Mortal Kombat II Strategy Guide

Section One- Character Profiles and Moves

Liu Kang-
	The true master of the tournament, Liu Kang, was the only one who could defeat Goro and Shang Tsung. Now he's back and better than ever defending the honor of the Shaolin monks with a new low fireball as well as a devastating Bicycle Kick!!

Double Forearm-	HP (Close to opponent)
Fireball-		F, F+HP (Can be done in the air)
Low Fireball-	F, F+LP
Flying Kick-		F, F+HK (Can be done in air)
Bicycle Kick-	Hold LK for 5 seconds
Fatalities-		(While close) D, F, B, B, HK 
Liu Kang turns into a dragon and chomps his opponent in half
Also try-		Hold BL+(U, U, HP+HK)
			Reverse circle starting at forward
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Kung Lao-
	The winner of the first Mortal Kombat, he was defeated at the hands of Goro and Shang Tsung. He has returned to avenge his loss, bringing with him an impressive array of moves and great control of his hat.

Spin Shield-		U, U+LK
Teleport-		D, D, U
Hat toss (high)	B, F, U+LP
Hat toss (low)	B, F, D+LP
Fatalities-		F, F, F, F, LK
	Kung Lao removes his razor sharp hat and promptly slices you in half with it!!!
Also try-		Hold BL (U, U, U, U, LP+HP)
			Hold BL (F, F, LK)
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Johnny Cage-
	The Hollywood head honcho is back with his usual attitude and moves to back it up. He retained his patented Shadow Kick, but now his fireballs curve. His dragon punch move will make mincemeat out of any so called street fighter!!!

Fireball-		D, DF, F+LP
High fireball-		D, DB, B+HP
Shadow Kick-	B, F+LK
Shadow Uppercut-	B, D, DB, B+HP
Groin Buster-	LP+BL
Fatalities-		(While close) D, D, F, F, LP
Cage has learned that ripping off your head wasn't enough-know he rips you in half!!!!		Also Try-	F, F, F, LP
						F, F, F, D, U


Reptile-
	The mystery character from the Pit now joins the others in the Outworld. No longer possessing the moves of Scorpion and Sub-Zero, he know has his own tricks up his sleeve...

Venom spit-		F, F+HP
Energy Orb-		B, B, HP+LP
Invisibility-		Hold BL (U, U, D+HP)
Fatalities-		B, B, D, HP
Reptile decides to make a meal by ripping your head off with his tongue (who is this guy-Gene Simmons?) and eating. Um Um Good!!
Also Try-		Hold BL (D, D, D, DB, B, B+LP)
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Jackson Briggs-
	Jax is one bad dude!!! This guy can pummel you very quickly, very easily!!! His grab/punch, though cheap, will beat the crap out of most opponents. Definitely a guy to watch for!

Dizzy Punch-	(While close) F+HP
Grab and Smack-	F, F+LP
Wave Punch-	D, DB, B+HK
Earthquake-		Hold HP+LP
Ground Slam-	B, F+HP
Fatalities-		Hold LP (B,B,B) release LP
Jax decides to be a human clapper. He rears back, then SLAM!!! He nails your head on both sides, crushing your skull to pieces!!!
Also Try-		Hold BL (B, D, B, LP)
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Mileena-
	One of the new deadly women, she can hold her own against any guy in this game. She has lightning speed and those deadly sais!! Use her speed to your advantage!!

Sai Shot-		Hold HP, then release (works in the air)
Warp Drop Kick-	B, F+LK
Throw-		F+LP
Sai Swipe-		B+HP
Air Attack-		D, DB, B+HP
Fatalities-		F, B, F, LP
Mileena desires to play short order cook by continuously slicing your stomach! Lots of blood. Lots of fun.
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Baraka-
	The evil looking Baraka must be from the Outworld. His evil eyes, teeth, and bald head give him a sinister appearance. Has Wolverine-like claws, and he's not afraid to use them. Rumored to be Goro's nephew...

Deep Head Slice-	B+HP
Spark Toss-		D, DB, B+HP
Slice-O-Matic-	B, B, B+LP
Blade Spin-		D, DB, B+(HK+LK)
Fatalities-		Hold BL (B, B, B+HP)
Baraka wants to give you a quick and painless death-by removing your head!!! Very cool!
			Hold BL (B, B, B, F, F+LP)
Baraka raises you up on his long blades, watches you die and slowly sink into the blades. Nice guy, huh?
			(Really close) F, F, F, LK
Baraka slices you in half!!!! This one might only be in the newer games!
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Scorpion-
	The specter ninja and rival enemy of Sub-Zero is back and meaner than ever. Wearing a outfit identical to Sub-Zero, except for the yellow to symbolize Sub-Zero's cowardice, Scorpion has added an air throw and wrestling move!! Still tough guy to beat. Plus the fatality's a snap!

