Difference between revisions of "Mortal Kombat II"

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==Gameplay==
 
==Gameplay==
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The game plays almost identically to ''[[Mortal Kombat]]'', with numerous improvements. There are several changes in standard moves: a crouching punch was added, low and high kicks have greater differentiation, roundhouse kicks are made more powerful (now knocking opponents across the screen, like the uppercut), and it is easier to perform combos due to reduced recovery times for attacks. Returning characters also gained new special moves, including some to be used in mid-air, and the game plays almost twice as fast as the original. Unlike the Mega Drive version of its prequel, the game is completely uncensored from the start, so no code is needed to uncensor the game.
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The game plays almost identically to ''[[Mortal Kombat]]'', with numerous improvements. There are several changes in standard moves: a crouching punch was added, low and high kicks have greater differentiation, roundhouse kicks are made more powerful (now knocking opponents across the screen, like the uppercut), and it is easier to perform combos due to reduced recovery times for attacks. Returning characters also gained new special moves, including some to be used in midair, and the game plays almost twice as fast as the original. Unlike the Mega Drive version of its prequel, the game is completely uncensored from the start, so no code is needed to uncensor the game.
  
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As with its predecessor, matches are divided into rounds, and the first player to win two rounds by fully depleting their opponent's life bar is the winner; at this point, the losing character becomes dazed and the winner has a short amount of time to perform a finishing move. All characters share the same basic attacks, such as uppercuts, foot sweeps, and throws, although these moves vary in speed and power from character and character. When using a three-button controller, not all of these moves are available. Character are differentiated by several special moves that can be performed by entering certain button combinations.
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As with its predecessor, matches are divided into rounds, and the first player to win two rounds by fully depleting their opponent's life bar is the winner; at this point, the losing character becomes dazed and the winner has a short amount of time to perform a finishing move. All characters share the same basic attacks, such as uppercuts, foot sweeps, and throws, although these moves vary in speed and power from character and character. When using a three-button controller, not all of these moves are available. Characters are differentiated by several special moves that can be performed by entering certain button combinations.
  
 
The single-player game consists of fourteen fights against the other characters of the game, before moving onto one of two secret characters if certain conditions are met. From there, the player battles the shapeshifting sorcerer Shang Tsung and the monstrous Kintaro before fighting the game's final boss, Shao Kahn. A second player can challenge the first by pressing {{Start}} during gameplay, with the winner continuing in the tournament.
 
The single-player game consists of fourteen fights against the other characters of the game, before moving onto one of two secret characters if certain conditions are met. From there, the player battles the shapeshifting sorcerer Shang Tsung and the monstrous Kintaro before fighting the game's final boss, Shao Kahn. A second player can challenge the first by pressing {{Start}} during gameplay, with the winner continuing in the tournament.
  
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Characters move with {{left}} and {{right}}, crouch with {{down}}, and jump with {{up}}. Characters perform a low punch with {{A}}, a high punch with {{X}}, a low kick with {{C}}, and a high kick with {{Z}}. They block by holding {{B}} or {{Y}} blocks. When using a standard three-button control pad on the Mega Drive version, characters perform a low punch with {{A}}, a high punch with {{left}}+{{A}} or {{right}}+{{A}}, a low kick with {{B}}, and a high kick with {{C}}, and {{Start}} blocks. Support for the [[Six Button Control Pad (Mega Drive)|Six Button Control Pad]] must be manually enabled in the options for the Mega Drive version (but it is automatically enabled if detected in the 32X version).
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Characters jump with {{up}} and flip back and forth with {{upleft}} and {{upright}}. They crouch with {{down}}. All characters have punches and kicks that can either be aimed high or low. Characters perform a low punch with {{A}}, a high punch with {{X}}, a low kick with {{C}}, and a high kick with {{Z}}. They block by holding {{B}} or {{Y}}. When using a standard three-button control pad on the Mega Drive version, characters perform a low punch with {{A}}, a high punch with {{left}}+{{A}} or {{right}}+{{A}}, a low kick with {{B}}, and a high kick with {{C}}, and {{Start}} blocks. Support for the [[Six Button Control Pad (Mega Drive)|Six Button Control Pad]] must be manually enabled in the options for the Mega Drive version (but it is automatically enabled if detected in the 32X version).
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In the 8-bit versions, characters punch with {{1}} and kick with {{2}}. Block is assigned to {{Start}} in the Game Gear version and {{down}}+{{1}} in the Master System version.
  
 
Fatalities are performed as in the original game, and each character now has two of each, in addition to three stage-specific Fatalities. Non-lethal finishing moves have also been added: Babalities (which transforms the loser into an infant) and Friendships (a non-malicious interaction, such as dancing or giving a gift to the defeated opponent). These were put into the original arcade version of the game to poke fun at those who felt the original ''Mortal Kombat'' was too violent.
 
Fatalities are performed as in the original game, and each character now has two of each, in addition to three stage-specific Fatalities. Non-lethal finishing moves have also been added: Babalities (which transforms the loser into an infant) and Friendships (a non-malicious interaction, such as dancing or giving a gift to the defeated opponent). These were put into the original arcade version of the game to poke fun at those who felt the original ''Mortal Kombat'' was too violent.
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Move lists assume the player is facing right. If facing left, {{left}} and {{right}} should be reversed.
 
Move lists assume the player is facing right. If facing left, {{left}} and {{right}} should be reversed.
  
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When using a standard three-button control pad on the Mega Drive version, for moves requiring {{LP}}, hold the direction and {{A}} simultaneously. For moves requiring {{HP}}, release the direction before pressing {{A}}. Special moves requiring {{LP}}+{{HP}} can be done with just {{A}}.
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All characters can perform roundhouse kicks with {{left}}+{{HK}} (which knock the opponent across the screen), leg sweeps with {{left}}+{{LK}} (which cause the opponent to fall down), and uppercuts with {{down}}+{{HP}} (which knock the opponent high into the air). Throws are performed by pressing {{LP}} when next to the opponent.
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When using a standard three-button control pad on the Mega Drive version, for moves requiring {{LP}}, hold the direction and {{LP}} simultaneously. For moves requiring {{HP}}, release the direction before pressing {{LP}}. Special moves requiring {{LP}}+{{HP}} can be done with just {{LP}}. Uppercuts are performed with {{down}}+{{LP}}.
  
 
Fatalities often require being a certain distance from the opponent in order to execute. All finishing moves can be performed while holding the {{Block}} button, which is sometimes useful to avoid accidentally moving or hitting the opponent before the button combination is fully pressed. Friendship and Babalities can only be performed if the player does not use either punch button during the final round.
 
Fatalities often require being a certain distance from the opponent in order to execute. All finishing moves can be performed while holding the {{Block}} button, which is sometimes useful to avoid accidentally moving or hitting the opponent before the button combination is fully pressed. Friendship and Babalities can only be performed if the player does not use either punch button during the final round.
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| title=Liu Kang
 
| title=Liu Kang
 
| sprite={{sprite|MK2 Saturn Sprite Portraits.png|2|crop_width=44|crop_height=61|crop_x=0|crop_y=0}}
 
| sprite={{sprite|MK2 Saturn Sprite Portraits.png|2|crop_width=44|crop_height=61|crop_x=0|crop_y=0}}
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| desc=A Shaolin monk. He is canonically the victor of the Shalon Tournament in the first ''[[Mortal Kombat]]'' game. He returns to his temples to find them in ruins and his Shaolin brothers slain by Shang Tsung's Outworld invaders. He travels to Outworld to seek vengeance.
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| desc=A Shaolin monk. He is canonically the victor of the Shaolin Tournament in the first ''[[Mortal Kombat]]'' game. He returns to his temples to find them in ruins and his Shaolin brothers slain by Shang Tsung's Outworld invaders. He travels to Outworld to seek vengeance.
 
{{MoveListTable |
 
{{MoveListTable |
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{{MoveListRow | High Fireball | {{right}} {{right}} {{HP}} | Liu Kang shoots a fireball while standing. This move can be done in midair.}}
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{{MoveListRow | High Fireball | {{right}} {{right}} {{HP}}<br>{{right}} {{right}}+{{LP}} (Mega Drive 3-button) | Liu Kang shoots a fireball while standing. This move can be done in midair.}}
 
{{MoveListRow | Low Fireball | {{right}} {{right}} {{LP}} | Liu Kang shoots a fireball while crouching.}}
 
{{MoveListRow | Low Fireball | {{right}} {{right}} {{LP}} | Liu Kang shoots a fireball while crouching.}}
 
{{MoveListRow | Flying Kick | {{right}} {{right}} {{HK}} | Liu Kang launches himself across the screen in a kicking pose.}}
 
{{MoveListRow | Flying Kick | {{right}} {{right}} {{HK}} | Liu Kang launches himself across the screen in a kicking pose.}}
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{{MoveListTable | desc=Finishing moves |
 
{{MoveListTable | desc=Finishing moves |
 
{{MoveListRow | Fatality 1 | {{down}} {{right}} {{left}} {{left}} {{HK}} (close) | Liu Kang transforms into a dragon and bites his opponent in half at the torso.}}
 
{{MoveListRow | Fatality 1 | {{down}} {{right}} {{left}} {{left}} {{HK}} (close) | Liu Kang transforms into a dragon and bites his opponent in half at the torso.}}
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{{MoveListRow | Fatality 2 | {{hold|{{Block}}|D-Pad in a 360° rotation}} (half screen away or closer)| Liu Kang does a cartwheel and then uppercuts his opponent.}}
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{{MoveListRow | Fatality 2 | {{hold|{{Block}}|D-Pad in a 360° rotation}} (half screen away or closer) | Liu Kang does a cartwheel and then uppercuts his opponent.}}
 
{{MoveListRow | Stage Fatality | {{left}} {{right}} {{right}} {{LK}} (close)}}
 
{{MoveListRow | Stage Fatality | {{left}} {{right}} {{right}} {{LK}} (close)}}
 
{{MoveListRow | Friendship | {{right}} {{left}} {{left}} {{left}} {{LK}} | Liu Kang dances under a mirror ball.}}
 
