Mortal Kombat Gold is currently in a reviewable state, and it's coming together quite well. The game's new characters take a little getting used to, though most of their moves have remained the same. Cyrax's bombs have been simplified to a mere F, F, HK or B, B, HK, depending on what distance you'd like to use. Also, the game's alternate outfits are in. The outfits are selected in the same way that they were used in the console versions of MK4. Most of the new characters' outfits are simple color changes, but Cyrax's alternate outfit features the robot ninja without a mask, revealing his human form. Could this be a taste of the storyline in MK5? How exactly did Cyrax get his human soul back? Only time will tell.
Graphically, the game looks as good as the arcade version of MK4. The only new graphical element that sticks out is Cyrax's net, which doesn't really move very well and looks a little odd. It'll probably get cleaned up by the time the game comes out. There are several new backgrounds in the game, including one with a lot of spikes along one of the walls. Hopefully this will be a new stage fatality. Load times are very slight, the most noticeable being Shinnok's impersonation moves, which halt the game for a good second or two while the new move data loads in.
MORTAL KOMBAT DESIGNERS DEPART MIDWAY GAMES
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Chicago, Illinois (August 20, 1999) - John Tobias, co-creator of the highly successful Mortal Kombat video game series, announced his resignation from Midway Games Inc. as of July 30th, 1999. Also departing are David Michicich and Joshua Tsui, veteran Midway game designers. The three have been responsible for the art direction and design of Mortal Kombat, Mortal Kombat II, Mortal Kombat 3, Mortal Kombat 4, Ultimate MK3, MK Trilogy, and MK Mythologies: Sub-Zero, as well as a handful of other Midway video games.
"Our careers at Midway have been prosperous for ourselves as well as the company. Now it’s time to seek new opportunities that will only be possible by taking this step," said Tobias. "We would also like to express thanks to our incredible fan base for their continued support and welcome them in joining us on our further adventures."
Management at Midway approached the group to complete Mortal Kombat: Special Forces, the current MK game in development, but could not come to an agreement. "We seriously considered Midway’s offers to complete the game, but were unable to reach an agreement consistent with our long term goals," added Tobias.
With 21 years of experience between them within Midway, The trio intends to pursue several creative ventures in the entertainment industries. Further details will be available shortly.
The highly successful Mortal Kombat series has sold tens of thousands of coin-operated arcade units and over 20 million home games (released on all major consoles). It has also spawned two major motion pictures (Mortal Kombat, Mortal Kombat: Annihilation), a live-action television series (Mortal Kombat: Conquest), an animated series (Mortal Kombat: Defenders of the Realm), as well as hundreds of licensed products. Altogether the Mortal Kombat franchise has generated billions of dollars worldwide.
Ed Boon, co-creator of Mortal Kombat will be our guest on the August 25th edition of MortalKombat.com's Fight Night Chat!
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John Tobias, co-creator of Mortal Kombat, will be our guest on the September 1st edition of MortalKombat.com's Fight Night Chat!
The chat starts at 9:00pm Eastern/6:00pm Pacific.
Java Chat - http://www.mortalkombat.com/chat.shtml
The chat can also be accessed via a Irc Chat Program from
http://www.mirc.com/
server: irc.webmaster.com
port: 6667
channel: #mortalkombat