A new Mortal Kombat series famous for its brutal execution is coming out. It is characterized by a return to the first film, taking advantage of the direction that Liu Kang reconstructed the world view in the previous film 11.
On the 18th, Netherrealm Studios released the official Mortal Kombat 1 launch trailer through the official Mortal Kombat YouTube channel. Mortal Kombat 11 The reason why the next work became Mortal Kombat 1 is because Liu Kang became the god of fire and rebuilt the world view. You can actually enjoy the rebuilt world and story, and it also has a story mode.
A new combat system, Cameo Fighter, is added here. Cameo fighters are fighters that exist separately from the main characters, and you can choose one of them to help you in battle.
The revealed character lineup includes Liu Kang, Scorpio, Sub-Zero, Raiden, Kung Lao, Kitana, Milina, Shang Tsung, and Johnny Cage, with new characters also appearing. The list of cameo fighters has not yet been announced.
Through the released video, you can take a look at Mortal Kombat’s representative characters such as Sub-Zero, Scorpion, Kitana, Milina, and Liu Kang. The new setting draws attention.
In the second half of the video, the villain of the Mortal Kombat series, ‘Shang Song’, appears and shows the fatality execution direction that symbolizes the game. Shang Song kills characters by attacking their eyes, absorbing their energy, or damaging parts of their bodies, and at the end, he himself is also executed by Liu Kang.
Mortal Kombat 1 will be released on PC, PS5, Xbox Series X/S, and Nintendo Switch on September 19th, and pre-sales have begun with the announcement overseas. If you pre-purchase the game, you can participate in a closed test in August, and it supports rollback netcode for online play.
However, the Mortal Kombat series was not officially released in Korea because it did not receive an age rating due to brutal body damage. Mortal Kombat 11 also applied for a rating to the Korea Game Rating and Administration Commission, but was rejected. Mortal Kombat 1, which appeared this time, is the key to whether it can overcome the deliberation.