Two other kinds of finishing moves appeared in this game, Friendships, where instead of the winning character killing off the opponent, they would do something friendly, and Babalities, where the surviving character would transform the loser into an infant. What differentiates each character are several special moves that are performed by entering certain button combinations.įatalities can be performed like in the original game, and each character now has two of each. When using a three button controller, not all of these moves will be available. With a Six-Button Control Pad is for low punch, is for high punch, is low kick, is high kick, and or blocks.Īll characters share the same basic range of attacks, such as uppercuts, foot sweeps, and throws, although these moves vary in speed and power from character and character. With a standard control pad, using the D-Pad moves your character, is for low punch, pressing either with or does a high punch, and are for low and high kicks respectively, and blocks. From there, the player battles the monstrous Kintaro before fighting the game's final boss, Shao Kahn.Ĭontrols are still the same as the first game. The game consists of fourteen fights that start against the other characters of the game, before moving onto one of two secret characters if certain conditions are met.
The game plays almost identically to its prequel, Mortal Kombat.
