Warner Bros. and NetherRealm announced yesterday that a mobile version of the upcoming fighting game Mortal Kombat X is in the making. A free-to-play game, Mortal Kombat X for mobile devices is described as a fighting game/card-battler hybrid that “delivers the next evolution in mobile games.”
The game is simply titled Mortal Kombat X and is developed by NetherRealm Studios, which is the same team behind the upcoming console and PC game. It is to launch this April for iOS and Android devices along with the core title on the 14th of April. NetherRealm boss Ed Boon said “NetherRealm Studios has created a Mortal Kombat X mobile experience that allows more players than ever before to play this over-the-top fighting game through their ever-present smartphones, tablets, or other devices. What’s more, we’ve expanded the unique cross-connectivity feature that links the mobile and console versions of Mortal Kombat X, delivering unique rewards to all players for simply playing the mobile game.”
Mortal Kombat X for mobile is a mixture of fighting, card-collection, multiplayer team combat, and “striking graphics,” NetherRealm Says. The game also features characters like Scorpion, Sub-Zero and Raiden and a few newcomers as well. A full line up of the characters for the mobile version hasn’t been announced neither has the company mentioned whether the console/PC editions will feature the same character lineup.
The mobile version of Mortal Kombat is sort of tied into the console/PC version as players who own the game on a console/PC can unlock content in the mobile game and the other way around.
