Video Gaming News - October 2002
Chicago, IL (October 31, 2002) - Midway Games Inc. today named Nov.
22, 2002, as ‘Fatality Friday’ to signify the day Mortal Kombat: Deadly Alliance
will be available for the PlayStation 2, Xbox, GameCube, and Game Boy Advance.
“‘Fatality Friday’ is the official street date of the much-anticipated
next-generation version of Mortal Kombat,” said Helene Sheeler, vice president
of marketing, Midway. “Mortal Kombat: Deadly Alliance is poised to shock the
world and awaken the fighting game genre, with an all-new fighting system and
gory fatalities.”
“‘Fatality Friday’ is the official street date of the much-anticipated
next-generation version of Mortal Kombat,” said Helene Sheeler, vice president
of marketing, Midway. “Mortal Kombat: Deadly Alliance is poised to shock the
world and awaken the fighting game genre, with an all-new fighting system and
gory fatalities.”
From Microsoft:
Mortal Kombat: Deadly Alliance delivers the highly acclaimed series to the
next-generation consoles with a lethal dose of unparalleled brutality,
supernatural mystique and a reinvented fighting system. Beginning the next
chapter in the battle of good versus evil, two powerful sorcerers – Shang Tsung™
and Quan Chi™ – join forces to deliver unrivaled fighting action in their quest
for supreme mortality.
In the game, players engage in hand-to-hand and special-weapon combat,
executing secret moves and combinations with new fatalities and deadly body
blows. Lethal new warriors are added to the mix along with the return of Mortal
Kombat classics -- Scorpion™, Raiden™, Sub-Zero™ and Sonya Blade™.
Hyper-realistic, Mortal Kombat: Deadly Alliance features progressive physical
damage that allows players to view the inevitable demise of their opponents
while utilizing three unique fighting styles for each warrior, creating nearly
unlimited fighting possibilities.
Adding to the punishing action in Mortal Kombat: Deadly Alliance is Arista
Records’ Adema, which has recorded a hard-driving, heavy, yet melodic, modern
rock theme song titled “Immortal,” done exclusively for this new Mortal Kombat
videogame and featured as the lead track in the follow-up EP to its self-titled
debut album. The album is in stores now. “Immortal” was made available on radio
Oct. 14 while the music video for the track began airing on MTV2’s Extreme Rock
on the same date and is currently live on
www.MTV.com.
Mortal Kombat: Deadly Alliance’s DVD content will include the “Immortal” song
and music video. Also featured in the DVD section is the history of Mortal
Kombat and behind-the-scenes interviews with the game’s development team.
Mortal Kombat: Deadly Alliance marks the next chapter in the Mortal Kombat
series with an all-new engine delivering punishing action that will reward
longtime fans of the franchise as well as next-generation game lovers.
Hyper-realistic, Mortal Kombat: Deadly Alliance features progressive physical
damage that allows players to view the inevitable demise of their opponents
while utilizing three unique fighting styles for each warrior, creating nearly
unlimited fighting possibilities. The game also features intense hand-to-hand
and special-weapon combat, secret hidden moves and combinations with deadly body
blows and fatalities. The Mortal Kombat series is one of the best-selling
franchises in videogame history with more than 19 million home games sold.
In addition, on more than 5,000 movie screens across the country, R-rated
moviegoers will have a chance to preview a 35 mm Dolby Surround sound cinema
spot of the latest Mortal Kombat: Deadly Alliance trailer. The spot began airing
Sept. 27 and will run through Nov. 21, and is expected to reach an estimated 18
million viewers.
Mortal Kombat: Deadly Alliance PlayStation® 2, XboxTM and Nintendo GameCubeTM
Key Features:
- The first execution of the Mortal Kombat franchise on the next-generation
systems, allowing for incredible detail and innovative gameplay, taking the
series where it has never gone before
- A completely new fighting system delivering intense combat with three
unique fighting styles for each character -- including hand-to-hand and
deadly-weapon combat, combined with progressive physical damage -- making this
the most detailed fighting experience in the series
- Favorite warriors from the past return, including Scorpion, Sub-Zero,
Raiden, Sonya Blade and more; new human and supernatural fighters appear, too,
each with their own lethal special attacks
- Brutal new fatalities let players finish off and humiliate their opponents
in true Mortal Kombat fashion
- In-depth and engaging storyline continues the mythology and supernatural
mystique of the series
- DVD content including Adema’s “Immortal” music video, the history of
Mortal Kombat and behind-the-scenes with the development team of Mortal Kombat
- 35 mm Dolby Surround sound cinema spot in R-rated previews on over 5,000
movie screens across the country
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