Mortal Kombat 9 Debut Trailer Revealed

Following the internet rumblings generated by a teaser trailer for a possible forthcoming reboot of the Mortal Kombat motion-picture franchise, Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment have today officially announced the next instalment in the videogame series. Currently expected to arrive late in 2010, the ninth Mortal Kombat game is currently in development for Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3.

[lociefer]

make brutalities , animalities , babylites, friendship and all that stuff return and itll be a day 1, and extreme gore too

[Double Toasted]

Whoops!

[WildArmed]

IDK, I haven't really enjoyed MK since PSX/N64 days.
It's just not as fun anymore.
I can't really pin point why either though.

[deafwing]

it's gonna take a lot to get me to buy this game (a lot)

[Hanif-876]

Its because all the 3d Mortal Kombat (MK) games all had big clunky character models that filled the entire screen. Whereas MK9 looks 2d but features 3d aspects. This has been the MK that i've been waiting for since "trilogy" on the N64 :-)

[Commander TK]

gonna be better than that excuse for a fighting game *cough* Tekken 6 *cough*

[Hideo_Kojima]

just look at that last kill...

there is nothing more fun than killing someone by splitting their penis into 2 pieces down the middle with your hat.

Its awesome!

[Army_of_Darkness]

MORTAL KOMBAT IS BACK BABY YEAH!!

[blackbeld]

^^ skv007 I Agree with you.

After MK3 they went 3D but then it also went wrong with the gameplay. But there still is hope!

"the return of many much-loved characters and familiar environments, as well as - which comes as somewhat of a shock - some in-game footage. It also demonstrates that, much like Capcom’s recent Street Fighter revival, the latest Mortal Kombat will be returning to its 2D roots."

MK9 goes back to 2D more like 2,5D from the trailer.
And it looks GREAT! Now you can makes those beautiful combo's again.

[kagon01]

I want flying organs at my at my screen in high def... :)

[WildArmed]

IDK how fun that would be as disturbing.

I think the factor to determine this would be the art style they choose.
It may make or break this gore factor.

On 16-bit games w/e worked, bcoz it was the IDEA of splattering their organs.
Now, it's actually possible to get everything right, down to the blood splatter and organ-level details.

[FFusionGaming]

Better yet, organs flying at your face in 3d!

[DirtyLary]

WWWWAAAAANNNNNNNTTTTTTTT!!!!!! !!!

[silvacrest]

I WISH they would redo the combat animations for MK, it hasn't looked right since MK went 3D

[TruthBTold]

but to me MK3 was the best. It had the combos. I remember when I had it for SNES using sub-zero HP LP LK HK Back HK was it?

[PRHB HYBRiiD]

whopsy!! lol that face xD

[silvacrest]

MK3 was the best, doing actual combos as well as brutalities and the big roster made it pretty good

[thematrix1298]

I was hoping they'll go in the line of MK3 or UMK3. Looks like they hashed MK vs DC source codes.

[dizzleK]

i agree, the animation still looks way too stiff.

[II Necroplasm II]

I heard the game was using the old MK3 fighting system..oh well, another disappointment.

Would have been cool..with the 3D aspect and all. I just got burned out on what they use now. MK Deception...was the last game I bought.

[Skizelli]

UMK3 was the last MK that actually had good gameplay. If that's true about this new one, it might be the first competitive MK engine in a very long time.

[Corepred4]

i thought this was confirming the trailer i saw for a new mortal kombat movie! have you guys seen it? or does anyone know if its real or fake? check it out!

[cond3m3r]

from what i've read WB is being pretty strict on the whole "letting ppl rape MK's name by making a movie." soooo this "teaser" is a vision from director Kevin Tancharoen who wants to make an MK movie. basically hes giving a proposal to let WB take a swing with MK.

there hasnt been any word that WB is truly making another MK yet, butttt if u check imdb you'll see that there is a planned MK movie for 2013

[takohma]

they had me until they gave Baraka dreads. And Scorpion has been dead for a long time. He's a demon wanting revenge.

