Mortal Kombat II - strategy

twenty90seven · 29 November 2021, 23:13

I always struggled getting past the third round of MKII.

I figured out that if you somersault backwards to your left corner and keep spamming backwards somersault kicks you will beat most opponents. It's like you trap them in the corner.

Adrian Browne · 30 November 2021, 04:24

I seem to recall such a trick-yes. MK was never as deep as SF2 or as strategic.

ransom1122 · 30 November 2021, 04:53

The jump kick was known in most versions of MK2 including the arcade, until they updated it.

Usually as fights get harder. the jump kick doesnt work all the time...

jotd · 30 November 2021, 07:30

jump kick works well if you time it properly apparently. So I'm told, and I witnessed it in the arcades, but was never able to master it.

MK (arcade) was much easier in that aspect

redblade · 30 November 2021, 11:50

grrh I remember this game. When I used to jump up Liu Kang use to do a air fire ball and when I go to uppercut, they would duck then uppercut me. I used the jump kick, and also the "zedweb" cheat.

ransom1122 · 30 November 2021, 12:12

Or you could duck, wait for opponent to walk near. Then jump back. The opponent will jump toward you, as he does this jump back towards opponent and kick.

Works all the time.. you kick him in mid air

twenty90seven · 01 December 2021, 12:56

Quote:

Originally Posted by ransom1122

Or you could duck, wait for opponent to walk near. Then jump back. The opponent will jump toward you, as he does this jump back towards opponent and kick.

Works all the time.. you kick him in mid air

Some good tips there! Will try this out.

d4rk3lf · 01 December 2021, 14:28

Well, first of all, don't hesitate to play on very easy.
There's no shame in that - because, the game was programmed in a way, that it automatically increases difficulty, as you progress.
Near the end, it's basically hard difficulty...

For gameplay advice, I think it's most important that you combine various moves.
If you manage to land uppercut twice in a row, don't try third time, but rather try something else (high kick, for example).
Then, computer can be pretty confused when using teleport, so you can use Scorpion or Raiden, or Kung Lao for that.
There is a complete AI logic on youtube, if you really wanna master it... you will learn how to "force" AI to do some move, then you can react to it.
Most popular is: If you go backwards, then jump backwards, in most cases AI will also jump (forward), and then you can land him some magic.. or something...

Hope this helps

29 November 2021, 23:13	#1
twenty90seven twenty90seven Join Date: Jun 2012 Location: Brisbane, Australia Posts: 196	Mortal Kombat II - strategy I always struggled getting past the third round of MKII. I figured out that if you somersault backwards to your left corner and keep spamming backwards somersault kicks you will beat most opponents. It's like you trap them in the corner.

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30 November 2021, 04:24	#2
Adrian Browne Jackie Chan Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: Ireland Age: 46 Posts: 985	I seem to recall such a trick-yes. MK was never as deep as SF2 or as strategic.

30 November 2021, 04:53	#3
ransom1122 Registered User Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: Omnicorp Age: 45 Posts: 5,813	The jump kick was known in most versions of MK2 including the arcade, until they updated it. Usually as fights get harder. the jump kick doesnt work all the time...

30 November 2021, 07:30	#4
jotd This cat is no more Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: FRANCE Age: 52 Posts: 8,163	jump kick works well if you time it properly apparently. So I'm told, and I witnessed it in the arcades, but was never able to master it. MK (arcade) was much easier in that aspect

30 November 2021, 11:50	#5
redblade Zone Friend Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Middle Earth Age: 40 Posts: 2,127	grrh I remember this game. When I used to jump up Liu Kang use to do a air fire ball and when I go to uppercut, they would duck then uppercut me. I used the jump kick, and also the "zedweb" cheat.

30 November 2021, 12:12	#6
ransom1122 Registered User Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: Omnicorp Age: 45 Posts: 5,813	Or you could duck, wait for opponent to walk near. Then jump back. The opponent will jump toward you, as he does this jump back towards opponent and kick. Works all the time.. you kick him in mid air

01 December 2021, 14:28	#8
d4rk3lf Registered User Join Date: Jul 2015 Location: Novi Sad, Serbia Posts: 1,645	Well, first of all, don't hesitate to play on very easy. There's no shame in that - because, the game was programmed in a way, that it automatically increases difficulty, as you progress. Near the end, it's basically hard difficulty... For gameplay advice, I think it's most important that you combine various moves. If you manage to land uppercut twice in a row, don't try third time, but rather try something else (high kick, for example). Then, computer can be pretty confused when using teleport, so you can use Scorpion or Raiden, or Kung Lao for that. There is a complete AI logic on youtube, if you really wanna master it... you will learn how to "force" AI to do some move, then you can react to it. Most popular is: If you go backwards, then jump backwards, in most cases AI will also jump (forward), and then you can land him some magic.. or something... Hope this helps

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