Mk DECEPTION Kollector's Edition ....cant wait for this game!!!!

[guyver2077]

http://ebgames.com/ebx/product/244705.asp


thank you midway. great package

ill also have to pickup the midway classics 2 that same day which include mk 1,2,and 3

[Jaket]

MY GOD! im so doing this!

[jimbodan]

Kinda sucks I think that they are charging extra for this, it should have been included IMO.

[SneakyPenguin]

The PS2 version isn't as sweet, so looks like I'm going with X-Box for this game.

[xspeedracerx]

might mortal kombat 1 be on live too?

[guyver2077]

Includes the standard Mortal Kombat: Deception, plus these bonus features:
An EB Games exclusive playable character—Scorpion
Special Edition Packaging
An “arcade perfect” version of Mortal Kombat 1
Comprehensive “The History of Mortal Kombat” from inception through MK: Deception
Additional 15 character video bios (25 total)
Serialized limited edition trading card


I wonder what it means by eb games exclusive scorpion playable???? and i know its $10 more but the packaging looks awesome and the extras look great too.

[guyver2077]

The PS2 version isn't as sweet, so looks like I'm going with X-Box for this game.

ps version cover looks ok too....

http://ebgames.com/ebx/product/244840.asp

you get a metal sub zero card.

i would want both but i want to play it on live over ps2 online


and i wish they would make the classics online...thats my wish...no one can touch me on mk3/umk3/trilogy

[Dok Diamond]

dammit i dont own an xbox, and the ps2 version doesnt have scorpion, thats weak as hell.

[guyver2077]

i dont understand though about the exclusive characters..it cant mean that scorpion only on x...its gotta be something else to do with eb

[GameDude]

hmm...must preorder. thanks!

[SneakyPenguin]

GS does not have Scorpion, or the metal card. Also, the X-Box cover art is different. It looks like it may be an EB exclusve.

[guyver2077]

GS does not have Scorpion, or the metal card. Also, the X-Box cover art is different. It looks like it may be an EB exclusve.

well if that is so i know where my money is going...all i need now is a free overnight ship

[CaseyRyback]

no way they would take out one of the most popular characters in a game, and only allow people who order from EB to play as him

[guyver2077]

http://media.xbox.ign.com/media/695/695729/imgs_1.html

[Owen]

EB probably just has an exclusive Scorpion game cover.

[XboxMaster]

Could this possibly become rare since it's an EB-exclusive?

[daddiebigbig]

I will get the scorion cover if it is eb only.

[Duo_Maxwell]

Sounds like a waste of $10 to me, wasn't Scorpian already supposed to be in the game when it was being developed? Did midway change it just so they could hike up the price on a SE?

[Duo_Maxwell]

GS does not have Scorpion, or the metal card. Also, the X-Box cover art is different. It looks like it may be an EB exclusve.

http://xbox.ign.com/articles/535/535259p1.html

They all have the Metal card, but I have no clue what this Scorpian exclusive BS is about...I think they mean he is just on the cover.

[Ledhed]

Sounds like a waste of $10 to me, wasn't Scorpian already supposed to be in the game when it was being developed? Did midway change it just so they could hike up the price on a SE?

The SE versions have varying characters on the covers, and EB will be the only store carrying the Scorpion cover.

[Duo_Maxwell]

Yeah I just figured that out, I won't be spending the extra then...I could care less about the cover to be honest as I am not really a collector.

[swetooth9]

damn...now xbox gets all the covers :(

what's up w/ this sudden pop up of "special editions' now?

madden 2005, halo 2, killzone, and now this? this is gettin way outta hand...

[guyver2077]

well the extras look awesome...i cant wait for it lol everyone lookout for a free overnight eb code!!! hope they do it

[Duo_Maxwell]

damn...now xbox gets all the covers :(

what's up w/ this sudden pop up of "special editions' now?

madden 2005, halo 2, killzone, and now this? this is gettin way outta hand...

Welcome to the double dip, movie companies have been doing for it since DVD started almost.

