<s>
Mortal	B-Application
Kombat	I-Application
:	I-Application
Deadly	I-Application
Alliance	I-Application
is	O
a	O
2002	O
fighting	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Midway	O
for	O
the	O
Xbox	B-Application
,	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
,	O
GameCube	B-Application
,	O
and	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
the	O
first	O
all-new	O
Mortal	B-Application
Kombat	I-Application
fighting	O
game	O
produced	O
exclusively	O
for	O
home	O
consoles	O
,	O
with	O
no	O
preceding	O
arcade	O
release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
the	O
fifth	O
main	O
installment	O
in	O
the	O
Mortal	B-Application
Kombat	I-Application
franchise	O
and	O
a	O
sequel	O
to	O
1997	O
's	O
Mortal	B-Application
Kombat	I-Application
4	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
addition	O
to	O
the	O
original	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
Port	O
of	O
Deadly	B-Application
Alliance	I-Application
,	O
a	O
second	O
version	O
entitled	O
Mortal	B-Application
Kombat	I-Application
:	O
Tournament	O
Edition	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
August	O
25	O
,	O
2003	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Like	O
all	O
of	O
the	O
Mortal	B-Application
Kombat	I-Application
games	O
,	O
Deadly	B-Application
Alliance	I-Application
focuses	O
heavily	O
on	O
its	O
fighting	O
modes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
while	O
still	O
limited	O
to	O
only	O
moving	O
into	O
the	O
background	O
and	O
foreground	O
,	O
movement	O
in	O
the	O
third	O
dimension	O
is	O
much	O
easier	O
and	O
can	O
be	O
used	O
continuously	O
(	O
in	O
Mortal	B-Application
Kombat	I-Application
4	I-Application
,	O
sidestepping	O
was	O
mapped	O
to	O
two	O
different	O
buttons	O
and	O
could	O
be	O
performed	O
at	O
a	O
rate	O
of	O
about	O
one	O
second	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Along	O
with	O
Mortal	B-Application
Kombat	I-Application
X	I-Application
(	O
until	O
the	O
XL	O
patch	O
added	O
them	O
to	O
Mortal	B-Application
Kombat	I-Application
X	I-Application
)	O
,	O
it	O
is	O
the	O
only	O
other	O
Mortal	B-Application
Kombat	I-Application
game	O
that	O
does	O
not	O
include	O
Stage	O
Fatalities	O
,	O
although	O
the	O
Acid	O
Bath	O
level	O
still	O
possesses	O
special	O
acid-vomiting	O
statues	O
called	O
Acid	O
Buddhas	O
that	O
do	O
damage	O
directly	O
to	O
fighters	O
that	O
stray	O
too	O
close	O
to	O
them	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Deadly	B-Application
Alliance	I-Application
introduces	O
the	O
Konquest	O
mode	O
,	O
which	O
expands	O
on	O
the	O
storyline	O
and	O
acts	O
as	O
a	O
tutorial	O
for	O
each	O
character	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Also	O
included	O
among	O
the	O
are	O
various	O
videos	O
,	O
images	O
,	O
concept	O
sketches	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
entire	O
Mortal	B-Application
Kombat	I-Application
Collector	O
's	O
Edition	O
comic	O
book	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Test	B-Application
Your	I-Application
Might	I-Application
,	O
the	O
original	O
minigame	O
of	O
the	O
Mortal	B-Application
Kombat	I-Application
series	O
,	O
returns	O
for	O
the	O
first	O
time	O
since	O
the	O
original	O
game	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
variation	O
,	O
Test	B-Application
Your	I-Application
Sight	I-Application
,	O
is	O
also	O
included	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Test	B-Application
Your	I-Application
Sight	I-Application
,	O
the	O
character	O
stands	O
in	O
front	O
of	O
a	O
set	O
of	O
cups	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
game	O
shows	O
the	O
player	O
which	O
cup	O
contains	O
the	O
Mortal	B-Application
Kombat	I-Application
logo	O
icon	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Succeeding	O
at	O
both	O
Test	B-Application
Your	I-Application
Might	I-Application
and	O
Test	B-Application
Your	I-Application
Sight	I-Application
rewards	O
the	O
player	O
with	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Game	O
Boy	O
Advance-only	O
Mortal	B-Application
Kombat	I-Application
:	O
Tournament	O
Edition	O
adds	O
three	O
modes	O
:	O
Survival	O
,	O
Tag	O
Team	O
and	O
Practice	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
