Mortal Kombat Warehouse

Ed Boon was at the end of GameSpot’s coverage of the annual convention demoing the game with Paulo Garcia and John Edwards playing 3 fights (one of them in tag team mode) with fatalities at the end of each, just watch the video, anything I say won’t be enough to describe it:

I’ll update this post with more facts and some screenshots for the section of the game.

Mortal Kombat Online has a lot of facts about the game summed up in this article, be sure to read it and check the hi-res screenshots.

What a good day it is when game developers listen to what the fans of their franchise want. This morning the official websites of Netherrealm Studios and Mortal Kombat” went live, a short time later a teaser trailer for the new Mortal Kombat game appeared on mayor videogame news sites:

The trailer kicks off with the start of a fight between Shao Kahn and Raiden, then goes to show various gameplay clips that show that the series is coming back to its roots with 2D fighting style with 3D graphics and a Mature rating featuring the following characters:

• Shao Kahn with his classic MKII look
• Raiden also with his classic MKII look as seen in Shaolin Monks
• Reptile has a new humanoid-reptile form
• Johnny Cage now sports his name tattooed accross his chest
• Sub-Zero with a new design with classic elements
• Nightwolf with a classic look
• Mileena looking similar to her alternative costume from Deception
• Kung Lao wearing his classic outfit as seen in MKII
• Sektor has a new design

Also featured in the background are Kira, Rain and two fighters in the Pit II who look like Taven and Daegon from Armageddon
During the trailer we see something similar to the Super and Pro Moves seen in MK vs DC, incorporating multiple special moves into combos.
The trailer ends teasing the classic stage fatality from The Pit II and Kung Lao doing his slice-in-half Fatality just like in Shaolin Monks.

All of the stages in the trailer bear some resemblance or are identical to arenas from the games of the 2D era:
From MK1: Throne Room.
From MKII: The Pit II, Living Forest, Kahn’s Arena and Dead Pool.
From MK3: Stages resembling The Bridge and Rooftop also make an appearance.

The game is set to include “A number of new gameplay features including tag team and the deepest story mode of any fighting game”, online modes include 4 player tag-team kombat and 2-player arcade co-op.
“We can’t wait for players to get their hands on Mortal Kombat,” said Ed Boon, and I can’t agree more.
Mortal Kombat is scheduled for release in March 2011 on Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3.