[GameDude]

Yeah, I definitley think it will be rare. Plus, Mortal Kombat has a pretty loyal fan base, so it might actually be worth something. I wish I could get all of the cards without having to buy all versions.

[SupremeNumNuts]

The box art alone makes want to buy the game.

[swetooth9]

Yeah, I definitley think it will be rare. Plus, Mortal Kombat has a pretty loyal fan base, so it might actually be worth something. I wish I could get all of the cards without having to buy all versions.

dont worry, ppl will prolly be sellin theirs on ebay...

[Jaket]

if you dont give a fuck about scorpion and you would rather have the SICK sub-zero box art like the ps2 version at EB... you can order the xbox reg kollectors (same as ps2) at gamestop:
http://www.gamestop.com/product.asp?product%5Fid=210667
or ps2 version (exact same as eb)
http://www.gamestop.com/product.asp?product%5Fid=281123

just something alternative

[hiccupleftovers]

Wow, now this has a special kollector's edition. Halo 2, Killzone, Half Life 2, and if i'm not mistaken Doom 3 as well. If it is only the cover art that is different, than I'll just go for the regular MK for PS2 since I like its controls better over the Xbox's. Is there any other differences between the sSE version and the regular version?

[Duo_Maxwell]

Yeah there are...Read the IGN article I posted earlier in the thread.

[Tom]

That is such a load of BS, they take my 2 favorite characters and to get them I have to spend $120... fuck that.

[hiccupleftovers]

Yaeh, I see the original arcade of MK and the 40 minute documentary. I might pick it up for those now that I think of it since it seems intersting and that i'm a huge MK fan. Do you get anything for Preordering (i.e. T-shirt, poster, figuringe, etc.)

[GameDude]

I'm pretty sure that all of the characters will be in all versions. That would just be stupid not to be.

[CheapyD]

But the description on EB reads, "An EB Games exclusive playable character—Scorpion"

Pretty strange...

[Squirms]

Looking at the games on the Midway Classic 2, they have Cyberball! Is that the same one that was on the Genesis, because I loved that game, especially when they got overheated and exploded.

[darth007]

damn...now xbox gets all the covers :(

what's up w/ this sudden pop up of "special editions' now?

madden 2005, halo 2, killzone, and now this? this is gettin way outta hand...

Killzone has a special edition? Anyways, why the heck did they choose Wal-Mart to have an exclusive box art?...

[Ikohn4ever]

this is really weak, we already have systems getting exclusives over each other, and now we are goin to get merchants having exclusives over each other. I have a bad feeling about this.

[Cornfedwb]

Well according to a few internet gaming news sites.. Midway has yet to announce any special edition of Deception.. I wouldn't worry about what is or is not in the SE until its actually anounced.

[Cornfedwb]

this is really weak, we already have systems getting exclusives over each other, and now we are goin to get merchants having exclusives over each other. I have a bad feeling about this.

Systems have had exclusives over each other since the days of the Atari 2600. There's nothing wrong iwth that system, thats how the hardware manufacturer's make money and thats how we get good consoles to play on.

And if certain retailers get different box art and a few extra trinkets for me to lose.. I could care less.

[rajchakrabarti]

"An EB Games exclusive playable character—Scorpion"

I really don't think you can play as scorpion only if you buy from eb, i have never heard game developers tailor to a store ... plus wouldn't they make more having the game available at other locations ?? Eb games aren't everywhere,,, and consider the % of games sold at TRS,BB and CC..... it wouldn't make sense. i can understand the cover art,,, but to have a different game ???

[Wet Ninja]

EB Games has had exclusive extra game content before, but it's usually something insignificant like items or skins. Having an exclusive playable character would be completely different. I'm not sure I like the idea. I don't use Xbox Live, but can you imagine how the balance would be affected if only a certain percentage of MK Deception owners could use Scorpion?

[BigHow]

Perhaps this is designed to pump the numbers of pre-orders? Especially considering that more and more publishers are depending exclusively on pre-orders to determine the initial pressings of their games.