[zeeshan]

It looks like it's going to be 3D characters fighting in 2D ala SF4!!! Yes, MK sucks in 3D (besides that SHAOLIN MONKS game) but it looks like they are going back to the roots which is a great thing to see. Also, the fact that they have Kung Lao back in, I am already sold. I HATED MK vs DC and I guess that little move has hurt the MK franchise on levels that Midway hadn't even imagined. Now when all is said and done and Warner Brothers are going to be the new owners of this mega franchise, I HOPE they listen to the fans and make the animations look more... I don't know... hmmm.. SMOOTH? Make the fatalities really really awesome and just stick to their roots.

[zeeshan]

I just saw the trailer again and it defenitely looks like a MK2 remake. I can see the living forest level, the acid pool level, shao kahn level with Sonia blade tied up in chains. Goddddd, could this be? Are they going to remake one of the greatest fighting games of all times? It is either going to kill it or will be awesome!

They need to take care of little details like towards the end of the trailer, you see Kung Lao performing a fatality on Sub-Zero who does NOT look half-dead and when Kung Lao drags him, his hands stay stiff and don't fall back like how they normally would if you drag a person on the ground. I mean, these are tiny little details but they can make one heck of a difference!

[kingjoker34]

The last couple of years fighting games have been becoming a bore, but SSFIV was pretty fun. I hope this turn out to be good, dont know about release dates, but they are going to have competition wit MvC3

[Dsnyder]

I missed that outfit.

[iNcRiMiNaTi]

I like how Sektor was dives into the matrix when he teleports

[CommonCent]

Made me laugh, +bubbles for you sir

[Campy da Camper]

a hybrid Mortal Combat RPG thing. Something like the online for Red Dead Redemption. You can go to an open world and roam with buddies and when you meet up with other clans it cuts to the actual fighting. Whoever wins can loot the dead bodies. I know, I'm retarded.

[zeeshan]

Good idea! Have you tried MK Shaolin Monks? Not at all an RPG but fun nontheless.

[PRHB HYBRiiD]

with all the armagedon characters!.

[spacetattoo]

I been hoping for a gore fest mk game for some time now. love the end sceen, lookin foward to this game. going to preorder a copy pronto.

[NovaXz]

If that is the new MK, then I will say that I am very disappointed. Seems very...blah

I was really hoping for a real step up from the last few but even the graphical style resembles that of the previous entries.

[Daver]

Well, it looks fun but like you said it looks way too similar to the old ones in term of gameplay. They should have created new moves and all but from this trailer it looks identical.

1 thing tho that looks to be awesome in this one is the ''finish him''. The last one is nice and i hope they will all be that refreshing.

[kevco33]

Well, it certainly looks like there's some fatalities in there!

[Raf1k1]

Not as dark and as gory as I had thought but this is the first footage we've seen so it'll probably look better when it's out.

[King Hippo]

Is the trailer on another site? That electronictheatre site is a resource hog.

[jaredhart]

of Mortal Kombat 2.

MORTAL KOMBAT!

[KingTavy]

Thats what had me interested from the get go and wow the 4 bubblers are starting to post more often lol

[knightdarkbox]

LMAO in fatal of kung lao in the ending :P

[DEATHSTROKE-cro-]

here's youTube link

http://www.youtube.com/watc...

game looks very good

[Tibasco]

3D Characters on 2D plane. Nice!

+Looks like there's a juggling and tag system this time around.

Cant wait to see more of it. Especially the finishers.
Hope they bring back the "TOASTY!" Dude XD

[WildArmed]

ty 4 the link, Couldn't get the site to work.
+bubs.

Btw, why would you put that hat on after you cut the guy between the legs with it =/

[Arsenic13]

I was expecting darker and grittier look too. It still looks rather cartoony. At least the fatalities look sick.

[Lirky]

this will be superior than mk vs dc.. since its a full gorey mk game.

[nygamer28]

hmmm im not sure what to think of this....but i pray this wil be a good game

EDIT:REALLY A DISAGREE?? FOR WHAT?

[RedDevils]

I think because you say "but i pray this wil be a good game" which people think you say it gonna be a bad game lol

[adamx]

I see they still havent heard the fans for going back to thier 2d roots, this was the fighting game to play when I was a kid, now its just another 3d pos. They should have done what sf4 did but just used actors with todays tech they could have pulled this off but no, again the same crap. I'll stick to umk3.