{{MoveListRow | Friendship | {{right}} {{left}} {{left}} {{left}} {{LK}} | Liu Kang dances under a mirror ball.}}
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{{MoveListTable | desc=Finishing moves |
 
{{MoveListTable | desc=Finishing moves |
 
{{MoveListRow | Fatality 1 | {{up}} {{up}} {{HP}} (sweep distance) | Kung Lao slices his opponent in half with his hat.}}
 
{{MoveListRow | Fatality 1 | {{up}} {{up}} {{HP}} (sweep distance) | Kung Lao slices his opponent in half with his hat.}}
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{{MoveListRow | Fatality 2 | {{hold|{{LP}}|{{left}} {{right}}}} | Kung Lao throws his hat at his opponent. The player can control the hat as it is flying with {{up}} and {{down}}. In the Mega Drive and 32X versions, the hat decapitates the opponent unless directed elsewhere. In the Saturn version, the player must aim the hat at the opponent's head for the decapitation.}}
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{{MoveListRow | Fatality 2 | {{hold|{{LP}}|{{left}} {{right}}}} (full screen away) | Kung Lao throws his hat at his opponent. The player can control the hat as it is flying with {{up}} and {{down}}. In the Mega Drive and 32X versions, the hat decapitates the opponent unless directed elsewhere. This move cannot be performed using a three-button control pad. In the Saturn version, the player must aim the hat at the opponent's head for the decapitation.}}
 
{{MoveListRow | Stage Fatality | {{right}} {{right}} {{right}} {{HP}} (close)}}
 
{{MoveListRow | Stage Fatality | {{right}} {{right}} {{right}} {{HP}} (close)}}
 
{{MoveListRow | Friendship | {{left}} {{left}} {{left}} {{down}} {{HK}} | Kung Lao pulls a rabbit from his hat.}}
 
{{MoveListRow | Friendship | {{left}} {{left}} {{left}} {{down}} {{HK}} | Kung Lao pulls a rabbit from his hat.}}
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{{MoveListTable | desc=Finishing moves |
 
{{MoveListTable | desc=Finishing moves |
 
{{MoveListRow | Fatality 1 | {{down}} {{down}} {{right}} {{right}} {{LP}} (close) | Johnny Cage tears his opponent's torso off and throws it on the ground.}}
 
{{MoveListRow | Fatality 1 | {{down}} {{down}} {{right}} {{right}} {{LP}} (close) | Johnny Cage tears his opponent's torso off and throws it on the ground.}}
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{{MoveListRow | Fatality 2 | {{right}} {{right}} {{down}} {{up}} (close) | Johnny Cage does an uppercut that decapitates his opponent.}}
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{{MoveListRow | Fatality 2 | {{right}} {{right}} {{down}} {{up}} (close) | Johnny Cage does an uppercut that decapitates his opponent. Holding down {{down}}+{{Block}}+{{LP}}+{{LK}} before Cage performs the move knocks off three reappearing heads. In the Mega Drive and 32X versions, the extra decapitations cannot be performed using a three-button control pad.}}
 
{{MoveListRow | Stage Fatality | {{down}} {{down}} {{down}} {{HK}} (close)}}
 
{{MoveListRow | Stage Fatality | {{down}} {{down}} {{down}} {{HK}} (close)}}
 
{{MoveListRow | Friendship | {{down}} {{down}} {{down}} {{down}} {{HK}} | Johnny Cage signs an autograph on a picture of himself for his opponent.}}
 
{{MoveListRow | Friendship | {{down}} {{down}} {{down}} {{down}} {{HK}} | Johnny Cage signs an autograph on a picture of himself for his opponent.}}
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| desc=Shang Tsung's personal bodyguard. He appears in the form of a human ninja, but he is believed to be a horrific reptilian creature in disguise.
 
| desc=Shang Tsung's personal bodyguard. He appears in the form of a human ninja, but he is believed to be a horrific reptilian creature in disguise.
 
{{MoveListTable |
 
{{MoveListTable |
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{{MoveListRow | Acid Spit | {{right}} {{right}} {{HP}} | Reptile takes his mask off and spits a gob of acid.}}
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{{MoveListRow | Acid Spit | {{right}} {{right}} {{HP}}<br>{{right}} {{right}}+{{LP}} | Reptile takes his mask off and spits a gob of acid.}}
 
{{MoveListRow | Slide | {{left}}+{{LK}}+{{HK}} (Mega Drive and 32X)<br>{{left}}+{{Block}}+{{LP}}+{{LK}} (Saturn) | Reptile slides forward with a leg sweep.}}
 
{{MoveListRow | Slide | {{left}}+{{LK}}+{{HK}} (Mega Drive and 32X)<br>{{left}}+{{Block}}+{{LP}}+{{LK}} (Saturn) | Reptile slides forward with a leg sweep.}}
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{{MoveListRow | Force Ball | {{left}} {{left}} {{LP}}+{{HP}} | Reptile conjures a force ball that moves across the screen and knocks the opponent down.}}
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{{MoveListRow | Force Ball | {{left}} {{left}} {{LP}}+{{HP}}<br>{{left}} {{left}} {{LP}} (Mega Drive 3-button) | Reptile conjures a force ball that moves across the screen and knocks the opponent down.}}
 
{{MoveListRow | Invisibility | {{hold|{{Block}}|{{up}} {{up}} {{down}}}} | Reptile makes himself invisible until he is attacked.}}
 
{{MoveListRow | Invisibility | {{hold|{{Block}}|{{up}} {{up}} {{down}}}} | Reptile makes himself invisible until he is attacked.}}
 
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| desc=A male ninja who possesses cryokinesis, thought to be a member of the secretive Lin Kuei clan. Though apparently killed in the first tournament, he mysteriously returns, traveling into Outworld to again attempt to assassinate Shang Tsung.
 
| desc=A male ninja who possesses cryokinesis, thought to be a member of the secretive Lin Kuei clan. Though apparently killed in the first tournament, he mysteriously returns, traveling into Outworld to again attempt to assassinate Shang Tsung.
 
{{MoveListTable |
 
{{MoveListTable |
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{{MoveListRow | Deep Freeze | {{down}} {{right}} {{LP}} | Sub-Zero shoots a burst of ice across the screen, freezing his opponent on contact.}}
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{{MoveListRow | Deep Freeze | {{down}} {{right}} {{LP}} | Sub-Zero shoots a burst of ice across the screen, freezing his opponent on contact. Hitting an already frozen opponent "backfires" and freezes Sub-Zero while unfreezing his opponent.}}
 
{{MoveListRow | Ground Freeze | {{down}} {{left}} {{LK}} | Sub-Zero shoots ice at the ground in front of him, which causes his opponent to slip uncontrollably if walked on.}}
 
{{MoveListRow | Ground Freeze | {{down}} {{left}} {{LK}} | Sub-Zero shoots ice at the ground in front of him, which causes his opponent to slip uncontrollably if walked on.}}
 
{{MoveListRow | Slide | {{left}}+{{LK}}+{{HK}} (Mega Drive and 32X)<br>{{left}}+{{Block}}+{{LP}}+{{LK}} (Saturn) | Sub-Zero slides forward with a leg sweep.}}
 
{{MoveListRow | Slide | {{left}}+{{LK}}+{{HK}} (Mega Drive and 32X)<br>{{left}}+{{Block}}+{{LP}}+{{LK}} (Saturn) | Sub-Zero slides forward with a leg sweep.}}
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{{MoveListTable | desc=Finishing moves |
 
{{MoveListTable | desc=Finishing moves |
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{{MoveListRow | Fatality 1 | {{right}} {{right}} {{down}} {{HK}} (sweep distance), then {{right}} {{down}} {{right}} {{right}} {{HP}} (close) | Sub-Zero shoots a flurry of ice, deep freezing his opponent, then uppercuts the resulting ice statue, shattering the upper part of the opponent's body.}}
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{{MoveListRow | Fatality 1 | {{right}} {{right}} {{down}} {{HK}} (sweep distance), then {{right}} {{down}} {{right}} {{right}} {{HP}} (close)<br>{{right}} {{right}} {{down}} {{HK}} (sweep distance), then {{right}} {{down}} {{right}} {{right}}+{{LP}} (close) (Mega Drive 3-button) | Sub-Zero shoots a flurry of ice, deep freezing his opponent, then uppercuts the resulting ice statue, shattering the upper part of the opponent's body.}}
 
{{MoveListRow | Fatality 2 | {{hold|{{LP}}|{{left}} {{left}} {{down}} {{right}}}} (full screen away) | Sub-Zero throws an ice ball that causes his opponent to explode.}}
 
{{MoveListRow | Fatality 2 | {{hold|{{LP}}|{{left}} {{left}} {{down}} {{right}}}} (full screen away) | Sub-Zero throws an ice ball that causes his opponent to explode.}}
 
{{MoveListRow | Stage Fatality | {{down}} {{right}} {{right}} {{Block}} (close)}}
 
{{MoveListRow | Stage Fatality | {{down}} {{right}} {{right}} {{Block}} (close)}}
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| desc=A shapeshifting sorcerer. After his defeat in the first game, he convinced Shao Kahn to spare his life. He has a new plan to appease his master, who, in turn, restores Tsung's youth. Although playable in this installment, he also serves as a sub-boss of the game, always appearing before Kintaro in the single-player mode. As in the first game, he is able to morph into any of the playable characters, retaining their moves.
 
| desc=A shapeshifting sorcerer. After his defeat in the first game, he convinced Shao Kahn to spare his life. He has a new plan to appease his master, who, in turn, restores Tsung's youth. Although playable in this installment, he also serves as a sub-boss of the game, always appearing before Kintaro in the single-player mode. As in the first game, he is able to morph into any of the playable characters, retaining their moves.
 
