Mortal Kombat: Deception details
by VGLN Staff

Sunday, February 29, 2004

Newest Mortal Kombat game hopes to push franchise into limelight.

Midway Games informed VGLN.com today that the official title for the new version of the world-renowned fighting game franchise will be Mortal Kombat: Deception. Mortal Kombat: Deception is currently in development and scheduled to ship fall 2004 for the Xbox video game system from Microsoft.

Shocking and evil, Mortal Kombat: Deception pushes martial arts-style fighting and the Mortal Kombat franchise to new heights with an innovative fighting system, unparalleled depth and brutally intense action that will appeal to long-time Mortal Kombat fans as well as next-generation gamers. The game will feature special weapons combat, secret and returning characters, moves and combinations with new death-dealing battles and fatalities.

“Mortal Kombat: Deception promises to take this revolutionary fighting franchise to an new level”, said Steve Allison, chief marketing officer, Midway. “With a host of new features including multiple fatalities per character, multi-tiered interactive backgrounds and extensive new game modes, Mortal Kombat: Deception will set a precedent for all other fighting games to follow.”

--- Paul