Release Date: August 27, 2003
Players: 1-4
ESRB Rating: Mature (Blood and Gore, and Violence)
Notes: Was titled "Mortal Kombat Advance 2", then "Mortal Kombat Deadly Revenge", before "Mortal Kombat Tournament Edition" was settled.
Characters: 15
Missing Characters: 12 (Kenshi, Sonya, Jax, Frost, Li Mei, Kung Lao, Kano, Kitana, Sub-Zero, Moloch, Blaze, and Mokap)
Backgrounds: 15 (The Portal, Drum Arena, Lava Shrine, Acid Bath, Lung Hai Temple, Palace Grounds, Shang Tsung's Palace, Kuatan Palace, Lin Kuei's Temple, The Swamp, Lost Tomb, Wu Shi Academy, Sarna Ruins, Moloch's Lair, and The Armory) - Pictures
Finishing Moves: 1 Fatality and 1 Weapon Fatality per character.
Running: No
Pause: Yes
Credits: Unlimited
Options: Yes. Four-player tournament, tag-team mode (two-on-two), an Arcade mode (where players wager on linked battles), a Co-Op Mode (where players can link GBA systems and play the tag-team mode), a new practice mode, gambling so players can put wagers on the action, and improved player statistics that are tracked to the cartridge.
Secret Characters: Yes. (3 Are easily unlocked, while 2 are much more "hidden" in the game)
Kombat Kodes: None
Code to play as Boss: They are playable from the start.
Random Backgrounds: Yes
Character Fighting Order: Random
Story:
Mortal Kombat has always been...
and always will be...
For millennia, the forces of good and evil have been locked in eternal battle over the control of Earthrealm.
Some seek to use the tournament to destroy all that is good.
Others seek vengeance... power... or eternal life.
Time after time each individual threat has been vanquished...
and Earthrealm has enjoyed relative peace for many years.
But there is concern that Earth is once again in peril.
And this time, the threat of evil has two faces...
It is now known that the sorcerer Quan Chi has escaped from the Netherealm.
Since his escape, Quan Chi has unlocked the secret of the ancient Rune Stone,
... discovered the ancient undefeatable army of the long forgotten Dragon King,
... and most disturbing of all, formed an alliance with one of our deadliest enemies... Shang Tsung.
With their combined strength, they plotted to overpower the only two beings who could prevent their total domination of our two realms.
The first was the emperor of Outworld... Shao Kahn.
In a false show of allegiance to Shao Kahn, they sprung their attack...
They then travled to Earthrealm by way of a mystical portal known only to sorcerers and deities.
There they confronted Earth's mightiest warrior and champion of Mortal Kombat... Liu Kang.
"It has been Shang Tsung's greatest desire to consume the soul of Earthrealm's greatest warrior."
With Quan Chi's assistance, he achieved this goal...
Liu Kang is dead.
They have since returned to Outworld and are using the souls of conquered warriors to resurrect the Dragon King's undefeatable army.
Should they succeed, they will have the means to conquer Outworld... and eventually Earthrealm.
They will be unstoppable.
I can no longer stand idly by and watch this evil consume the world.
I have relinquished my status of Elder God to return to Earth and lead you all to battle against our old adversaries.
We must act now.
We must stop this Deadly Alliance!
- Raiden -
