Midway Gamersday Presentation (april 18, 08 )
- MK warriors battle DC Heroes for the first time ever.
- Two all-new fighting mechanics - FreeFall Kombat and Klose Kombat.
- Klose Kombat is a brutal up close fighting mechanic, with damaged and torn clothing.
- FreeFall Kombat allows characters to throw people off buildings, through buldings, fighting on their way transitioning to the next area.
- Signature attacks for all MK and DC characters.
- First video game mash-up for either franchise.
- Jimmy Palmiotti and Justin Gray, helped with the mortal kombat team to write the story mode.
TRMK Interview (april 18, 08 )
- DC writers helped authenticate the DC charaters phrases, reactions.
- Superman has two weaknesses, kryptonite and magic.
- Netherrealm and Outworld are mentioned as places Superman could be vulnerable.
- Characters are over 20,000 polygons.
- No multiple fighting styles.
- No weapons.
- No Puzzle Kombat or Motor Kombat.
- Single player story mode is in, but its not like the konquest mode.
Mortal Kombat Online Interview (april 18, 08 )
- Boon is unsure if the story will be cannon, will decide when they start making Mortal Kombat 9.
- Both heroes and villians will be in the game for each brand.
- Fighting Styles are not in the game.
- Fatalities wont be in the game, but finishing moves will.
- Midway wants the game to be rated Teen, but will try to push it to the limit so its 1 step away from Mature rating.
- Game will be playable at E3.
Gamespot Inteview (april 18, 08 )
- Two different perspectives in story mode.
# A story takes place in the mortal kombat world with the invasion of DC characters.
# A story takes place in the DC universe and has an invasion of the Mortal Kombat Characters.
- Some cataclysmic event happens, it causes a merger of the worlds, creates a lot of weird circumstances.
- Jimmy Palmiotti and Justin Gray, both writers for DC universe, helped craft the whole story and how the DC characters would react to the situation.
- No Stage fatalities. |
