The heads up this time goes to forum/chat regular A1n_S0ph_Aur.
Thanks to Dante_Is_Back from our chatroom for the tip.
There are 218 missions in all, and as you move throughout the landscape the challenges become increasingly difficult and worth more Kurrency than is available elsewhere. To add a little flare to the progression of things, the developers have also included a storyline to go along with the action. So while you may be playing through as Shang Tsung for instance, you'll go throughout his entire adventure step by step. From the moment he allies with Quan Chi to the time he? well, we'll keep that a secret for now. Needless to say, it's all played out right there in front of the player and adds a lot of depth to a normally dullard feature.The article also goes into detail about the mysterious koffins one can open using hard-won kurrency, and the types of kurrency that can be won and spent. In addition, some of the other menu features first seen in the game menu shown at E3 were described.
The types of goodies at your disposal are enormous, and can be accessed from another menu option known as "Kontent". Once you've reached that menu the bonuses you've uncovered are separated into distinct categories for easy navigation. Backgrounds, biographies, and other personality specific items are contained under the "Character" icon in the menu selection screen, and it's in your best interest to focus on this area of the Krypt first. A great section to visit when looking for more information on your favorite fighters, you can confirm the combatants and costumes you've found along the way or even check out hidden backgrounds in the "Arena" selection.Not until now have we had a full and concise listing of the changes and features in Mortal Kombat: Deadly Alliance in one article. To read the article in its entirety, click here.
Midway's Mortal Kombat series hasn't exactly had a flawless track record on handheld systems. One might even say there hasn't been a decent version of that series on any handheld system. The last time the game made its way to the portable market was Midway's Mortal Kombat Advance, an absolutely horrible recreation of Ultimate Mortal Kombat 3 on the Game Boy Advance. After that debacle, some fans of the series may never trust another version of Mortal Kombat on the GBA. That, friends, would be a mistake: Midway today sent over the final build of Mortal Kombat: Deadly Alliance for the Game Boy Advance, and after putting a good couple of hours into the bloody bout, I'm comfortable in saying that Midway put the right team on this project.The article goes into detail, talking about the controls, game engine, graphics, and features such as player profiles. To read the article in its entirety, click here.
Thanks to forum/chat member nthdimension for bringing the article to my attention!
Our thanks to forum/chat member Total-MK for bringing the video to our attention!
To see the image, click here. Our thanks to the members of the forum for bringing this to our attention!
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The title, shown on one kiosk near the back of the spot, drew a good amount of gamers interested in the old-school fight mechanics and bloody, quick-thrill combos. It looked fairly solid, by our best estimates, with detailed characters, crisp texture work, fluid fighter animations, vivid particle effects and more, all of which ran smoothly at 60 frames per second.The article also includes three videos only available to IGN Insider members. These include in-fight scenes of Scorpion and Sub-Zero. Once again, for copyright reasons, we are not posting the movies on the site, but if you're an IGN Insider member they can be reached through the article!
To read the article in its entirety, click here.
Our thanks to Sutaz and Mkscorpion33 for the heads-up!
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Thanks to Belokk-PMK for sending this our way.
The GBA game will feature many of the elements that have been established in the console version's design, including items, characters, and secrets that can be unlocked and purchased with coins that you earn during fights. Players can even gamble during a bout to increase their earnings. Of course, all the bloody violence that's expected of the Mortal Kombat series will be in this game...including blood splatters that stick to the floor during a fight, as well as fatalities that can be performed after you've decimated your opponent. The GBA version will also have a couple of mini-games between fights, including Test Your Might and Test Your Sight. And, naturally, you'll be able to link up with a buddy and brawl against him...but he'll need a copy of the cartridge as well.For the rest of the article click here.
"Immortal" appears on the new Adema EP, The Immortal, AND is the first release from the Mortal Kombat video game soundtrack. Adema was approached by the video game maker to participate in the project because they were looking for a hard rock band that would appeal to the same audiences as the those that played the video game. The video was shot in New Orleans on June 6th. The band was shot performing in front of a "green screen" and then they were inserted into the environment of the video game.To view the Adema video click here.
Thanks again to our forum posters for the news tip.
UPDATE: We now have confirmation that Midway is running a cinema spot for MK: Deadly Alliance which is currently airing in select R-rated theaters across the country. The commercial will run until November 21st, 2002, which is a 15 second clip of Scorpion and Quan Chi fighting. The WWE Mortal Kombat Sweepstakes page has a preview of the commercial in streaming format, but the theater version will be far more incredible with 35 MM Dolby Surround Sound.
Thanks to many users for the heads up on this!
