Mortal Kombat: Deception

IGN article:
http://ps2.ign.com/articles/542/542644p1.html

Official site:
http://www.mortalkombatdeception.com

I'm looking forward to buying this next month. What do you guys think?

According to reports I've read, it looks like gamers' complaints have been addressed (multiple finishers) and the multiple fighting styles for each character still appear to be intact. Weapons are now hidden within the stages (I assume to avoid a complete slash-fest) and there are various other ways to interact with the environment. Example: Using hanging corpses to your advantage. Also, stage-specific fatalities are finally back. Multi-tiered arenas have also been included in this version, and crashing violently through different sections of a stage looks more like a DOA3 style, not the cheesy MK3 style. There are also ring-outs included for the first time. This IS MK, so of course it involves some form of gruesome death (like being knocked into piranha-infested water).

There's also a new rpg-style single player mode, as well as a few interesting new mini-games (like chess) to keep players busy. The most interesting thing about the new MK is the fact that it will also be playable <font color="yellow">Online</font>. I'll have to see it to believe it.

IGN has an official streaming trailer link. I managed to capture the trailer using the Streamdown program, and entering this mms address.

mms://streamingmovies.ign.com/ps2/mk-deception_trailer_wmvlow.wmv

This looks like the biggest MK yet. Let the bloodbath begin!!

 

This does look like an awesome game. I hope they enhance the fighting system a lot from the previous MK, cuz thats really my only prob with the game. I cant wait to see this in action. And online mode? Awesome! Maybe (if it even comes out console in America) FT will be online!

 

Here are three more trailers from the official site!

http://www.mortalkombatdeception.com/downloads/MKD_e3_HI.zip

9 minute clip explaining the new features!
http://www.mortalkombatdeception.com/downloads/MKD_EdBoon_HIREZ.zip

http://www.mortalkombatdeception.com/downloads/MKD_Trailer_HIREZ.zip

 

I just hope they actually have a dash forward. Than I might want to play it. haha. I remember the deadly alliance one didn't have a dash forward. It was a joke.

 

any 3d fighter that fights on a 2d plane is a joke :\

yes that means you maximum impact, damn you snk.

 

i plan to play it... my copy has been prepaid for about 4-5 months now. even if it sucks ill play it. i am a MK fan to the end. looks like ill be seeing you online DRE.

oh by the way. my copy will be on xbox. if anyone is getting an xbox version, look me up when it drops. my gamertag is <font color="yellow"> XxRodnutzxX</font> . Also I am picking up guilty gear next week when that drops. Anyone want to teach me how to play? I have never played it before, but at $20 bucks and online play on xbox live. I couldn't resist in prepaying for that also. I also got DOA Ultimate, Outrun 2, Halo 2 on reserve. When they drop anyone who wants to mash buttons drop me an invite and we can bang heads. Later

 

I saw a picture of a new mini game similar to Tetris but with MK combatants. The Arenas, the Fatalities, and the new characters (Noob Saibot, Rain, and Baraka) will make this game a guilty pleasure.

 

I hope it play's more like MK2 than 4 cos that's the only MK I ever liked (combo wise). The dial a combo system of 3 didn't work for me, although 4 was ok to a point. Still, time for some gruesome fatalities!

'Get over here!'

 

I would hope the combo system is like neither. They say they really rethought the fighting system for this game and if they 'improved' on it , it should be much better than either. Maybe the game will start to have a good flow like tekken, soul cal, SF or its own awesome flow like VF has made.

 

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stompoutloud said:

I just hope they actually have a dash forward. Than I might want to play it. haha. I remember the deadly alliance one didn't have a dash forward. It was a joke.

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From what I've read, everyone has a forward dash now. Each character still has their own weapon and the weapons you grab from the stages themselves do more damage than the normal ones.

As far as gameplay goes, I really wouldn't expect something much deeper than Deadly Alliance. Ed Boon has said that the team spent 90% of its time adding extra content since the fighting engine was basically already in place. They added limited combo breakers and sped things up a bit but other than that, I've heard of no other core gameplay improvements. It will probably be broken as hell but I'll still be playing it...at least until the broken shit starts taking over online. /versus/images/graemlins/laugh.gif

Also, go to www.mortalkombatonline.com for more info. They have exclusive movies and stuff over there.

 

Deadly Allliance remains as one hell of a good sunday brawller. I can´t wait for the sequel.

 

I'll play it to see the funny fatalities and to play the mini games.... I don't have a chess set at home....

 

its an odd coincidance I pawned my chess set to buy MK2 ... odd ineed

 

pah, I played this game at the game exhibition last friday and quite frankly I think it's sooooooooooo slow to play, the controls are weird. The loading time is looooooooong and the match felt worst than 50hzt. I didn't like it. I hit punch, I could make a cuppa tea before it threw a punch.