick a couple people before the fight so there's no load.)

ANd bring back old looking SHANG. In fact, bring back all of his looks.

And keep Harikiris, because you know Striker's will be pimp.

[Boondock Saint]

Sounds pretty cool. Don't recognize a lot of those names though.

[Blitz]

So here's the question. Will Smoke and Cyborg smoke be different characters?

How about Liu Kang and Zombie Liu Kang?.

Also, the whole Sub Zero/Noob Saibot thing.

[What Would Kevin Do?]

Also, the whole Sub Zero/Noob Saibot thing.

HEh

Noob better be stand alone damnit.

And I think there should be an original sub zero and the "unmasked" brother. I don't care if they play the same, I just want the costume.

[Skippord]

YES Strykers in it

[Disturbed316]

:heart:

[Joe Blow]

Can't Wait

[Destor]

This game sounds bad ass. I hope they don't scrap this idea (Midway has the memory of the WWE.)

[Fryza]

Reptile...
Rain...
Havoc...
Shang Tsung...
Quan Chi...

... <3

[Drakul]

This game sounds bad ass. I hope they don't scrap this idea (Midway has the memory of the WWE.)
Yeah I remember in early 2001, I read something about Midway trying to make Rampage but in 3D. :wtf: then it was just fogotten about. Although that may be because of what happened later that year, in September. :-\

[D Mac]

This game sounds bad ass. I hope they don't scrap this idea (Midway has the memory of the WWE.)

They had better fucking not.

[Johnny Vegas]

So who are your five favorite characters?

-Scorpion
-Sub Zero
-Cyrax
-Lui Kang
-Jax

**Honorables: Kano, Rain, Shang Tsung (MK 2 & 3), Kung Lao, Raiden :cool:

[D Mac]

Scorpion is my all time fav character.

Followed by

Sub Zero
Jax
Noob Saibot
and
FUCKING KANO

[D Mac]

http://www.yamoslair.com/pics/kanomov.jpg

[Blitz]

Sub Zero
Liu Kang
Raiden
Kung Lao
Kabal

[D Mac]

Sub Zero
Liu Kang
Raiden
Kung Lao
Kabal

Scorpion kicks all thier asses. :mad:

GET OVER HERE!

[Skippord]

Scorpion
Sub Zero
Reptile
Cyrax
Kabal
Smoke
Raiden

[Blitz]

Scorpion kicks all thier asses. :mad:

GET OVER HERE!

Scorp's prolly a tie with Kabal for #5.

[D Mac]

http://www.skeeter63.org/~allaire/FavMK.jpg

Raiden: "The fate of billions will depend upon you. HAHAHA. Sorry"....:shifty:

[What Would Kevin Do?]

Scorpion
Johnny Cage
Baraka
Reptile
Shang Tsung

[Drakul]

Anyone else watched this funny MK thing on Newgrounds? The guy removed the audio from the movies and added his own. He did it with RE aswell.

Part 1 (http://www.newgrounds.com/portal/view/119689)
Part 2 (http://www.newgrounds.com/portal/view/120182)
Part 3 (http://www.newgrounds.com/portal/view/121180)

[D Mac]

Anyone else watched this funny MK thing on Newgrounds? The guy removed the audio from the movies and added his own. He did it with RE aswell.

Part 1 (http://www.newgrounds.com/portal/view/119689)
Part 2 (http://www.newgrounds.com/portal/view/120182)
Part 3 (http://www.newgrounds.com/portal/view/121180)


ROFL

You cannot give Reputation to the same post twice.

[Impact!]

Sub Zero
Johnny Cage
Scorpian
Raiden
Noob Saibot

[D Mac]

The release date for MK: Armageddon has been revealed! The next Mortal Kombat game is set to be released on October 2, 2006, according Gamestop. Gamestop has also put up pre-orders for both Xbox and Playstation 2.

[Blitz]

Too long. :(

[94 SVT Cobra]

The release date for MK: Armageddon has been revealed! The next Mortal Kombat game is set to be released on October 2, 2006, according Gamestop. Gamestop has also put up pre-orders for both Xbox and Playstation 2.
NO psp version? Son of a bitch

[D Mac]

NO psp version? Son of a bitch

They are working on a game called Mortal Kombat: Deception Unchained for PSP.

http://www.gamespot.com/psp/action/mortalkombatdeception/index.html

[Kalyx triaD]

Goro, Kintaro, and Sheeva in the same game. This is like MK Trilogy, but cooler. If Motaro doesn't make it, I won't shed a tear.

Character creation...

Oh God yes...

If there's anything we Americans got over those Japs is a good Charaacter creation mode. No offense to SC3, but Midway's gonna show us how it's done.

[Funky Fly]

Did you just diss Soul Calibur 3? I will destroy you. :mad:

Nah, not really. But if it didn't have that file corruption problem, I would totally liquify your face with a single punch for dissing it.

