MORTAL KOMBAT ============= CHEAT MODE: There are a few different ways to activate this cheat because all it requires is a certain number of keys to pressed a few times. However, the following method is the official one. To activate the cheat, when the start game/options screen appears type 'ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTU' four times on your keyboard and a cheat mode menu option will appear. The shortest way to gain access to this cheat mode menu is to type in 'CATHULU' instead. Also on the screen that tells you about codes, type in 'VAMPIRE' and the words will then turn white. This will turn off the blood. *************************************************************************** * * * These tips cover the whole game right through to the end, and also tell * * you how to meet Reptile. * * * * * *************************************************************************** --------------------------------------------------------------------------- KANO PLAYING AGAINST: This chap is good in the air and good on the ground, but his special moves can be easily avoided with concentration. PLAYING AS: The cannonball move must be performed in close vicinity to player two or you might find that a lot of the time it is blocked and your noise is shoved into the back of your head! DEATH MOVE: HEART ATTACK Push the joystick away from the opponent twice and press Fire. You must be standing right next to your opponent to execute the move. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- RAIDEN PLAYING AGAINST: Raiden is the Ken of Mortal Kombat - a good all-rounder, but with no magic strategy to adopt to guarantee success. If he teleports, try a roundhouse kick as soon as you notice him trying to pull one off, and you should catch him as he re-materialises. PLAYING AS: Watch out because when Raiden has been knocked down he takes slightly longer to get back up on his feet, and the computer enjoys leg-sweeping a character after they have fallen. A few torpedoes, by the way, go down nicely. DEATH MOVE: HEADBANG Push the joystick Towards, Away, Away, Away and Fire. Again you must be close to whoever you are fighting. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- LIU KANG PLAYING AGAINST: From a distance is the best way to tackle this chump. This will give you times to react when he thinks he`d like to try out his special move. You probably didn`t want to get close anyway. He`s an ugly mother, and rather too fast for you to block. PLAYING AS: Supersonic kick a couple of times in a row - especially effective vs. Goro. DEATH MOVE: HELICOPTER SPIN KICK Stand about two inches away from whoever`s about to get it. Move down, Away, Up, Towards and Fire. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- SCORPION PLAYING AGAINST: Easy to beat on early levels, he has a tendency to try and stick a large spear down your throat before giving you a rather sore chin. The best way to see to him is to get in close (where his special moves are least effective). Be ready to duck and don`t forget that the harpoon can be blocked. Pull off a successful block and a couple of flying kicks will go down well. PLAYING AS: Use the harpoon, uppercut your foe and perform a hefty fly-kick topped off with a roundhouse. This takes almost half their life in one go. DEATH MOVE: HELLFIRE Posistion yourself about two inches away. Pull Down, Down and Fire. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- SONYA PLAYING AGAINST: Keep your distance as she`s a gal with a long reach. Mind her leg throw - it`s particularly nasty. And another thing, don`t jump around too much or she`ll Superman you. PLAYING AS: Be wary of the leg throw - upside down in a hand stand is rather a vulnerable posistion! Her speed and back-breaking leg toss can prove fatal. DEATH MOVE: KISS OF DEATH Standing anywhere you fancy, move the joystick Towards, Away, Away and Fire. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- SUB ZERO PLAYING AGAINST: In combat Subby behaves much the same as Scorpion. As he fires his ice weapon, block it and let rip with a flying kick preferably before he has had time to recover. PLAYING AS: Freeze you opponent, uppercut him or her, and re-freeze the sucker - this is easy and extremely effective. Your ice weapon is particularly good in defence against Raiden`s Torpedo, freezing him in mid flight. Both Sub Zero`s and Scorpion`s special moves are excellent against Goro as you can keep your distance and inflict maximum damage. DEATH MOVE: HEADPIECE Move in as close to your stunned opponent as you feel comfortable and then move your stick as follows; Towards, Down, Towards and then hit the Fire button for execution. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- JOHNNY CAGE PLAYING AGAINST: Mind this lad`s uppercut. And if you are roughly half the screen apart and he doesn`t seem to be advancing, a shadow kick may well be heading in your general direction. It can be avoided though by using a block then a leg sweep. PLAYING AS: A shadow kick followed by a flying kick won`t do much for your opponent`s spirit. His vast range of moves if used in the correct order can make him a real winner. DEATH MOVE: POWERPUNCH Towards, Towards, Towards and Fire. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- GORO Keep your distance (Goro has a long reach and won`t say no to an opportunity to grab your head and pound you in the face several times) and duck any fireballs that come your way (get hit and wave goodbye to a third of your energy). All kicks are effective, sending him sliding back along the floor. Scorpion`s harpoon, Sub-Zero`s ice and Lui Kang`s Supersonic kick are the most effective Special Moves. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- SHANG TSUNG The only people he will change into are Goro and yourself. As you have beaten Goro and your twin, this should be of little worry to you. Make a mental note to duck the several green fireballs he unsportingly fires at you at the beginning of the fight. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- REPTILE To meet Reptile: Start a one-player game and play as usual until you`ve reached the pit. Look at the moon in the background - in order for Repty to appear there must be something flying across it. You must then win twice over your (computer) opponent and execute the death move at the end and bingo! Reptile will appear. Remember that it is no use trying to block his attacks as this still drains energy. Reptile has both Sub Zero`s and Scorpions`s special moves. And he`s lightning fast! ---------------------------------------------------------------------------