Mortal Kombat: Armageddon: Difference between revisions

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Warriors from all realms are becoming stronger and stronger—something which was not supposed to happen. As a result, [[Awesomeness Is Volatile|all realms are in danger]]. These warriors are foretold to eventually clash in a crater found in Edenia in a [[Battle Royale]] of such proportions, it will bring about [[The End of the World as We Know It]]. As the combatants fight, a pyramid rises from the ground without warning, and the tip bursts into flames, attracting the warriors' curiosity to see what's at the top. The combatants fight one another to get to the top, while Blaze—the firespawn was created by the Elder Gods [[Well-Intentioned Extremist|to destroy as many fighters as possible in order to save the realms from the prophecised]] [[Title Drop|Armageddon]]—reveals himself. The final [[Mortal Kombat]] has begun; which warrior will stand upon the rest as the mightiest warrior of all?

''Armageddon'' [[Dream Match Game|brought back the entire cast from the previous six installments]] in the [[Fighting Game]] franchise—from ''[[Mortal Kombat (video game)|Mortal Kombat]]'' all the way up to ''[[Mortal Kombat Deception]]''—and also added Sareena from ''[[Mortal Kombat Mythologies: Sub-Zero]]''. It includes a total cast of '''[[Loads and Loads of Characters|63 playable named combatants]]''', including the ''Trilogy'' exclusive characters ''[[Ditto Fighter|Chameleon]]'' (for all consoles) and ''[[Ditto Fighter|Khameleon]]'' ([[Regional Bonus|exclusively]] for [[Wii]]), ''[[Joke Character|Meat]]'' from ''4'' as a [[Secret Character]], and ''[[Playing with Fire|Blaze]]'' (a [[Secret Character]] from ''[[Mortal Kombat Deadly Alliance]]'' who was turned into a [[Elemental Powers|Fire Golem]] in order to be the game's [[Final Boss]]). To cap off the roster, '''all''' previously unplayable bosses and sub-bosses -- [[Mortal Kombat (video game)|Goro]], [[Mortal Kombat 2|Kintaro, Shao Kahn]], [[Mortal Kombat Deadly Alliance|Moloch]], and [[Mortal Kombat Deception|Onaga]]—were turned into playable characters without any need for unlocking them. There was even room for two new characters (''[[Cain and Abel|Daegon and Taven]]'', the main characters of this game). At first, ''Armageddon'' appeared to be a dream come true: every potential ''Mortal Kombat'' dream match was now possible.

''Armageddon'' [[Dream Match Game|brought back the entire cast from the previous six installments]] in the [[Fighting Game]] franchise—from ''[[Mortal Kombat (video game)|Mortal Kombat]]'' all the way up to ''[[Mortal Kombat: Deception]]''—and also added Sareena from ''[[Mortal Kombat Mythologies: Sub-Zero]]''. It includes a total cast of '''[[Loads and Loads of Characters|63 playable named combatants]]''', including the ''Trilogy'' exclusive characters ''[[Ditto Fighter|Chameleon]]'' (for all consoles) and ''[[Ditto Fighter|Khameleon]]'' ([[Regional Bonus|exclusively]] for [[Wii]]), ''[[Joke Character|Meat]]'' from ''4'' as a [[Secret Character]], and ''[[Playing with Fire|Blaze]]'' (a [[Secret Character]] from ''[[Mortal Kombat: Deadly Alliance]]'' who was turned into a [[Elemental Powers|Fire Golem]] in order to be the game's [[Final Boss]]). To cap off the roster, '''all''' previously unplayable bosses and sub-bosses -- [[Mortal Kombat (video game)|Goro]], [[Mortal Kombat 2|Kintaro, Shao Kahn]], [[Mortal Kombat: Deadly Alliance|Moloch]], and [[Mortal Kombat: Deception|Onaga]]—were turned into playable characters without any need for unlocking them. There was even room for two new characters (''[[Cain and Abel|Daegon and Taven]]'', the main characters of this game). At first, ''Armageddon'' appeared to be a dream come true: every potential ''Mortal Kombat'' dream match was now possible.

