GameSpot has just posted Official Movie 4 in their series of videos detailing information from Midway's upcoming action-adventure game Mortal Kombat: Shaolin Monks.

In this video, Ed Boon, Shaun Himmerick, and Tony Goskie discuss the backgrounds in the game. One of the points Ed makes clear, for example, is that one of their goals was to make it where anything that was a rumor in Mortal Kombat II should be brought to life in MK:SM. For instance, the Living Forest (which Shaun identifies as his personal favorite) is shown, with a living tree eating an opponent tossed into it. Another example that is given is that the Portal, long rumored to be a gateway to other places (and actually is a gateway to Goro's Lair to fight the hidden characters), is actually the hub of the game, leading to different locations. Mention is also made of the "body puzzle" system, where opponents' bodies are used to unlock secrets; for example, a body can be used to smash through a stone barrier, or tossed onto a catapult to be used as a projectile against a faraway barrier.

The video is available for download to GameSpot Basic and GameSpot Complete members, and available to stream for non-members. The high-res version of the video is 62 MB, and the low-res version is 29 MB. To see the video in its entirety, click here, and scroll down to Official Movie 4.

Our thanks to forum/chat member DECEPTION for the heads-up on this new media!