Mortal Kombat: Armageddon

Mortal Kombat: Armageddon
Mortal Kombat: Armageddon
	Mortal Kombat: Armageddon
Developer(s)	Midway
Publisher(s)	Midway
Platform(s)	PS2, Xbox
Release	October 2006
Genre(s)	Fighting game
Mode(s)	1-2 players. Online play

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Mortal Kombat: Armageddon is the title for the next game in the Mortal Kombat fighting game series. It will be released for Xbox, and PlayStation 2 video game consoles, rather than Nintendo Revolution, Xbox 360 or PlayStation 3. The reasoning behind the decision to stay on current generation consoles was to wrap up all the current loose ends, and make for a fresh start for the next gen installment. The game is projected to be released in late 2006.

On October 3, 2005, it was revealed that Midway registered the Internet domain name MKArmageddon.com on September 23, 2005. In addition to breaking the news on the domain name, TRMK added that Mortal Kombat: Armageddon will feature an enhanced and improved fighting engine used in the previous games, as well as an expanded Konquest mode and that the game would remain on current generation consoles to make these improvements possible.[1]

On October 4, 2005, an online chat event was organized by Mortal Kombat Online, known as Fight Night. Ed Boon publically stated that the next Mortal Kombat game "will have a brand spanking new feature that we are very very excited to announce." Mortal Kombat: Shaolin Monks producer, Shaun Himmerick, stated at the chat, "while no platforms have been announced yet, but there is plenty of life left in these current systems." According to Ed Boon, Mortal Kombat: Armageddon will have more characters than any other Mortal Kombat game, although there was no mentioning of returning or new characters.[2]

On January 12, 2006, a news article containing images scanned from the February 2006, issue #154, of Game Informer was posted at Mortal Kombat Outworld. However, these scanned images have been removed due to copyright ramifications.

Features

60+ characters. Almost every character from all previous MK games (Motaro, however, was noticeably absent from the Game Informer picture and it is said he "might not make the cut").
Improved air kombat.
Directional throwing.
New Deathtraps.
All new konquest mode that will play similarly to Mortal Kombat Shaolin Monks, complete with a new character.
Kustom Fatalities - Each character will have around 20 pre-set moves with which to dispatch their opponent.
Kreate-a-Fighter - Every detail of the new characters, like appearance and attacks, will be created by the player.
Build your own Fighting Style - You choose which attacks your kreated character will use in their fighting style, then name it!
The Krypt will be replaced by "The Vault", and all of its contents will be unlockable through any play mode.

Currently Known Characters

The following is a list of characters who are certain to be in Mortal Kombat: Armageddon, as they were both shown and listed in the Game Informer article: Mortal kombt:armaddon Ashrah, Baraka, Blaze, Bo' Rai Cho, Cyrax, Dairou, Darrius, Drahmin, Ermac, Frost, Fujin, Goro, Havik, Hotaru, Hsu Hao, Jade, Jarek, Jax, Johnny Cage, Kabal, Kai, Kano, Kenshi, Kintaro, Kira, Kitana, Kobra, Kung Lao, Li Mei, Liu Kang, Mavado, Mileena, Mokap, Moloch, Nightwolf, Nitara, Noob Saibot, Onaga, Quan Chi, Raiden, Rain, Reiko, Reptile, Sareena, Scorpion, Sektor, Shang Tsung, Shao Kahn, Sheeva, Shinnok, Shujinko, Sindel, Smoke Human,Smoke Cybrog Sonya, Stryker, Sub-Zero and |Tanya]].

Additional information

Mortal Kombat: Armageddon will sum up everything that happened since the first Mortal Kombat game, presumably ending in the destruction of the Mortal Kombat universe (as per the title). It will be the final decider on who will die or who will live and will end the generation of MK fighters. In a sense, Armageddon is "wiping the slate clean", allowing the series to come back with a fresh start. It is speculated that this game's storyline will replace Deception's as canon.

This will allow the series to enter the next generation consoles with the next generation of Mortal Kombat fighters. While there is no clear information about who will survive, let alone who will emerge as the winner of this latest battle, Ed Boon has already strongly suggested that such fan favorites like Scorpion and Sub-Zero have a high possibility of returning in future Mortal Kombat games.

Many fans have thought of Mortal Kombat: Armageddon to be something similar to Mortal Kombat Trilogy, which featured nearly all the characters from the Mortal Kombat universe, and summed up all the trilogy events of Mortal Kombat 1, 2 and 3.

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