{{MoveListTable |
 
{{MoveListTable |
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{{MoveListRow | Flaming Skull | {{left}} {{left}} {{HP}} | Shang Tsung shoots a flaming skull from his hands.}}
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{{MoveListRow | Flaming Skull | {{left}} {{left}} {{HP}}<br>{{left}} {{left}} {{LP}} (Mega Drive 3-button) | Shang Tsung shoots a flaming skull from his hands.}}
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{{MoveListRow | Two Flaming Skulls | {{left}} {{left}} {{right}} {{HP}} | Shang Tsung shoots two successive flaming skulls from his hands.}}
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{{MoveListRow | Two Flaming Skulls | {{left}} {{left}} {{right}} {{HP}}<br>{{left}} {{left}} {{right}}+{{LP}} (Mega Drive 3-button) | Shang Tsung shoots two successive flaming skulls from his hands.}}
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{{MoveListRow | Three Flaming Skulls | {{left}} {{left}} {{right}} {{right}} {{HP}} | Shang Tsung shoots three successive flaming skulls from his hands.}}
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{{MoveListRow | Three Flaming Skulls | {{left}} {{left}} {{right}} {{right}} {{HP}}<br>{{left}} {{left}} {{right}} {{right}}+{{LP}} (Mega Drive 3-button) | Shang Tsung shoots three successive flaming skulls from his hands.}}
 
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| desc=A female ninja who works as a personal assassin in the service of Shao Kahn. She has been suspected of secretly aiding the Earthrealm warriors. She is armed with a pair of steel fans.
 
| desc=A female ninja who works as a personal assassin in the service of Shao Kahn. She has been suspected of secretly aiding the Earthrealm warriors. She is armed with a pair of steel fans.
 
{{MoveListTable |
 
{{MoveListTable |
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{{MoveListRow | Fan Throw | {{right}} {{right}} {{HP}}+{{LP}} | Kitana throws a spinning fan like a sawblade. This move can be done in midair.}}
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{{MoveListRow | Fan Throw | {{right}} {{right}} {{LP}}+{{HP}}<br>{{right}} {{right}} {{LP}} (Mega Drive 3-button) | Kitana throws a spinning fan like a sawblade. This move can be done in midair.}}
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{{MoveListRow | Fan Swipe | {{left}}+{{HP}} | Kitana swipes a fan in front of her.}}
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{{MoveListRow | Fan Swipe | {{left}}+{{HP}}<br>{{left}}+{{LP}} (Mega Drive 3-button) | Kitana swipes a fan in front of her.}}
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{{MoveListRow | Fan Lift | {{left}} {{left}} {{left}} {{HP}} | Kitana spins her fan at the air, generating waves that can catch and lift opponents.}}
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{{MoveListRow | Fan Lift | {{left}} {{left}} {{left}} {{HP}}<br>{{left}} {{left}} {{left}}+{{LP}} (Mega Drive 3-button) | Kitana spins her fan at the air, generating waves that can catch and lift opponents.}}
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{{MoveListRow | Square Wave Punch | {{HCB}} {{HP}} | Kitana jumps into the air and shoots across the screen with her fist extended.}}
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{{MoveListRow | Square Wave Punch | {{HCB}} {{HP}}<br>{{HCB}}+{{LP}} (Mega Drive 3-button) | Kitana jumps into the air and shoots across the screen with her fist extended.}}
 
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{{MoveListRow | Sonic Wave | {{HCB}} {{HK}} | Jax throws an energy wave across the screen.}}
 
{{MoveListRow | Sonic Wave | {{HCB}} {{HK}} | Jax throws an energy wave across the screen.}}
 
{{MoveListRow | Ground Pound | Hold {{LK}} for 3 seconds and release | Jax punches the ground, causing an opponent on the ground to lose balance.}}
 
{{MoveListRow | Ground Pound | Hold {{LK}} for 3 seconds and release | Jax punches the ground, causing an opponent on the ground to lose balance.}}
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{{MoveListRow | Gotcha Grab | {{right}} {{right}} {{LP}} | Jax grabs his opponent by the throat and punches twice.}}
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{{MoveListRow | Gotcha Grab | {{right}} {{right}} {{LP}} (close) | Jax grabs his opponent by the throat and punches twice.}}
 
{{MoveListRow | Backbreaker | {{Block}} in midair (close) | Jax grabs his opponent in midair, drops to the ground, and snaps the opponent's back on his shoulder.}}
 
{{MoveListRow | Backbreaker | {{Block}} in midair (close) | Jax grabs his opponent in midair, drops to the ground, and snaps the opponent's back on his shoulder.}}
 
{{MoveListRow | Body Slam | {{HP}} during throw | Jax slams his opponent against the ground. This move can be done multiple times by pressing {{HP}} repeatedly.}}
 
{{MoveListRow | Body Slam | {{HP}} during throw | Jax slams his opponent against the ground. This move can be done multiple times by pressing {{HP}} repeatedly.}}
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| desc=Twin sister to Kitana who also serves as an assassin for Kahn. Her mission during the tournament is to ensure the loyalty of her sister, but she also has plans of her own. She is armed with a pair of sai.
 
| desc=Twin sister to Kitana who also serves as an assassin for Kahn. Her mission during the tournament is to ensure the loyalty of her sister, but she also has plans of her own. She is armed with a pair of sai.
 
{{MoveListTable |
 
{{MoveListTable |
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{{MoveListRow | Sai Throw | Hold {{HP}} for 2 seconds and release | Mileena throws a pair of sai across the screen. This move can be done in midair.}}
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{{MoveListRow | Sai Throw | Hold {{HP}} for 2 seconds and release<br>Hold {{LK}} for 2 seconds and release (Mega Drive 3-button) | Mileena throws a pair of sai across the screen. This move can be done in midair.}}
 
{{MoveListRow | Teleport Kick | {{right}} {{right}} {{LK}} | Mileena disappears, then drops from the air in front of her opponent while kicking.}}
 
{{MoveListRow | Teleport Kick | {{right}} {{right}} {{LK}} | Mileena disappears, then drops from the air in front of her opponent while kicking.}}
 
{{MoveListRow | Roll Attack | {{left}} {{left}} {{down}} {{HK}} | Mileena rolls quickly along the ground, knocking over her opponent on impact.}}
 
{{MoveListRow | Roll Attack | {{left}} {{left}} {{down}} {{HK}} | Mileena rolls quickly along the ground, knocking over her opponent on impact.}}
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| desc=A warlord belonging to a race of nomadic mutants living in the wastelands of Outworld. He is responsible for the assault on the Shaolin Monastery on the orders of Shao Kahn.
 
| desc=A warlord belonging to a race of nomadic mutants living in the wastelands of Outworld. He is responsible for the assault on the Shaolin Monastery on the orders of Shao Kahn.
 
{{MoveListTable |
 
{{MoveListTable |
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{{MoveListRow | Blade Spark | {{QCF}} {{HP}} | Baraka shoots a blade across the screen.}}
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{{MoveListRow | Blade Spark | {{down}} {{left}} {{HP}}<br>{{down}} {{left}}+{{LP}} (Mega Drive 3-button) | Baraka shoots a blade across the screen.}}
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{{MoveListRow | Blade Swipe | {{left}}+{{HP}} | Baraka swipes a blade in front of him.}}
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{{MoveListRow | Blade Swipe | {{left}}+{{HP}}<br>{{left}}+{{LP}} (Mega Drive 3-button) | Baraka swipes a blade in front of him.}}
 
{{MoveListRow | Blade Fury | {{left}} {{left}} {{left}} {{LP}} | Baraka kneels and repeatedly waves his blades in the air, dicing opponents caught in them.}}
 
{{MoveListRow | Blade Fury | {{left}} {{left}} {{left}} {{LP}} | Baraka kneels and repeatedly waves his blades in the air, dicing opponents caught in them.}}
 
{{MoveListRow | Double Kick | {{HK}} {{HK}} (close) | Baraka does a kick that hits his opponent twice.}}
 
{{MoveListRow | Double Kick | {{HK}} {{HK}} (close) | Baraka does a kick that hits his opponent twice.}}
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{{MoveListTable | desc=Finishing moves |
 
{{MoveListTable | desc=Finishing moves |
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{{MoveListRow | Fatality 1 | {{left}} {{left}} {{left}} {{left}} {{HP}} (close) | Baraka decapitates his opponent with a blade.}}
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{{MoveListRow | Fatality 1 | {{left}} {{left}} {{left}} {{left}} {{HP}} (close)<br>{{left}} {{left}} {{left}} {{left}}+{{LP}} (close) (Mega Drive 3-button) | Baraka decapitates his opponent with a blade.}}
 
{{MoveListRow | Fatality 2 | {{left}} {{right}} {{down}} {{right}} {{LP}} (close) | Baraka raises his opponent into the air with his blades, with gravity impaling the opponent.}}
 
{{MoveListRow | Fatality 2 | {{left}} {{right}} {{down}} {{right}} {{LP}} (close) | Baraka raises his opponent into the air with his blades, with gravity impaling the opponent.}}
 
{{MoveListRow | Stage Fatality | {{right}} {{right}} {{down}} {{HK}} (close)}}
 
{{MoveListRow | Stage Fatality | {{right}} {{right}} {{down}} {{HK}} (close)}}
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{{MoveListTable |
 
{{MoveListTable |
 
{{MoveListRow | Spear | {{left}} {{left}} {{LP}} | Scorpion throws a spear across the screen, then uses it to pull his opponent toward him. The opponent is momentarily stunned.}}
 
{{MoveListRow | Spear | {{left}} {{left}} {{LP}} | Scorpion throws a spear across the screen, then uses it to pull his opponent toward him. The opponent is momentarily stunned.}}
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{{MoveListRow | Decoy Punch | {{HCB}} {{HP}} | Scorpion teleports to the other side of the screen, flying in with a punch.}}
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{{MoveListRow | Decoy Punch | {{HCB}} {{HP}}<br>{{HCB}}+{{LP}} (Mega Drive 3-button) | Scorpion teleports to the other side of the screen, flying in with a punch.}}
 
{{MoveListRow | Scissor Takedown | {{HCB}} {{LK}} | Scorpion grabs his opponent with his legs and takes them down to the ground.}}
 
{{MoveListRow | Scissor Takedown | {{HCB}} {{LK}} | Scorpion grabs his opponent with his legs and takes them down to the ground.}}
 
{{MoveListRow | Air Throw | {{Block}} in midair (close) | Scorpion grabs and throws his opponent in midair.}}
 
