IF you look at the Strategy Board Game screenshot on page 62 you will see some familiar characters from MK: DA: Kitana, Quan Chi, Sub-Zero and Scorpion. They all wear their old costumes. On one of the screenshots from Konquest mode you can recognize Bo' Rai Cho. You can also see Smoke (Human) on a consept art image shown on page 60. Will these 4 character (Kitana, Bo' Rai Cho, Quan Chi and Smoke) be playable is still unknown.- Returning characters Sindel, Nightwolf & Kenshi confirmed
- Unknown character in previous PSM update confirmed to be Sub-Zero's alternate look
- New characters Hotaru (male) & Ashrah (female connection to Raiden currently unknown)
- Background weapons (each with own set of moves) much more powerful than standard weapons which are marked in green
- Good items marked in green and dangerous areas marked in red
- Background stages named: Beetle Lair, Slaughterhouse (with meat grinder fatality), Sky Temple (lighting weather affects), The Netherbelly (interior of Nethership in MK:DA with swinging corpses, multiple floors & monks grab players on walls of ship)
- Article emphasizes on massive multi-tiered background environments (far exceeding MK:DA's stages)
- Stage Fatality: Players thrown into red pane of glass eaten by thousands of insects
- Hari-Kari suicide fatality revealed
- Konquest mode returns: Every character from each Mortal Kombat game appear, player starts as a monk and evolves into skilled customized warrior in village local environment (Grand Theft Auto style & real time affects similar to Shenmue)
- Side Games: Puzzle Kombat & untitled strategy board game (playable online)
- Deception first fighting game online for PlayStation 2
- Storyline picks up immediately after the events of Deadly Alliance
- New boss revealed as the Dragon King
- Two fatalities per character plus one Hari-Kari
Dave's Mortal Kombat also has scans of all pages of the article. Visit the site to see them.
lets hope that until then it will be released some workin ps2 or xbox emulator