Spear-		B, B+LP
Teleport-		D, DB, B+HP (Can do in the air)
Air Throw-		Jump towards opponent who's in the air and hold BL
Take Down-		D, DB, B+LK (Can do in the air)
Fatalities-		Tap HP fast+U, U or Hold BL (U, U, HP)
Yummy!!! Nothing better than a nice stir fry warrior!! Scorpion blasts you with fire, leaving your quivering, flaming bones, which promptly explode!!
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Sub-Zero-
	The cold powered ninja is back with an icy trick up his sleeve!! He can now freeze the ground, leaving foes slipping and sliding! Follow up with an uppercut, and it's good night Seattle...

Freeze-		D, DF, F+LP
Ground Ice-		D, DB, B+LK
Slide-			DB+BL+LP+LK
Fatalities-		When Close, Hold BL (F, F, B, B, HP+LP)
YES!!!! At last, the Sub-Zero fatality has been found!!! Sub-Zero's decides to teach you the dangers of ice cycles, and he'll do a lot more than shoot your eye out!!!
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Kitana-
	Looks like a twin of Mileena, Kitana is a beautiful woman who makes Sonya Blade look like Mary Poppins!! Her bladed fans will toast most opponents!!! She's a deadly lady!

Fan Slash-		Hold B, HP
Fan Toss-		F, F+ (HP+LP) (Can be done in the air)
Fan Wave-		F, B+HP
Big Punch-		D, DB, B, HP
Air Sweep-		F, B+HP
Fatalities-		F, B, F, LP
This is supposed to be Kitana's fatality. In the December issue of EGM, they show her kissing a guy and making them blow up! This may or may not be it.
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Raiden-	
	The immortal thunder God is back after glory! After being personally invited to the first tournament, Raiden has come once more to prove the power of the Gods!! Watch out for his new electric grab, as well as his mid-air torpedo.

Torpedo-		B, B, F (Can be done in the air)
Lightning Strike-	D, DF, F+LP
Teleport-		D, U
Shock Grab-		(When close) Hold HP, then release
Fatality-		F, F, B, D, F+HP
Fry the man where they stand until only their shoes are left! Ouch!
Also try-		
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Shang Tsung-
	The evil boss of Mortal Kombat, he has the hometown advantage in the Outworld. he can morph into any character (rumor has it he can morph to Goro) and wants to avenge his defeat!!! Fireballs work great!! Seems to be the most popular character.

One Fireball-	B, B+HP
Two Fireballs-	B,B, F+HP
Three Fireballs-	B,B, F, F, F+HP
Smash Punch-	F+HP
Morphs-
Liu Kang-		B, B, F, F, BL
Kung Lao-		D, DB, B, HK
Johnny Cage-	DB, DB, LP
Reptile-		Hold BL, U, D, HP
Sub-Zero-		F,D,F,HP  	
Kitana-		BL, BL, BL, BL
Jax-			D, F, B, HK
Mileena-		Hold HP, release
Baraka-		D, D+LK
Scorpion-		Hold BL, U, U
Raiden-		F, D, DB, B, LK
Fatalities-		When CLOSE (BL+HK) Only on Player 1
Shang Tsung has had enough playing around!! As a matter of fact, he sucks your soul right out of your body!!! Very creepy!!
Also Try-		Bkwrd circle at up, frwd circle starting at up, HP+LP
			Hold BL (F, B, B, B, HP+LP)
















Section II-Combos

LIU KANG:
	For some reason, the computer enjoys getting hit by Liu Kang's flying kick or simply ducks under it.  Just keep doing that back and forth while you are charging for the bicycle kick.  Do a bicycle kick once a while and the computer will get hit(better to do it from close range).      

	Jump Kick - Flying Kick:  Jump kick your opponent low and immediately do the flying kick.  Start the two forward motion right before you hit, then quickly press HIGH KICK.  Sometimes if you do the flying kick too fast you will go over your opponent.

	Hop Punch - Standard Fireball:  Hop punch your opponent in the air and immediately do the standard fireball.  Start the two forward motion right before you hit, then quickly press HIGH PUNCH.