@ disagrees I guess you guys are prob kids, dont remember the fun mortal kombat games

[Mista T]

your retarded, obviously you didn't see the 2d gameplay, it's like 2.5d

basically mixture of 2d/3d gameplay

[adamx]

Retarded thats all you got?

[Double Toasted]

I agree with you...

[ForNgoods]

The gameplay is 2D genius. Maybe they should make it with blocky pixels so you have and easier time grasping the fact that it is in fact 2D. And Yes i was with MK from the start so I know all about how great it was before they botched up the series moving to 3D.

[adamx]

Im aware of the 2d game play "genius", the characters are the problem thier not 2d are they?

[zireno]

well, I'm not a kid and I have played the fun mortal kombat games (1-3, and umk3) I haven't played any of the mk games since they went 3d so I can't say from personal experience that they suck, but I've seen videos and they don't really look promising. With that said, I do believe they heard the fans and they did went back to the 2d roots, as Mista T said it's 2.5d and that is basically what sf4 did so I don't really get what you mean by saying they should have done what sf4... I mean, come on, aren't you a bit excited about it? :) surely we cannot tell how it will turn out in the end, but as of right now you have to admit they are going in the right direction.

[adamx]

yes sf4 was 2.5d but it looked right, these characters still look just 3d, they could have used actors and pulled off 2.5d and it would have been much better.

[maniacmayhem]

Thats all he needs.

[nygamer28]

did anybody see sub zero fatalitie on johnny cage.....SICK DUDE

[nygamer28]

FUK YOU WHOEVER DISAGREED

[thematrix1298]

Disagree == Fatality on you!

[Erotic Sheep]

Because it wasn't a fatality. It was simply a normal move.

[FragMnTagM]

It did look like a normal move. The screen didn't get dark like it did when sub-zero was cut in half by liu kang.

[CernaML]

Liu Kang?!?!? That was Kung Lao damn it!!

[Snakefist30]

I Got Tears Into My Eyes.EPIC!!!!!!!!

[aryan_irani]

needs more blood

[Mista T]

we're not gonna see a bunch of blood and guts in a trailer, I mean come on.

[midgard227]

well as a fighting game doesnt look good, but as a mortal kombat it looks alot better than every other one after MK2.

i'd play it

[Raf1k1]

I was hoping for some improvements.
I know some of the fatilities have always had the victim screaming like a little girl but TBH I'd like to see these fighters who are supposed to be real "bad ass" and know no fear to not be screaming in a fatality but to actually take it like a bad ass would.

e.g. If Sub-Zero was to impale Scorpian through the chest with an ice weapon I'd expect Scorpian to put up a fight (maybe pushing it further into himself to show he's still got some fight in him (cheesy I know)) leading Sub-Zero to grow extra ice-spikes from the weapon within Scorpion to destroy him completely.

[aaronisbla]

sorry, no matter how bad ass someone may be, getting your guts ripped out or arms ripped off would have anyone screaming. Getting your nuts sliced up by a razor sharp hat would invoke screams also.

[n to the b]

the robot character(s) wouldn't have to scream, can't remember if they do in the existing games. and maybe we could have even a human character who doesn't feel physical pain a la that villain from the Bond movie. I'll give u bubs+ Raf1k1 cause what u described actually sounded cool.

PS robot dismemberment could still look cool, spielberg didn't mind using that imagery in AI. (I know totally diff situation but still...)

[pody]

Wow it looks awesome! I always loved the MK series, but the new games always seem to disappoint. Hope this one lives up to my expectations.

And i love the Raiden cutscene, always been my favorite!

[Mista T]

hopefully this is better than SF4. It will be better than SF4!

I can't wait. Mortal Kombat is back!!! If you look at it, there are levels from MK2 and 1 :) :) :)

[kratos123]

mortal kombat is back guys that looked great cant wait

[kewlkat007]

Though it is 2d-/3d, it still reminds me of the past failed attempts.
Not Excited.

What attracted me to MK 1 was the fact that Midway made the characters look realistic coupled with the Fatalities/Brutal Moves/GORE, it was AWESOME.

Now the characters just look like 3D cartoons and the Extra Animations actually slows down the game.

