Mortal Kombat Deception

by Midway

Product Features

• New features and game modes including interactive environments, death trap and free roaming Konquest mode
• Multiple secret characters to unlock
• Also has intense action board games -- plus puzzle games with fatalities
• 10 character Video BIOS

Product Details

• Shipping: Currently, item can be shipped only within the U.S. and to APO/FPO addresses. For APO/FPO shipments, please check with the manufacturer regarding warranty and support issues.
• ASIN: B0002VYPB2
• Product Dimensions: 7.5 x 5.5 x 0.8 inches ; 4.8 ounces
• Media: Video Game
• Release Date: June 15, 2006
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (15 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #10,683 in Video Games (See Top 100 in Video Games)
• Discontinued by manufacturer: Yes

Product Description

Mortal Kombat: Deception pushes martial arts-style fighting to new heights. The game features an innovative fighting systems, returning and new characters and the deadliest combinations. Unparalleled violence and brutality as you face the deadliest martial arts battles you've ever seen!

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Rise of Onaga, the Dragon King, March 9, 2005

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E. David Swan (South Euclid, Ohio USA) - See all my reviews
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= Fun:5.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: Mortal Kombat Deception (Video Game)

My love for Street Fighter has waned and for whatever reason Soul Calibur never really did it for me but Mortal Kombat: Deadly Alliance had renewed my interest in fighting games. Mortal Kombat has come a long way in the last decade and MK: Deception is probably the series pinnacle. I don't buy into the claim that Mortal Kombat is a button masher, it's not. The other argument is that it's nothing more than a dial-a-combo. So what? Combo's are about timing and memorization which is about all you can ask from the current generation of fighting game.

MK:DA and MK:D are about the same in fighting and graphical quality. In some respects I liked the graphics in Deadly Alliance better. The long combo's seem to be easier to pull off in Deception particularly the branching combo's. Deception is blessed with a very large cast of characters. It's nice to see the return of Ermac, Smoke and Noob Saibot but my favorite, Quan Chi is absent in Kombat mode however he can be fought in Konquest. Someday I'd like to see the return of Shinnok and Reiko.

Konquest is where the main difference lies. Konquest mode is practically a game in itself. If Konquest were the sum total of the game I'd give it a failing grade. The graphics are bone ugly and the movement is poor. The main goal of Konquest is amassing Koins and unlocking secrets and its pretty fun despite the eye blisting textures and character design. It seems as if the designers worked to put every single character from Mortal Kombat into the Konquest mode. You'll find the original Reptile, Rain, Lung Lao, Kano and even the horrendous Stryker. Even non-playable characters like Shang Tsung and Quan Chi are available to fight as you wander through Earthrealm, Outworld and the other Mortal Kombat realms. Seriously, I think they may have included every MK character ever created.

The true test of a games quality is how much it's played and how much you want to play it more. In that respect Deception is grade `A' material. Without even trying Chess Kombat and Puzzle Kombat I've already found more than enough stuff to keep me absolutely satisfied. The Gamecube version has the distinction of being the only one with playable Goro and Shao Khan. GC doesn't have online play but I never play online anyway so Gamecube is my choice.

9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars More Kontent and Kombat for your Koin, March 5, 2005

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Simon (Brampton, ON) - See all my reviews

= Fun:5.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: Mortal Kombat Deception (Video Game)

Mortal Kombat: Deception is the latest installment in the MK series, and continues the plot threads started in Deadly Alliance as the kombatants struggle to defeat the newly released Dragon King.

If you're going into Deception expecting a whole new MK experience, you might be surprised that its pretty much unchanged from Deadly Alliance. We've got a new roster of characters, death traps in the environments and some tweaks to the fighting engine, but on the whole it's pretty much the same gameplay you experienced before. There's no noticible leap like the transition from MK1 to MKII, or MKII to MK3. This isn't a bad thing however, as the fighting experience in Deadly Alliance was top notch. The controls still take a bit of getting used to - the D-Pad is definitely the way to play MK, but its placement on the gamecube controller means you'll be pressing at an angle when what you really want is to press 'up' or 'back'. It's slightly frustrating, but can't be helped.

What's interesting is that Deception feels like the other half of Deadly Alliance, especially in the character selection. Regulars Johnny Cage, Kung Lao, Jax, Sonya, Kano, Kitana, Shang Tsung and others are missing, and in their place we get the return of cool characters like Jade and Baraka, as well as second-stringers like Kabal, Tanya, Nightwolf, and Ermac (really...who invited them back?) It's a little odd not having some of the main guys around, but you get used to it quickly. There's also the return of a classic warrior...though he's definitely looked better...

Deception also includes a ton of extra playing modes. There is a bizzare Tetris-style puzzle game, and also an MK version of chess. On top of that there is a huge RPG-style tutorial mode that chronicles the backstory of one of the game's main characters. And that's not even counting the bonus production art and videos that can be unlocked. The RPG levels are a little barren and blandly textured, but its definitely a huge inclusion for a fighting game. That Midway crammed all of this into a Gamecube disc is an amazing feat (I could hear my Gamecube clicking like crazy to process everything).

The Gamecube version trades online play for the inclusion of Goro and Shao Kahn as playable characters. Both of these characters are fully realized and not just cheap inclusions - they include special moves, combos, finishers and bios like the regular characters, which is a nice touch. As the Gamecube never really supported online play, its a decent exchange. If you've been holding out for the Gamecube version of Deception, this is definitely a great buy and highly recommended.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Best 3D MK ever., February 19, 2010

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Nathan T. Jennings - See all my reviews
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= Fun:5.0 out of 5 stars 

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This review is from: Mortal Kombat Deception (Video Game)

Mortal Kombat Deception is probably the BEST 3D iteration of the Mortal Kombat games. But the Gamecube version is slightly better than the PS2 and XBox versions. First of all, the Gamecube version features 2 fan favorite karacters that PS2 and XBox don't: Goro and Shao Kahn. Secondly, many karacters that need to be "unlocked", via the Konquest mode, on PS2 and XBox are readily available from the begining. Third, Gamecube games are playable on the Nintendo Wii, allowing Wii owners to experience this awesome game.

The PS2 and XBox versions feature "online" play and the Gamecube version doesn't. But, as of 2007, PS2 no longer supports online play for ANY of the PS2 library. And PS3 has NO BACKWARD COMPATIBILITY with the PS2 library. The XBox version still supports Online play, but ONLY through an "emulator" on the XBox 360. Given the bonuses of the Gamecube version, and the hang-ups of the PS2 and XBox versions, the Gamecube version of MK Deception is your best bet. If you own a Gamecube or Wii, buy Mortal Kombat Deception, you won't be disappointed.