[Kalyx triaD]

No, I'll never SC3's fight engine. But the Create-a-Fighter's lacking. You can't defend that with Soul Edge itself.

[Blitz]

SC3's create a fighter ain't bad.

[D Mac]

SC3's create a fighter ain't bad.

Only that you can't use it in Tournaments and some other modes sucks ass.

[Skippord]

And keep Harikiris, because you know Striker's will be pimp.
I'd kill myself too if I were Stryker

[Fryza]

Mokap is in it LOL.

[Mr. Monday Morning]

Selected bits from a Q&A with Ed Boon over at <a href="http://ps2.ign.com/articles/691/691413p1.html">IGN</a>

IGN: Mortal Kombat: Armageddon has the biggest roster of the series ever, which means we have, what, 30-plus characters? In what context do all these characters coming together make sense from a story standpoint?

Ed: The roster is a lot bigger than 30 characters. It's actually a lot closer to 60 characters. Since the story really ties up all the loose ends from Mortal Kombat 1 all the way to Deception, we want to include everyone. Plus, since this final chapter is all about the final epic battle we need to explain what happens to EVERYONE, which means leaving no stone unturned

IGN: Also, from a technical standpoint, are there any complications or difficulties you had to overcome to get all of these characters to fight one another? Do different character sizes or fighting styles make a difference from a design or programming standpoint?

Ed: Absolutely. We are going to be including all the boss characters from MK's past. Goro, Shao Kahn, even Motaro!! Some of these characters are HUGE and have never been playable characters before. So we will need to make sure they are not too powerful or un-fun to play. We are doing extensive testing on them against every single other character in the game to make sure they are fair and fun to play.

IGN: What create-a-player modes have you seen in previous games that you've liked? And which one did you base Mortal Kombat: Armageddon on, if any? How exactly does it work? Can you explain how the feature is robust and deep?

Ed: There have been a number of create-a-character modes in various wrestling, boxing and golf games. They all have the standard "dress-your-fighter" functionality with a number of different costume items to select. We really didn't base MK on of any particular one but we did a good amount of research and wanted to make sure we did more than they did. For example, we thought it was important to let players define their attacks as well as the look of their fighters. Armageddon lets you define your fighting styles, right down to the attack associated with each button. Another thing we knew was important was to let players take their created fighter and go online against other created fighters. This is one of the most exciting features of our create-a-fighter mode.

IGN: Fatalities have always been a significant part of the Mortal Kombat phenomenon. What kinds of new fatalities will we see in Mortal Kombat: Armageddon, and can you explain how players can create their own new fatalities?

Ed: Our goal with the fatality system is to make it as interactive as possible. In all the previous MK games fatalities were triggered and then both players would just sit back and "watch the fireworks". With each new MK game we added more elaborate fatality sequences, but they've always been non-interactive. With our new Fatality system players will be stringing together "mini-fatalities" (in whatever order they want) to form their own "custom fatality". Each character will have a larger number of "mini-fatality" moves that will each require a button sequence to trigger. Players can decide which fatalities they want to string together to form their own custom fatality. The challenge will be that every "mini-fatality" will require a faster button sequence than the previous. So really good players will be able to string together longer fatalities and customize them as long as they are fast enough to enter the button sequence for each step.

[D Mac]

We all know this can't be the final MK ever. I'm sure they will make one for XBox360 and PS3.

[Mr. Monday Morning]

Read the article

[D Mac]

I did. :mad:

Plus, since this final chapter is all about the final epic battle we need to explain what happens to EVERYONE, which means leaving no stone unturned


Still say they are going to make one for the new consoles.

Because the people will demand it.

[Funky Fly]

Hey, I never played MK Trilogy. How was that shit?

How did they deal with the different sprite sizes (the MK3 ones were way smaller iirc)?

[Mr. Monday Morning]

I did. :mad:




Still say they are going to make one for the new consoles.

Because the people will demand it.

IGN: What do you mean by "Armageddon?" Is this really the final battle between good and evil? Does this mean this is the last Mortal Kombat as we know it? Will you explain?

Ed: Armageddon does imply "The End" in a few ways. It is the end of MK on this generation of consoles. It also is the final battle between all the good and evil characters in the MK universe. We really want to close this chapter of Mortal Kombat.

-----

There is your answer right there.

[Disturbed316]

Gamespot stuck afew things up the other day, including a trailer, which looks pretty decent.

[Kalyx triaD]

Hey, I never played MK Trilogy. How was that shit?

How did they deal with the different sprite sizes (the MK3 ones were way smaller iirc)?

Archaic resizing and stretching. Ugly, but novel altogether. You didn't miss much.

[Lara Emily]

Not sure I'm keen on the new fatality system. Well unless they have standard fatalities as well as these custom ones.