{{MoveListRow | Air Throw | {{Block}} in midair (close) | Scorpion grabs and throws his opponent in midair.}}
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{{MoveListRow | Fatality 1 | {{hold|{{Block}}|{{down}} {{down}} {{up}} {{up}}}} {{HP}} (sweep distance)<br>{{hold|{{Block}}|{{down}} {{down}} {{up}} {{up}}}} {{LP}} (sweep distance) (Mega Drive 3-button) | Scorpion removes his mask, revealing a demonic skull, and incinerates his opponent with his fire breath. Toasty!}}
 
{{MoveListRow | Fatality 2 | Hold {{HP}} for 3 seconds and release (Mega Drive and 32X)<br>Hold {{HK}} for 3 seconds and release (Mega Drive 3-button)<br>{{hold|{{HP}}|{{down}} {{right}} {{right}} {{right}}}} (Saturn) | Scorpion uses his spear to cut off his opponent at the head and torso.}}
 
{{MoveListRow | Fatality 2 | Hold {{HP}} for 3 seconds and release (Mega Drive and 32X)<br>Hold {{HK}} for 3 seconds and release (Mega Drive 3-button)<br>{{hold|{{HP}}|{{down}} {{right}} {{right}} {{right}}}} (Saturn) | Scorpion uses his spear to cut off his opponent at the head and torso.}}
 
{{MoveListRow | Stage Fatality | {{down}} {{right}} {{right}} {{Block}} (close)}}
 
{{MoveListRow | Stage Fatality | {{down}} {{right}} {{right}} {{Block}} (close)}}
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| desc=A mystical thunder god who returns gathers the remaining warriors from the Shaolin Torunament to Outworld in order to stop Kahn's evil plans of taking Earthrealm for his own.
 
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{{MoveListRow | Flying Thunderbolt | {{left}} {{left}} {{right}} | Rayden flies across the screen, grabbing and slamming his opponent against the wall.}}
 
{{MoveListRow | Flying Thunderbolt | {{left}} {{left}} {{right}} | Rayden flies across the screen, grabbing and slamming his opponent against the wall.}}
 
{{MoveListRow | Teleport | {{down}} {{up}} | Rayden teleports to the other side of his opponent.}}
 
{{MoveListRow | Teleport | {{down}} {{up}} | Rayden teleports to the other side of his opponent.}}
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{{MoveListRow | Fatality 1 | Hold {{LK}} for 3 seconds, then release and {{Block}}+{{LK}} (close) | Rayden grabs and electrocutes his opponent.}}
 
{{MoveListRow | Fatality 1 | Hold {{LK}} for 3 seconds, then release and {{Block}}+{{LK}} (close) | Rayden grabs and electrocutes his opponent.}}
 
{{MoveListRow | Fatality 2 | Hold {{HP}} for 8 seconds and release (close)<br>Hold {{HK}} for 8 seconds and release (close) (Mega Drive 3-button) | Rayden uppercuts his opponent, who explodes.}}
 
{{MoveListRow | Fatality 2 | Hold {{HP}} for 8 seconds and release (close)<br>Hold {{HK}} for 8 seconds and release (close) (Mega Drive 3-button) | Rayden uppercuts his opponent, who explodes.}}
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{{MoveListRow | Friendship | {{down}} {{left}} {{right}} {{HK}} | Rayden conjures a diminutive clone of himself.}}
 
{{MoveListRow | Friendship | {{down}} {{left}} {{right}} {{HK}} | Rayden conjures a diminutive clone of himself.}}
 
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Mortal Kombat II
System(s): Sega Mega Drive, Sega 32X, Sega Master System, Sega Game Gear, Sega Saturn
Publisher: Acclaim Entertainment
Sega Game Gear
Sega Mega Drive
Sega 32X
Sega Saturn
Acclaim Japan (JP)
Developer:
Licensor: Midway Manufacturing
Original system(s): Arcade boards
Sound driver:
Sega Mega Drive
Sega 32X
Krisalis sound driver
Sega Saturn
SCSP (1 track)
Peripherals supported:
Sega Mega Drive
Sega 32X
Six Button Control Pad
Sega Game Gear
Gear-to-Gear Cable
Genre: Fighting Action/Kakutou Action (格闘アクション)[1], Action/Fighting[2], Action[3][4][5][6][7][8][9]

















Number of players: 1-2
Release Date RRP Code
Sega Mega Drive
JP 		¥8,800 (9,064)8,800e[10] T-81093
Sega Mega Drive
US 		$64.9564.95[13] T-81346
Videogame Rating Council: MA-17
Sega Mega Drive
EU 		T-81346-50
ELSPA: 15+ OK
Sega Mega Drive
PT
Sega Mega Drive
UK 		£49.9949.99[14] T-81346-50
ELSPA: 15+ OK
Sega Mega Drive
SE
(Rental)
Sega Mega Drive
GR 		T-81346-50
ELSPA: 15+ OK
Sega Mega Drive
AU 		FMOR01SMC
OFLC: MA15
Sega Mega Drive
AU
(Platinum) 		FMOR01SMC
OFLC: MA15
Sega Mega Drive
BR 		047070
Tectoy: 18+
Sega Saturn
JP 		¥5,8005,800 T-8107G
Sega Rating: X Rated
Sega Saturn
US 		$54.9554.95[16] T-8103H
ESRB: Mature
Sega Saturn
EU 		T-8103H-50
ELSPA: 15+ OK
Sega Saturn
DE 		T-8103H-50
USK: 18
Sega Saturn
PT
Sega Saturn
UK 		£44.9944.99[17] T-8103H-50
ELSPA: 15+ OK
Sega Saturn
PL
Sega Master System
EU 		MK-29029-50
ELSPA: 15+ OK
Sega Master System
PT 		MS29029
Sega Master System
UK 		MK-29029-50
ELSPA: 15+ OK
Sega Master System
AU 		$79.9579.95[19] FMOR01SEC
OFLC: MA15
Sega Master System
BR 		028530
Tectoy: 18+
Sega Game Gear
JP 		¥4,800 (4,944)4,800e[10] T-81107
Sega Game Gear
US 		$44.9544.95[21] T-81278
Videogame Rating Council: MA-17
Sega Game Gear
EU 		T-81278-50
ELSPA: 15+ OK
Sega Game Gear
PT
Sega Game Gear
UK 		£34.9934.99[22] T-81278-50
ELSPA: 15+ OK
Sega Game Gear
GR
Sega Game Gear
AU
Sega 32X
JP 		¥9,8009,800 T-8104A
Sega Rating: 18 and Up
Sega 32X
US 		T-8101B
ESRB: Mature
Sega 32X
EU 		T-8101B-50
ELSPA: 15+ OK
Sega 32X
PT
Sega 32X
UK 		£54.9954.99[25] T-8101B-50
ELSPA: 15+ OK
Sega 32X
AU
Sega 32X
BR 		153010
Tectoy: 18+
Non-Sega versions
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Mortal Kombat II, called Mortal Kombat II: Kyuukyoku Shinken (モータルコンバットII 究極神拳) in Japan, is the sequel to the critically acclaimed Mortal Kombat. It was originally released in 1993 as an arcade game before being ported to numerous platforms. It is considered by many to be the best fighter of the series. It sports a cast of twelve characters with numerous special moves including new finishers and new kinds of finishers.

It is the last game of the series to be officially released in Japan for a Sega console. Mortal Kombat 3, which was the final Mortal Kombat game to be released in Japan, was only released in that region for the PlayStation.

Story

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Shao Kahn

Following his failure to defeat Liu Kang in the previous Mortal Kombat tournament, the evil Shang Tsung begs his master Shao Kahn, supreme ruler of Outworld and the surrounding kingdoms, to spare his life. He tells Shao Kahn that if they hold the next Mortal Kombat Tournament in Outworld, the Earthrealm warriors must travel away from home to attend.

Kahn agrees to this plan and restores Shang Tsung's youth and martial arts prowess. He then extends the invitation to the thunder god and Earthrealm's protector, Rayden, who gathers his warriors and takes them into Outworld.

Gameplay

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Choose Your Fighter

The game plays almost identically to Mortal Kombat, with numerous improvements. There are several changes in standard moves: a crouching punch was added, low and high kicks have greater differentiation, roundhouse kicks are made more powerful (now knocking opponents across the screen, like the uppercut), and it is easier to perform combos due to reduced recovery times for attacks. Returning characters also gained new special moves, including some to be used in midair, and the game plays almost twice as fast as the original. Unlike the Mega Drive version of its prequel, the game is completely uncensored from the start, so no code is needed to uncensor the game.

As with its predecessor, matches are divided into rounds, and the first player to win two rounds by fully depleting their opponent's life bar is the winner; at this point, the losing character becomes dazed and the winner has a short amount of time to perform a finishing move. All characters share the same basic attacks, such as uppercuts, foot sweeps, and throws, although these moves vary in speed and power from character and character. When using a three-button controller, not all of these moves are available. Characters are differentiated by several special moves that can be performed by entering certain button combinations.

The single-player game consists of fourteen fights against the other characters of the game, before moving onto one of two secret characters if certain conditions are met. From there, the player battles the shapeshifting sorcerer Shang Tsung and the monstrous Kintaro before fighting the game's final boss, Shao Kahn. A second player can challenge the first by pressing  START  during gameplay, with the winner continuing in the tournament.

Characters jump with Up and flip back and forth with Up-left and Up-right. They crouch with Down. All characters have punches and kicks that can either be aimed high or low. Characters perform a low punch with A, a high punch with X, a low kick with C, and a high kick with Z. They block by holding B or Y. When using a standard three-button control pad on the Mega Drive version, characters perform a low punch with A, a high punch with Left+A or Right+A, a low kick with B, and a high kick with C, and  START  blocks. Support for the Six Button Control Pad must be manually enabled in the options for the Mega Drive version (but it is automatically enabled if detected in the 32X version).

In the 8-bit versions, characters punch with 1 and kick with 2. Block is assigned to  START  in the Game Gear version and Down+1 in the Master System version.

Fatalities are performed as in the original game, and each character now has two of each, in addition to three stage-specific Fatalities. Non-lethal finishing moves have also been added: Babalities (which transforms the loser into an infant) and Friendships (a non-malicious interaction, such as dancing or giving a gift to the defeated opponent). These were put into the original arcade version of the game to poke fun at those who felt the original Mortal Kombat was too violent.