weapon	O
Fatalities	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Although	O
both	O
of	O
the	O
GBA	B-Device
versions	O
feature	O
2D	O
sprites	O
,	O
Tournament	O
Edition	O
was	O
the	O
first	O
portable	O
Mortal	B-Application
Kombat	I-Application
games	O
to	O
feature	O
3D	O
style	O
gameplay	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
the	O
end	O
of	O
Mortal	B-Application
Kombat	I-Application
4	I-Application
(	O
which	O
is	O
Scorpion	O
's	O
canon	O
ending	O
)	O
,	O
Quan	O
Chi	O
revealed	O
himself	O
to	O
be	O
the	O
murderer	O
of	O
Scorpion	O
's	O
family	O
and	O
clan	O
,	O
before	O
attempting	O
to	O
send	O
him	O
back	O
to	O
the	O
Netherrealm	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
opening	O
intro	O
to	O
Deadly	B-Application
Alliance	I-Application
,	O
it	O
is	O
revealed	O
that	O
Quan	O
Chi	O
was	O
able	O
to	O
escape	O
the	O
Netherrealm	O
,	O
using	O
the	O
amulet	O
he	O
had	O
stolen	O
from	O
Shinnok	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Deadly	B-Application
Alliance	I-Application
,	O
the	O
player	O
receives	O
information	O
concerning	O
the	O
backstories	O
of	O
the	O
characters	O
and	O
their	O
relationships	O
with	O
one	O
another	O
mainly	O
during	O
Konquest	O
mode	O
,	O
but	O
also	O
by	O
way	O
of	O
biographies	O
that	O
can	O
be	O
obtained	O
in	O
the	O
Krypt	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
takes	O
place	O
in	O
a	O
science	O
fantasy	O
setting	O
,	O
with	O
most	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
events	O
occurring	O
in	O
the	O
fictional	O
realms	O
of	O
the	O
Mortal	B-Application
Kombat	I-Application
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
To	O
fully	O
understand	O
the	O
plot	O
of	O
Deadly	B-Application
Alliance	I-Application
,	O
the	O
player	O
must	O
not	O
only	O
complete	O
the	O
Konquest	O
mode	O
but	O
the	O
Arcade	O
mode	O
as	O
well	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
usual	O
,	O
completing	O
the	O
Arcade	O
mode	O
unlocks	O
endings	O
for	O
each	O
character	O
,	O
but	O
only	O
a	O
few	O
endings	O
or	O
parts	O
of	O
them	O
are	O
considered	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
continuity	O
of	O
the	O
Mortal	B-Application
Kombat	I-Application
storyline	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
What	O
really	O
happened	O
to	O
the	O
characters	O
was	O
only	O
revealed	O
in	O
the	O
sequel	O
Mortal	B-Application
Kombat	I-Application
:	I-Application
Deception	I-Application
,	O
making	O
Deadly	B-Application
Alliance	I-Application
the	O
first	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
to	O
have	O
an	O
in-continuity	O
ending	O
that	O
involves	O
the	O
heroes	O
losing	O
and	O
the	O
villains	O
emerging	O
victorious	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Li	O
Mei	O
–	O
Outworld	O
native	O
whose	O
people	O
are	O
enslaved	O
by	O
the	O
Deadly	B-Application
Alliance	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mokap	O
–	O
Joke	O
character	O
said	O
to	O
have	O
done	O
motion	B-Application
capture	I-Application
work	O
for	O
Johnny	O
Cage	O
's	O
films	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Included	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
as	O
an	O
homage	O
to	O
Midway	O
graphic	O
artist	O
Carlos	O
Pesina	O
,	O
who	O
portrayed	O
several	O
characters	O
in	O
the	O
digitized	O
Mortal	B-Application
Kombat	I-Application
games	O
and	O
performed	O
motion	B-Application
capture	I-Application
work	O
for	O
Deadly	B-Application
Alliance	I-Application
(	O
secret	O
character	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Cyrax	B-Application
–	O
A	O
former	O
Lin	O
Kuei	O
cyborg	O
rescued	O
by	O
Jax	O
and	O
Sonya	O
and	O
recruited	O
for	O
the	O
OIA	O
,	O
he	O
is	O
stranded	O
in	O
Outworld	O
and	O
manipulated	O
by	O
Nitara	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Kitana	O
–	O
Edenian	O
princess	O
who	O
allied	O
with	O
Goro	O
to	O
wage	O
war	O
against	O
Shao	O
Kahn	O
,	O
and	O
eventually	O
the	O
Deadly	B-Application
Alliance	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Raiden	O
–	O
The	O
thunder	O
god	O
who	O
resumes	O
his	O
lesser-god	O
status	O
to	O
help	O
against	O
the	O
Deadly	B-Application
