!. prolougue
!. version history
I. mortal kombat 4 storyline
II. liu kang's story
III. primer
IV. moveslist
V. fatalities
VI. combo system
VII. combos
VIII. credits
prolougue
This wasn't really designed to be a big faq but a pocket guide. What I mean
by that is something that's about 5-6 pages or so and can come in handy at
the arcade without the excess pages. You can develop your own strategy cause
yours is the best suited for you. Why use someone elses? You can base some
of your fundmentals on someone elses, but I think making up your own sets you
apart from the rest. A known strategy gets learned by your competitors and is
less effective, so you can make your own and make adjustments when the
opposition starts catching on. Well on to Liu Kang.
version history
9:32 PM 10/16/97 - First version
6:10 PM 12/6/97 - Second revision ----> Added dragon fatality
story
"Thousands of years ago in a battle with the fallen elder god known as
Shinnok, I was responsible for the death of an entire civilization. To rid
all realms of Shinnok's menace I waged a war that plunged the earth into
centuries of darkness and banished Shinnok to a place called the
Netherealm. Now after Shao Kahn's defeat at the hands of Earth's warriors,
Shinnok has managed to escape his confines of the Netherealm. The war is
now being fought once again, and this time it can be won by mortals."
- Raiden -
lui kang's story
Still the immortal champion of Mortal Kombat, Liu Kang finds himself
venturing into the realms of Edenia to rescue the princess Katana from the
vile clutches of Quan Chi. Unsuccessful in his mission Liu returns to
Earth and mounts an effort to bring together Earth's greatest warriors.
He does it this time to not only to free Katana's home world but also to
assist his mentor and Earth's protector - Raiden.
primer
F - tap forward UF - tap up/forward
B - tap backward UB - tap up/back
D - tap down DF - tap down/forward
U - tap up DB - tap down/back
HP - high punch HK - low punch
LP - high kick LK - low kick
BLK - block
RUN - run
Cross Punch : HP
Body Punch : LP
Face Kick : HK
Body Kick : LK
Block : BLK
Run : Forward + Run
Pick up weapon : Down+Run
Pick up rocks : Down+Run
Hard Face Hit : HP (close)
Throw : LP (close)
Knee Smash : HK (close)
Bone Break : LK (close)
Jump Kick : Up + HK or LK
Jump Punch : Up + HP or LP
Hook Kick : Back + HK
Foot Sweep : Back + LK
Uppercut : Down + HP
Low Punch : Down + LP
Groin Kick : Down + HK
Low Kick : Down + LK
Sidestep : Block + Run
There are no more long button tapping combos. Now combos consist
of punches - kicks and special moves.
combos
These are combos I have done so when I get more you'll
have a full list to choose from.
These were all done on the CPU, so I don't know the effectiveness
on humans.
*means Tragics' (Ben Cureton) combo
(NOTE: These are not juggle combos, all are standing custom combos)