Players can choose from five difficulty settings for computer-controlled opponents (Very Easy, Easy, Medium, Hard, and Very Hard) and can change the number of starting credits in the options.

Characters

Move lists assume the player is facing right. If facing left, Left and Right should be reversed.

All characters can perform roundhouse kicks with Left+ HK  (which knock the opponent across the screen), leg sweeps with Left+ LK  (which cause the opponent to fall down), and uppercuts with Down+ HP  (which knock the opponent high into the air). Throws are performed by pressing  LP  when next to the opponent.

When using a standard three-button control pad on the Mega Drive version, for moves requiring  LP , hold the direction and  LP  simultaneously. For moves requiring  HP , release the direction before pressing  LP . Special moves requiring  LP + HP  can be done with just  LP . Uppercuts are performed with Down+ LP .

Fatalities often require being a certain distance from the opponent in order to execute. All finishing moves can be performed while holding the  BL  button, which is sometimes useful to avoid accidentally moving or hitting the opponent before the button combination is fully pressed. Friendship and Babalities can only be performed if the player does not use either punch button during the final round.

Each character has a special button combination for performing the stage-specific Fatalities on the Kombat Tomb and the Pit II stages. There is a third stage-specific Fatality for the Dead Pool stage, but it is done with the same button combination for all characters: hold  LP + LK  while performing an uppercut (Down+ HP  when close to the opponent).

The Saturn version of the game has an option to change the ninja slide ability, shared by Reptile and Sub-Zero, from Left+ BL + LP + LK  (same as the arcade version) to Left+ LK + HK  (same as the Mega Drive and 32X versions).

Playable

Liu Kang, Johnny Cage, Sub-Zero, Scorpion, Reptile, Rayden, and Shang Tsung return from the original game (with Reptile and Shang Tsung now playable). Sonya and Kano are the only playable characters from the first game who do not return as playable characters, appearing only in the background of the Kahn's Arena stage, chained and on display as his prisoners.

Kung Lao, Jax, Kitana, Mileena, and Baraka make their debuts.

