Mortal Kombat X

When the round starts, look at the two health bars at the top. Yours shrinks when you are hit. Moving back, crouching and blocking can keep you in a fight even before you know a combo. Once you can defend, learn one reliable attack at close range and one safe way to approach. Stages sometimes contain objects you can interact with, so the background can affect a fight as well as decorate it. The gallery shows different fighters and arenas, including a forest and a ruined street, rather than repeating the same promo pose. Some images depict violent attacks; the game is rated for mature players and is not a mild alternative to other fighting games.

Warner Bros. launched Mortal Kombat X worldwide on April 14, 2015 for PlayStation 4, Xbox One and PC. Some digital storefronts display April 13 because of local release timing. Planned PS3 and Xbox 360 versions were not released, so they are not listed as platforms. Mortal Kombat XL is a later expanded package with extra characters and content, not a different launch date for this original game. The official Steam cover has the native Mortal Kombat X title and Scorpion art. For a useful first match, choose one character and variation, play a few practice rounds to recognise the health bars and controls, then return to Story Mode or a normal match with a small set of moves you can repeat.