Two of them are based on actual fighting styles while the third fighting style allows the character to brandish a weapon. Special Attack buttons have a wide range of utility depending on the character's current fighting style, including throws, taunts, and "Power-Ups".Įach character has three fighting styles. Players have four attack buttons (however, they do not represent specific punches or kicks), a Block button (R2 in the PlayStation 2 version, R in the GameCube version, and Right Trigger in the Xbox version), a Special Attack button (R1 in the PlayStation 2 version, Z in the GameCube version, and Black Button in the Xbox version), and a Change Fighting Style button (L1 in the PlayStation 2 version, L in the GameCube version, and Left Trigger in the Xbox version). Mortal Kombat: Deadly Alliance plays differently to previous Mortal Kombat games. While both games feature the same gameplay engine (with pre-rendered graphics in a faux-3D environment), each game features a different character roster (with only three fighters that appear in both games). Two handheld ports of the game by Criterion for the Game Boy Advance were developed: Mortal Kombat: Deadly Alliance on Novemand Mortal Kombat: Tournament Edition on August 25, 2003. Players can also store their battle stats and unlockables in unique "player profiles" passworded with a four-button combination. This is the first game in the franchise to include the concept of "koins", which can be used in The Krypt mode to unlock characters, arenas, alternate costumes, concept art, promotional material, and the Mortal Kombat Collector's Edition comic book. The plot follows evil sorcerors Quan Chi and Shang Tsung, who form a deadly alliance (together killing Shao Kahn and Liu Kang) in order to revive the Dragon King's undead army. It is the fifth main installment of the Mortal Kombat franchise, changing various gameplay mechanics while adding new modes and features. Mortal Kombat: Deadly Alliance is a 3D fighting game developed and published by Midway for the PlayStation 2 (on November 16, 2002), GameCube (on November 17, 2002), and Xbox (on November 18, 2002).