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 Liu Kang
A Shaolin monk. He is canonically the victor of the Shaolin Tournament in the first Mortal Kombat game. He returns to his temples to find them in ruins and his Shaolin brothers slain by Shang Tsung's Outworld invaders. He travels to Outworld to seek vengeance.
Move list
Name Command Description
High Fireball Right Right  HP 
Right Right+ LP  (Mega Drive 3-button) 		Liu Kang shoots a fireball while standing. This move can be done in midair.
Low Fireball Right Right  LP  Liu Kang shoots a fireball while crouching.
Flying Kick Right Right  HK  Liu Kang launches himself across the screen in a kicking pose.
Bicycle Kick Hold  LK  for 5 seconds and release Liu Kang flies across the screen while kicking multiple times, resembling pedaling a bicycle.
Move list (Finishing moves)
Name Command Description
Fatality 1 Down Right Left Left  HK  (close) Liu Kang transforms into a dragon and bites his opponent in half at the torso.
Fatality 2 HOLD  BL D-Pad in a 360° rotation (half screen away or closer) Liu Kang does a cartwheel and then uppercuts his opponent.
Stage Fatality Left Right Right  LK  (close)
Friendship Right Left Left Left  LK  Liu Kang dances under a mirror ball.
Babality Down Down Right Left  LK 
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 Kung Lao
A former Shaolin monk and member of the White Lotus Society who is close friends with Liu Kang. He is descended from another Kung Lao, who was defeated by Goro 500 years prior. He seeks to avenge his ancestor and the destruction of the Shaolin temple.
Move list
Name Command Description
Hat Throw Left Right  LP  Kung Lao throws his hat like a discus.
Bullet Kick Down+ HK  before the apex of a jump Kung Lao drops diagonally in a kick.
Whirlwind Spin Up Up  LK  (press  LK  to keep spinning) Kung Lao spins in place, doing damage at his sides.
Teleport Down Up Kung Lao disappears into the air and reappears behind his opponent.
Move list (Finishing moves)
Name Command Description
Fatality 1 Up Up  HP  (sweep distance) Kung Lao slices his opponent in half with his hat.
Fatality 2 HOLD  LP Left Right (full screen away) Kung Lao throws his hat at his opponent. The player can control the hat as it is flying with Up and Down. In the Mega Drive and 32X versions, the hat decapitates the opponent unless directed elsewhere. This move cannot be performed using a three-button control pad. In the Saturn version, the player must aim the hat at the opponent's head for the decapitation.
Stage Fatality Right Right Right  HP  (close)
Friendship Left Left Left Down  HK  Kung Lao pulls a rabbit from his hat.
Babality Left Left Right Right  HK 
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 Johnny Cage
A Hollywood actor who disappears from the set of his latest film to follow his ally Liu Kang to the otherworldly dimension of Outworld and protect Earthrealm from Shao Kahn.
Move list
Name Command Description
High Green Flame Right Down-right Down Down-left Left  HP  Johnny Cage throws a fireball in a high arc.
Low Green Flame Left Down-left Down Down-right Right  LP  Johnny Cage throws a fireball in a low arc.
Shadow Kick Left Right  LK  Johnny Cage slides forward while kicking.
Shadow Uppercut Left Down Left  HP  Johnny Cage flies diagonally into the air with his elbow out.
Low Blow  BL + LP 
 LK + HK  (Mega Drive 3-button) 		Johnny Cage does the splits and punches his opponent in the crotch.
Move list (Finishing moves)
Name Command Description
Fatality 1 Down Down Right Right  LP  (close) Johnny Cage tears his opponent's torso off and throws it on the ground.
Fatality 2 Right Right Down Up (close) Johnny Cage does an uppercut that decapitates his opponent. Holding down Down+ BL + LP + LK  before Cage performs the move knocks off three reappearing heads. In the Mega Drive and 32X versions, the extra decapitations cannot be performed using a three-button control pad.
Stage Fatality Down Down Down  HK  (close)
Friendship Down Down Down Down  HK  Johnny Cage signs an autograph on a picture of himself for his opponent.
Babality Left Left Left  HK 
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 Reptile
Shang Tsung's personal bodyguard. He appears in the form of a human ninja, but he is believed to be a horrific reptilian creature in disguise.
Move list
Name Command Description
Acid Spit Right Right  HP 
Right Right+ LP  		Reptile takes his mask off and spits a gob of acid.
Slide Left+ LK + HK  (Mega Drive and 32X)
Left+ BL + LP + LK  (Saturn) 		Reptile slides forward with a leg sweep.
Force Ball Left Left  LP + HP 
Left Left  LP  (Mega Drive 3-button) 		Reptile conjures a force ball that moves across the screen and knocks the opponent down.
Invisibility HOLD  BL Up Up Down Reptile makes himself invisible until he is attacked.
Move list (Finishing moves)
Name Command Description
Fatality 1 Left Left Down  LP  (half screen away) Reptile removes his mask, revealing his reptilian head, and uses his tongue to remove and eat his opponent's head.
Fatality 2 Right Right Down  LK  (close, while invisible) Reptile cuts his opponent in half at the torso.
Stage Fatality Down Right Right  BL  (close)
Friendship Left Left Down  LK  Reptile advertises a Reptile doll.
Babality Down Left Left  LK 
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 Sub-Zero
A male ninja who possesses cryokinesis, thought to be a member of the secretive Lin Kuei clan. Though apparently killed in the first tournament, he mysteriously returns, traveling into Outworld to again attempt to assassinate Shang Tsung.
Move list
Name Command Description
Deep Freeze Down Right  LP  Sub-Zero shoots a burst of ice across the screen, freezing his opponent on contact. Hitting an already frozen opponent "backfires" and freezes Sub-Zero while unfreezing his opponent.
Ground Freeze Down Left  LK  Sub-Zero shoots ice at the ground in front of him, which causes his opponent to slip uncontrollably if walked on.
Slide Left+ LK + HK  (Mega Drive and 32X)
Left+ BL + LP + LK  (Saturn) 		Sub-Zero slides forward with a leg sweep.
Move list (Finishing moves)
Name Command Description
Fatality 1 Right Right Down  HK  (sweep distance), then Right Down Right Right  HP  (close)
Right Right Down  HK  (sweep distance), then Right Down Right Right+ LP  (close) (Mega Drive 3-button) 		Sub-Zero shoots a flurry of ice, deep freezing his opponent, then uppercuts the resulting ice statue, shattering the upper part of the opponent's body.
Fatality 2 HOLD  LP Left Left Down Right (full screen away) Sub-Zero throws an ice ball that causes his opponent to explode.
Stage Fatality Down Right Right  BL  (close)
Friendship Left Left Down  HK  Sub-Zero advertises a Sub-Zero doll.
Babality Down Left Left  HK 
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 Shang Tsung
A shapeshifting sorcerer. After his defeat in the first game, he convinced Shao Kahn to spare his life. He has a new plan to appease his master, who, in turn, restores Tsung's youth. Although playable in this installment, he also serves as a sub-boss of the game, always appearing before Kintaro in the single-player mode. As in the first game, he is able to morph into any of the playable characters, retaining their moves.
Move list
Name Command Description
Flaming Skull Left Left  HP 
Left Left  LP  (Mega Drive 3-button) 		Shang Tsung shoots a flaming skull from his hands.
Two Flaming Skulls Left Left Right  HP 
Left Left Right+ LP  (Mega Drive 3-button) 		Shang Tsung shoots two successive flaming skulls from his hands.
Three Flaming Skulls Left Left Right Right  HP 
Left Left Right Right+ LP  (Mega Drive 3-button) 		Shang Tsung shoots three successive flaming skulls from his hands.
Move list (Morphs)
Name Command Description
Liu Kang Left Right Right  BL 
Kung Lao Left Down Left  HK 
Johnny Cage Left Left Down  LP 
Reptile HOLD  BL Up Down  HP 
Sub-Zero Right Down Right  HP 
Kitana  BL   BL   BL 
Jax Down Right Left  HP 
Mileena Hold  HP  for 2 seconds and release
Hold  LK  for 2 seconds and release (Mega Drive 3-button)
Baraka Down Down  LK 
Scorpion HOLD  BL Up Up
Rayden Down Left Right  LK 
Move list (Finishing moves)
Name Command Description
Fatality 1 HOLD  BL Up Down Up  LK  (close) Shang Tsung steals his opponent's soul.
Fatality 2 Hold  HK  for 2 seconds and release (sweep distance) Shang Tsung is sucked into his opponent's mouth and explodes his opponent from the inside.
Fatality 3 Hold  LP  for 30 seconds during the match
Hold  LK  for 30 seconds during the match (Mega Drive 3-button) 		Shang Tsung morphs into Kintaro and splits his opponent in half at the torso with a punch.
Stage Fatality Left Right Right  LK  (close)
Friendship Right Left Left Left  LK  Shang Tsung makes a rainbow.
Babality Down Down Right Left  LK 
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 Kitana
A female ninja who works as a personal assassin in the service of Shao Kahn. She has been suspected of secretly aiding the Earthrealm warriors. She is armed with a pair of steel fans.
Move list
Name Command Description
Fan Throw Right Right  LP + HP 
Right Right  LP  (Mega Drive 3-button) 		Kitana throws a spinning fan like a sawblade. This move can be done in midair.
Fan Swipe Left+ HP 
Left+ LP  (Mega Drive 3-button) 		Kitana swipes a fan in front of her.
Fan Lift Left Left Left  HP 
Left Left Left+ LP  (Mega Drive 3-button) 		Kitana spins her fan at the air, generating waves that can catch and lift opponents.
Square Wave Punch Right Down-right Down Down-left Left  HP 
Right Down-right Down Down-left Left+ LP  (Mega Drive 3-button) 		Kitana jumps into the air and shoots across the screen with her fist extended.
Move list (Finishing moves)
Name Command Description
Fatality 1  BL   BL   BL   HK  (close) Kitana decapitates her opponent with a fan.
Fatality 2 HOLD  LK Right Right Down Right (close) Kitana gives her opponent a "kiss of death," causing the opponent to bloat and explode.
Stage Fatality Right Down Right  HK  (close)
Friendship HOLD  BL Down Down Down Up  LK  Kitana bakes a cake.
Babality Down Down Right Left  LK 
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 Jax
A US Special Forces officer who enters the tournament to retrieve his partner Sonya Blade and the wanted criminal Kano from Outworld.
Move list
Name Command Description
Sonic Wave Right Down-right Down Down-left Left  HK  Jax throws an energy wave across the screen.
Ground Pound Hold  LK  for 3 seconds and release Jax punches the ground, causing an opponent on the ground to lose balance.
Gotcha Grab Right Right  LP  (close) Jax grabs his opponent by the throat and punches twice.
Backbreaker  BL  in midair (close) Jax grabs his opponent in midair, drops to the ground, and snaps the opponent's back on his shoulder.
Body Slam  HP  during throw Jax slams his opponent against the ground. This move can be done multiple times by pressing  HP  repeatedly.
Move list (Finishing moves)
Name Command Description
Fatality 1  BL   BL   BL   BL   LP  (closer than sweep distance) Jax rips his opponent's arms off.
Fatality 2 HOLD  LP Right Right Right
HOLD  LK Right Right Right (Mega Drive 3-button) 		Jax smashes his opponent's skull by clapping his hands.
Stage Fatality Left Right Right  LK  (close)
Friendship Right Left Left Left  LK  Jax cuts a pattern of people into folded paper.
Babality Down Down Right Left  LK 
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 Mileena
Twin sister to Kitana who also serves as an assassin for Kahn. Her mission during the tournament is to ensure the loyalty of her sister, but she also has plans of her own. She is armed with a pair of sai.
Move list
Name Command Description
Sai Throw Hold  HP  for 2 seconds and release
Hold  LK  for 2 seconds and release (Mega Drive 3-button) 		Mileena throws a pair of sai across the screen. This move can be done in midair.
Teleport Kick Right Right  LK  Mileena disappears, then drops from the air in front of her opponent while kicking.
Roll Attack Left Left Down  HK  Mileena rolls quickly along the ground, knocking over her opponent on impact.
Move list (Finishing moves)
Name Command Description
Fatality 1 Right Left Right  LP  (close) Mileena stabs her opponent repeatedly with her sai.
Fatality 2 Hold  HK  for 3 seconds and release (close) Mileena swallows her opponent then spits out a pile of bones.
Stage Fatality Right Down Right  LK  (close)
Friendship HOLD  BL Down Down Down Up  HK  Mileena plants a flower.
Babality Down Down Down  HK 
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 Baraka
A warlord belonging to a race of nomadic mutants living in the wastelands of Outworld. He is responsible for the assault on the Shaolin Monastery on the orders of Shao Kahn.
Move list
Name Command Description
Blade Spark Down Left  HP 
Down Left+ LP  (Mega Drive 3-button) 		Baraka shoots a blade across the screen.
Blade Swipe Left+ HP 
Left+ LP  (Mega Drive 3-button) 		Baraka swipes a blade in front of him.
Blade Fury Left Left Left  LP  Baraka kneels and repeatedly waves his blades in the air, dicing opponents caught in them.
Double Kick  HK   HK  (close) Baraka does a kick that hits his opponent twice.
Move list (Finishing moves)
Name Command Description
Fatality 1 Left Left Left Left  HP  (close)
Left Left Left Left+ LP  (close) (Mega Drive 3-button) 		Baraka decapitates his opponent with a blade.
Fatality 2 Left Right Down Right  LP  (close) Baraka raises his opponent into the air with his blades, with gravity impaling the opponent.
Stage Fatality Right Right Down  HK  (close)
Friendship Up Right Right  HK  Baraka offers his opponent a wrapped present.
Babality Right Right Right  HK 
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 Scorpion
A hellspawned spectre who returns to the tournament to once again assassinate Sub-Zero to avenge the death of his family at the hands of the Lin Kuei clan.
Move list
Name Command Description
Spear Left Left  LP  Scorpion throws a spear across the screen, then uses it to pull his opponent toward him. The opponent is momentarily stunned.
Decoy Punch Right Down-right Down Down-left Left  HP 
Right Down-right Down Down-left Left+ LP  (Mega Drive 3-button) 		Scorpion teleports to the other side of the screen, flying in with a punch.
Scissor Takedown Right Down-right Down Down-left Left  LK  Scorpion grabs his opponent with his legs and takes them down to the ground.
Air Throw  BL  in midair (close) Scorpion grabs and throws his opponent in midair.
Move list (Finishing moves)
Name Command Description
Fatality 1 HOLD  BL Down Down Up Up  HP  (sweep distance)
HOLD  BL Down Down Up Up  LP  (sweep distance) (Mega Drive 3-button) 		Scorpion removes his mask, revealing a demonic skull, and incinerates his opponent with his fire breath. Toasty!
Fatality 2 Hold  HP  for 3 seconds and release (Mega Drive and 32X)
Hold  HK  for 3 seconds and release (Mega Drive 3-button)
HOLD  HP Down Right Right Right (Saturn) 		Scorpion uses his spear to cut off his opponent at the head and torso.
Stage Fatality Down Right Right  BL  (close)
Friendship Left Left Down  HK  Scorpion advertises a Scorpion doll.
Babality Down Left Left  HK 
MK2 Saturn Sprite Portraits.png
 Rayden
A mystical thunder god who returns gathers the remaining warriors from the Shaolin Torunament to Outworld in order to stop Kahn's evil plans of taking Earthrealm for his own.
Move list
Name Command Description
Lightning Down Right  LP  Rayden shoots a bolt of lightning across the screen.
Flying Thunderbolt Left Left Right Rayden flies across the screen, grabbing and slamming his opponent against the wall.
Teleport Down Up Rayden teleports to the other side of his opponent.
Shock Hold  HP  for 3 seconds and release (close) Rayden grabs and shocks his opponent. This move can only be done in two-player matches.
Move list (Finishing moves)
Name Command Description
Fatality 1 Hold  LK  for 3 seconds, then release and  BL + LK  (close) Rayden grabs and electrocutes his opponent.
Fatality 2 Hold  HP  for 8 seconds and release (close)
Hold  HK  for 8 seconds and release (close) (Mega Drive 3-button) 		Rayden uppercuts his opponent, who explodes.
Stage Fatality HOLD  BL Up Up  HP  (close)
HOLD  BL Up Up  LP  (close) (Mega Drive 3-button)
Friendship Down Left Right  HK  Rayden conjures a diminutive clone of himself.
Babality HOLD  BL Down Down Up  HK 

Non-playable

Finishing moves cannot be performed by or against the boss or secret characters.

Bosses
Mortal Kombat II Saturn, Boss Characters.png
 Kintaro
Shao Kahn's four-armed bodyguard, sent by his race to avenge Goro's defeat. He is the game's penultimate boss.
Mortal Kombat II Saturn, Boss Characters.png
 Shao Kahn
The evil Emperor of Outworld, who wishes to conquer Earthrealm by any means. He is the host of the tournament and the game's final boss.
Hidden
Main article: Mortal Kombat II/Hidden content.
Mortal Kombat II Saturn, Hidden Characters.png
 Smoke
A male ninja clad in grey who constantly emits smoke. He moves very quickly and has Scorpion's spear. Smoke is fought by pressing Down+ START  when Dan Forden pops up in the bottom-right corner of the screen and shouts "Toasty!" in the Portal stage.
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 Jade
A female ninja clad in green. She is immune to projectiles (which pass harmlessly through her) and uses Kitana's steel fans. Jade is fought by defeating the opponent before the "?" with only the  LK  button.
Mortal Kombat II Saturn, Hidden Characters.png
 Noob Saibot
A dark, silhouetted ninja. He uses Scorpion's spear. Noob Saibot is fought by winning 25 two-player matches in a row.

Stages

Main article: Mortal Kombat II/Comparisons.

The stages are played in order (and loop around after the last one), with the exception of the Kahn's Arena stage, which is solely used for the boss fights with Kintaro and Shao Kahn. The Dead Pool, Kombat Tomb, and Pit II stages have stage-specific Fatalities.

