Mortal Kombat II

Regarded by many as the greatest game in the franchise, Mortal Kombat II took Midway’s hit fighting franchise to a whole new level.

Aside from obvious graphical and gameplay improvements, Mortal Kombat II expanded the mythos of the original and introduced multiple finishing moves per kombatant. In addition to a second Fatality, kombatants could also perform Friendships and Babalities, as well as Stage Fatalities which were specific to particular arenas.

• Developer: Midway
• Publisher: Midway
• Designers: Ed Boon, John Tobias
• Artists: John Tobias, Tony Goskie, John Vogel
• Composer: Dan Forden
• Release date: 3 April 1993

MOVELIST NOTATIONS
HP  HP
LP  Low Punch
HK  High Kick
LK  Low Kick
BL  Block
…  Pause
SYMBOLS
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GENERAL TIPS
Babalities and Friendships can only be performed if you do not use HP or LP during the winning round.
A Stage Fatality can only be performed in The Dead Pool, Kombat Tomb and The Pit II arenas.
It is recommended with some Finishing Moves that you hold BL to stop your kombatant from jumping. Where listed, it must be released before tapping the final input, or alternatively after the final  command.
FINISHING MOVE DISTANCES
Close  Right next to opponent.
Sweep Distance  A couple of steps away from opponent; within sweeping kick range.
Half Screen  A little more than jump distance away from opponent.
Full Screen  As far from opponent as possible.
Anywhere  Distance from opponent is irrelevant.

500 years ago, Shang Tsung was banished to the Earth Realm. With the aid of Goro he was to unbalance the furies and doom the planet to a chaotic existence.

By seizing control of the Shaolin tournament he tried to tip the scales of order towards chaos. Only seven warriors survived the battles and Shang Tsung’s scheme would come to a violent end at the hands of Liu Kang.

Facing execution for his failure and the apparent death of Goro, Tsung convinces Shao Kahn to grant him a second chance.

Shang Tsung’s new plan is to lure his enemies to compete in the Outworld where they will meet certain death by Shao Kahn himself.

All platforms

• Random Select
  On the Character Select screen, press Start from your cursor’s starting position (Liu Kang for Player 1, Reptile for Player 2).

• Fight Smoke
  This works in both 1 and 2 Player modes. During a match on The Portal stage, if you get the ‘Toasty!’ guy to appear (developer Dan Forden), quickly press Start. If done correctly, you will be transported to Goro’s Lair to fight Smoke.

• Fight Jade
  This only works in 1 Player mode. During the fight that is right under the ? box on the Battle Plan, defeat your opponent by only using LK. After the fight, you will be transported to Goro’s Lair to fight Jade.

• Slippery Spikes
  This works in both 1 and 2 Player modes. When fighting in the Kombat Tomb arena, finish your opponent by impaling them on the spikes. As soon as you do that, quickly press and hold on both joysticks. Their body will slip off the spikes and onto the floor.

• Disable Throws
  This only works in 2 Player mode. After selecting your characters, both players must hold HP until the match starts.

• Play Pong
  This only works in 2 Player mode. To play this classic game, win 250 matches in a row.

Arcade

• Fight Noob Saibot
  This only works in 2 Player mode. To fight this elusive kombatant, win 50 matches in a row. After your 50th win you will be transported to Goro’s Lair to fight Noob Saibot.

Super NES

• Fight Smoke Instantly
  On the Character Select screen, press , , , , Select. You will be taken to Goro’s Lair to fight Smoke.

• Fight Jade Instantly
  On the Character Select screen, press , , , , Select. You will be taken to Goro’s Lair to fight Jade.

• Fight Noob Saibot Instantly
  On the Character Select screen, press , , , , Select. You will be taken to Goro’s Lair to fight Noob Saibot.

• Fight Kintaro Instantly
  On the Character Select screen, press , , , , Select. You will be taken to Kahn’s Arena to fight Kintaro.

• Fight Shao Kahn Instantly
  On the Character Select screen, press , , , , Select. You will be taken to Kahn’s Arena to fight Shao Kahn.

• Super Damage
  On the Character Select screen, press , , , , Select. This works against the CPU only. Your hits will do four times their normal damage while the CPU’s hits do only ¼ of their normal damage.

• 30 Kredits
  On the Character Select screen, press , , , , Select.

• Extra Fatality Time
  On the Character Select screen, press , , , , Select. You will be given 15 seconds to perform a Fatality.

• Team Battle
  On the main title screen, hold L R and press Select.

• Alternate Intro
  Whilst the game is starting up, hold L R until the screen turns red.

Mega Drive/Genesis

• Fight Shao Kahn Instantly
  In the Options menu, press A, B, C, C, C, B, B, A, A, A, A and then quickly press B when Shao Kahn appears.

• Test Mode
  In the Options menu, highlight ‘Done’ and press , , , , , , , , , .

• Fergality
  In the Test Mode, turn ‘Oooh Nasty!’ on. Select Raiden. When you reach The Armory stage and it’s time to input your Fatality press , , BL.

Super NES/Mega Drive + Genesis

• Fight Noob Saibot
  This only works in 2 Player mode. To fight this elusive kombatant, win 25 matches in a row. After your 25th win you will be transported to Goro’s Lair to fight Noob Saibot.