[D Mac]

http://www.gamespot.com/xbox/action/mortalkombatarmageddon/preview_6145142.html

It may come as a shock to Mortal Kombat fans to hear that creator Ed Boon has recently referred to the latest installment, Armageddon, as the end of the series. But luckily he's talking about the series in only its current state; we can assume Mortal Kombat will evolve in some significant way as it moves to next-gen platforms.

[D Mac]

http://ps2.ign.com/articles/707/707837p1.html

May 11, 2006 - Day 2 at E3 is always a little less crazy than the first couple of days, so we're able to check out some more titles at a slower pace, which is good, because we're able to soak in everything better. So we headed off to Midway to check out a couple of games, including the last Mortal Kombat game on the PS2, Armageddon.

The finale is shaping up to be a huge and expansive title that looks to surpass everything that Midway has done in the past. For starters, there will be over 60 characters in this game, and that makes up the entire roster for the whole series, including such monsters as Goro, Kintaro and Motaro. Classic characters like Scorpion and Sub-Zero are in the game too.

Armaggedon changes the gameplay up a little bit compared to Deadly Alliance and Deception. Instead of three fighting styles per character, that number has been narrowed down to two, in order to keep everything tighter and balanced. For the most part, one style is a hand-to-hand art while the other is a weapon-based style. Even the four-armed wonders have weapons too. Don't worry about balance problems though, because Midway has promised that the reduction in fighting styles will prove to make the game more balanced.

Environmental traps and fatalities are still in the game, but one new thing that's been added are aerial raves (air combos). Certain attacks will now launch your opponent high into the air, and you can now follow them and throw in another combo in the air for more damage. The combos that you can pull off are either preset combos, or you can easily cancel one combo and go into another. The other big thing -- and this will delight fans of gore -- is the ability to custom create your own fatality on the fly. Yes, the preset fatalities are stil intact, but instead of doing that, you can perform up to five attacks to deal your own version of death. The way the custom fatality works is that you'll have a timer for each part of your fatality, with the timer counting down faster and faster as you add more moves. Once the coup de grace has been executed, you'll be grade on your , ahem, performance.

Aside from the fighting, there have been major revisions to the Konquest mode. Taking some inspiration from Midway's own Shaolin Monks, the beat-em-up action is much better than before, with huge, chaining combos now possible. There are also environmental traps in Konquest, but there will be a lot of checkpoints so that you can easily restart your game. Encountering a major character in Konquest will put you in a 1 on 1 fight, like in the main game.

Finally, customization will play a big part in the game. You can now create your own kombatant, right down to the color of their eyes. You can even mix and match threads that the classic MK characters wear. Ever wanted a Scorpion with Kano's metal head and Sub-Zero's ice-infested arms? It's all possible with the new create a kombatant mode. After creating your fighter, you can assign regular and special moves, and then use these fighters both offline and online. Midway assures us that balance issues are going to be dealt with, so that players cannot overpower their character. Hopefully they're right, and we don't see legions of overpowered dummies hanging out online.

Speaking of online, there will be improvements on how you ca arrange matches, although Midway reps were hesitant to say what exactly they had in mind. Since the Xbox has a better infrastructure when it comes to online play, Midway reps said they were thinking of adding more features to the Xbox version, such as ranked ladders and whatnot. However, this is totally unconfirmed at the moment.

With an expected shipping date of October, Midway is pulling all stops to ensure that Armageddon is the biggest and best entry into the series yet. Our only concern lies with the balancing of the characters, which is always a big issue when it comes to fighting games. Look for more information soon!

[Jaded-Dragon]

If it doesn't have the framerate issues fixed, escapable throws, and some custimization to the combo system, I won't be playing this one.

[Funky Fly]

Cool.

[ClockShot]

Wow. Looks like a pretty good lineup. Glad to see Rain back in the mix. I just hope the Story/Konquest mode will be alot longer than it was in Shaolin Monks. Other than that, it a buyer for me.

[94 SVT Cobra]

Making your own fatalities on the fly? fucking insane

[Kalyx triaD]

I can finally make my white ninja, Zero. I'am happier about this than I sound.

[94 SVT Cobra]

I can finally make my white ninja, Zero. I'am happier about this than I sound.

Hey whats your neg rep number any ways? -938 is mine

[Kalyx triaD]

-952

[D Mac]

I'm going to make a Scorpion/Sub Zero mix. What should I name him?

[Kalyx triaD]

I'm going to make a Scorpion/Sub Zero mix. What should I name him?

In the tradition of DBZ fusions:

Subion
Scorpzero (or Scorpero)
Zorpion

[D Mac]

In the tradition of DBZ fusions:

Subion
Scorpzero (or Scorpero)
Zorpion


LOL

I would pos. rep you but I don't think it would make any difference. :wavesad:

[D Mac]

Also, I will create Tekken and Soul Calibur characters in this.

[Lara Emily]

Nice, glad to hear preset fatalities are still in tact. I like the idea of custom fatalties but I'm not the greatest at doing the button combos uber fast, so at I'll be able to still do the preset ones.

