MKII also strays from the strongly oriental theme of its predecessor, though it does retain the original motif in some aspects, as in some of the music. This game drops the point system from its predecessor, in favor of a consecutive win tally.īoth the theme and art style of Mortal Kombat II are slightly darker, although with a more vibrant color palette employed and a much richer color depth than in the previous game.
In addition to the Fatalities of its predecessor, MKII offers Babalities (turning the opponent into a crying baby), Friendships (a non-malicious interaction, such as dancing or giving a gift to the defeated opponent) and stage-specific Fatalities (the winner uppercutting his or her opponent into an abyss below, spikes above, or a pool of acid in the background). The game also plays slightly faster and more smoothly.Īs with its predecessor, matches are divided into rounds, and the first player to win two rounds by fully depleting their opponent's life bar is the winner at this point the losing player's character will become dazed and the winner is given the opportunity of using a finishing move. However, each character still shared generic attributes – speed, power, jump height and airtime – and although having different hitboxes, all normal moves were the same between each character. Additionally returning characters gained new special moves and the game marked introduction of multiple Fatalities (post-match animations of the victorious characters executing their defeated foes), as well as additional, non-lethal finishing moves to the franchise. Normal moves have been expanded: a crouching punch was added, and low and high kicks became differentiated be it crouching or standing up the roundhouse kick was made more powerful and knocks opponents across the screen. The gameplay of Mortal Kombat II is an extension of the previous game. The new tournament is much more dangerous, as Shao Kahn has the home field advantage, and an Outworld victory will allow him to subdue Earthrealm. He then extends the invitation to Raiden, who gathers his warriors and takes them into Outworld. Kahn agrees to this plan, and even restores Tsung's youth. He tells Shao Kahn that the invitation for Mortal Kombat cannot be turned down, and if they hold it in Outworld, the Earthrealm warriors must attend.
6.2 Super Nintendo Entertainment Systemįollowing his failure to defeat Liu Kang in the first Mortal Kombat game, the evil sorcerer Shang Tsung begs his master, Shao Kahn, to spare his life.The game was a great commercial and critical success.
Like its predecessor, various home versions were produced. It is the second game in the Mortal Kombat series. Mortal Kombat II is a competitive fighting game originally produced by Midway Games for the arcades in 1993.
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