[LastDance]

Yeah....uhhh...devo... http://xbox360media.ign.com...

[ForNgoods]

This first look is amazing. I'm actually excited for a MK game for the first time since MK3. 2.5D seems much better for the fighting genre than 3D(in most cases) and i'm glad the dev team went in that direction. I'm not sure how the tag system will fit in with the MK series but i understand the need to try something new so i'll give it a chance.

In the name of being objective, there was one thing i noticed that did seem a little off to me and that's the camera being cocked at an angle at certain point in the trailer. While it might look cool for replay/trailer purposes, that would irritate the hell out of me during gameplay.

Overall i'm very impressed and cant wait to see more of this game. It does seem like they are going backwards with it a little as far as story is concerned. The characters and character models are the same from MK2 but i'm not complaining b/c MK2 was my favorite in the whole series.

[FragMnTagM]

multiple new costumes to unlock via the Story Mode, or DLC (most likely). I am sure in some form there will be different costumes, as a lot of MK games had multiple costumes or colors.

[ndibu]

The newest chapter of the fighter will
reinvention of its 2D fighting
mechanic. New features will include
an all new graphics engine and
Fatality is back and presented in more
gory detail than ever before. Mortal
Kombat will also introduce a number
of new game-play features including
tag team and also a story mode.
Players can choose from an extensive
line up of the game ’s iconic warriors
and challenge their friends in
traditional 1 vs. 1 matches, or take on
several new game modes.! Can't wait!

[Cajun Chicken]

YES! YES! YES! MORTAL KOMMMBBBATT!!!

This looks like the best of the 3D series on PS2, and Mortal Kombat Trilogy. A win and want for me!

Much more traditional than the live action reboot trailer. This is MK as it should be, gods, realms and freaks.

[bjornbear]

MK is my fav fighting game along with Killer Instinct...i guess im not much of a fighter gamer but i LOVE those franchises =D

[asgharagha]

yessss this news completed the e3 because it didnt have a great fighting game.mk 1 graphics was so impressive because it wasnt cartoony.i think a photo realistic mk will be awesome

[IWentBrokeForGaming]

There's no denying that the gameplay in this looks sick as hellllll!

They are definatley going in the right direction... with tons of MK 1 and 2 backgrounds in there... it just needs more blood... but there are a few people in here expecting too much for what this is right now...

But at the moment... color me impressed...

I just want more gore... and maybe get the character models darker... like Gears detail?... that would be pure ownage!!!

But when it releases... I've gotta go PS3 version cause of the better d-pad...

I can't take this anymore I going on Ebay and buying Trilogy with the strategy guide haha...

[Panthers]

nvm

[Pumbli]

<3 Kung Lao and his hat.

He's the #1 reason why Mortal Kombat is one of my favorite video game franchises ever.

Last great Mortal Kombat game was imo Shaolin Monks, that game was so good. :D

This game already has me sold thanks to Kung Lao.

[ForNgoods]

I had a great time playing shaolin monks. What was so great about it was it was a co-op action adventure game that stayed true to the story of MK. Amazing game. I'd play it again if i had someone to play with.

[memphis2]

F-ing SICK!!! nice ed boon...bringing back the classic 2d fighting along with new features! man it looks really good. can't wait til more info on mk9!

[AliTheBrit19]

Ha, that was pretty awesome

[Ri0tSquad]

Finally, back to 2D! Looks like the levels from MK2 mixed with the 2vs2 & juggling combo system from UMK3. Looks sick. Perfect timing. If this can hold a candle to the longevity of UMK3, it's a success.

[Claudinho69]

looks good

[CobraKai]

This is the MK I've been waiting for since part 2.

I just hope the fatalities aren't goofy like the xbox/ps2 MKs. Sure they were violent, but goofy and that last shot of Kung Lao looks kinda goofy. Keep the kills in spirit of the original and part 2 and this should be awesome!!!

Johnny Cage FTW!!!

[farhsa2008]

where the hell is liu kang?

[farhsa2008]

i hope he is in the game

[n to the b]

I think that sektor is actually a bit similar to liu kang in play style (UMK3), and I prefer him. sektor's def in the MK9 trailer which I like.