[D Mac]

http://media.ps2.ign.com/media/794/794354/vids_1.html

Check out the new gameplay vids, especially the Meet the Cast vid.

It shows 2 new characters I've never seen before, Taven and Daegon.

[What Would Kevin Do?]

Looks pretty badass.

[ClockShot]

Looks good.

[Kalyx triaD]

Damn, all those characters. Great costumes, too. I don't mind the fighting engine being simplistic for what I'm getting. Having Goro, Kintaro, and Motaro in one game is worth $50 by itself. Then there's character creation, and online play (Deception was the smoothest XBLive experience I ever had). It's gonna be the goods.

We haven't had a gaming season this good since 2004.

[Fignuts]

Yeah, I tried to get into the other games, because the character design is miles ahead of any other fighter. But the engine falls short, imo. Hopefully this one changes that.

[Kalyx triaD]

F'n Awesome.

MKA Intro (http://streamingmovies.ign.com/xbox/article/733/733848/MKAOpeningMovie_CMS_wmvlow.wmv)

[What Would Kevin Do?]

That is badass beyond all belief.

[Blitz]

AWWWWWW YEAHHHHHHHH :drool:

[D Mac]

Fuck yeah.

This better be compatible with 360. :mad:

[ClockShot]

Ohhhhh. Pretty.:yes:

[Destor]

Thats too fuckn cool.

[Disturbed316]

Fuck yeah.

This better be compatible with 360. :mad:

[Kalyx triaD]

LOL @ Shao Khan getting taken away by Unaga.

It may be the most technical fighter compared to Soul Calibur or Tekken; but damn if it ain't fun. And it's online. Kreate a Fighter, Kart Racing (?!); this is a great example of overcoming a simple engine with sheer content. Can't beat that with a stick.

[Blitz]

........there's kart racing?

[Kalyx triaD]

Yes.

Up tp 4plyr offline, 8-online.

[Kalyx triaD]

Kart Racing (http://streamingmovies.ign.com/xbox/article/732/732628/mkarmageddon_091306_2_wmvlow.wmv)

[Blitz]

That is pretty goddamned awesome.

[D Mac]

What's up with Stryker? Why is he wearing that gay blue uniform? :nono:

[Kalyx triaD]

He's pretty gay to begin with. I guess he's going for some spec-ops thing now.

[D Mac]

He's pretty gay to begin with. I guess he's going for some spec-ops thing now.

I thought he was pretty badass in MK3.

Mainly because his strapping a bomb to his opponent fatality was pretty easy to pull off. :shifty:

[D Mac]

http://media.ps2.ign.com/media/794/794354/vids_1.html

New vids added.

[D Mac]

From what I get from the vid, "Sticks and Stones", the Create A Fatality is just pushing a certain button and getting 1 part of the fatality, like ripping off an arm, then pushing another button to get another part of it, like ripping a heart out, and trying to keep a string of different parts of the fatality going by pushing different buttons. This is available to all the combatants so there will be no pre-set fatalities I guess.

[Destor]

Damn Konquest mode looks bad ass.

[Kalyx triaD]

This comes with UMK3, right? Deception had the first one, Shaolin Monks had part 2, and I'm guessing this one will round it out with MK3 (the Ultimate version).

[Blitz]

I think (could be wrong) only the collectors edition comes with MK3. Collectors edition also comes with a DVD on the history of Fatalities.

[Kalyx triaD]

And I believe Midway is releasing UMK3 on some classic arcade collection complete with online play?

Thinking about it now; releasing UMK3 with MKA seems needless.

[Blitz]

I'm sure MK3 comes with it in some capacity; just not sure if it's just the premium edition or if it's UMK3 or regular MK3.

[Kalyx triaD]

How come the movie's kickass theme music was never inducted into the game series in some form or another? I know they want the universe seperate but damn it was kickass and I still listen to it.

[weather vane]

I have no idea about MK history and all that nerd shit. That video looked deadly and the history SEEMS interesting. I might play this game.

[Fryza]

Just saw the video today, wasn't going to watch it though, but I couldn't wait.

Can't wait for this game, going to have fun playing it. I think it's awesome they made the character selection screen look a lot like Trilogy.

<3 @ all characters AND a decent Reptile.

[Mr. Nerfect]

Stryker's back. Not well-liked, but he's my favourite character. Sektor and Cyrax join him.

[Kalyx triaD]

Ninja Reptile, right? The Doc Conners thing doesn't work for me.

[Fryza]

Ninja Reptile, right? The Doc Conners thing doesn't work for me.

The Shaolin Monks style Reptile.

[Kalyx triaD]

Cool.

[Funky Fly]

How come the movie's kickass theme music was never inducted into the game series in some form or another? I know they want the universe seperate but damn it was kickass and I still listen to it.
You've got it backwards. The theme is actually an adaptation of one of the background tracks for the original MK, which was exclusive to the Sega CD. I assume it's because CDs have more space than carts.

