MORTAL KOMBAT - GAMEGEAR

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Information


Mortal Kombat is licensed from Midway and the publisher is Arena Entertainment.

Release Date: September, 1993
Number of Players: 2
Number of Characters: 8 (6 regular and 2 boss)
Missing Characters: 2 (Kano and Reptile)
Number of Stages: 2 (The Pit and Goro's Lair) - Pictures
Number of Finishing Moves: 1 Fatality per character

Running: No
Pause: No
Number of Credits: 7
Options: Yes - Can only change the difficulty level.
Secret characters: No
Kombat Kodes: No
Code to play as Bosses: No
Random Stages: No - There is always a specific order
Character Fighting Order: Random

STORY
The Shaolin Tournament for Martial Arts...
For ages it was a competition of honor and glory. Noble warriors from around the globe were invited to take part, each seeking to win the title of Grand Champion.
But that was a long time ago... before the tournament was corrupted by the evil demon Shang Tsung, a warrior who took not only the lives of his opponents, but their very souls...
With the aid of his pupil Goro, a hideous half-human dragon, Tsung began a domination of the contest which has lasted for centuries.
Today, 500 years later, the contest begins anew as warriors once again gather to partake in Mortal Kombat.

Game Basics


BASIC MOVES:
Punch = Button 1
Kick = Button 2
Block = Start button
Crouch = Down Key
Jump = Up Key
Walk Forward = Forward Key
Walk Backwards = Back Key
Flip Forwards = Forward/Up Keys
Flip Backwards = Back/Up Keys

WHEN IN CLOSE:
Throw = Forward Key + Button 1
Knee = Forward Key + Button 2

CROUCHING MOVES:
Crouching Block = Down Key + Start button
Uppercut = Down Key + Button 1
Crouching Kick = Down Key + Button 2

SPINNING MOVES:
Roundhouse Kick = Back Key + Button 2
Foot Sweep = Down/Back Keys + Button 2

AERIAL MOVES:
Jump Kick = Up Key + Button 2
Flying Kick forwards = Up/Forward Keys + Button 2
Flying Kick backwards = Up/Back Keys + Button 2
Jump Punch = Up Key + Button 1
Flying Punch forwards = Up/Forward Keys + Button 1
Flying Punch backwards = Up/Back Keys + Button 1

Moves/Finishers


Click on a character from the screenshot, or just the text below to learn about them.

Sonya Johnny Cage Liu Kang Scorpion Rayden Sub-Zero

REGULAR CHARACTERS
JOHNNY CAGE
LIU KANG
RAYDEN
SCORPION
SONYA
SUB-ZERO

BOSS CHARACTERS
Goro GORO (Not a playable character)
Shang Tsung SHANG TSUNG (Not a playable character)

Codes/Secrets


BLOOD CODE
Enable the blood by pressing 2, 1, 2, DOWN, UP at the Code of Honor screen. If done correctly, the words, "Now Entering Kombat" will flash on the screen, activating the blood code.

GAME GENIE CODES
063 7B4 C4E -- Each round is 69 seconds
023 7B4 C4E -- Each round is 29 seconds
00B 40C 3BE -- Infinite time
004 2D6 19E -- Infinite credits
DEB 9F6 5D3 -- Blood
003 48B F79 -- Player 1 is invincible
240 BFD C4B -- Player 1 starts with 1/2 health
240 C5D C4B -- Player 2 usually starts with 1/2 health
20B 06F F7A -- Punches do more damage
2CB 26F C42 -- Most kicks do more damage
30B 86F C42 -- Foot sweeps do more damage
30B 2EF D5A -- Flying punches do more damage
33B 56F A2E -- Uppercuts do more damage
2AF 237 D5A -- Throws do more damage
2BB 76F F7A -- Sonya Blade's leg grab does more damage
2BB 66F F7A -- Scorpion's harpoon does more damage
2BB 6EF F7A -- Rayden's flying thunderbolt does more damage
2BB 4EF D56 -- Johhny Cage's shadow kick does more damage
37B 36F D52 -- Some other special moves do more damage
01B C9A E6A -- Start on match 2
02B C9A E6A -- Start on match 3
03B C9A E6A -- Start on match 4
04B C9A E6A -- Start on match 5
05B C9A E6A -- Start on mirror match
06B C9A E6A -- Start on endurance match 1
07B C9A E6A -- Start on endurance match 2
08B C9A E6A -- Start on endurance match 3
09B C9A E6A -- Start on match against Goro
0AB C9A E6A -- Start on match against Shang Tsung
02B E1A F76 -- Start with 1 credit

Reviews


JUSTIN'S REVIEW
 GRAPHICS: (8/10) The game is very detailed. The blood looks nice when it's in the air and when it splatters. There is also a lot of character animations, unlike in the gameboy version.
SOUND: (5/10) It is so-so. It can get repetitive since theres only 2 different stages and the hitting noises is almost all the same.
PLAY CONTROL: (6/10) The d-pad can sometimes make you jump instead of just walking forward. The d-pad may also prevent you from using your special moves as easy, since it's sometimes hard.
SATISFACTION: (8/10) Very good game. Has a blood code and everything seems to be balanced out real good, aside from the messy d-pad and kinda-crappy music.

PAUL'S REVIEW
GRAPHICS: (9/10) WOW! The stages actually look like the arcade version! And the characters look great too, except for the red specks on the edges of some.
SOUND: (5/10) Too slow and not mystical like in the arcade version, and there are only two songs.
PLAY CONTROL: (9/10) This game is fast-- much faster than the SNES and GameBoy versions! Animation is slightly choppy though, but not bad.
SATISFACTION: (9/10) Blood! Glorious blood. And actually cool fatalities. If only Kano and Reptile were not missing, and there were at least one more stage and song, this game would be absolutely great!

Pictures/Screenshots


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