At the E3, Netherrealm Studios gave a sneak peek into the latest avatar of Mortal Kombat. To be called Mortal Kombat only, it has lots of what every MK fans craves for, fatalities, blood and gore. Like its early predecessors it is a 2D fighter, the characters are rendered in 3D and players are locked in a 2D plane.
Those super meter moves eventually add up to a brutal combo move now known as an “X-ray Move.” If it connects, the X-ray Move will lead to a sequence of uppercuts, groin punches and elbows to the back. The scene desaturates, and the camera zooms in to show internal organs bleeding, bones being shattered and blood and teeth flying.
The gore in Mortal Kombat is all physics based too. Blood splatters more realistically, attaches to players dynamically and darkens over time.
Oh, and the ladies strike a pose after fatalities too.
[Kotaku and Screwattack]