Mortal Kombat: Deadly Alliance Awakens Fighting Games
Posted by blurred on Saturday, November 23 2002

The Famed Franchise that Shocked the World and Reinvented the Fighting Game Category Delivers a New Experience with Intense Combat and Innovative Gameplay

CHICAGO – Nov. 22, 2002 (Fatality Friday) – Midway Games Inc. (NYSE: MWY), a leading software industry publisher and developer, announced today that Mortal Kombat®: Deadly Alliance™ has shipped for the PlayStation®2 computer entertainment system, the Xbox™ video game system from Microsoft, the Nintendo GameCube™ and Game Boy® Advance.

The famed franchise that shocked the world and revolutionized the fighting game category now debuts Mortal Kombat: Deadly Alliance, delivering the highly acclaimed series to the next-generation consoles. Mortal Kombat: Deadly Alliance offers a lethal dose of unparalleled brutality, supernatural mystique and a reinvented fighting system. Beginning the next chapter in the battle of good versus evil, two powerful sorcerers – Shang Tsung™ and Quan Chi™ – join forces to deliver unrivaled fighting action in their quest for supreme mortality.

“Mortal Kombat: Deadly Alliance has taken the series to a new level with an incredible new fighting system, brutal fatalities and intense sound,” said Helene Sheeler, vice president of marketing, Midway. “In addition, the game is more than living up to its reputation with gaming press as ‘the most surprising, accomplished, and addictive game of the year.’” --Game Informer, November, 2002.

In the game, players engage in hand-to-hand and special-weapon combat, executing secret moves and combinations with new fatalities and deadly body blows. Lethal new warriors are added to the mix along with the return of Mortal Kombat classics -- Scorpion™, Raiden™, Sub-Zero™ and Sonya Blade™. Hyper-realistic, Mortal Kombat: Deadly Alliance features progressive physical damage that allows players to view the inevitable demise of their opponents while utilizing three unique fighting styles for each warrior, creating nearly unlimited fighting possibilities.

In the game, players will also be able to enter the Mortal Kombat: Deadly Alliance “Krypt,” which is comprised of more than 600 “koffins” that players can purchase with “kurrency” earned in the game. The “koffins” are filled with new characters, new arenas, alternate costumes, photos and other hidden surprises.

Adding to the punishing action in Mortal Kombat: Deadly Alliance is Arista Records’ Adema, which has recorded a hard-driving, heavy, yet melodic, modern rock theme song titled “Immortal,” done exclusively for this new Mortal Kombat videogame and featured as the lead track in the follow-up EP to its self-titled debut album. The album is in stores now. “Immortal” was made available on radio Oct. 14 while the music video for the track began airing on MTV2’s Extreme Rock on the same date and is currently live on www.MTV.com.

Mortal Kombat: Deadly Alliance’s DVD content will include the “Immortal” song and music video. Also featured in the DVD section is the history of Mortal Kombat and behind-the-scenes interviews with the game’s development team.

In addition, on more than 5,000 movie screens across the country, R-rated moviegoers have previewed a 35 mm Dolby Surround sound cinema spot of the Mortal Kombat: Deadly Alliance trailer, which reached an estimated 18 million viewers. The national TV spot began airing on Nov. 12, and will continue through the end of the year.

Mortal Kombat: Deadly Alliance marks the next chapter in the Mortal Kombat series with a new engine delivering punishing action that will reward longtime fans of the franchise as well as next-generation game lovers. The Mortal Kombat series is one of the best-selling franchises in videogame history with more than 19 million home games sold.

Mortal Kombat: Deadly Alliance PlayStation 2, Xbox and Nintendo GameCube Key Features:




The first execution of the Mortal Kombat franchise on the next-generation systems, allowing for incredible detail and innovative gameplay, taking the series where it has never gone before

A completely new fighting system delivering intense combat with three unique fighting styles for each character -- including hand-to-hand and deadly-weapon combat, combined with progressive physical damage -- making this the most detailed fighting experience in the series

Favorite warriors from the past return, including Scorpion, Sub-Zero, Raiden, Sonya Blade and more; new human and supernatural fighters appear, too, each with their own lethal special attacks

Brutal new fatalities let players finish off and humiliate their opponents in true Mortal Kombat fashion

In-depth and engaging storyline continues the mythology and supernatural mystique of the series

DVD content including Adema’s “Immortal” music video, the history of Mortal Kombat and behind-the-scenes with the development team of Mortal Kombat

Mortal Kombat: Deadly Alliance “Krypt” -- players can earn “kurrency” to purchase items found in more than 600 “koffins,” located in the “Krypt.” The “koffins” are filled with new characters, new arenas, alternate costumes, photos and other hidden surprises

Mortal Kombat: Deadly Alliance Game Boy Advance Key Features:




Completely NEW Fighting System - Each warrior has two unique fighting styles including hand-to-hand and deadly-weapon combat, adding a whole new strategy to Mortal Kombat fighting

Extremely realistic fighting effects - Flowing clothes and spraying blood
Brutal Fatalities - The Mortal Kombat favorite is back with gruesome and bloody detail

Diverse Moves - Character-specific “special attacks” such as Scorpion’s deadly spear move

New and old favorite characters - Returning: Kung Lao™, Sonya Blade, Scorpion and more. New: Frost™, Li Mei™, Kenshi™ and more with over 11 total characters

Ominous and exquisitely detailed, interactive environments - More than 12 fighting environments in all

Multiple Play Modes - Arcade Mode, survival feature, head-to-head linked play, unlock secrets from the Krypt, Test Your Sight & Test Your Might