Mortal Kombat 2 FAQ

Version Information

To date there have been three major release versions of MKII: version 1.1, 2.1, and 3.1. With each release more and more things are added, a trend that will hopefully not be going on very much longer. You can find out which version you are playing on by turning the machine off and back on again. Remember, this guide is written for the most current version of the game. If you are playing on an older version, have the owner contact Midway to get the newer chips. The following is a basic summary of differences in each version.

Version 1.1

• First version released to the public even though unfinished.
• Contained almost all moves but not many fatalities.
• Kintaro and Shao Kahn very difficult to beat.
• No game ending after beating Shao Kahn.
• Baraka's blade swipe had no sound.
• Shang Tsung had the ceiling walk bug.
• Could beat Kintaro by just punching the entire match.

Version 1.4

• Mileena's ground roll move added.
• Kung Lao's aerial kick added.
• Sub-Zero could do the first part of the freeze-uppercut fatality during the match.
• Danger indicator added.
• This version contained many but not all aspects of version 2.1. Since version 1.4 was not widely circulated, those changes will be listed under version 2.1.

Version 2.1

• First "official" release version.
• Intro text slightly changed.
• Reptile's slide added.
• Ending story and credits added.
• Computer intelligence improved.
• Nearly all fatalities were added.
• Friendships and babalities were added.
• The pit/spike fatality was added.
• Smoke and Jade were added.
• Kintaro and Shao Kahn easier to defeat.
• Could keep Kintaro and Shao Kahn up in the corner by using repeated punches.
• Could crash the game through baby brutalization.
• Doing Shang Tsung's soul stealing fatality against Jax could sometimes crash the game.

Version 3.1

• More amounts of blood added.
• Dead Pool fatality added.
• Noob Saibot added.
• Raiden's super uppercut fatality added.
• Kung Lao's friendship added.
• Pictures of the creators added after the credits.
• Revolution X and DCS ads added.
• Comic and CD offer shows picture of CD.
• Computer intelligence increased.
• Computer has ability to do missile weapons in the air.
• Multiple babality problem fixed.
• Repeated punches in the corner against Kintaro fixed.
• Kitana's multiple fan lifts in the corner fixed.
• Sub-Zero freeze - punch - freeze - punch... fixed.

(Pirate) Version 4.2

• This is a pirated ROM and is not an official Midway release.
• It is only in a few arcades across the country.
• Uppercuts are faster.
• Cage does red shadow kick and uppercut every time.
• Cage's shadow kick goes twice as far.
• Baraka's roundhouse has awesome range.
• Noob Saibot after only six wins.
• Pong after only 20 or so wins.
• Secret characters vulnerable to missile weapons.
• Liu Kang has a red dragon fatality.
• Kung Lao has a bones in his hat fatality.

I would like to stress that all versions above 3.1 are not official versions and you will likely never see them. I haven't seen them myself, so I can't confirm anything else that has been said about them.

Original text form written by Paul McElroy.
HTML conversion (and new stuff) by Daryle Walker.