[rezzah]

same thing, damn my volume isnt working =(

[bviperz]

this bad body!

[Mikelarry]

back the to the mortal kombat i remebered that was an AWESOMe trailer. gonna keep an eye out for this

[Kingdom Come]

I have been waiting for something on this game for AGE's! Finally a Next Gen Mortal Kombat (Not including MK vs DC)!
One thing though, wheres all the blood during standard punches? I saw an interview where they said they was worried they wouldnt be able to release the game there was so much gore...

[likedamaster]

I like it!

[sluttytuna]

In trailers they can not show a lot of blood. If you remember the old trailers for mk2-mk3 the blood was removed. This MK will have bucks of blood.

[sluttytuna]

MK blows! they are releasing the trailer the day before The new Karate Kid comes out! They just want to steal Karate Kids thunder! Just kidding f'n love MK!

[N4BmpS]

uh, that makes no sense really. Karate Kid? Mortal Kombat? Yeah

[younglj01]

as long i can do my ice bomb finisher with him im good.

[heavyarms]

get that joystick ready friends.

[no_more_trolling]

stiff robotic animations

[Thoreau]

smooth out the combat animations...

[gameraxis]

are you haters serious?... now, i know the last 5 or so mk games have been absolute garbage... but i've always said we need an AWESOME graphics, TOTAL brutality (no pun intended lol) MK game with the power of these systems... and to me... THAT LOOKED LIKE IT... high budget, smooth animation awesome graphics... (scorpions spear not like 5 inches thick) but instead a nice thin wire that has the correct properties... man this has been my wish for a LONG time, and i don't know who is developing it... but PLEASE make it perfect!.... I'm totally stoked about this! have faith brothers and sisters! this could truly be the next gen MK game that so many of us have wanted

[N4BmpS]

The video was pretty cool but after MK VS DCU I can't help but feel meh about it.

[VAking13]

Living forest level FTW!

[INehalemEXI]

2011 brings MK and MvC3, going to be a good year for fighters.

[Sarobi]

Mortal Kombat movie promo is brought to light then the game, looks like they are trying to bring more attention to MK instead of the waterdown stuff it usually gets (cough) MK VS DC (cough)

[TANUKI]

Impressive.

TOASTIE!

[cavado]

I thought they were gonna wipe the slate clean after Armageddon not pissed about it just saying

[jalen247]

Day 1

[likeaboss302]

Looks pretty damn cool. Can't wait to play it!

[DaNineTwo]

never have i been hyped for a MK game... until now

[Mighty Boom]

this is what we've been waiting for.

[ForROME]

Now that was fantastic! Street Fighter was lame, MK is more mystyle for a 3D clean remake with old 2D levels! Bring it!

[Sigh]

hell yes. I loved MK in the 90s, bring it on!!!

[DRiX]

I haven't been this pumped for an MK game since 2. I'm so glad Boon listened to the fans. Oh and the ending was epic!

[deno]

Flawless victory!!!!!

[cond3m3r]

this looks mostly gameplay graphics...im kinda glad they went back to the whole 2D roots...ive totally lost track of the whole MK storyline.

[Deacon]

If they put a create-a-fighter option on here as well, that would definitely confirm my purchase. That to me was the only good thing about the recent MKs. I'm a whore when it comes to games that let you make your own character. Oh well, a guy can dream, can't he? Lol!

[spunkee311]

Ok so far it looked excellent. It looks like they are going back to what works. I hope they expand even further from their past games. Specifically like their clothes being torn and getting bruises and blood. I thought it was cool that in MK vs DC every one can get beaten to a bloody pulp and it showed it pretty good. Even if you won the fight, your clothes were torn. I really hope they do that and just go further into it.
I think they removed the blood from the trailer. Which is sort of a head scratcher because of all that people that complained about the last game having little blood/gore, I figured that they would show a trailer that showed all that in all its glory. Instead very little blood. Just weird that they did that.
Characters all looked cool, and glad they kept the fighting mechanics from MK vs DC bceause i really enjoyed it.

[Morituri]

God awful as usual. Why don't they just let this just let this franchise die? Certainly not worth $65 at any rate.

[kasasensei]

So, finally, a decent comeback for MK? I hope so!