Mortal Kombat devs help Vita players dominate minigames

In this new Tips & Tricks video, producer Hector Sanchez and the design team at NetherRealm Studios go deeper into the game, providing fighting fans with some insight and strategy on two of the new game modes in the Bonus Challenge Tower available exclusively on Mortal Kombat for PlayStation Vita System. Honestly, we didn't even know Mortal Kombat had its own Fruit Ninja mode. Maybe this one is worth checking out!

Game info: Prepare yourself to reenter the tournament wherever you are as Mortal Kombat comes to PlayStation Vita. A complete reboot of the franchise, this latest iteration combines all-new mature oriented fighter gameplay with a deep story mode, improved graphics and game technology and new game modes to create a Mortal Kombat play experience like none before it. Feature details include: a storyline that takes players back to the original tournament, exclusive PS Vita functionality, fatalities presented in graphic detail never imagined in earlier release, and all-new game modes.

The newest chapter of the iconic Mortal Kombat Fighting game franchise marks a triumphant return to the series' mature presentation, as well as its first appearance on the PlayStation Vita handheld operating system. More than just a handheld port of the 2011 console release of the game, Mortal Kombat for PS Vita provides players with a high-end gameplay experience, as well as features and content that only Sony's new handheld can supply. The game contains the story mode from the console release of the game, and all of the DLC characters and costumes that have been made available. In addition to this, the game harnesses the PS Vita's touchscreen capabilities, and built-in accelerometer to provide exclusive modes, including: the all-new Challenge Tower mode, and Test Your Slice and Test Your Might modes.

Key Game Features

• The same quality Mortal Kombat gaming experience found in the 2011 console version of the game, now made portable through PS Vita

• New features and content exclusively for the PS Vita System

• All-new Challenge Tower mode with 150 brand new missions

• Touchscreen fatalities, Xrays, and more

• Warriors, environments and fatalities are as brutal as ever

• Fluid gameplay at 60 frames per second

• An extensive lineup of iconic warriors

• Challenge friends in ad hoc or Wi-Fi matches