Alliance	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Deadly	B-Application
Alliance	I-Application
is	O
notable	O
for	O
being	O
the	O
only	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
main	O
series	O
that	O
does	O
not	O
feature	O
Liu	O
Kang	O
as	O
a	O
playable	O
character	O
,	O
as	O
he	O
and	O
Shao	O
Kahn	O
only	O
appear	O
in	O
the	O
introduction	O
video	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Dragon	O
King	O
mentioned	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
would	O
later	O
appear	O
as	O
Onaga	O
in	O
the	O
sequel	O
Mortal	B-Application
Kombat	I-Application
:	I-Application
Deception	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Due	O
to	O
hardware	O
limitations	O
,	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
port	O
of	O
Deadly	B-Application
Alliance	I-Application
features	O
12	O
of	O
the	O
21	O
playable	O
characters	O
:	O
Frost	O
,	O
Jax	O
,	O
Kano	O
,	O
Kung	O
Lao	O
,	O
Kenshi	O
,	O
Kitana	O
,	O
Li	O
Mei	O
,	O
Quan	O
Chi	O
,	O
Scorpion	O
,	O
Shang	O
Tsung	O
,	O
Sonya	O
Blade	O
,	O
and	O
Sub-Zero	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
second	O
port	O
,	O
subtitled	O
Tournament	O
Edition	O
,	O
retains	O
only	O
Quan	O
Chi	O
,	O
Scorpion	O
,	O
and	O
Shang	O
Tsung	O
,	O
while	O
adding	O
Bo	O
 '	O
Rai	O
Cho	O
,	O
Cyrax	B-Application
,	O
Drahmin	O
,	O
Hsu	O
Hao	O
,	O
Johnny	O
Cage	O
,	O
Mavado	O
,	O
Nitara	O
,	O
Raiden	O
,	O
and	O
Reptile	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Tournament	O
Edition	O
also	O
adds	O
three	O
extra	O
characters	O
that	O
were	O
not	O
present	O
in	O
the	O
other	O
versions	O
:	O
Sektor	O
(	O
a	O
Cyrax	B-Application
palette	O
swap	O
)	O
,	O
Noob	O
Saibot	O
(	O
a	O
Scorpion	O
palette	O
swap	O
)	O
,	O
and	O
Sareena	O
from	O
the	O
action-adventure	O
spin-off	O
Mortal	B-Application
Kombat	I-Application
Mythologies	I-Application
:	I-Application
Sub-Zero	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Tournament	O
Edition	O
is	O
the	O
only	O
Mortal	B-Application
Kombat	I-Application
fighting	O
game	O
that	O
does	O
not	O
feature	O
Sub-Zero	O
in	O
any	O
form	O
,	O
although	O
Noob	O
Saibot	O
would	O
be	O
revealed	O
as	O
the	O
original	O
Sub-Zero	O
in	O
Mortal	B-Application
Kombat	I-Application
:	I-Application
Deception	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Despite	O
the	O
success	O
of	O
Mortal	B-Application
Kombat	I-Application
4	I-Application
,	O
the	O
series	O
had	O
begun	O
to	O
suffer	O
from	O
overexposure	O
by	O
the	O
late	O
1990s	O
,	O
while	O
spawning	O
mostly	O
failed	O
or	O
mediocre	O
projects	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
1996	O
animated	O
series	O
Mortal	B-Application
Kombat	I-Application
:	O
Defenders	O
of	O
the	O
Realm	O
lasted	O
only	O
one	O
season	O
,	O
and	O
in	O
November	O
1997	O
,	O
Mortal	B-Application
Kombat	I-Application
:	O
Annihilation	O
,	O
the	O
sequel	O
to	O
the	O
successful	O
1995	O
original	O
,	O
underperformed	O
in	O
theaters	O
and	O
was	O
panned	O
by	O
critics	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
1998	O
live-action	O
series	O
Mortal	B-Application
Kombat	I-Application
:	O
Conquest	O
lasted	O
for	O
only	O
one	O
season	O
despite	O
strong	O
ratings	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
the	O
game	O
front	O
,	O
the	O
side-scrolling	O
Mortal	B-Application
Kombat	I-Application
Mythologies	I-Application
:	I-Application
Sub-Zero	I-Application
was	O
met	O
with	O
limited	O
interest	O
,	O
as	O
was	O
the	O
1999	O
Dreamcast	B-Operating_System
port	O
of	O
Mortal	B-Application
Kombat	I-Application
4	I-Application
titled	O
Mortal	B-Application
Kombat	I-Application
Gold	I-Application
;	O
among	O
critics	O
,	O
both	O
games	O
were	O
considered	O
mediocre	O
at	O
best	O
and	O
received	O
less	O
than	O
favorable	O
reviews	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
final	O
straw	O
was	O
the	O
negative	O
reception	O
and	O
poor	O
sales	O
of	O
2000	O
's	O
Mortal	B-Device
Kombat	I-Device
:	I-Device
Special	I-Device
Forces	I-Device
,	O
which	O
led	O
to	O
Midway	O
putting	O
the	O
franchise	O
on	O
hold	O
in	O
order	O
to	O
focus	O
on	O
the	O
development	O
of	O
Deadly	B-Application
Alliance	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Deadly	B-Application
Alliance	I-Application