	Jump Kick - Standard Fireball - Low Fireball:  Jump kick your opponent and immediately do a high fireball.  Start the two forward motion right before you hit, then quickly press HIGH PUNCH.  If you are fighting the computer, you can follow the standard fireball with a ground fireball, which the computer will not block.
	
	Air fireball-Low Fireball-Flying Kick -hold LK-Air fireball-Release LK.

	Jump Kick-Bicycle Kick-  Hold down LK at all times when jump kicking, then BOOM...Let it rip!
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KUNG LAO:
	Jump Kick - Hat Toss:  Jump kick your opponent low and immediately do the hat throw.  Be sure to guide the hat down so it hits
the falling opponent.

	Jump Kick -Spin Shield

	Teleport-Sweep, HK

	Any punch-Spin shield (When close)

	Uppercut-Hat Toss
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JOHNNY CAGE:
	Jump Kick - Shadow Kick:  Jump kick your opponent low and immediately do the shadow kick.

	Jump Kick - Low Fireball:  Jump kick your opponent low and immediately do the low fireball.  After starting the jump kick, keep the joystick in the away position, so you can quickly do the half-circle motion right after you hit.

	Groin Buster- Jump Kick - Shadow Kick:  Do the groin buster against your opponent.  Immediately jump over the groaning victim and kick them low as you turn to face the other direction.  Follow this with the shadow kick.
	
	Groin Buster-Shadow Kick-Jumpkick-Shadow Uppercut-Fireball

	Jump Punch-Shadow Uppercut-Fireball

	Jump Punch-Shadow Kick

	Uppercut-Low Fireball

	Jump Kick-Groin Buster-Sweep

	Turn Around Kick-Groin Buster
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Reptile:
	Shoot an Orb from far away and often times, the computer will not react and keep walking forward.  When he gets hit by the ball, do your combo of choice. However, he might throw a missile at you as soon as you do an energy ball.  If that happens, do an energy ball again and the computer will not react the second time or the third time.

	Jump Kick - Venom Spit:  Jump kick your opponent low and immediately do the venom spit.  Start the two forward motion right before you hit, then quickly press HIGH PUNCH.
     
	Orb, Uppercut,Orb,Jump Kick, Venom  
       
	Orb-Jump Kick-Venom Spit

	Orb + Fatality:  This one's weird.  Immediately after releasing an Orb, do the fatality.  The victim will bounce towards you from the powerball but the fatality will still work.  The tongue pushes the victim back into range and proceeds as normal.  Only thing is Reptile's head was about a centimeter to the left of his neck when the fatality was finished...bizarre.
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SUB-ZERO:
	Jump Kick - Slide:  Jump kick your opponent low and immediately do the slide. immediately do a hop kick, followed by the slide.  Easiest when your opponent is frozen.

	Ground Ice-Freeze-When frozen-Uppercut

	Ground Ice-Jump Kick-Slide

	Slide-Ground Freeze-Uppercut

	Throw-Slide

	Uppercut-Freeze

	Sweep-Ground Ice-Freeze-Uppercut
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SHANG TSUNG:
	Flaming Skulls:  If you can catch your opponent in the air with the first one, there is a good chance that the other two will hit. Do the three skulls before your opponent jumps towards or away from you.
     
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KITANA:
	Her jump kick then air fan throw combo is very effective even if the jump kick is blocked.
     
	Jump Kick - Fan Toss:  Jump kick your opponent low and immediately do the fan toss.  Start the two forward motion right before you kick, then press both punch buttons.  If you are fighting the computer and they block your jump kick, the fan toss will usually hit.

	Jump Kick - Fan Wave:  Jump kick your opponent low and immediately do the fan wave.  Start the three back motion right before you hit, then quickly press HIGH PUNCH.  You must do the fan wave immediately, or it will not catch the falling opponent.

	Fan Wave - Jump Kick - Fan Toss - Hop Kick:  Catch the opponent with the fan wave and wait until they are near the top.  Walk forward as far as you can then do a jump kick, catching the opponent as they are falling down.  Immediately do the fan toss, quickly followed by a hop kick.  If your opponent is fairly close or near the corner, you could do a regular jump kick instead of a hop kick for the last move.

	Fan Wave, Jump Kick, Fan Toss in air

	Cornering Manuver- When ooponent is in the corner- Fan Wave-Jump Kick-Fan Toss-Fan Wave. Do it was and you can repeat it over and over.
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JACKSON BRIGGS:
	Dizzy Punch-Uppercut:  The overhead hammer will stun the opponent momentarily. You can follow this with any move, such as an uppercut or quadruple slam.

