The lights are on
We've seen crossovers in fighting games before (Link/Heihachi/Spawn in Soul Calibur II, Yoda and Vader in Soul Calibur IV, etc), but few are as perfect a fit as an appearance we've recently learned about. According to the latest issue of OPM, the God of War himself will be fully playable in the upcoming Mortal Kombat reboot.
He won't be selectable in the main story mode, but in VS mode he'll feature his own full moveset, complete with fatalities. David Jaffe, director of the original God of War, has already enthusiastically commented about the inclusion on his Twitter page:
LOVE that Kratos is in the new MK. So bummed he's not in the story portion. Heard about it from Ed at E3 this year and had to keep super mum on it but man, ****ing LOVE it. He totally fits in that world. I **** you not- on some level I feel like all the characters I work on are alive and that I have a relationship with them and I can tell you, if I know Kratos- and I do!- he's ****ing LOVING his time in the MK Universe. I bet he makes a **** ton of friends there. He should pull Zeus in and ****ing leave his ass there!
As a huge fan of both God of War and Mortal Kombat, this news definitely gets me even more excited for a game that already looks amazing. One has to wonder about whether the game will also feature an exclusive character for the 360 version.
In addition to the Kratos news, some leaked info from the official MK site may have revealed some previously unannounced fighters. Goro, Quan Chi, Stryker (ugh), Noob Saibot, Sindel, Kabal, Smoke, Shang Tsung, and Ermac can all be heard in the video below. Other videos with the audio have been quickly pulled from YouTube, so don't be surprised if it gets pulled any minute.
We'll be sure to update with any news regarding the new Mortal Kombat as soon as we hear it.
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If Kratos had a story-mode I'm sure he would be extremely angry and then kill everyone.....yup should have him in story mode
Epicccc! I love Fighting game crossovers. Old Kratos is definitely perfect for MK.
Interesting.. so they're doing the same thing soul calibur 2 did?
more crossover, now to see the xbox one
kratos sounds like the perfect choice for Mortal Kombat.
THAT is awesome! I was already planning on getting this, but now it's a must buy. Hopefully the Xbox vesrion won't have someone awesome like Master Chief (Or maybe even Bill from L4D? :P), or I'll have to give up online play and DLC for a character.
I kinda had it with MK but seein Kratos as an exclusive for the PS3 I think MK is back on the ol 2 get list!
Duuuuude, Kratos? That rocks. Too bad it'll be PS3 exclusive.
Though that makes me scared for what the 360 exclusive will be...
Yes! Awesomeness