In the recent flurry of new information regarding the upcoming Mortal Kombat title, Ultimate Mortal Kombat, IGN has released the first interview with series co-creator Ed Boon! In this interview, Boon reveals that the same studio which ported UMK3 to X-Box Live Arcade is working on this version of the game. He also puts to rest any fears of a repeat of the much maligned Mortal Kombat: Advance. Not much new information is revealed, but Boon states that they are currently exploring ways to use the Nintendo DS's technology to compliment the game while not radically changing the controls. A few images accompany the interview, but those images can be found in the Press Release story here on MKO.
IGN: An early screenshot of the game shows that the second screen's only being used to display a logo. Is this just an early mock-up? What sort of ideas do you have planned for the extra display?
Ed Boon: That was an early mockup. We are experimenting with different ways to use the DS's extra screen. In Puzzle Kombat we are utilizing the upper screen to display the puzzle fighters as well as the Death Traps. This lets us devote the entire lower screen to the actual puzzle play. As for the fighting we are working on a few ideas but haven't fleshed them all out and aren't quite ready to share them just yet. We don't want to radically change the control scheme for this game but would also like to introduce a new feature that takes advantage of the hardware. We will definitely keep you posted.
IGN: Any touch screen functionality being inserted in there?
Ed Boon: We are also working on some ideas for the touch screen. However, since the player's hands will be busy with the direction pad and the attack buttons, we probably won't do something crazy like having the player touch the screen for punches and kicks.
IGN: What sort of multiplayer features are being planned for Mortal Kombat on the Nintendo DS?
Ed Boon: We are planning on letting players fight against each other locally as well as finding opponents to fight against over the internet. We would also like to include game sharing, which would let someone without the game play by sharing the cartridge with someone who has the game locally. Currently, we are not sure to what extent we will be taking this feature but will certainly let you know when our decision is made.
To read the interview in its entirity, click here.
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