[Jaket]

LMAO quit bitchin' bout scorpion, we musnt forget that we get an arcade PERFECT port of MK1, thats enough for me to fork over 10!

[frx]

It's obvious that someone at EB who wrote the description either made a mistake and meant to say that they have an exclusive Scorpion COVER and not character, OR they did it on purpose because they would actually get people to believe that they have an exclusive character, which is retarded since Scorpion is a mainstay of the series and to keep him exclusive to a store would just be rediculous.

But will EB actually change their description? Probably not any time soon. Since quite a few people on this board are already confused as to the product description, EB will gain a lot more preorders than other places for their little "error" that makes it seem they have some exclusive character.

... and by the way, I prefer the Baraka cover being sold exclusively at Gamestop. Add in my employee discount and I think I know which version to get, hehe.

[Wshakspear]

I dont think its double dipping when they give you the option from the get-go. The thing is, and ive heard this a LOT from here (cag) "I'll spend the extra $$ to get the collectors edition of Halo 2"...so yeah...thery're getting people who normally wait for a game to drop beloew $20 to buy a game for 5-10 more.

great marketing

[Jaket]

http://ps2.ign.com/articles/535/535211p1.html

check out the media page to see the melieena, baraka and raiden in adittion to scorpion and sub-zero

ebgames MUST be offering scorpion as a character because he is on the cover of only the xbox one and he is not an official character in the roster, the "official roster" (dont hole me to this) is:

Playable @ E3 2004
Sindel
Ermac
Li Mei
Ashrah
Baraka
Mileena
Sub-Zero
Ermac
Li Mei
Ashrah
Hotaru -
Nightwolf
Bo' Rai Cho
Kenshi

Other Konfirmed Characters
Only the fighters that have appeared in screenshots and movies but were not in the E3 are in this list.

Noob
Ben
Kabal
Kira
Girl in green (Tanya and/or Jade)
Liu Kang (Spirit/Zombie)
Smoke
Raiden
Darrius
Shujinko
*Havik
*Damashi

The characters with a * before their name have been mentioned in other characters' bios, they're NOT confirmed to be playable as fighters.

Announced in Magazines Fighters
These are the characters that we are not really sure if they will be in the game or not.

Skab(could be alt for noob)
Kung Lao
Tanya
Sektor
Jax
Kung Lao

i got that shit off some message board so it could be BS for all i know.... but if scorpion is indeed playable only thru kollectors edition fo xbox..... i can spare the 10 bucks

[rajchakrabarti]

well that would fine if scorpian is only playable on the xbox collecters version... but only available at eb ??

[Xevious]

LMAO quit bitchin' bout scorpion, we musnt forget that we get an arcade PERFECT port of MK1, thats enough for me to fork over 10!

Arcade perfect versions of Mortal Kombat 1, 2 and 3 will be available in Midway Classics 2.

[doubledown]

LMAO quit bitchin' bout scorpion, we musnt forget that we get an arcade PERFECT port of MK1, thats enough for me to fork over 10!

Arcade perfect versions of Mortal Kombat 1, 2 and 3 will be available in Midway Classics 2.

Right, not sure if the $10 is justified then....I've been on the fence about this game for a while now.

[Xevious]

There seems to be some inaccuracies with the original post. Below is the official news from IGN.com. There is no mention of an extra playable character, just extra box art:


August 02, 2004 - In an announcement out of Chicago this evening, Midway Games has officially announced something that anxious gamers who have been pre-ordering may have already noticed -- that a special edition of Mortal Kombat: Deception is definitely on the way. In fact, there are several of them.

Officially known as Mortal Kombat: Deception Premium Pack, and Mortal Kombat: Deception Kollector's Edition, the special sets will ship on the same day as the regular editions (October 4), only with the benefit of extra features. The Xbox-only versions of the game, known as MK: Deception Kollector's Edition, features four distinctive packaging options that star Baraka, Mileena, Raiden, and Scorpion. The PlayStation 2-only Premium Pack, on the other hand, boasts a specialized cover with the legendary Sub-Zero.