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The Dead Pool
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Kombat Tomb
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Wasteland
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The Tower
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Living Forest
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The Armory
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The Pit II
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The Portal
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Kahn's Arena
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History

Release

Like the first game, Mortal Kombat II was banned in Germany. Only the Game Boy version was available in the country until the game was unbanned in 2005.

Versions

Mega Drive version

The Mega Drive version was developed by Probe Entertainment. Differences from the arcade version include a limited color palette, reduced voice samples, and original game music. Gameplay speed is slightly increased. In the place of Goro's Lair is a slightly modified portal stage, which replaces the reds and oranges with blue. The game endings have also been reduced to text which scrolls across the screen as the winning player poses in Shao Kahns Arena. There are some Easter eggs that are exclusive to this version such as the "Oooh Nasty" debug option which replaces the Dan Forden "Toasty" image with a kids drawing and gives Rayden a "Fergality" special move.

32X version

Mortal Kombat II (known as Mortal Kombat II: Kyuukyoku Shinken in Japan) was ported to the 32X by Probe Entertainment, the same company behind the Mega Drive version of the game. The original port was first released in the United States on December 4, 1994 in time for the Christmas season. A revision fixing minor programming issues and bugs that were most likely not addressed due to the Christmas deadline was released in January 1995. The game was released in Europe and Japan in 1995.

This port is built off of the Mega Drive version, and much of the game still relies on the Mega Drive hardware, with most of the backgrounds and menu graphics being rendered by the 16-bit hardware. The 32X side is used to give character sprites more colours and render more advanced shadows, which in turn frees up some more palette entries for the backgrounds on the Mega Drive side.

The 32X version enhances the sound effects to bring them more in-line with the arcade version, and adds many voice clips that were missing in its Mega Drive counterpart, namely Shao Kahn's announcing of the rounds and various screaming noises. Due to the game's tight release schedule, however, it retains the Mega Drive version's soundtrack.

The port received many lukewarm reviews due to its inferior soundtrack, but is preferred by some over the Super NES version for its tight controls.

Master System and Game Gear versions

Like the other Sega console versions, it was developed by Probe Entertainment. The Game Gear and Master System versions are identical aside from the screen size. Eight characters and Shao Kahn are present but several were removed such as Rayden, Baraka, Johnny Cage, Kung Lao, Noob Saibot, and Kintaro. Several levels are also missing and the only level with a stage fatality is the Kombat Tomb. Each character has one fatality removed along with friendships. As expected, the graphics and sound take a hit and voice samples are nonexistent.

Virtually all the graphics are rendered through the use of background tiles rather than sprites, leading to a choppier (if less flickery) appearance than its rivals.

Saturn version

This port is essentially a conversion of the Probe Entertainment-developed DOS port (which was reprogrammed in C). A later PlayStation version was released only in Japan (it is thought it went unreleased in Western territories because of a possible conflict with the Sony-published PlayStation version of Mortal Kombat 3). Based on the Sega Saturn version, the PlayStation port includes an option to enable Shao Kahn's dialogue (such as his announcing of the rounds), and several voice samples like Kitana's death screams have been restored. This is assumed to be missing on the Sega Saturn version to benefit slightly better load times. The Sega Saturn version has an option for allowing Shang Tsung to morph to any character (which suffers from a short delay to load the character into memory from the disc) or only to his opponent.

Both of these ports, however, have been received negatively by many gamers. They arere widely considered to be inferior to the 16-bit ports for their lack of certain sound effects, poor load times, and occasional slowdown. The Saturn version was also released almost two and a half years after the original arcade version, so many found there to be no excuse for these issues.

In Japan, this version is known as Mortal Kombat II Kanzenban (モータルコンバットII 完全版).

Production credits

Mega Drive version

Midway Mortal Kombat Team
  • Ed Boon, John Tobias, Tony Goskie, Dan Forden, John Vogel
For Probe Software
  • Programmed by: David Leitch with the kind assistance of Paul Carruthers
  • Graphics by: Terry Ford
  • Music and SFX by: Matt Furniss, S. Hollingworth (Krisalis Software)
  • Graphics Utilities: Gary Liddon, Carl Muller, Bob Armour
  • Compression Programming: Nick Pelling, Greg Michael
  • QA Manager: Tim Bradstock
  • QA Engineers: James Stewart, Ben O'Reilly, Nick McGee
  • Creative Director: Joe Bonar
  • Produced by: Rob O'Farrel (Barg)
  • Special Thanks to: Tiny 'Bubbles' Beckwith
  • Mr Leitch's Portrait by: Alan Seagrave
Acclaim Development by The Gray Team
  • Producer: Rob Leingang
  • Associate Producer: Stacy Hendrickson
  • Analysts: John Cirabisi, James Johnson, Joe Libertella
  • Special Thanks to: Alex De Lucia, Billy Pidgeon, Diane Cambria, Eric Weiner, Steffan Levine, Shawn Rosen, Eric Kuby, Mark Mermelstein, Mike Hong, Eric Samulski
Source:
In-game credits
Mortal Kombat II MD credits.pdf
[26]

32X version

Midway Mortal Kombat Team
  • Ed Boon, John Tobias, Tony Goskie, Dan Forden, John Vogel
For Probe Entertainment Limited
  • Programmed by: Cameron Sheppard, David Leitch
  • Graphics by: Terry Ford
  • Music and SFX by: Matt Furniss, S. Hollingworth (Krisalis Software)
  • Samples by: PC Music
  • Samples Driver by: Ed Haynes
  • Compression Programming: Nick Pelling, Cameron Sheppard
  • QA Engineers: James Stewart, Nick McGee, Clifford Ramsey, Mark Viccary
  • QA Manager: Tim Bradstock
  • Produced by: Rob O'Farrel (Barg)
  • Executive Producer: Tony Porter
Acclaim Development by The Gray Team
  • Producer: Rob Leingang
  • Associate Producer: Alex De Lucia
  • Analysts: Joey Libertella, Eric Weiner, Mark Hermelstein, Steffan Levine
  • Special Thanks to: Billy Pidgeon, Diane Cambria, Eric Kuby, David Sanchez, Eric Samulski
Thanks again Stacy. We'll miss you!!
Source:
In-game credits
Mortal Kombat II 32X credits.pdf
[27]

Master System and Game Gear versions

Midway Mortal Kombat Design Team:
  • Ed Boon, John Tobias, Tony Goskie, Dan Forden, John Vogel
  • Programming by: Keith Burkhill
  • Backgrounds by: Terry Ford
  • Other Graphics by: Keith Burkhill
  • Music by: Matt Furniss
  • Produced by: Rob O'Farrell (Barg)
  • Creative Director: Jo Bonar
  • Quality Assurance Manager: Tim Bradstock
  • Quality Assurance Engineers: James Stewart, Ben O'Reilly, Nick McGee
Acclaim Development by The Gray Team
  • Producer: Rob Leingang
  • Associate Producer: Stacy Hendrickson
  • Analysts: Joe Libertella, John Cirabisi, Alex de Lucia, James Johnson
  • Special Thanks to: Diane Cambria, Eric Weiner, Mark Mermelstein, Eric Samulski, Billy Pidgeon, Steffan Levine, Shawn Rosen
Source:
In-game credits
Mortal Kombat II SMS credits.pdf
[28]

Saturn version

The Probe Team
  • C Conversion: Gary Liddon
  • Saturn Programming: Gary Liddon, Simon Golding, Carl Muller
  • Artistry: Little Kev, Blizzard, Terry Ford
  • Music: PC Music
  • Assistant Producer: Tim Bradstock
  • QA Manager: Cliff Ramsey
  • QA Engineers: Nick McGee, Mike Movel, Mark Viccary, James Brown, Michael Patrick, Robert Lewtas, Russel Wark
  • Producer: Rob O'Farrell
  • Special Thanks to: Cameron Sheppard, David Leitch, George Allan, Jamie Rivett, Paul Carruthers, Keith Burkhill, James Stewart, Justin Garvanovic, Mr Fish, Linford, Demi, Christie, Bliz, Dan Phillips, Dave Collins, Bubbly Beckwith, and of course, you!
Acclaim Red Team
  • Producer: Billy Pidgeon
  • Associate Producer: Jay Luss
  • Analysts: E!, Mot
  • Special Thanks: Kelly Coleman, Alex De Lucia, Eric Kuby, Jason Shreiber, Eric Samulski
Acclaim QA
  • Senior Manager: Mike Weiner
  • Supervisors: Adam Ingberman, Carol Caracciolo
  • Tech Support: Harry Reimer, Howard Perlman, John Gonzales, Robert Coffey
  • Lead Analyst: Mike Hong
  • Game Analyst: Jeff Zentil
  • Game Testers: Robert Asche, Andre Abramowitz, Art Scheffer, Mat Kraemer, Eric Zilberman
Mortal Kombat II Design Team
  • Design and Software: Ed Boon
  • Design and Graphics: John Tobias
  • Sounds and Music: Dan Forden
  • Background Graphics: Tony Goskie
  • Additional Graphics: John Vogel
  • Executive Producers: Neil Nicastro, Ken Fedesna
  • Senior Hardware Technician: Sheridan Oursler
  • Hardware Design: Ray Macika, Pat Cox, Cary Mednick, Ray Gay, Al Lask
  • OCS Sound System: Matt Booty, Ed Keenan, John Lowes
  • Speech: Steve Ritchie, Jon Hey, Vince Pontarelli, Dan (Toasty) Forden, Ed Boon
  • Shao Kahn Costume: Mark Runyon
  • Special Thanks to: Mark Penacho, George Petro, Shawn Liptak, Warren Davis, Bill Dabelstein, Jeff Johnson, Mark Turmell, Sal DiVita, Jason Skiles, Paul Dussault, Roger Sharpe, Eric Kinkead, Jake Gimpson, Steve Beran, Paul Barker, John McCaffer, Lee Schiff, Jin Im, The Internet Guys
  • Game Testers/Specialists: Eddie Ferrier
Source:
In-game credits
Mortal Kombat II Saturn credits.pdf
[29]

Magazine articles

Main article: Mortal Kombat II/Magazine articles.