was	O
the	O
first	O
Mortal	B-Application
Kombat	I-Application
mainline	O
title	O
to	O
be	O
developed	O
directly	O
for	O
home	O
consoles	O
,	O
as	O
Midway	O
had	O
exited	O
the	O
waning	O
arcade	O
market	O
after	O
their	O
2000	O
release	O
The	B-Application
Grid	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mortal	B-Application
Kombat	I-Application
:	I-Application
Deadly	I-Application
Alliance	I-Application
was	O
released	O
in	O
the	O
United	O
Kingdom	O
on	O
Valentine	O
's	O
Day	O
2003	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Following	O
the	O
original	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
port	O
of	O
Mortal	B-Application
Kombat	I-Application
:	I-Application
Deadly	I-Application
Alliance	I-Application
,	O
a	O
second	O
version	O
entitled	O
Mortal	B-Application
Kombat	I-Application
:	O
Tournament	O
Edition	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
August	O
25	O
,	O
2003	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Reception	O
for	O
Mortal	B-Application
Kombat	I-Application
:	I-Application
Deadly	I-Application
Alliance	I-Application
was	O
generally	O
favorable	O
as	O
it	O
both	O
resuscitated	O
a	O
series	O
that	O
had	O
been	O
waning	O
since	O
the	O
late	O
1990s	O
and	O
brought	O
many	O
new	O
innovations	O
to	O
it	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Jeremy	O
Dunham	O
of	O
IGN	O
praised	O
the	O
game	O
for	O
reinventing	O
the	O
Mortal	B-Application
Kombat	I-Application
formula	O
,	O
pointing	O
specifically	O
to	O
Ed	O
Boon	O
's	O
implementation	O
of	O
"	O
true	O
three-dimensional	O
fighting	O
,	O
entirely	O
different	O
fighting	O
styles	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
deeper	O
,	O
more	O
intuitive	O
combo	O
system.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Jeff	O
Gerstmann	O
of	O
GameSpot	O
commended	O
Deadly	B-Application
Alliance	I-Application
for	O
its	O
fluid	O
animation	O
and	O
graphics	O
,	O
and	O
stated	O
that	O
the	O
roster	O
was	O
a	O
"	O
good	O
mix	O
of	O
old	O
and	O
new	O
faces.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
IGN	O
's	O
Craig	O
Harris	O
lauded	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
version	O
for	O
its	O
polish	O
and	O
content	O
,	O
stating	O
that	O
"	O
a	O
lot	O
of	O
attention	O
was	O
poured	O
into	O
this	O
project	O
,	O
from	O
the	O
fighting	O
and	O
graphics	O
engine	O
,	O
to	O
establishing	O
enough	O
presentation	O
and	O
extras	O
to	O
make	O
the	O
game	O
an	O
excellent	O
single-player	O
title.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
GameSpot	O
declared	O
Deadly	B-Application
Alliance	I-Application
the	O
second-best	O
GameCube	B-Application
release	O
of	O
November	O
2002	O
,	O
and	O
gave	O
the	O
game	O
its	O
annual	O
"	O
Best	O
Fighting	O
Game	O
on	O
Xbox	B-Application
"	O
and	O
"	O
Best	O
Fighting	O
Game	O
on	O
GameCube	B-Application
"	O
awards	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
also	O
won	O
the	O
Best	O
Brawl	O
award	O
at	O
G-Phoria	O
in	O
2003	O
,	O
and	O
later	O
would	O
also	O
be	O
included	O
on	O
the	O
best-seller	O
budget	O
lines	O
for	O
all	O
three	O
consoles	O
,	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
's	I-Device
Greatest	I-Device
Hits	I-Device
,	O
GameCube	B-Application
's	O
Player	O
's	O
Choice	O
,	O
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
's	I-Device
Platinum	I-Device
Hits	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
By	O
July	O
2003	O
,	O
according	O
to	O
IGN	O
,	O
Deadly	B-Application
Alliance	I-Application
had	O
sold	O
2	O
million	O
copies	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
a	O
Dunham	O
's	O
retrospective	O
in	O
IGN	O
,	O
Deadly	B-Application
Alliance	I-Application
"	O
instantly	O
won	O
over	O
critics	O
and	O
fans	O
alike	O
,	O
earning	O
the	O
best	O
reviews	O
of	O
the	O
series	O
since	O
Mortal	B-Application
Kombat	I-Application
II	I-Application
,	O
and	O
moving	O
a	O
million	O
copies	O
within	O
6	O
weeks	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Deadly	B-Application
Alliance	I-Application
would	O
eventually	O
go	O
on	O
to	O
more	O
than	O
double	O
that	O
figure	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mortal	B-Application
Kombat	I-Application
was	O
back.	O
"	O
</s>
