Because of this plot, characters and scenarios present are the classic ones, bringing the old to new and starting a new conflict. The story mode of Mortal Kombat is told in 16 chapters, with one character being playable in each chapter. Kung Lao (the final battle of the chapter, however, is fought by Liu Kang due to Kung Lao's death).The order of each chapter is listed below: Instead of having a few punches and kicks divided between high and low, there's now a button for each limb: front arm, front leg, back arm, and back leg. This combines with most martial arts techniques.
The player can also execute many special moves with little effort. Each character will have a different intro and outro, depending if they decided to do a Fatality or not. The controls also refer a lot to Mortal Kombat 3, with the clash limited to a single plane, the fastest pace of struggle.