Each limited edition game will retail for $59.95 and will include an arcade-perfect version of the original Mortal Kombat. In addition, there will also be more than 40 minutes of bonus DVD video content which incorporates a "History of Mortal Kombat short film and exclusive biographical videos for all 25 playable characters. As an added bonus, each of the five different MK: Deception limited edition sets will also contain a serialized and embossed metal Kollector's Card created exclusively for that copy of the game.

Included on the media page below are the official boxarts for all five versions of Mortal Kombat: Deception Limited Edition. Simply follow the link to check them out. We'll see you again real soon with more.

[CaseyRyback]

How quickly we all forget how shitty the original MK was.

[bang4dabuc]

"An EB Games exclusive playable character—Scorpion"

I really don't think you can play as scorpion only if you buy from eb, i have never heard game developers tailor to a store ... plus wouldn't they make more having the game available at other locations ?? Eb games aren't everywhere,,, and consider the % of games sold at TRS,BB and CC..... it wouldn't make sense. i can understand the cover art,,, but to have a different game ???

Didn't Target have extra golf courses in both Mario Golf and Tiger Woods 2004?

Also, assuming Scorpion is only in the EB version, he would probably be downloadable content later on for Xbox Live users.

[mmn]

Scorpion will be a playable character in ALL versions of the game.

People, you're taking a typo from EB and blowing it way out of proportion.

[Xevious]

How quickly we all forget how shitty the original MK was.

The original was great! I used to play that with my friends all the time at the Arcade.

[CaseyRyback]

How quickly we all forget how shitty the original MK was.

The original was great! I used to play that with my friends all the time at the Arcade.

the original was lame.

II was great. 3 was decent, but the series peaked at II.

[Sporadic]

LMAO quit bitchin' bout scorpion, we musnt forget that we get an arcade PERFECT port of MK1, thats enough for me to fork over 10!

Arcade perfect versions of Mortal Kombat 1, 2 and 3 will be available in Midway Classics 2.

Actually nope. Midway pulled 1 from Classic Vol. 2. I just posted the news about 5 minutes ago.

[RedvsBlue]

"An EB Games exclusive playable character—Scorpion"

I really don't think you can play as scorpion only if you buy from eb, i have never heard game developers tailor to a store ... plus wouldn't they make more having the game available at other locations ?? Eb games aren't everywhere,,, and consider the % of games sold at TRS,BB and CC..... it wouldn't make sense. i can understand the cover art,,, but to have a different game ???

Didn't Target have extra golf courses in both Mario Golf and Tiger Woods 2004?

Also, assuming Scorpion is only in the EB version, he would probably be downloadable content later on for Xbox Live users.

I was thinking this might be the case also. Maybe the deal is that the bonus disk has Scorpion on it and you can download it to your XBox?

[guyver2077]

you guys have to check out the latest trailer..god this game is awesome

http://streamingmovies.ign.com/ps2/article/535/535691/mkdeception_080304_04_wmvlow.wmv?wu=http%3A%2F%2Fm edia.xbox.ign.com%2Fmedia%2F657%2F657804%2Fvid_899 795.html%3Fmu%3D%3CURL%2F%3E

[Xevious]

Actually nope. Midway pulled (Mortal Kombat) 1 from (Midway) Classic Vol. 2. I just posted the news about 5 minutes ago.

I complained about that. If you guys want to complain Here are the emails

Public Relations
Email: pr@midway.com
Phone: 773-961-2557

[Ikohn4ever]

I just got an email of the monthly newsletter from ebgames and it had the crap in it about the scorpion as an exclusive playable character.
"Plus, the Kollector’s Edition for Xbox includes an extra playable character available exclusively from EB Games—Scorpion!"

I guess we will have to wait and see.

[Duo_Maxwell]

This will tell you who carries what verison of the special edition:

http://www.mortalkombatdeception.com/order.php

I'm pretty sure the EBGames listing of of Scorpion being "exlcusive playable character" is crap because every preview says Scorpion is in the pcharacter line-up including PS2 previews.