[Lara Emily]

You've got it backwards. The theme is actually an adaptation of one of the background tracks for the original MK, which was exclusive to the Sega CD. I assume it's because CDs have more space than carts.


Yup, btw anyone have that BGM, I spent days trying to find it once without any luck.

[Kalyx triaD]

You've got it backwards. The theme is actually an adaptation of one of the background tracks for the original MK, which was exclusive to the Sega CD. I assume it's because CDs have more space than carts.

Wow.

[Kalyx triaD]

Interview wth Ed Boon. (http://streamingmovies.ign.com/xbox/article/737/737618/mortalkombatinterview_wmvlowwide.wmv)

[D Mac]

Release date is next week right?

[Blitz]

Something could be screwy. According to EBgames.com, the XBox version doesn't ship till October 16, but PS2 ships October 9.

[Bricktop]

does anyone know what the deal is for the 360? Are they going to patch it so it plays within a few days?

[D Mac]

Don't know. MK: Deception is compatible with 360 so hopefully this will be.

[D Mac]

http://www.xbox.com/en-US/games/backwardcompatibilitygameslist.htm

[Blitz]

I hope the Kreate a Fatality has a little more to it than what's in that vid. Seems like there's only a few moves you can do.

[Funky Fly]

I haven't seen the vid, but I get the feeling that only the basics will be available at first, but more and better K-A-F moves will be added as you unlock shit in the krypt or in konquest mode.

[#BROKEN Hasney]

And I believe Midway is releasing UMK3 on some classic arcade collection complete with online play?

Thinking about it now; releasing UMK3 with MKA seems needless.

It's coming to XBLA on 360.

[ClockShot]

I'm all hyped and ready for this game. The only question I have is: Can you go through konquest with any character this time around, or is it someone new?

[Destor]

Someone new it looks.

[RoXer]

Fuck, I wish I had money. :'(

Also, I have high-speed too and I would be able to play everyone :'(

[Blitz]

The Konquest character is Taven. Daegon is his brother, I believe.

[Kalyx triaD]

Gonna love it. My only gripe is I won't have Live Gold when I get the game. That's even if they emulate it on 360 in a hurry.

[Blitz]

Hopefully I'll be able to pick this up tomorrow.

[Kalyx triaD]

Review for the PS2 version of the game (out by morning) is up on IGN. Long story short:

-Kart Racing isn't that fun (according to writer)
-Konquest Mode is short, though educational
-The fighting is improved with little touches like air kombat and a streamlined interface (one hand2hand style and weapon style, added parry move, arial raves)
-Karacter endings are blah (no real cutscenes or even static art, just VO?!?)
-Karacter Kreation fuckin rules

XB version comes out next week. That is all.

[D Mac]

No cutscenes on endings? That sucks.

[thecc]

I picked this up today. I've been addicted to it pretty much. The konquest mode is definitly much better than deceptions. I'm still trying to figure out the custom fatalites though.

[D Mac]

So Xbox version is not out yet?

[Kalyx triaD]

Next week XB have MKA.

After some play time I must say, this is the Mortal Kombat to have. Me and my bud seen the character select screen and just sat there talking about all the people in the game for like 15mins. We marked out like school girls for Chameleon, and his interesting new design.

The fighting is still stiff, but not as stiff as before. The additions of air-kombat and parries makes the game move at a fast pace and look pretty frantic. Get a group of your guys together and set the rounds to one a fight and let the good times roll.

Speaking of rolling, we didn't even get to try the Kart Racing. Yeah, I'm stupid; I'll try for it today.

Kreating a Karacter is pretty cool. You have to buy just about everything worth a damn but the game literally hands you money for just about everything you do (even for in-fight combos). A little play session with your profile will easily hand you alot of coins. The items you can dress your kombatant with range from fashionable to downright ugly (in a good way). They have costume pieces from older games like classic ninja garb (called MK 1 Ninja though the fabric is actually from part 2). Really cool.

[UmbrellaCorporation]

Kreate a Fatality is more like Kreate a Brutality if you ask me. It's fun, but it doesn't feel as satisfying as it should.

[Vietnamese Crippler]

There's one thing I have been wondering for a long while now, are there still normal fatalities or is it just Kreate-a-Fatality for everyone :o

[Craftsman]

Just Kreate a Fatality apparently...

It sucks I know.

[Blitz]

I was pissed at first about the lack of unique fatalities as well, but KAF is actually pretty fun.

Some observations:
-Motor Kombat is a fun little diversion
-It's a damn shame there's only one slot per profile for Kreate a Fighter, cuz there is a lot of cool stuff in there.
-Aerial Kombat is fun, but there's only a few moves shared between all the characters.
-Endings suck. Just the character doing a series of moves atop the pyramid from the opening movie while a voiceover goes.