	Jump Kick - Wave Punch:  Jump kick your opponent low and immediately do the Wave Punch.  After starting the jump kick, keep the joystick in the forward position, so you can quickly do the half-circle motion right after you hit.

	Jump Kick - Grab and Smack:  Jump kick your opponent low and immediately do the grab.  Start the two forward motion right before you hit, then quickly press LOW PUNCH.  Jax will grab air if not done quickly enough.
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MILEENA:
	Jump Kick - Sai Shot:  Jump kick your opponent low and immediately do the sai shot.  You will need to charge the move before you jump.  Immediately after hitting with the jump kick, release HIGH PUNCH.
 	
	The computer is a sucker for her air Sais.  Jump up and throw air sais right before you land(so that your sais will hit the top of his/her head). The computer does not block it most of the time.
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BARAKA:
	Jump Kick - Spark Toss:  Jump kick your opponent low and immediately do the spark toss.  After starting the jump kick, keep the joystick in the down position, so you can quickly do the quarter-circle motion right after you hit.

	Jump Kick - Slice-O-Matic:  Jump kick your opponent low and immediately do the blade fury.  Start the three back motion right before you hit, then quickly press LOW PUNCH.  If you do not connect with the blade fury, you are left vulnerable for an attack.

	Deep Head Slice - Slice-O-Matic

	Sweep-Spark Toss

	When opponent is in the corner-  Slice-O-Matic, Jump Kick, Slice-O-Matic
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SCORPION:
	Jump Kick - Spear:  Jump kick your opponent low and immediately do the spear.  Start the two back motion right before you hit, then quickly press LOW PUNCH.

	Jump Kick - Take Down:  Jump kick your opponent low and immediately do the take down.  After starting the jump kick, keep the joystick in the forward position, so you can quickly do the half-circle motion right after you hit.

	Jump Kick - Air Throw:  Jump kick your opponent low and deep, then immediately do the air throw by repeatedly pressing BLOCK.

	Teleport Punch - Spear:  Teleport punch your opponent and immediately spear.  This will work best if you catch the opponent in the air with the teleport punch, making it easier to spear them before they hit the ground.

	Teleport Punch - Take Down:  Teleport punch your opponent and immediately do the take down.  This will work best if you catch the opponent in the air with the teleport punch, making it easier to leg grab them just as they hit the ground.

	Jump Kick- Air Throw- Teleport Punch- Spear
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RAIDEN:
	Jump Kick - Torpedo:  Jump kick your opponent low and immediately do the torpedo.

	Hop Kick/Punch - Torpedo:  Hop kick/punch your opponent in the air and immediately do the torpedo.

	Jump Kick - Lightning:  Jump kick your opponent low and immediately do the lightning.  After starting the jump kick, keep the joystick in the down position, so you can quickly do the quarter-circle motion right after you hit.

	Shock Grab - Punch - Torpedo:  As Raiden lets go of the opponent after the shock grab, punch twice.  This will pop them into the air, which can be followed by the torpedo.





Section III	
Tricks, Techniques, Rumors, Hints

	When Midway released Mortal Kombat II, they did so in most markets unfinished. There is a first version, then a newer one on west coast and Chicago area. That's why you can't get to the ? level, can't knock the guy off the bridge or the pit, and can't do other moves. There are 3 secret characters in the game- most believe them to be Kano, Sonya, and the man on fire in the background of the Pit stage. While there are rumors that there's more, I really doubt it. Once the ROM upgrade is installed into the old version of Mortal Kombat II, new fatalities will become available, new moves found, new levels discovered. Until then, we play. Midway wanted to kombat the new Street Fighter game by releasing Mortal 2 early. It worked- at the local arcades in my area, no one plays Super SF II. 

Shang Tsung on the ceiling trick-
There is a trick in the game so that Shang Tsung ends up on the ceiling. You must be Shang Tsung, and Player 2 must be Shang Tsung or one of the girls. Player 2 must morph into one of the girls for the trick to work. Right when Shang Tsung starts to throw fireballs, have the girl throw him. He'll now be on the ceiling!!! Takes practice, but it does work.

Try throwing the computer- 
Good luck!  It is impossible, even when the opponent is frozen or dizzy.  Try to throw them after you beat them.  They will just pick you up and toss you, then fall over. Apparently you CAN throw the computer on a 1.4.  Still don't know if you can block them from throwing you though.

