Fighting Styles
Having been trained in the Shaolin Temples, Liu Kang u1ili7.es styles of Shaolin Animal Kung Fu and Jeet Kun Do. Liu Kang generally prefers to fight hand to hand, though he does possess the ability to focus fire into various weapons, usually projectiles, as well as take the form of a dragon. The Mortal Kombat tournament was Kung Lao's only opportunity to bring honor to his fallen ancestors. But when he did not receive the approval of the Shaolin to represent them, he disguised himself as a...
Fighting Styles 1
Kung Lao shares a similar background as Liu Kang, but his fighting styles are quite different. Kung Lao not only utilizes deadly striking arts such as Mantis and Shaolin Fist, but is also fond of using his bladed hat to slice his enemies. All of the attacks of the main characters are built around an Atta.c.k_Sty_Le system. Each Attack Style corresponds to a particular attack button, which then represents a particular kombat properly. All attacks or moves coming from a button follows the...
Fatalities and the Kombo System
The Fatality System is heavily intertwined with the Kombo System, playing off of each other to form the basis of this Mortal Kombat staple. Each hit in a kombo is modified through different factors, and the totals are added to a Fatality Meter. Any attacks that are connected but are not within a kombo add no Fatality Meter. Each type of attack Quick, Launch, Power, Grapple or Special is worth a particular amount of Fatality Meter if performed within a kombo. The Experience System is designed to...
Fatality Meter
The Fatality Meter is an on-screen indicator that stores the ability to perform three levels of Fatalities Fatality. Multality and Brutality. The meter has these three levels of charge. As each level is filled, a more powerful set of Fatalities becomes available. Each Level of Fatality affects a different number of opponents, starting with one opponent being killed on the Fatality level. The Multality level will let you kill multiple enemies around you, while the Brutality level will put you in...
Shaolin Monks Wall Run
The Wall Run allows you the limited ability to run along vertical or horizontal surfaces for several feet before returning to the ground. Press the D trig- I ger when pushing into a wall to perform the Wall Run. If you press straight i toward the wall, you'll wall run up. If you press at an angle, you'll run along the wall. If you come in contact with a limb, pole, or other small platform, you can grab it with one hand and swing around. Releasing at the right moment will allow you to flip up to...