The game delivered in roster depth, stages (bringing back almost every past stage, with their own [[Death Trap]]s), and customization (the 64th option on the character select allows players to create their own character) -- but it lacked a solid story (characters thought to be [[Killed Off for Real]], such as Hsu Hao, came [[Back ~~From~~ the Dead]] for no apparent reason), and the franchise's defining feature (the Fatalities) now required players to execute a button sequence for ''each part of the Fatality sequence''. These two glaring flaws were the most criticized aspects of ''Armageddon''.

The game delivered in roster depth, stages (bringing back almost every past stage, with their own [[Death Trap]]s), and customization (the 64th option on the character select allows players to create their own character) -- but it lacked a solid story (characters thought to be [[Killed Off for Real]], such as Hsu Hao, came [[Back from the Dead]] for no apparent reason), and the franchise's defining feature (the Fatalities) now required players to execute a button sequence for ''each part of the Fatality sequence''. These two glaring flaws were the most criticized aspects of ''Armageddon''.

This is the only 3D game of the series that saw no handheld port, mainly due to the size of the roster.

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* [[Back ~~From~~ the Dead]]: Everyone—or, at least, those who we were ''told'' got killed (such as Mavado, who was killed by Kabal in ''Deception'', and Hsu Hao, who was killed by Jax in ''Deadly Alliance'').

* [[Back from the Dead]]: Everyone—or, at least, those who we were ''told'' got killed (such as Mavado, who was killed by Kabal in ''Deception'', and Hsu Hao, who was killed by Jax in ''Deadly Alliance'').

* [[The Chessmaster]]: Shinnok is [[The Man Behind the Man]] to Daegon and is trusted by Taven (who is unaware that he had fallen), and pits the two against each other. He seems to have a greater awareness of what is going on than most other heroes and villans, and he chooses to use an avatar for the final battle rather than show up in person. {{spoiler|It is implied in ''[[Mortal Kombat 9]]'' that the entirety of that game is a result of his machinations in this one.}} Quite impressive, though he's as much of an [[Anticlimax Boss]] as a fighter as he ever was (even if, granted, he's not technically a boss).

* [[Combo Breaker]]: It could be used three times in a match, however.

* [[Copy Protection]]: An infamous case.

* [[Dream Match Game]]: A rare ''canonical'' example, given that everyone that was previously offed is [[Back ~~From~~ the Dead]]. [[Loads and Loads of Characters|The entire cast from every fighting installment returns]].

* [[Dream Match Game]]: A rare ''canonical'' example, given that everyone that was previously offed is [[Back from the Dead]]. [[Loads and Loads of Characters|The entire cast from every fighting installment returns]].

* [[Endless Corridor]]: One of the arenas allows you to knock the opponent down a flight of stairs to an exact replica of the area... and then do it again... and again...

* [[Enemy Mine]]: The Forces of Darkness. As opposed to the Forces of Light, who are mostly comprised of [[True Companions|friends and family]] (and even the newcomers are on good standing with the more senior members), there is nothing but bad blood between the villains (and the occasional neutral character). Darrius hired Dairou to kill Hotaru, while [[Order Versus Chaos|Hotaru and Havik]] don't hold each other in high regard. Several of the members would probably be better suited to fight for the Forces of the Light if it weren't for their personal vendettas. Take Nitara for instance. She's most likely the closest thing the group has to a [[Token Good Teammate]] ([[Word of God]] confirms that she's [[Character Alignment|morally]] Neutral/Good), but is there to defeat Ashrah because {{spoiler|Ashrah's [[Cool Sword|Kriss]] is a [[Knight Templar]] towards the [[Our Vampires Are Different|Vampire]] race, which it sees as [[Exclusively Evil]].}} Scorpion, an [[Anti-Hero]], is another good example. He's only aligned with them because he ''hates'' Quan Chi '''intensely''' (seeing as the man was responsible for {{spoiler|killing his family}}, it's pretty damn justified), but he ultimately engages in battle with his former nemesis Sub-Zero (as seen in the intro).