CharactersĪlong with the Ultimate Mortal Kombat 3 roster, Mortal Kombat Trilogy adds Raiden and Baraka as they appeared in Mortal Kombat II. In some of the Kombat Zones fighters can uppercut each other from the current stage into different arenas: The Subway → The Street, The Bank → The Rooftop (only in the PC, PS and Saturn versions), The Soul Chamber → The Balcony, Scorpion's Lair → Kahn's Kave and Goro's Lair → The Armory → Kombat Tomb (the latter only on the Nintendo 64).
The PC, PlayStation, and Sega Saturn versions lack The Hidden Portal and RUGA RELL Dorfen stages from MK3, while the Nintendo 64 version lacks Kahn's Arena and the Bank from MK2 and MK3, respectively. If this move is performed, the gameplay is simply blacked out and the word "Fatality" appears onscreen.Īll of the battle arenas that were featured in MKII, MK3, and UMK3 are available in MKT, but only four backgrounds from the original Mortal Kombat were featured (Courtyard, Goro's Lair, the Pit, and the Pit Bottom). Sub-Zero's famous "spine-rip" Fatality appears in the game but is heavily censored. In addition, Shao Kahn has a throw move and a grab and punch move that are exclusive to this game, and Motaro can now perform an overhead toss.
These special moves include MK1 Kano's Spinning Blade move, MKII Kung Lao's Air Torpedo, Goro's Spinning Punch move, Raiden's Lightning that shoots from behind the opponent, and Baraka's Blade Spin move. Several have unused special moves never implemented in previous games which made their first official appearance in Mortal Kombat Trilogy. Many of the characters have brand new special moves and finishing moves. This arena's Stage Fatality had to be omitted as no MK3 characters had the unique sprites for falling off the bridge. (Brutalities were also added to the Mega Drive/Genesis and SNES ports of UMK3.) All of the arenas that featured a Stage Fatality are featured in this game with their respective Fatality finishing moves except the Pit II. Once the bar is filled, it can be activated, which makes the character move much faster and deal heavy damage for a short period of time.Ī finishing move in the game known as a Brutality requires the player to perform an 11-button combo which causes their opponent to explode.
Mortal Kombat Trilogy introduces the Aggressor bar, which fills as the combatants fight (twice as much if the opponent is blocking).