[PorkSoda]

I've been thinking about getting this game because I need a game, besides wrestling, where I can beat the shit out of something.

The only MK game I got on PS2 is Deception. I loved the Konquest cause I was some dude and I could go around and punch the shit out of a random person and they would die. Didn't get too deeply far into the game though :( My MK experiences were really only for Sega and N64.

Some of the features yall are talking about make me want this game more than I do now. Is it cheeseburger quality?

[RoXer]

How much is it?

[Blitz]

RoXer-I think $39.99 for the regular version, 49.99 for the Collector's Edition (for PS2. Dunno bout XBox).

Porksoda-It's a good game. Just rent it first and see if you dig it.

[RoXer]

Let's see we got this, GH2, NBA 2K7, Tiger Woods 07

About $180. Great.

[Lara Emily]

Bah removing individual fatalities kinda sucks, could they not have just just added character specific moves to the end of KAF combos.

[ClockShot]

I picked this up yesterday as well. Here are the things I picked up while playing.

I see they only have one fighting style and one weapon style for most of the fighters. A slight few only have double fighting styles.

Kreate a Fatality sucks. I'm better off with the in level traps.

Surprisingly, no fight training for Taven for Konquest mode. I could use some pointers.

Haven't gotten around to Kart mode yet.

Kreate a Kombatant is like what Triad said. Really awesome but you gotta buy alot of stuff. You pick up a few things here and there during Konquest.

Oh. And I got a laugh when Sektor iniciated kode K-0-N-N-1-H-5. If you guys got that far yet.

[Blitz]

Surprisingly, no fight training for Taven for Konquest mode. I could use some pointers.
What about the part at the beginning where you enter that monolith?

[ClockShot]

Oh no. Not the Shaolin Monks gameplay training. I ment 1 on 1 combat against a real opponet. Like in Decption when you meet Bo Rai Chow for the first time, you transformed into him and you did most, if not, all of his moves.

Having a bit of a hard time beliving he only have a 3 button combo in Gold Dragon style.

[Blitz]

Just do practice mode.

[D Mac]

My Wal-Mart had the XBox version. So I picked it up. Unfortunately it is not compatible with 360 yet. Hopefully soon.

[Vietnamese Crippler]

I've just finished dl'ing this ( :shifty: ) and I have to say that I honestly like Deception just a HAIR bit more. I think this is attributed to the Kreate-a-Fatality thing :-\

[Blitz]

OK

[D Mac]

http://forums.midway.com/all_things_mk_armageddon/b10762/25327216/p1/?6

Still gonna be 360 compatible it seems. I'll let you know when it is as I am franticaly keeping up with this. :shifty:

[Fignuts]

Yeah, tbh this is more like Ultimate MK Deception than a true sequel.

Lots of reused stuff, a bare-bones story, no endings besides text. Seems like they almost phined this in.

The Kreate a fighter ALMOST makes up for this. ALMOST. If the gameplay was better it would. But sadly, no. I'll get to that later. But there are a TON of different parts for creating other videogame, comic book, and other pop culture characters in here, alomg with retro mk character parts. They even have LOD's shoulder pads, ffs.

Konquest mode has me very interested so far. Much better than Deception's. Thats all I have to say about that. Bubba Gump.

Extras are decent. Kart racing doesn't look all that great. Would have prefered expanded versions of chess and puzzle kombat.

Now the gameplay. My problem with Mortal Kombat has always been that beyond the special moves and fatality's there isn't much difference between the charactere. And although this new generation tries to improve on that with different fighting styles, no one's style of play is noticably different from eachother outside of the larger characters like Goro and Khan. And with 64 characters even the special moves are just cosmeticly different. Thats the tough part about having such a huge roster. This wouldn't be as big a problem if the fighting flowed a bit better. But everything feels very robotic. You are just memorizing button combinations instead of trying to master the style the character uses.

I hope for the next generation they really revamp the engine. Take an example from Tekken. That series is great because the characters are so radically different. Sure there are a few repeats here and there, but even those characters are different enough that you have to take a good amount of time to master them individually.

This is still worth a rental if you're a fighting game fan, and if you're a mortal kombat fan like me, overall, these things wont get to you that much. I'm just making them known here because they'd probably bother other people more than they do me.

[Kalyx triaD]

I'll never expect an MK game to have the depth of Tekken. Ever. I'm utterly unconvinced that anybody not Asian can make fighting games like that. It sound partially ignorant but look what we have to work with. Clay Fighter? Tao Feng?

MKA meets my expectations for an MK game. That is all.

[Funky Fly]

Yeah. No way there'll ever be a non-Asian fighting game on Tekken's level.

:'(

[Kalyx triaD]

Even European's are kicking our ass in the develpoment side of things. What's going on?

[Funky Fly]

Not making that connection between what your customers want and what you give them? North American companies (not just videogame companies either) do it a lot.

