MORTAL KOMBAT: SHAOLIN MONKS TIPS & TRICKS
How To Beat Baraka
Baraka has four strategies while fighting. The first is just a basic one-on-one fight between the two of you. Use your best combos and juggles, but do not keep him in the air too long or he will strike you with his blades and knock you back. After fighting awhile, and when you damage him enough, a short intermission sequence will start, showing Baraka freeing some monks and lighting them on fire. He will then throw two monks at you that run around on fire. Do not get too close to them and pick them off. This will give you a small amount of health. Keep battling Baraka as before. Eventually, another intermission sequence will begin. After it ends, you must fight a projectile battle with Baraka. Use your hat as Kung Lao, your fireballs as Liu Kang, sand keep moving and evading. This round will not last very long. When you damage him enough, you will see yet another intermission sequence. Baraka goes berserk and gives you access to two weapons, which you will need to use against him. Pick up the weapon closest to you and start hacking away at Baraka. REMEMBER: You cannot block while holding your weapon. When he is sufficiently damaged, a Test Your Might occurs, and you must win to stun Baraka. While he is stunned, impale him on your sword. Next, pick up the other sword, damage him, and repeat the above steps. After you impale him the second time you can use your fatality and finish him.
How To Beat Goro
Play as Liu Kang and stay out of Goro's reach. Launch your three stages of fireballs. It will take awhile, but sooner or later he will be ready for the fatality.
How To Beat Inferno Scorpion
Inferno Scorpion has only three attacks; swinging his spear, his flame thrower mouth attack, and the raising of the flames. Dodge the raising of the flames and stay out of reach of his spear. Keep throwing fireballs. It will not take long before he is ready to be get another fatality done on him.
How To Beat Kintaro
This is the easiest Boss battle of the game. Go up to Kintaro as Kung Lao and use your Spin attack. You will be able to get about a 6 hit combo on him before he will be able to hit you. Jump out of the way after you get about five or six hits in from the Spin attack. Continue to do this. It takes a good amount of health away from him each time you do it. He may hit you a few times but yo will still be in good shape for the final battle with Shao Khan.
How To Beat Kintaro
Unlock Liu Kang and roll into him by running and holding Y. This will hurt him a lot. If he punches you while you are rolling into him, he gets hurt even more.
How To Beat Shang Tsung
Use Kung Lao to get through the game and reach the final battle. The best way to defeat Shang Tsung is to block his first attack (he will be Sub Zero) and quickly throw your hat at him. Sometimes he will block it, but he usually falls down. Once he falls, run up to him and do your Spin attack (R + Y). Once he flies up into the air, back up slightly and get ready to block. Repeat the process until he changes into Johnny Cage. Get close enough to him so that he can attack you (usually with a Shadow Kick or Uppercut). Block the attack and use X repeatedly to do a fast attack to stun him. Once he is stunned, quickly do the Spin attack to launch him into the air again. As long as he is Johnny Cage, you can keep using this method. Once he changes back to Shang Tsung, go back to blocking his fire balls, throwing your hat, and using the Spin attack on him while he is down. Once he changes to Reptile, you can do a Flying Kick and if you repeatedly press X, you will do multiple kicks in a combination. As Reptile, he will not block the attack. He will disappear into a puff of smoke. As soon as he reappears, do another flying kick and repeatedly press X to do the multi-kick combo. You can do this until Shang Tsung is dead.
How To Beat Shao Khan
As Jung Lao, stay on the outside of Shao Khan, throwing your hat at him whenever you get a chance. Use the long jump to your advantage. This helps you get to the other side of the arena faster. Dodge his fireballs and keep sending the hat. It will draw a 2 to 3-hit combo on him each time. Once his health is about half way down he will pull out the hammer. Continue to fight him as done earlier. Once he goes into his Spin attack with the hammer, use your long jump to stay out of his way. Long jump as far away from him as possible, then run away from him. He will get dizzy and drop to one knee. Go up to Kintaro's head, pick it up, and hit Shao Khan in his back with it. This will take away a nice amount of health. Continue to do this until he is dead.
How To Beat the Orochi Hellbeast
This trick requires a full level 3 fatality meter. As soon as the battle begins, approach one of the Tarkatans (or Demon Generals if you are fighting the one in the Foundry). Hit them with the Fatality Stunner and perform a Brutality. While in Brutality mode, keep attacking the Hellbeast with quick attacks, which will deal huge amounts of damage to it. It will be dead within a few seconds.
Living Forest Finding Smoke
Go to the second door guarded by the living clay statues, the one after the thin river and next to the grappling living tree. Destroy the soldiers' shield first and throw them into the sealed tomb door. Go through the opening and follow the path to find Smoke, who will issue five missions for you to complete. Once you have completed a mission, return to Smoke and he will issue the next one. After finishing all five quests you will unlock Mortal Kombat 2 in the Kontent menu.
