Also the user input has changed. There are now four buttons to attack with, one for each corresponding limb. A "super-meter" has been added for value. Every time your character dishes out a combo or takes damage, the bar is given some fuel. When it has reached the required level, the super meter will give the player the ability to perform a special attack, interrupt a combo or perform this critical hit combo called a "X-ray" move. For good reason. The character that performs it will mash the opponents organs/bones with the camera zooming in and showing the bones of the victim.
There are also several confirmed play modes including Tag-team, Challenge Tower and an online King of the Hill. There will be a total of 26 characters, of which 12 have been confirmed. Cyrax, Johnny Cage, Kitana, Kung Lao, Mileena, Nightwolf, Raiden , Reptile, Scorpion, Sektor, Shao Kahn and Sub-Zero. Since Mortal Kombat 9 is basically a retelling of the first three games, most of the characters from them will be in this new one. Additionally there will be several unique fatalities for each character (no characters will be having shared animations). And trust me, just after watching the stage demo fatalities, I understood why the game was rated M.
Mortal Kombat E3 announcement trailer
Mortal Kombat E3 stage demo
