PSP Alert: Is MK Unchained a Mortal Kombat Deception ?

Welcome back !

The following article covers a topic that has recently moved
to center stage--at least it seems that way. If you've been
thinking you need to know more about it, here's your
opportunity.

It's hardly the secret of the world but it's been a while
since we heard anything about it. Originally scheduled for a
release late last year, everything went quiet and it may
have been assumed that this venture was dead and buried.
Midway has recently revealed new information on Mortal
Kombat Unchained, the first Mortal Kombat game to hit the
PSP. Despite the new subtitle. Unchained is still pretty
much a port of Mortal Kombat Deception, which hit consoles
back in 2004.

For this title we can expect to see multiple fatalities per
character and multi-tiered interactive backgrounds that we
enjoyed in Deception as well as six new fighters. The game
will offer playable versions Kitana, Jax, Frost, Blaze, Goro
and Shao Kahn. The latter two were incidentally available
on the GameCube version but it never reached PAL shores.

Depending on your perspective, it's either better or worse
that the Konquest has come to the PSP as well. Here, you can
embark on a single-player mission with heightened character
control, computer-controlled characters and hidden extras.
It's good to know that Midway decided to include it, because
it adds some meat to the title (even if it can be dodgy at
times).

Sometimes the most important aspects of a subject are not
immediately obvious. Keep reading to get the complete
picture.

Chess and Puzzle Kombat have made it over as well. There's
even an all-new Endurance mode where players will contend
with waves of combatants. It's unclear whether these modes
will come locked, or whether you will access them straight
out of the box. The game will make use of the PSP's wireless
Ad-Hoc functionality. Currently, Midway has revealed that
Unchained includes head-to-head matches, but there's no word
on other multiplayer modes or play over the internet. It's
set for release sometime in Q3 of this year.

XBGA will bring you more information as it becomes
available and maybe even a screenie or two.

It never hurts to be well-informed with the latest on PSP
games. Compare what you've learned here to future articles
so that you can stay alert to changes in the area of PSP
games.