As the popularity of arcades dwindled in the late nineties due to increasingly powerful home consoles, it was clear that Midway Games needed a new strategy to keep Mortal Kombat fresh and relevant.
Spin-off games aside, all had fallen silent at the studio, giving rise to strong competition in what was now a hotly contested market. Released five years after its predecessor, Deadly Alliance introduced all-new mechanics with a large number of fresh faces. Fighting within a free-flowing 3D plane, kombatants had three distinctive fighting styles, consisting of two hand-to-hand and a weapon (with the exception of Blaze and Mokap). Damage to character models and clothing was now a thing; players could also use their environment to their advantage in some instances.
Konquest made its first appearance as a tutorial mode of sorts, as well as The Krypt which allowed players to unlock various content via a currency system. Test Your Might also saw its return, joining the brand new Test Your Sight.
Contents
Details
- Developer: Midway
- Publisher: Midway
- Designers: Ed Boon
- Artists: Steve Beran, Tony Goskie, Herman Sanchez
- Writers: John Vogel, Alexander Barrentine
- Composers: Dan Forden, Rich Carle, Vince Pontarelli
- Release date: 16 November 2002
Kombatants
MOVELIST NOTATIONS
1 Attack 12 Attack 23 Attack 34 Attack 4BL BlockCS Change StyleSP Special
Story
Arenas
The Krypt
- Guide (PDF, 2 MB)
Secrets
All platforms
- Additional Kombatants
A total of eleven kombatants must be unlocked before the game’s full roster is available (nine with visible slots, plus two hidden).- Blaze: Complete Konquest mode with all kombatants
- Cyrax: Open koffin CN (3033 Platinum koins)
- Drahmin: Open koffin UR (6500 Sapphire koins)
- Frost: Open koffin IV (208 Ruby koins)
- Hsu Hao: Open koffin MW (3317 Jade koins)
- Jax: Open koffin SA (3780 Ruby koins)
- Kitana: Open koffin KI (2931 Sapphire koins)
- Mokap: Complete Konquest mode with all kombatants
- Nitara: Open Koffin TI (4022 Gold koins)
- Raiden: Open koffin XG (3116 Jade koins)
- Reptile: Open koffin LL (3822 Gold koins)
- Play as Blaze
Once you have unlocked Blaze, hover over Raiden on the Character Select screen, hold and press Start.
- Play as Mokap
Once you have unlocked Mokap, hover over Cyrax on the Character Select screen, hold and press Start.
- Alternate Costumes
Each kombatant (with the exception of Blaze and Mokap) has one alternate skin that can be unlocked using earned currency in the Krypt. To select them, simply highlight your desired fighter on the Character Select screen and press Start.- Bo’ Rai Cho: Open Koffin PH (1200 Onyx koins)
- Cyrax: Open Koffin ZW (1485 Sapphire koins)
- Drahmin: Open Koffin SW (1152 Jade koins)
- Frost: Open Koffin UB (1261 Gold koins)
- Hsu Hao: Open Koffin QX (1518 Jade koins)
- Jax: Open Koffin ZM (1410 Ruby koins)
- Johnny Cage: Open Koffin DK (1460 Ruby koins)
- Kano: Open Koffin BD (1520 Sapphire koins)
- Kenshi: Open Koffin YM (1435 Platinum koins)
- Kitana: Open Koffin BQ (1327 Gold koins)
- Kung Lao: Open Koffin YJ (1208 Ruby koins)
- Li Mei: Open Koffin KX (1406 Sapphire koins)
- Mavado: Open Koffin RD (1455 Jade koins)
- Nitara: Open Koffin AR (2206 Jade koins)
- Quan Chi: Open Koffin AA (1556 Gold koins)
- Raiden: Open Koffin JR (1685 Ruby koins)
- Reptile: Open Koffin XO (1736 Sapphire koins)
- Scorpion: Open Koffin UH (1660 Jade koins)
- Shang Tsung: Open Koffin ML (1170 Gold koins)
- Sonya: Open Koffin SH (1834 Ruby koins)
- Sub-Zero: Open Koffin YA (1999 Sapphire koins)
- Additional Arenas
A total of seven arenas must be unlocked in the Krypt before the game’s full range is available.- Dragonfly: Open Koffin WT (1400 Jade koins)
- House of Pekara: Open Koffin HP (2093 Onyx koins)
- Lava Shrine: Open Koffin II (1843 Gold koins)
- Moloch’s Lair: Open Koffin ZD (98 Ruby koins)
- Nethership: Open Koffin DS (1472 Ruby koins)
- Palace Grounds: Open Koffin KR (4222 Sapphire koins)
- Sarna Ruins: Open Koffin PW (2006 Sapphire koins)