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| Just a Person 561th Post
 
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|  "More news about MK : TE"
, posted Sun 11 May 17:20
Hi ! How are you,people ?
I came here with more news about that game Midway is currently developing for the GBA,Mortal Kombat:Tournament Edition .
Recently,MK5.ORG showed some information they got from IGN.com . Basically,TE is a new version from the last GBA MK:DA,where all the fighters from DA who were left out of the GBA version (Bo'Rai Cho,Johnny Cage,Mavado,Nitara,Cyrax,Drahmin,Reptile,Hsu Hao and Raiden) will be present . The bad side is that all the other who WERE in GBA MK:DA WON'T be in it,except Scorpion,Shang Tsung and Quan Chi (yup,no Sub-Zero,no Sonya,no Kung Lao,no Kitana ...) . However,one big surprise is that a "new" character will also be in TE : Sareena,one of Quan Chi's servants from MK Mythologies,who betrayed him to help Sub-Zero (I'm not sure if her name is Sareena,though . Quan had three servants : Sareena,Jatakka and Kia,but I don't know which name is hers) . It has 10 initial fighters,with at least 5 secrets (Drahmin,Hsu Hao,Reptile and 2 not yet revealed) .
However,it's not just a new DA . TE has lots of new features,like a 4-player tournament mode,a game mode involving Raiden (which I didn't understand very well),and ... a tag battle mode ! Yes,MK finally gets a tag mode . There's even a new co-op mode where 2 players can join forces in a tag battle against other duos until Quan and Tsung . TE can also be connected to the GBA version of DA to versus fights (although it's not certain if the exclusive fighters from both cartridges can fight each other (like Jax vs. Cyrax) or if it only applies to Scorpion,Quan and Tsung .
About the 2 not revealed secret characters,I have a theory :
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probably they are Moloch (many people complained when they found out Moloch wasn't selectable) and Sektor (one of the game producers gave a hint that seems to indicate he's in it) . Blaze and Mokap may also be in it,since in the "big consoles" they didn't appear at the selection screen,but if they're not in it,I guess not many people will miss them .
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Well,it seems quite strange (not to mention greedy) that they decided to divide the DA cast in two games,but it looks quite promising . Only future (and this year's E3) will show whether this was a wise decision or not ...
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| Just a Person 562th Post
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| "Re(2):Sareena" , posted Sun 11 May 20:17
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I'm interested in the game just to see Sereena's story, as well as if Scorpion, Tsung, and Quan Chi got new endings.
Considering how hated most of those characters were among 'fans' of the old (crappy) MK games, I don't think MK:TE is going to be a hot seller...
Sareena's story (so,her name is really Sareena ? Thanks,Dr. !) is indeed intriguing,mainly because she supposedly DIED (although death has never prevented other MK fighters to come back...but who brought her back to life ?) . About Scorp,Tsung and Quan,maybe they will get new moves and endings,but that's a small chance so far (except for Shang Tsung,who will surely get the ability to morph and become the new people) .
About TE sells,it has some chances to be a hot seller (after all,it has some favorites like Scorpion,Johnny Cage,Raiden,Nitara...) and also the possibility to be connected to DA (although if IGN is totally sure about their info,DA users will only be able to play as Scorpion,Quan Chi and Shang Tsung...weird,mainly because it's not that hard to allow exclusives fights - look at Pokémon) .
Oh,and I thought about some other people who can fill the secret spaces :
If Sareena is in it (possibly to kill Quan Chi,who allowed her death),what prevents him from bringing back old servants,like Kia,Jatakka or Reiko (still famous because of the "Is he Shao Kahn" subject) ? But again,Moloch,Sektor,Blaze and Mokap are the most probable secret guys so far .
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| Dr Baghead 2133th Post
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| "Re(3):Sareena" , posted Sun 11 May 22:25
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Sareena's story (so,her name is really Sareena ? Thanks,Dr. !) is indeed intriguing,mainly because she supposedly DIED (although death has never prevented other MK fighters to come back...but who brought her back to life ?) . About Scorp,Tsung and Quan,maybe they will get new moves and endings,but that's a small chance so far (except for Shang Tsung,who will surely get the ability to morph and become the new people) .
About TE sells,it has some chances to be a hot seller (after all,it has some favorites like Scorpion,Johnny Cage,Raiden,Nitara...) and also the possibility to be connected to DA (although if IGN is totally sure about their info,DA users will only be able to play as Scorpion,Quan Chi and Shang Tsung...weird,mainly because it's not that hard to allow exclusives fights - look at Pokémon) .
Oh,and I thought about some other people who can fill the secret spaces :
If Sareena is in it (possibly to kill Quan Chi,who allowed her death),what prevents him from bringing back old servants,like Kia,Jatakka or Reiko (still famous because of the "Is he Shao Kahn" subject) ? But again,Moloch,Sektor,Blaze and Mokap are the most probable secret guys so far .
It is Sareena (she seems to be the most important one of the three, being the one who you could choice to kill or not, and seemed to have a thing for Subby)
I'm not sure if battles like Jax vs Cyrax are possible... since Pokemon has the graphics and data for all 151 (251, 351, etc.) programmed into each game. and since Pokemon Red can't battle Pokemon Ruby I'd assume MK:DA can't link to MK:TE (of course I could be wrong... maybe some sort of uploading could take place allowing one GBA to temporaryly Download character data from the other version... I'm sure it would be a HUGE load time, but if it's an identical enegine to MK:DA I imagine it's possible)
My guess as to the 2 secret characters are Sektor (as he was one fans really wanted and their was the whole "I sure do like KETCHUP with my fries" one the designers dropped as a hint) and if there's no crossover linking Sub-Zero (since he's a staple character and would relate to Sareena) Blaze also seems likely (although I doubt Mokap would make it in)
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| HazZan 1240th Post
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| "Re(1):More news about MK : TE" , posted Mon 12 May 05:23
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Hi ! How are you,people ?
