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Street Fighter X Mortal Kombat is a 2D fighting game developed by Dimps and published by Capcom for the NAOMI 2 arcade platform in 2005, and was later ported to the Sony PlayStation 2, Microsoft Xbox Next and Nintendo Wii on 2006.

Marketing and Development[]

Gameplay[]

Street Fighter X Mortal Kombat uses a unique 2D fighting system with the ability to easily create combos. Weak attacks can easily chain into slower, stronger attacks, a common system shown in games like Guilty Gear and Melty Blood. There is also a button dedicated to multiple evasive maneuvers.

The game also introduces the division of the power gauge into Offense and Defense. Advanced techniques are available to the player, at the cost of either gauge.

The Offense gauge fills as the player delivers attacks. As seen in its name, it is used to mount offensive attacks, such as super moves called Offensive Arts. Special techniques exclusive to this meter include the Jolt Attack, which is an unblockable attack that leaves the opponent vulnerable to potentially high-damaging combos, at the expense of a full Offense gauge.

The Defense gauge is filled as the player receives and guards against attacks from the opponent. Super moves called Defensive Arts are available only to this gauge; though they are not often as strong as an Offensive Art, they can be used in tactical situations (for example, while guarding an attack or while lying prone on the ground) to stop an opponent's offense. An advanced technique that uses the Defense gauge is the Impact Break, which breaks a player's guard after successfully blocking an attack to allow a counter-offensive.

When both the Offense and Defense gauges are full, they merge into a Critical gauge. The benefits of both meters are still available, but each characters' strongest skill is only available at the Critical point.

A new graphics engine was used to animate the various limbs of each character separately, allowing for more fluid animation. This engine also allows the clothes of each character to rip from wear and tear as they take more damage throughout a match.

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Characters[]

  • Bold denotates secret character

Street Fighter characters

Mortal Kombat characters

Ryu

Scorpion

Ken Masters

Sub-Zero

Chun-Li

Sonya Blade

Blanka

Liu Kang

Dhalsim

Raiden

Cammy White

Kitana

Guile

Jax Briggs

Zangief

Goro

Rolento

Kabal

Gen

Cyrax

Alex

Kai

Hokuto

Li Mei

Sagat(Sub-Boss)

Shang Tsung(Sub-Boss)

Rose(Sub-Boss)

Sindel(Sub-Boss)

Vega(Home Exclusive)

Baraka(Home Exclusive)

Balrog(Home Exclusive)

Kano(Home Exclusive)

Sakura Kasugano(Home Exclusive)

Johnny Cage(Home Exclusive)

Dee Jay(Home Exclusive)

Kutris Stryker(Home Exclusive)

M. Bison(Final Boss)

Shao Kahn(Final Boss)

Mega Man

Bubsy

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Soundtrack and Voice Cast[]

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Trivia[]