Mortal Kombat II
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Mortal Kombat II is a fighting game originally developed by Midway for arcades in 1993. It serves as the second main installment in the Mortal Kombat franchise and follows the success of its predecessor by enhancing the gameplay and further developing the original game's mythos. Mortal Kombat II introduces more varied finishing moves and several iconic characters, such as Kitana, Mileena, Kung Lao, the hidden character Noob Saibot, and the series' recurring villain, Shao Kahn.
Kit's verdict · 7.8/10
Still a gory blast, though its stiff controls show their age next to Capcom's best.Kit · Sadkitty Games
Loved
- Huge jump in speed and variety over the first game
- Fatalities, Friendships and Babalities
- Full of secrets
Not so much
- Stiff, limited combo system
- Brutally cheap bosses
Play it if fans of '90s arcade gore and hunting hidden characters.
Skip it if players who want deep, modern fighting mechanics.
Cheats & codes
Every Mortal Kombat II cheat we know
Opens a hidden 'Cheat Enabled' menu in the options.Genesis · Enter it on the Options screen.
Single-player only. Cheats can turn off achievements and some saves; use them on a spare save.
Tips
Play it better
- Block with the dedicated button; walking back does not block in Mortal Kombat.
- The crouching high punch uppercut is huge damage, so punish anyone who jumps in carelessly.
- Liu Kang's flying kick and Kitana's fan toss are easy, safe ways to pressure the computer.
- Most fatalities only work at a set distance, either up close or about a sweep away.
- Against Kintaro, jumping kicks and keeping your distance work better than trading blows.
- Shao Kahn is vulnerable right after he taunts, so hit him then.
Secrets & unlockables
Hidden in plain sight
Tap a secret to reveal it.
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Trivia
- Ed Boon and John Tobias created the series, and Noob Saibot is their surnames spelled backwards.
- The 'Toasty!' voice belongs to sound designer Dan Forden.
- Unlike the first game, the SNES version kept the blood after Nintendo's censored port of Mortal Kombat sold badly against Sega's.
- Friendships and Babalities were added partly to poke fun at critics of the series' violence.
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