There were two schools of thought on this topic. Compared to similar fighting games of its generation, Mortal Kombat had a wider variety of special moves. Essentially this led to increased importance placed on special moves, as they were the only unique part of most characters. Whereas other fighting games had characters with differences in speed, range, height, normal moves, strength of normal moves, walking speeds, jumping heights and distances, and so on characters in Mortal Kombat differed only in their special moves and finishing moves. The Mortal Kombat characters played virtually identical to one another (with the exception of unplayable bosses and hidden characters). which featured different heads and thus looked more varied, Mortal Kombat's characters featured totally different special moves, making each more varied from a gameplay perspective.įurthermore, the 2D Mortal Kombat games are notable when compared to their contemporaries in the terms of character differentiation. However, unlike palette-swapped characters such as Ryu, Ken, Akuma etc. Many of the series' most popular characters were spawned from these palette swaps. This was most prominent with the series' various ninja based characters. More so than other fighting games at the time, Mortal Kombat was famous for re-coloring certain sprites to appear as different characters.
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The first few games of the main Mortal Kombat series in which characters had their color palette completely swapped around, rather than creating new character models for them. Palette swaps are commonly used to distinguish between first and second players, for creating visual hierarchies, and for making visually distinct areas for levels in games. The different palette gives the new graphic another set of colors, which makes it recognizably distinct from the original.
Here is Raiden Reveal Mortal Kombat X trailer.All the Palette Swap characters featured in 2D MK games, except Khameleon and Chameleon.Ī palette swap is a technique used mainly in video games, whereby a graphic that is already used for one element is given a different palette, so it can be reused as other elements. The game is coming out on Apworldwide for PS4, Xbox One, PS3, Xbox 360 & PC. Players step into an original story showcasing some of the game’s most prolific characters including Scorpion and Sub-Zero, while introducing new challengers that represent the forces of good and evil and tie the tale together.
For the first time, Mortal Kombat X gives players the ability to choose from multiple variations of each character impacting both strategy and fighting style. Mortal Kombat X combines cinematic presentation with all new gameplay to deliver the most brutal Kombat experience ever, offering a new fully-connected experience that launches players into a persistent online contest where every fight matters in a global battle for supremacy.