Try the fatalities in the air.  Liu Kang can do his dragon fatality in the air.  Can others?  Also, try Reptile's fatality as he is invisible.

Reptile Death Trick-
Victim must be Reptile or Shang morphed into Reptile.  Reptile must be invisible.  Kill Reptile while he is invisible with a leg grab. Reptile will still be invisible.  Back up and do the fatality.   Scorpion will Breathe fire onto (the invisible) Reptile.  You hear the  scream and the there is an explosion of bones engulfed in flames. Cool  part:  after the bones settle an image of the skeleton will appear where Reptile was standing, frozen in mid-explosion!

Reptile's Fast Food-
Victim must be Reptile or Shang morphed into Reptile. Reptile must be invisible.  Morph into Scorpion.  Time your morph (in v1.1, Shang remains morphed for 12 seconds) so that you will change return to Shang just after you execute Scorpion's leg throw.  Reptile will still be  invisible. Morph into Reptile and perform the fatality. Reptile (Shang)  will do the fatality as normal but the victim will not have a body.  The  head being eaten seems to appear from thin air.  After the fatality everything is visible.

Scorpion makes Whoopy!
After you execute Scorpion's fatality, start rapidly pushing both punch buttons rapidly. After you toast the guy, the screen will flash the word "Toasted!" and you will hear a loud "whoopy" yell!!

Getting out of a corner-
There are times when you screw up and end up in a corner.  Do not panic.  Crouch and wait for the cpu to approach.  When the cpu is within sweep range but out of his/her throw range, jump over him/her.  Kick him/her as soon as you character turns around. Often times the cpu will not block it.  If it blocks the kick, do an air fan throw if you are Kitana.  Otherwise, try to block the retaliation.  Then jump back a few times immediately.

Use the turn-around kick(TAK) often.
The computer does not block a TAK 70% of the time.  Use it to your advantage.  It hits, follow up with a missile weapon.  If the computer blocks it, throw a fan if you are Kitana, or do a high fireball if you are Liu Kang.
How to get to the secret characters-
In the latest issue of GamePro, they interview Ed Boon (MKII programmer) and he said this about hidden characters:


"In the second game though, there are actual plateaus that you're hitting with your score.  When you get 30 wins in a row, you fight one hidden character.  When you hit 50 you get this, or maybe when you do 10 Fatalities in a row. . . everything is kind of building up to do something way down the line."

Secret Character Trick?
During the character selection screen, move the cursor to Liu Kang.  Now hold the joystick to the left until the cursor moves off of Liu and onto the grey background.  (This did actually happen. It moves just before the game starts.) What you are supposed to do next is tap 5 times to the left. What this is supposed to do is access a menu of 5 hidden characters!!  We tried it several times, but we were never able to get the 5 taps in between the time the cursor moves and the time the game starts.  We tried the same thing going to the right, with the cursor on Reptile, and the cursor moved into the background again, just like before. We tried hitting buttons after the cursor moved, and when we did this, we ended up with a character other than Liu or Reptile. (Raiden or Jax, to be exact.)
	Also, here's a VERY interesting rumor someone told me yesterday.  Actually three things.  First off, this guy said the Pit II does work, but in order to knock the guys down, you have to aim it so when you uppercut them, they fall perfectly through one of those 'holes' on the platform.  I looked and sure enough, there were circular shapes on the platform, but I was unable to get anyone to land directly on it.  Second, he said if you did Liu Kang's old fatality on the Armory stage, you could knock someone onto the spikes on the ceiling.  I tried this once and the guy didnt even reach the ceiling, or else he didnt stick.  He also said Liu could hang up on the meathooks of the Dead Pool with that fatality, but I didn't try it. The last two sound bogus to me as there is no way anyone else could do this, only Liu's fatality can get them up that high. However, the Pit thing does sound very plausible as I never took notice of those holes and also never tried to knock anyone off. 
How to beat Kintaro-
In my nook of the world, our players use Baraka, or anybody for that matter, and score the first hit, then avoid the beast and win on time disqualification. An easier way is to take advantage of a bit of a glitch re. Liu Kang. Start off the round by rapidly punching. It will hit him at least once, then he will stand amazed by the display of yelling and punching, allowing you to when on a time disqualification!!

That's all for version II of the Unofficial Mortal Kombat II Strategy Guide!! Special thanks go out to all the guys at the Fun Factory in Kansas City, and the guys at the Dream Machine in Wapole, MA who plunk all those tokens in so that we can all enjoy watching them and playing them!

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