[GizmoGC]

"An EB Games exclusive playable character—Scorpion"

I really don't think you can play as scorpion only if you buy from eb, i have never heard game developers tailor to a store ... plus wouldn't they make more having the game available at other locations ?? Eb games aren't everywhere,,, and consider the % of games sold at TRS,BB and CC..... it wouldn't make sense. i can understand the cover art,,, but to have a different game ???

Didn't Target have extra golf courses in both Mario Golf and Tiger Woods 2004?

Also, assuming Scorpion is only in the EB version, he would probably be downloadable content later on for Xbox Live users.

Not really. The courses were already in the game, but you needed a special code found inside the version at Target to unlock it. But 5 minutes later, ir was posted all over gamefaqs.

[Logg]

Me Either Waysed

[Monsta Mack]

Each store has a diffrent collectors cover art, making the box arts pretty unique, and possibly rare? Woot.

And now MK1 arcade perfect is exclusive to the collectors edition. Yay!

[kristianator]

cosign with caseyryback. the first mk was horrible and was all shock value. mk2 was probably the best, but still made for a pretty bad fighting game. it's funny how people diss sf2 the movie, when it's probably greater than mk in terms of gameplay. and i don't have a vendetta against mk. fighting games are definitely my genre of choice, and when it first came out, i admit i played the hell out of the first mk in the arcades. it really is crap though, right down there with war gods.

this is why mk needs crap like 4 different box covers and a limited edition card and extra footage of mk actors and johnny cage shoelaces and a condom colored like scorpion. it seems like way too many people are excited about paying 60 bucks for probably a mediocre fighting game that definitely isn't worth 50 dollars and some other extras that probably aren't worth 10 dollars either.

here's something you cheapassgamers should REALLY be excited about: sf anniversary collection for THIRTY BUCKS. two TOP NOTCH fighting games (and i really do mean top notch) for FIFTEEN A PIECE.

arcade perfect mk1 is worth like 3 dollars.

[guyver2077]

cosign with caseyryback. the first mk was horrible and was all shock value. mk2 was probably the best, but still made for a pretty bad fighting game. it's funny how people diss sf2 the movie, when it's probably greater than mk in terms of gameplay. and i don't have a vendetta against mk. fighting games are definitely my genre of choice, and when it first came out, i admit i played the hell out of the first mk in the arcades. it really is crap though, right down there with war gods.

this is why mk needs crap like 4 different box covers and a limited edition card and extra footage of mk actors and johnny cage shoelaces and a condom colored like scorpion. it seems like way too many people are excited about paying 60 bucks for probably a mediocre fighting game that definitely isn't worth 50 dollars and some other extras that probably aren't worth 10 dollars either.

here's something you cheapassgamers should REALLY be excited about: sf anniversary collection for THIRTY BUCKS. two TOP NOTCH fighting games (and i really do mean top notch) for FIFTEEN A PIECE.

arcade perfect mk1 is worth like 3 dollars.

the hell with street fighter anniversary garbage....mk 1 was the shit. mk2 was like the best fighting game ever for its time....

[tenzor]

I want the scorpion and sub zero covers...they both look great. There are a lot of good fighters on the way for the ps2/xb....like street fighter anniversary, capcom vs. snk svc chaos, guilty gear x2 live, dead or alive ultimate, capcom fighting jam and of course MK deception.

[CaseyRyback]

SFII was much better than MKII, but I played the hell out of MKII. I remember playing the game like 250 matches in a row to play some pong one night with a friend.

MK:DA was actually a really good game. With some improvment(which has been shown through the previewS) I think this game could be the best fighter to come out in a while(up there with VF4:EVO)

[BlueWingX]

OK, I'm rethinking my idea to wait on this game, but why does the cover I like the most have to be exclusive to Wal-Mart? Dammit, Raiden, you have better taste than that!

[RedvsBlue]

Ok after watching the trailer I have two main things.