Living Forest Living Tree hints
Before you can enter the door with a Snake Head, you must discover the three hints. To find them, grab and throw an enemy into the mouth of the Living Tree (big tree with a face). There are three Living Trees in the Living Forest. The first is before the statue that you can save on. The second is beside the door on the map where you can find Reptile's Yingyang. The third is on the right side of the door with the Snake Head.
Netherrealm Terminator 2 Judgment Day reference
As soon as you defeat Inferno Scorpion, he will be pulled down by Hell's Skeletons. As soon as he get burned to his head, he will put his thumb up. In Terminator 2 the T-101 wants John and Sarah Conner to burn him in lava, then puts his thumb up as soon as his head is under lava. Midway did this because they also produced the arcade game Terminator 2: Judgment Day.
The Pit Santa Claus and other flying objects
At Goro's layer, just before you see Reptile, stand by the lion and look at the moon. Wait a short time to see Santa Claus and his reindeer, a witch, and a rocket ship. There is about a one minute delay between each of them.
Easy health
If you use a save point, regardless if you save your health will be fully restored.
Easy experience
Get a "Toasty" combo rating by the announcer, then quickly press Down + Start. The phrase "Toasty 1000" will appear, giving your 1,000 experience points.
Easy experience
In the Wu-Shi Academy when the monks are on fire, you can easily kill them to receive experience points.
Easy Test Your Might
Instead of only tapping A, tap A + X to make the Test Your Might segments much easier.
Easy Test Your Might
Tap A, X, B, and Y during the Test Your Might segments. The meter will go up much faster.
Keep weapons longer
Throw a weapon down then immediately pick it up again. It will regain all of its durability and you can keep using it. You can carry weapons with you for a long time by doing this.
Smoke mini-missions
Break the walls in the Soul Tombs to reveal a secret fatality. This is an area with spikes on the ceiling and about six Tarkata in the room. You can see out on the far side of the room and you need to break the four center sections of the wall.
Smoke mini-missions
Destroy a statue in Wu Shui academy and enter the Warrior Shrine. The Warrior Shrine is at the very start of the Wu Shui area.
Smoke mini-missions
Offer thee Sacrifices in the Sacrifice Room in Soul Tombs. You must go through the room that does not have a green or red symbol above it. Then, do air throws to get the Tarkatas into the spiked areas.
Smoke mini-missions
Find all Purple Portals and throw an enemy into each one to unlock the portal. There are only two portals to throw mobs into (one near the Evil Monastery and the other at the lower level near the climbing spot).
Smoke mini-missions
To unlock the Pit II, enter the portal and survive in the frozen peaks. After you enter the portal, keep killing the enemies that appear until you are told that you have won.
Survival mode
Start in the Foundry. Grab the axe (the one you follow while it is being made). Go into the room with the lava. You must break the wooden door to enter this area. This is in the hallway where two arrow guards break through the walls. There is a part of the wall on the left side you can break by throwing an enemy through. Jump into the lava, then jump back out. Go into the hall to the right of the save statue then smash the barrel at the end of the hall by pressing B. Go up the ramp, and take two lefts, and smash only the barrel on the right. Go to the area with the Nitara weapon. This is the small cubby to the right/straight of the top of the ramp. Smash the barrel on the right. Go to the area with the stones that drop from the ceiling and smash this barrel. It is left off the cubby. Go back to the area with the Nitara weapon and smash the left barrel. Go back to the left of the top of the ramp and smash the left barrel by pressing B. Hold B to smash the ground. You should see a green glowing area behind where the barrels where if you did everything correctly. Step into the glowing area and press B to enter survival mode.
Survival Mode Level 1
Survival Mode level 1: Baraka, Nomads, Masked Guards in the area Liu Kang was killed in Mortal Kombat: Deadly Alliance.
Survival Mode Level 2
Survival Mode level 2: Demons: Handlers, Archers, Generals, Captains in a new area.
Survival Mode Level 3
Survival Mode level 3: 2 Oni bosses and Warlords in Goro's Lair.
Survival Mode Level 4
Survival Mode level 4: Reptile and Bloody Skeletons at the bottom of the pit.
Survival Mode Level 5
Survival Mode level 5: Inferno Scorpion and 3 Orochi Hellbeasts in the Armory.
Survival Mode Level 6
Survival Mode level 6: Clay Soldiers and Brothers of the Shadow in the Living Forest.
Survival Mode Level 7
Survival Mode level 7: Kano and Black Dragon Mercenaries in the Wastelands (the area where Raiden shocked the enemies with lighting in the pool area).
Survival Mode Level 8
Survival Mode level 8: Goro and Kintaro in Kahn's Arena.