I came here with more news about that game Midway is currently developing for the GBA,Mortal Kombat:Tournament Edition .
Recently,MK5.ORG showed some information they got from IGN.com . Basically,TE is a new version from the last GBA MK:DA,where all the fighters from DA who were left out of the GBA version (Bo'Rai Cho,Johnny Cage,Mavado,Nitara,Cyrax,Drahmin,Reptile,Hsu Hao and Raiden) will be present . The bad side is that all the other who WERE in GBA MK:DA WON'T be in it,except Scorpion,Shang Tsung and Quan Chi (yup,no Sub-Zero,no Sonya,no Kung Lao,no Kitana ...) . However,one big surprise is that a "new" character will also be in TE : Sareena,one of Quan Chi's servants from MK Mythologies,who betrayed him to help Sub-Zero (I'm not sure if her name is Sareena,though . Quan had three servants : Sareena,Jatakka and Kia,but I don't know which name is hers) . It has 10 initial fighters,with at least 5 secrets (Drahmin,Hsu Hao,Reptile and 2 not yet revealed) .
However,it's not just a new DA . TE has lots of new features,like a 4-player tournament mode,a game mode involving Raiden (which I didn't understand very well),and ... a tag battle mode ! Yes,MK finally gets a tag mode . There's even a new co-op mode where 2 players can join forces in a tag battle against other duos until Quan and Tsung . TE can also be connected to the GBA version of DA to versus fights (although it's not certain if the exclusive fighters from both cartridges can fight each other (like Jax vs. Cyrax) or if it only applies to Scorpion,Quan and Tsung .
About the 2 not revealed secret characters,I have a theory :
Well,it seems quite strange (not to mention greedy) that they decided to divide the DA cast in two games,but it looks quite promising . Only future (and this year's E3) will show whether this was a wise decision or not ...
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| Just a Person 566th Post
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| "Re(4):Sareena's bio" , posted Tue 13 May 21:28
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It is Sareena (she seems to be the most important one of the three, being the one who you could choice to kill or not, and seemed to have a thing for Subby)
Yes,I remember . But she had a thing for the old Sub-Zero (the one Scorpion killed),not for the new Lin Kuei leader .
BTW,for those who are interested,here's Sareena's bio :
"The Netherealm demon, Sareena, lost her human form in an attack from the fallen Elder God, Shinnok. She was transposed back into her demon form as her essence descended back to the 5th plane of the Netherealm. Sareena remained there until she discovered an abandoned portal that led to Outworld. Once in Outworld, she learned to feed off of the living aura of that realm to regain her human appearance. She no longer needed Quan Chi’s sorcery to sustain her exterior beauty.
While in Outworld, the demon known as Sareena encountered Sub-Zero. Since she had freed his brother from his confines of the Netherealm so many years ago, Sub-Zero offered her asylum within the Lin Kuei. His compassion may be honorable, but befriending a demon of Netherealm is not an action without risk... as Sub-Zero may soon discover."
Now,what do they mean by "not an action without risk" ? Is Sareena going to betray the man who has just helped her ? Or is Quan Chi going to attack the Lin Kuei clan because they are helping her ? We'll just find out in her ending ...
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| Just a Person 569th Post
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| "Re(5):More news about TE !!" , posted Thu 15 May 22:28
MK5.ORG website showed more news about MK:Tournament Edition . Finally,the 5 secret characters were announced (but not showed yet) . Three of them were already known : Hsu Hao,Reptile and Drahmin . The biggest surprises are the other two ones :
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Yup,the "Ketchup" hint was right (for those who don't know,some MK3 characters had nicknames in early stages of development,like Ketchup=Sektor,Mustard=Cyrax and Muchacha=Sheeva),Sektor is one of them (I hope he's different from Cyrax this time,not just a pallete swap) . And in the big consoles (Xbox,GC and PS2),the DA Krypt had a creepy voice saying something about Saibot,and Noob Saibot will indeed be in it .
I wonder if Sektor and Noob will have their own looks (instead of being pallete swaps from Cyrax and Scorpion),and if any of them will be related to Sareena
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| Dr Baghead 2148th Post
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| "Re(6):More news about TE !!" , posted Fri 16 May 11:59
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MK5.ORG website showed more news about MK:Tournament Edition . Finally,the 5 secret characters were announced (but not showed yet) . Three of them were already known : Hsu Hao,Reptile and Drahmin . The biggest surprises are the other two ones :
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If I may make a wild guestimation about your spoiler...
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Noob has a link to Sareena, both are members of 'the Brotherhood of the Shadows' (if I'm not mistaken that's the name of the clan Sareena, her two coherts, and Reiko belong to... which is why they have the same 'mask' and is either lead by Noob Saibot or he is very high ranking memeber)they also both served under Shinnok at one point.
Whether this is going to be used in either's MK:TE story or not remains to be seen, but the possiblity of link in story is there none the less.
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It also seems from screen shots of Sareena the two new characters will probably be motion swaps (she's using Tae Kwon Do)... although I'm certain the two new hidden characters will pallete swaps as well, I hope they use fighting styles not represented in MK:TE (like ones lifted from Sub-Zero or Kitana, not Cryax and Johnny Cage)
at the very least they should have their own special moves... hopefully the MKTriology movelist as opposed to his MK4 set for the character mentioned in both our spoilers... hopefully [character 1] gets a new weapon, while [character 2] retains his bad ass one from MK4
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