1) Could they add anything more to this game? Seriously, its Super Puzzle Fighter, Battle Chess, a MK adventure game, and of course a traditional fighting game. I definetly want to pick it up now, I may even reserve it so I know I get that special edition (and I NEVER reserve games)

2) Everyone's trying to figure this out at EBGames about Scorpion being an exclusive bonud. If you watch at the very end of the trailer, I'm pretty sure that's Scorpion standing next to Baraka, but I could be wrong...

Oh and lastly, how come all these places are getting exclusive covers except Target? I mean if Walmart has an exclusive cover Target should definetly have one but maybe Target didn't want to carry the special edition or something...

[kristianator]

sf2 is so superior to mk2, that it wouldn't even be fair to compare the two.

if there was one good thing to say about mk2, it's that it isn't too hard to pick up. if you've got a bunch of friends over and popped it in or if you all went to the arcade, one person doesn't necessarily dominate. unless the rest of the players are ridiculously crappy at any kind of video game. i played the hell out of mk2 too, but that's because it attracted more people to the genre.

if you just started playing sf2, and you went down to the arcade, you could expect an ass whooping. why? because the system's deeper, and there's a whole lot more to learn. each character makes for hundreds more strategies to be aware of. it turns some new players off from it, which is why i think fighting games are a dying genre. and if you diss it, saying that it's lame because some people dedicate a whole lot of time to playing sf... isn't that what you do in almost every other genre? in fact, doesn't this reward you even more for SKILL? i love rpgs, but it doesn't seem like the rewards come from skill as much as they do from tedious hard work in leveling up and such.

super smash bros./melee are definitely better than any mk, in my book. to compare it to sf... you can't even do it.

[rajchakrabarti]

I just got an email of the monthly newsletter from ebgames and it had the crap in it about the scorpion as an exclusive playable character.
"Plus, the Kollector’s Edition for Xbox includes an extra playable character available exclusively from EB Games—Scorpion!"

[mmn]

I just got an email of the monthly newsletter from ebgames and it had the crap in it about the scorpion as an exclusive playable character.
"Plus, the Kollector’s Edition for Xbox includes an extra playable character available exclusively from EB Games—Scorpion!"

http://ps2.ign.com/objects/552/552223.html?ui=gamefinder

"The sixth episode of the violent and visceral fighting series from Midway pounces on the success of MK: Deadly Alliance to tear even more pain and gameplay pleasure out of the Mortal Kombat beast. Destructible environments and break-through walls that lead to other arenas or fatality zones hearken back to the glory days of the series' surprise smash-through stages, while favorite characters from the series such as Scorpion, Sub-Zero, Mileena and the returning Baraka all vie for the chance to choose the fate of the world again."

That's from the PS2 IGN - MK Deception preview page. So IGN says PS2 will have Scorpion while EB claims he's exclusive - I think I'll believe IGN. Besides, it makes zero sense for a game store to have an exclusive playable character. I've never heard of that before.

[rajchakrabarti]

I think I'll believe IGN. Besides, it makes zero sense for a game store to have an exclusive playable character. I've never heard of that before. -- mmn


I totally agree

[Duo_Maxwell]

http://www.ebgames.com/ebx/product/244705.asp

Well this settles it, stupid EB finally changed it to "exclusive packaging" I wonder how many foolish people they tricked into pre-ordering it with that "exclusive character" crap.

[Santurio]

I didn't believe the hyupe of the extra character, but I will still get it from EB just because of the cover, I wanted Raiden but no way in hell am I ordering from Wal-mart!!!

[Wshakspear]

ya know, im surprised the half naked chick is the Toys R' Us's character

[ex0]

"Last week we incorrectly stated that the Mortal Kombat: Deception Kollector’s Edition for Xbox included an exclusive playable Scorpion character. As it turns out, Scorpion is in every version of Deception. What’s exclusive to EB is that we’ve got him on the cover. So, if you pre-ordered last week based on our description, you’re not out anything (except maybe your childlike faith in the veracity of our newsletter) and you’ll still get to fight as Scorpion and enjoy all the bonus stuff included with the Kollector’s Edition."

[JohnnyDrama]

I want to get the version with Raiden on it, problem is that there is no Walmart in my area, and I didn't see it for preorder online.