Survival Mode Level 9
Survival Mode level 9: Reptile, Ermac, Scorpion, and Sub-Zero in the Warrior's Shrine.
The Pit Santa Claus and other flying objects
At Goro's layer, just before you see Reptile, stand by the lion and look at the moon. Wait a short time to see Santa Claus and his reindeer, a witch, and a rocket ship. There is about a one minute delay between each of them.
Easy health
If you use a save point, regardless if you save your health will be fully restored.
Easy experience
Get a "Toasty" combo rating by the announcer, then quickly press Down + Start. The phrase "Toasty 1000" will appear, giving your 1,000 experience points.
The Pit Developers (Demo version)
In the spike pit, the heads that are stuck on the spikes are those of the game's developers.
Goro's Lair Concept Art (Demo version)
On the bridge near the end if you jump off the left side you will land on a platform which will unlock a new concept art. On the bridge, at the end will be a golden Dragon Koin. Use a projection attack to receive another new concept art. A notification will appear when you have hit it correctly.
MORTAL KOMBAT: SHAOLIN MONKS UNLOCKABLES
Secret Items Goro's Lair: Concept Art
In room 1, throw an enemy into the skeleton on the wall.
Secret Items Goro's Lair: Movie
Movie: In room 2, you must have Double Jump, or wall run to reach it.
Secret Items Goro's Lair: Concept Art 2
Concept Art: In room 3, shoot at the moon and it will appear in the middle of the bridge.
Secret Items Goro's Lair: Concept Art 3
Concept Art: Drop down on the left side, toward you, when on the end of the bridge at the top.
Secret Items Goro's Lair: Concept Art 4
Concept Art: In room 4, uppercut an enemy into the chandelier. It will fall and unlock it.
Secret Items Goro's Lair: Fatality Input Image
Fatality Input Image: In room 5, you need Double Jump to get it.
Secret Items Goro's Lair: Concept Art 5
Concept art: In room 6, drop down on the left side of the broken bridge.
Secret Items WuShi Academy: Concept Art
Concept Art: In area 1, throw someone in the third catapult. He will hit the wall and unlock it.
Secret Items WuShi Academy: Warrior Shrine VS. Mode
Warrior Shrine Vs. mode: In area 1, hit someone into the fourth catapult. It will break a barrier that is blocking you from the ying yang.
Secret Items WuShi Academy: Arena Art
Arena Art: In area 2, you need the Swing move. Wwing on the branch and get across.
Secret Items WuShi Academy: Johnny Cage VS. Mode
Johnny Cage Vs mode: In area 3, jump on the building left of the first Test Your Might, and jump into the opening above the first Test Your Might.
Secret Items WuShi Academy: Fatality Input Image
Fatality Input Image: In area 4, go to the place where you cut the ropes to the pots and climb up the left wall. You may need to Wall Run, then Double Jump to get on top.
Secret Items WuShi Academy: Concept Art 1
Concept Art: In area 5, you need the Swing move. You can then jump across a couple poles and get to it.
Secret Items WuShi Academy: Concept Art 2
Concept Art: In the Warrior Shrine, Defeat Ermac to get it.
Secret Items Evil Monastery: Concept Art
Concept Art: In room 1, the first window at the top where the enemies crash through will have a dragon coin. Shoot it and the Ying Yang will appear next to you.
Secret Items Evil Monastery: Concept Art 2
Concept Art: In room 3, throw two enemies on each of the statues claws.
Secret Items Evil Monastery: Kitana VS. Mode
Kitana Vs. Mode: In room 4, jump on the broken column on the left (just past Shadow Priest), then jump left onto the roof.
Secret Items Evil Monastery: Concept Art 3
Concept Art: In the Boss area, go back after you defeat the Boss and ut should be there.
Secret Items Living Forest Concept Art 1
Concept Art: In area 1, you must swing on branches to find a secret area above the save statue. Enter the hidden level above the save (you must swing and climb) and you will see a dragon coin; shoot it.
Secret Items Living Forest: Fatality Input Image
Fatality Input Image: In area 1, go to the end of the hidden level and defeat Mileena.
Secret Items Living Forest: Reptile VS. Mode
Reptile Vs. Mode: In area 2, go into area 3. Make the clay soldiers come to life and throw them into the column that is half broken on the right side of the creek. It is right at the fork of the creek, near where you entered.
Secret Items Living Forest: Concept Art 3
Concept Art: In area 2, throw a clay solider into the door of the building in the southwest corner.
Secret Items Living Forest: Fatality Input Image 2
Fatality Input Image: In area 3, go right behind the top of the tree. There is a space on the left side to get behind the tree, but you need Double Jump.
Secret Items Living Forest: Concept Art 4
Concept Art: In area 4, go on the left side of the giant snake head and Wall Run up the wall and jump over.
