Mortal Kombat II
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| Studio | Midway Games | ||
| Publisher | Acclaim Entertainment | ||
| Erstveröffent- lichung |
1993 | ||
| platform | Arcade , SNES , Game Boy , Game Gear , Mega Drive , Sega CD , Sega 32X , Sega Saturn , PlayStation , Windows , Amiga , PlayStation Network , Xbox Live | ||
| genre | Fighting Game | ||
| Game mode | Single player , two player | ||
| control | Controller | ||
| language | English | ||
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| information | Was both confiscated and indexed in Germany until March 2020 . | ||
Mortal Kombat II , a computer game , is a 2D fighting game and arcade game by Midway Games released in 1993 , which was also released in ports for various game consoles from 1994 onwards . It is the second title in the Mortal Kombat series and caused a sensation in the media for its excessive portrayal of violence. With the exception of the Game Boy version, it was confiscated in Germany. As with the predecessor Mortal Kombat , actors were filmed and digitized using blue screen technology and not drawn as in many other video games .
The game includes twelve playable characters as well as two bosses, against whom the player must fight one after the other in a duel.
Backstory
500 years ago the magician “Shang Tsung” was banished to earth to enable the ruler of the “Outworld” to add it to his realm. However, his plans there were thwarted by the Shaolin monk "Liu Kang", who defeated both "Prince Goro" and Shang Tsung in the previous Mortal Kombat tournament. In the face of his impending execution by the ruler of the Outworld Shao Kahn, he begged for mercy and presented Shao Kahn with his plan, which was to lure the earth warriors into the Outworld in order to defeat them there. Shao Kahn gave Shang Tsung a second chance and rejuvenated him, making him even more powerful. The plan stipulates that the strongest of the earth warriors would now have to face Shao Kahn himself.
Game mechanics
In Mortal Kombat II, the player first chooses one of twelve freely selectable characters. Every character, both the player's and the computer-controlled opponent, has a life energy bar that must be reduced by attacks in order to win the round. You have 99 seconds per lap for this task. Each selectable character has the same basic attacks such as high and low blows and kicks, a foot sweep , a roundhouse kick , and a chin hook . In addition, each character has a throwing or grip technique. This is done the same for every character, but varies in appearance and effect for every character. Each character also has special tricks that only they can perform. One exception is Shang Tsung, who can transform into all of the other eleven characters for a short time and then has all of their maneuvers. An opponent is only completely defeated after two game rounds. In addition, so-called "finishing moves" are possible if an opponent has been defeated twice. These are keyboard shortcuts triggered by animations, in which you offer your opponent friendship, turn him into a baby or kill him.
With the chosen game character you fight in single player mode against seven of the other characters and finally against “Shang Tsung” and the two bosses “Kintaro” and “Shao Kahn”. These both have significantly more life energy and clout than the selectable game characters, making them more difficult to defeat. In addition, both are immune to numerous special attacks of the selectable game characters. After defeating Shao Kahn, you get to see an individual ending, in the form of text and 2-3 pictures for illustration. This is followed by general credits in which the actors of the game characters are named and introduced, after which the names of the game developers are named.
Characters
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Ports
In contrast to the first Mortal Kombat, with one exception, there were only differences in the graphics and the music, which were adjusted depending on the performance of the game console to which the game was ported. Only in the Japanese Super Nintendo version was the blood colored green and death scenes shown in black and white. At Super Nintendo, Mode 7 was used for an animation in which you can see a game character falling from a bridge to the floor in a 3D bird's eye view. Except for the ports for the Nintendo Game Boy , the Sega Master System and Game Gear , no characters were cut out of the game, and the so-called “finishing moves” were implemented on every console. The ports for the PlayStation and the Sega Saturn delivered music in CD sound quality.
With the PlayStation Network and Xbox Live versions it is possible to compete online against other players.
reception
The Mega Drive and Super Nintendo implementation was voted the tenth best 16-bit game of all time by PC World. IGN says of the game: "Even after 15 years, Mortal Kombat II still manages to be one of the best arcade beating games."
Web links
- Mortal Kombat II at MobyGames (English)