Promotional material

Main article: Mortal Kombat II/Promotional material.

Physical scans

Mega Drive version

Sega Retro Average 
Publication Score Source
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0 review
Sega Retro Average 
Publication Version Score
1700 igr dlya Sega (RU)
80
[30]
Beep! MegaDrive (JP) NTSC-J
70
[31]
Consoles + (FR)
92
[32]
Cool Gamer (RU)
90
[33]
Computer & Video Games (UK)
97
[34]
Edge (UK)
80
[35]
Electronic Gaming Monthly (US) NTSC-U
73
[36]
Entsiklopediya luchshikh igr Sega. Vypusk 1 (RU)
80
[37]
Entsiklopediya luchshikh igr Sega. Vypusk 10 (RU)
100
[38]
Famitsu (JP) NTSC-J
73
[39]
Game Players (US)
92
[40]
Game Players (US) NTSC-U
92
[41]
GamePro (US) NTSC-U
88
[42]
GamePro (DE) PAL
67
[43]
GamesMaster (UK) PAL
94
[44]
Games World: The Magazine (UK) PAL
91
[45]
Game Informer (US) NTSC-U
78
[46]
Joker (SI)
94
[47]
Joypad (FR) PAL
88
[48]
MAN!AC (DE) PAL
80
[49]
Mega (UK) PAL
88
[14]
Mega Force (FR) PAL
91
[50]
Megazin (SI)
91
[51]
Mean Machines Sega (UK) PAL
94
[52]
Player One (FR)
94
[53]
Power Up! (UK)
93
[54]
Score (CZ)
78
[55]
Sega Magazine (UK) PAL
96
[56]
Sega Power (UK) PAL
94
[57]
Sega Pro (UK) PAL
97
[58]
Sega Mega Drive Review (RU)
92
[59]
Sega Saturn Magazine (JP) NTSC-J
80
[60]
Todo Sega (ES)
92
[61]
Tricks 16 bit (RU)
96
[62]
Video Games (DE) PAL
73
[63]
VideoGames (US) NTSC-U
70
[64]
Sega Mega Drive
 87
Based on
36 reviews

Mortal Kombat II

Mega Drive, JP
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Cart
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Manual
Mega Drive, US
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Mega Drive, EU
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Cart
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Manual
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PCB
Mega Drive, PT
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Cover
Mega Drive, SE rental (SF)
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Mega Drive, GR
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Mega Drive, AU
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Mega Drive, AU (alt)
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Cover
Mega Drive, AU (Sega Platinum Collection)
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Cart
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Manual
Mega Drive, BR
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Cart
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Manual
Mega Drive, ZA
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Cover
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Cart

32X version

Sega Retro Average 
Publication Score Source
88 [65]
Sega 32X
 88
Based on
1 review
Sega Retro Average 
Publication Version Score
CD Consoles (FR) PAL
48
[66]
Consoles + (FR)
93
[67]
Computer & Video Games (UK) PAL
93
[68]
Digitiser (UK)
90
[69]
Electronic Games (1992-1995) (US) NTSC-U
100
[70]
Famitsu (JP) NTSC-J
55
[71]
GameFan (US) NTSC-U
91
[72]
Game Players (US) NTSC-U
76
[73]
GamePro (US) NTSC-U
58
[74]
Games World: The Magazine (UK) PAL
91
[75]
Game Informer (US) NTSC-U
89
[76]
HiTech (ES) PAL
70
[77]
Mega (UK) PAL
84
[78]
Mean Machines Sega (UK) PAL
92
[24]
Next Generation (US) NTSC-U
50
[79]
Player One (FR)
92
[80]
Saturn Fan (JP) NTSC-J
65
[81]
Sega Magazine (UK) PAL
93
[82]
Sega Power (UK) PAL
90
[83]
Sega Pro (UK) PAL
95
[84]
Sega Pro (UK) PAL
92
[85]
Sega Saturn Magazine (JP) NTSC-J
70
[86]
Todo Sega (ES)
93
[87]
Top Consoles (FR)
80
[88]
Ultimate Future Games (UK) PAL
81
[89]
VideoGames (US)
90
[90]
Sega 32X
 82
Based on
26 reviews

Mortal Kombat II

32X, JP
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32X, US
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Cart
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Manual
32X, EU
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Cart
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32X, PT

32X, AU

32X, BR
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Manual

Saturn version

Sega Retro Average 
Publication Score Source
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Based on
0 review
Sega Retro Average 
Publication Version Score
CD Consoles (FR)
60
[91]
Consoles + (FR)
75
[92]
Electronic Gaming Monthly (US) NTSC-U
58
[93]
Famitsu (JP) NTSC-J
48
[94]
GameFan (US)
46
[95]
GamePro (US) NTSC-U
75
[16]
GamePro (UK)
82
[96]
Game Informer (US) NTSC-U
67
[97]
Hobby Consolas (ES) PAL
82
[98]
Intelligent Gamer's Fusion (US) NTSC-U
67
[99]
Joypad (FR)
83
[100]
Mean Machines Sega (UK) PAL
88
[17]
Next Generation (US) NTSC-U
50
[101]
Saturn Fan (JP) NTSC-J
64
[102]
Saturn+ (UK) PAL
90
[103]
Sega Power (UK) PAL
89
[104]
Sega Saturn Magazine (UK) PAL
93
[105]
Sega Saturn Magazine (JP) NTSC-J
63
[106]
Sega Saturn Magazine (JP) NTSC-J
58
[107]
Todo Sega (ES)
85
[108]
Ultimate Gamer (US)
80
[109]
Última Generación (ES)
76
[110]
VideoGames (US) NTSC-U
60
[111]
Sega Saturn
 71
Based on
23 reviews

Mortal Kombat II

Saturn, JP
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Spinecard
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Disc
Saturn, US
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Cover
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Disc
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Manual
Saturn, EU
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Cover
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Disc
Saturn, PT
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Cover
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Disc

Master System version

Sega Retro Average 
Publication Score Source
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0 review
Sega Retro Average 
Publication Version Score
Sega Master System
 N/A
Based on
0 reviews

Mortal Kombat II

Master System, EU
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Master System, PT
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Master System, AU
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Cart
Master System, AU (OFLC stickers)
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Cover
Master System, BR
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Manual
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Poster

Game Gear version

Sega Retro Average 
Publication Score Source
Sega Game Gear
 Division by zero.
Based on
0 review
Sega Retro Average 
Publication Version Score
Sega Game Gear
 N/A
Based on
0 reviews

Mortal Kombat II

Game Gear, JP
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Cover
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Cart
Game Gear, US
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Cart
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Manual
Game Gear, EU
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Cart
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Game Gear, PT

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Game Gear, AU

Technical information

Main article: Mortal Kombat II/Technical information.

References

  1. ↑ File:MK2 32X JP Box Front.jpg
  2. ↑ File:MK2 MD SE Box rental.jpg
  3. ↑ File:MK2 MD JP Box.jpg
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 https://sega.jp/history/hard/megadrive/software_l.html (Wayback Machine: 2020-07-02 23:21)
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 https://sega.jp/fb/segahard/ss/soft_licensee2.html (Wayback Machine: 2020-03-20 23:05)
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 http://sega.jp/fb/segahard/32x/soft.html (Wayback Machine: 2013-06-19 13:31)
  7. ↑ File:MK2 GG EU Box Back.jpg
  8. ↑ File:MK2 GG JP Box Front.jpg
  9. ↑ File:MK2 Saturn JP Box Back.jpg
  10. ↑ 10.0 10.1 Beep! MegaDrive, "December 1994" (JP; 1994-11-08), page 7
  11. ↑ http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P1-2280258.html (Wayback Machine: 2013-05-02 10:45)
  12. ↑ https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1994-09-09-fi-36631-story.html (Wayback Machine: 2021-04-05 18:51)
  13. ↑ Game Players, "Vol. 7 No. 9 September 1994" (US; 1994-0x-xx), page 101
  14. ↑ 14.0 14.1 Mega, "October 1994" (UK; 1994-09-29), page 56
  15. ↑ https://groups.google.com/g/rec.games.video.sega/c/IVmCgjky0fc/m/bKLF76PEFjsJ
  16. ↑ 16.0 16.1 GamePro, "April 1996" (US; 1996-xx-xx), page 80
  17. ↑ 17.0 17.1 Mean Machines Sega, "January 1996" (UK; 1995-11-xx), page 92
  18. ↑ 18.0 18.1 Sega Magazine, "November 1994" (UK; 1994-10-15), page 96
  19. ↑ 19.0 19.1 File:NewReleases 1994-11 AU Catalogue.pdf, page 16
  20. ↑ http://sega.jp/fb/segahard/gg/soft_licensee.html (Wayback Machine: 2013-01-01 20:24)
  21. ↑ Game Players, "Vol. 7 No. 9 September 1994" (US; 1994-0x-xx), page 102
  22. ↑ Computer & Video Games, "October 1994" (UK; 1994-09-15), page 101
  23. ↑ Electronic Gaming Monthly, "March 1995" (US; 1995-0x-xx), page 122
  24. ↑ 24.0 24.1 Mean Machines Sega, "March 1995" (UK; 1995-01-30), page 20
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  26. ↑ File:Mortal Kombat II MD credits.pdf
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Mortal Kombat games for Sega systems
Sega Mega Drive
 Mortal Kombat (1993) | Mortal Kombat II (No results?) | Mortal Kombat 3 (1995) | Ultimate Mortal Kombat 3 (1996)
Sega Master System
Sega Game Gear
 Mortal Kombat (1993) | Mortal Kombat II (1994) | Mortal Kombat 3 (1996)
Sega Mega-CD
 Mortal Kombat (1994)
Sega 32X
 Mortal Kombat II (No results?)
Sega Saturn
 Mortal Kombat II (No results?) | Mortal Kombat 3 (unreleased) | Ultimate Mortal Kombat 3 (1996) | Mortal Kombat Trilogy (1997)
Sega Dreamcast
 Mortal Kombat Gold (1999)
Unlicensed Mortal Kombat games for Sega systems
Mortal Kombat 5 (1999)
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