[Kalyx triaD]

*cough* Vince *cough*

[D Mac]

Jax is pretty easy to fight with. Beat Blaze on the first try with him.

[Blitz]

I'm best with Sektor so far. Gone through arcade with maybe 20 guys. Stryker's pretty good too.

[Vietnamese Crippler]

Anyone else find it funny that Noob's weapon is the Troll Hammer? :o

[D Mac]

Anyone else find it funny that Noob's weapon is the Troll Hammer? :o

I'm kind of puzzled by it. Why is it?

[D Mac]

BTW I created The Hulk and bet Blaze with him and all it said at the end was HULK PROTECT EARTH. :lol:

[Kalyx triaD]

I made my white ninja, Zero. Didn't finish him because my friend's a fuck-nigga (long story).

Anybody went online with it yet? I remember Deception being shockingly smooth on Live.

[ClockShot]

Haven't gone online yet.

My best fighters right now are Rain and Chameleon. I've kreated a guy called Ghost Rider. Flaming skull, leather. You get the picture.

[Fignuts]

I'll post some pics later of the characters you can make in this game.

[Lara Emily]

Can anyone get sword fatalities to work no matter what combos of buttons I put in it doesn't register.

[Blitz]

I can't either, although I think I only tried like a couple of times.

[Better Than You]

<LI nd="93">Fatalities The following is a list of fatality moves. Fatalities with [Boss] indicate moves that only "Boss characters" can perform: Onaga, Kintaro, Shao Kahn, Goro, Sheeva, Moloch, and Motaro. Fatalities with [Sword] indicate moves that only characters with swords can perform.
Knees behind
<DT nd="96">Away(2), Circle (head rip) <DT nd="97">[Boss] Away(2), Circle (head rip) </DT>Knees behind chains
<DT nd="99">Away(2), Square (two uses) <DT nd="100">[Boss] Toward(2), Square (kick, two uses) </DT>Face down
<DT nd="102">Toward(2), Circle (spine rip) <DT nd="103">[Sword] Toward(2), Circle (face stab) <DT nd="104">[Boss] Up(2), Circle (head pop) <DT nd="105">[Boss] Up, Down, Circle (exploding torso) </DT>Face down transitions
<DT nd="107">Down, Away, Triangle (end ██████████ forward) <DT nd="108">Down, Away, Square (end position, knees) <DT nd="109">Up, Down, Up, Square (pull out sword) <DT nd="110">[Boss] Down, Up, Triangle (end position, knees) </DT>Face down chains
<DT nd="112">Away(2), Square (knee drop, one use) <DT nd="113">Up(2), Square (back stomp, two uses) <DT nd="114">Toward(2), Square (punch, one use) <DT nd="115">[Boss] Toward(2), Square (head punch, one use) </DT>Face up
<DT nd="117">Toward(2), Circle (head stomp 1) <DT nd="118">Away(2), Circle (head stomp 2) <DT nd="119">[Sword] Up(2), Circle (decapitate) <DT nd="120">[Sword] Away(2), Circle (head stab) <DT nd="121">[Boss] Down(2), Circle (head punch) <DT nd="122">[Boss] Away, Down, Circle (arms off) </DT>Face up transitions
<DT nd="124">Down, Away, Square (end ██████████ behind) <DT nd="125">Down, Toward, Triangle (end ██████████ knees behind) <DT nd="126">Up, Down, Up, Square (pull out sword) <DT nd="127">[Boss] Down, Away, Triangle (end position behind) <DT nd="128">[Boss] Down, Toward, Triangle (end position knees behind) </DT>Face up chains
<DT nd="130">Toward(2), Triangle (punch, one use) <DT nd="131">Toward, Down, Square (knee, two uses) </DT>

[D Mac]

XBox live went down for maintenence. And one of the things rumored is that they are adding this game for 360 compatibility.

[Blitz]

Yes, I've seen the fatality list; I just can't get the sword to work.

[ClockShot]

I heard only Sub Zero and Scorpion can use the sword fatality.

[Blitz]

Nah, there's a few others as well.

[Fignuts]

What kills me is although all japanese games beat this out in terms of gameplay, none of them come even close to mortal kombat in terms of character design and plot. Seriously, like I knew this game wouldn't compete with tekken or soul calibur, but I got it anyways cause I just love the characters and the mythos so much.

[Kalyx triaD]

Even MKA's story is more contained easier to follow than other stuff. I had to study Wiki pages to see what was canon in the Street Fighter universe (Ken beat Ryu?).

We still have to wait for the next MK to see which endings are canon, or maybe all endings are the real thing.

[Fignuts]

4391

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[Funky Fly]

OMG EVIL ASIAN CARROT TOP :eek:

[D Mac]

Now they need to get to work on the new movie. :mad:

[Kalyx triaD]

Mortal Kombat Devestation was rumored to be in production...

For like 2 years now.

