Mortal Kombat X Coming to Mobile Devices

One of NetherRealm Studios’ bread and butter concepts these days is the card-based fighting game hybrid for mobile devices. Their popular trend of freemium games started a few years ago when they released a mobile version of Injustice: Gods Among Us to tie into the console version and just a few months ago they gave us WWE Immortals, where Kane is a naked rock monster. Now they’re doing the same thing for Mortal Kombat X. Much like the main console version, it’ll be released next month.

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The mobile version’s gameplay is more of a simplistic take on fighting games, using taps and swipes with an incredibly limited moveset. Characters build up meter to do three levels worth of special attacks with the level three being a completely crazy cinematic. The game is also team-based with tagging and through playing, you rack up stats to make your team capable of standing up to the increasingly tough opponents.

This will be a bit closer to the Injusticetie-in than WWE Immortals due to having an actual console game to play off of. Injusticeallowed you to earn special costumes for the fighting game, such as Batman Beyond and Superman in a prison uniform. Mortal Kombat X looks to be going down the same route. Injusticealso had a couple characters exclusive to the mobile verison – namely Darkseid and Static – so we’ll see if the same thing happens for Mortal Kombat X.

The trailer does show one major difference, though. Unlike Injusticeand Immortals, Mortal Kombat X will feature Fatalities. So far, confirmed playable characters include Scorpion, Ermac, Reptile, Raiden, and Sub-Zero.

Mortal Kombat X will be available for iPad, iPhone, iPod touch and Android devices.

WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE ENTERTAINMENT ANNOUNCES

MORTAL KOMBAT X FOR MOBILE DEVICES

Number One Fighting Game Franchise to make Worldwide Debut on iOS and Android Devices

BURBANK, Calif. – March 2, 2015 – Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment today announced Mortal Kombat X, a free-to-play fighting/card-battler hybrid that delivers the next evolution in mobile fighting games for iPad, iPhone, iPod touch and Android users.  Developed by award-winning NetherRealm Studios, the game delivers striking graphics and brings a custom Mortal Kombat fighting gameplay experience anywhere, anytime through the accessibility of mobile devices. Mortal Kombat X will be available April 2015 on iPad, iPhone, iPod touch and Android devices.

“NetherRealm Studios has created a Mortal Kombat X mobile experience that allows more players than ever before to play this over-the-top fighting game through their ever-present smartphones, tablets or other devices,” said Ed Boon, Creative Director, NetherRealm Studios. “What’s more, we’ve expanded the unique cross-connectivity feature that links the mobile and console versions of Mortal Kombat X, delivering unique rewards to all players for simply playing the mobile game.”

As the next evolution of mobile fighting games, the Mortal Kombat X mobile game will feature a hybrid of fighting, card collecting, multiplayer team combat and more, featuring shocking Fatalities, legendary Mortal Kombat characters like Scorpion, Sub-Zero and Raiden as well as the Next generation of Kombatants. The Mortal Kombat X mobile game will showcase the iconic visceral combat with the vicious graphics that Mortal Kombat fans love, along with brutal Fatalities, x-rays and more.

The console and PC versions of Mortal Kombat X will be available worldwide on April 14, 2015. Once launched, players who own the forthcoming console or PC versions of the game will be able to unlock content in the mobile game and vice versa  by signing up for a WB Play account and completing tasks and achievements within each version.

Gavin Jasper wishes they would just include Goat Demon Daniel Bryan from WWE Immortals as a Mortal Kombat X guest character. Follow him on Twitter!