[Lara Emily]

I made Jason Voorhees for shit's and giggles.

His fighting style is Voorheedo and he fights with the Machete.

[Jaton]

How could you possibly like the Konquest mode in this game? It's so lousy. Taven is an uninspired, generic character..it's too linear..Taven sucks...you can't jump..Taven rhymes with Maven, who sucks..and it's boring.


As far as an actual fighting game, people stopped taking Mortal Kombat seriously years ago, now it's just for fun. And that's what it is meant to be--mindless fun to waste hours with.

That said, if anyone wants to play..my PS2 online name is Vega or V3GA, depending on if I want to use my Human Smoke created character to my other one.

[Jaton]

I made Jason Voorhees for shit's and giggles.

His fighting style is Voorheedo and he fights with the Machete.

I want to see it.

[Lara Emily]

I want to see it.Took some shit cell phone camera pictures

[Lara Emily]

http://members.lycos.co.uk/groovygurl87/jason1.jpg

http://members.lycos.co.uk/groovygurl87/jason2.jpg

[Lara Emily]

I got weapon fatalities to work you have to put in the take out weapon combo after you do at least one other fatality combo.

[Vietnamese Crippler]

Whoo, got all the relics and now I have all the Krypt items :-\

Damn, the Krypt just got more and more lackluster with every game.

[Jaton]

Lara, do you play online?

[Vastardikai]

I have some spoilers for the endings, but I can honestly say that one of the MK Universe's best characters (Sub-Zero) has the worst ending (thus far), and one of the MK Universe's WORST characters (Stryker) actually has a cool ending.

Gist of the Voiceovers...

Sub-Zero: He becomes an Ice-God. The Elder Gods, however, didn't give him the authority to make him a god, so they send their champions out to destroy him.

Stryker: The explosion of Blaze burns away his original concept of justice. He decides to seek truth and justice on his own terms. He becomes a Vigilante and hides away for a while to prepare for it. In other words, he becomes Frank Castle.

[Jaton]

How can you complain about Sub-Zero becoming a god? I think it's an awesome ending for him, and sets him up in a way to be majorly important in the next generation of MK.

Also, how can you say Stryker becoming a bootleg Punisher is a cool thing?

[Lara Emily]

Lara, do you play online?

Nope.

[Skippord]

Should I get this tomorrow?

[Destor]

Nope. Get Bully.

[Vastardikai]

How can you complain about Sub-Zero becoming a god? I think it's an awesome ending for him, and sets him up in a way to be majorly important in the next generation of MK.

Also, how can you say Stryker becoming a bootleg Punisher is a cool thing?


I wasn't complaining about Sub-Zero becoming a god. I was complaining about how He allegedly wasn't giving the authority to become one by the Elder Gods. I thought that was the fucking point of the whole god damned tournament. First to get to and defeat Blaze gets the power of a God. It doesn't say "First to get to and defeat Blaze, if they have the permission of the Elder Gods, gets the power of a God."

Also a bootleg punisher is better than what he is currently, a riot cop with no personality. Though I'll admit to laughing about how I beat Blaze with him (Machine Gun)

In any event, Ermac's or Noob's ending are the coolest thus far. Ermac becomes an army. Noob and Sub-Zero fuse into something different.

Besides, I think the official Canon for MK: Armageddon is Taven winning.

[Skippord]

I got this and Deception for 45$ today

[Kalyx triaD]

Why get Deception? That's downgrading.

[Skippord]

Meh they were running a deal with Deception for 5$ if you bought Armageddon

[D Mac]

WTF why is this not BC on 360 yet. :mad:

[Blitz]

http://www.gamespot.com/news/6160576.html

ROFL, Jack Thompson sent a cease and desist letter to Midway, saying "Mortal Kombat: Armageddon contains an unauthorized commercial exploitation of my name, photograph, image, and likeness within the game".

He saw a pic of a Jack Thompson Kreate A Kharacter and thought he was actually in the game :|

[D Mac]

What a dumbass

[Kalyx triaD]

What.

A.

Dumb.

Ass.

[G]

wtf isn't this coming to the 360?

not reading the whole thread btw, so go fuck yourself if it has already been mentioned.

[Skippord]

lol Jack Thompson

[D Mac]

wtf isn't this coming to the 360?

not reading the whole thread btw, so go fuck yourself if it has already been mentioned.

No, it's supposed to be compatible with the XBox version, but they STILL have'nt made it so yet. :mad: :mad: :mad:

[G]

what, fuck that. i will wait.

[Heyman]

Quick Question here - Shinnok's Spire:

Does anyone know how to beat Shinnok's Spire? (it's the level where there are three demon dudes, and they keep creating henchmen). The three demon guys keep shooting stuff at you.

I am stuck here. :foc:

I am literally pounding the shit out of everyone, but no one's energy seems to get drained. :'(

[D Mac]

Dunno sold this like almost a year ago.