Secret Items Living Forest: Concept Art 5
Concept Art: In area 5, go back into this room after completing the level and step inside the circle. Statues will fly at you as before. Crush them all and get it. This is easier to do in Ko-Op mode, but is possible in single player.
Secret Items Living Forest: Fatality Input Image 3
Fatality Input Image: In area 6, going down the hall to Reptiles house there is an eye at the top of the tunnel that will be half closed. Shoot it and get the icon.
Secret Items Soul Tomb: Arena Art
Arena Art: Before the building, look left in the circle and you will see a dragon coin; shoot it.
Secret Items Soul Tomb: Arena Art 2
Arena Art: In the main room, above the door that leads to Baraka is an icon. You will probably need Wall Run to get it.
Secret Items Soul Tomb: Kombat Tomb VS. Mode
Kombat Tomb Vs. mode: In red room 1, throw an enemy in each spiked device.
Secret Items Soul Tomb: Baraka VS. Mode
Baraka Vs. mode: In the red room middle door, climb up the skulls and move to the right. Break the statue then continue that way and jump over near the second floor door.
Secret Items Soul Tomb: Movie 1
Movie: In the red room middle door, there should be another ying yang on the floor where the statue broke.
Secret Items Soul Tomb: Movie 2
Movie: In the Test Your Might spiked maze, Wall Run up the side and kick the skull to make it go in on the exit door. A priest will appear in the middle circle. Kill him and get it.
Secret Items Soul Tomb: Fatality Input Image 1
Fatality Input Image: In red room middle 2, go in the left bottom corner and jump up there. You cannot see it, but it is there.
Secret Items Soul Tomb: Fatality Input Image 2
Fatality Input Image: In red room middle 3, break the wall and shoot the dragon coin.
Secret Items Soul Tomb: Concept Art 1
Concept Art: In red room left 1, kill the Bloody skeleton in the background.
Secret Items Soul Tomb: Concept Art 2
Concept Art: In the Hellbeast room, go back into the room after you defeat him. Stand on the button on the right side of the room for about five to ten seconds.
Secret Items Soul Tomb: Fatality Input Image 1
Fatality button combination: In green door room 1: there are no secret yin yangs. However, complete the first Smoke mission by throwing four Tarkatans into the four breakable walls to reveal a fatality button combination.
Secret Items Soul Tomb: Arena Art 3
Arena Art: In green door room 2, there is a chain on the right that has hooks on it. Throw someone on it.
Secret Items Soul Tomb: Concept Art 3
Concept Art: In green door room 2 right 1, in the center where the circle platform is located, uppercut a Baraka into the flying dinosaur.
Secret Items Soul Tomb: Kombat Crag VS. Mode
Kombat Crag Vs. mode: In green door room 2 right 3, there is a statue on the left. Break it and follow the path.
Secret Items Soul Tomb: Fatality Input Image 2
Fatality Input Image: In green door room 2 right 3, there where you collected the ying yang above, wall run and jump on top of the cell to collect another.
Secret Items Soul Tomb: Fatality Input Image 3
Fatality Input Image: In green door room 2 top, jump in the middle where you fight Barakas, and long jump to the right.
Secret Items Soul Tomb: Arena Art 4
Arena Art: In green door room 2 left 1, go back into the soul tomb after you complete it.
Secret Items Wasteland/Nether Realm: Fatality Input Image
Fatality Input Image: In Wasteland main, there is a ying yang above the save. Climb up to the second floor and move over that way.
Secret Items Wasteland/Nether Realm: Concept Art 1
Concept Art: In Wasteland main, throw or uppercut an enemy into the pole in the middle of the ditch.
Secret Items Wasteland/Nether Realm: Concept Art 2
Concept Art: In Wasteland second story cave, Go back after you complete this area and kill the Oni Overlord.
Secret Items Wasteland/Nether Realm: Fatality Input Image 2
Fatality Input Image: In Wasteland third story cave, Go to the right of where you save Kabal.
Secret Items Wasteland/Nether Realm: Sub-Zero VS. Mode
Sub-Zero Vs. mode: In Wasteland main level cave, : After the Sub-Zero boat ride, go to the back of the left lion.
Secret Items Wasteland/Nether Realm: Concept Art 3
Concept Art: In room 1, go above and to the right of the spiked wheel.
Secret Items Wasteland/Nether Realm: Arena Art 1
Arena Art: In room 2, go all the way to the right bottom corner. There will be a dragon coin; shoot it.
Secret Items Wasteland/Nether Realm: Concept Art 4
Concept Art: In room 3, go back after you defeat Goro and it will be there.
Secret Items Wasteland/Nether Realm: Arena Art 2
Arena Art: At the DeadPool, throw three enemies in the pool. It will appear at the top of the left rectangle.
Secret Items Wasteland/Nether Realm: Arena Art 3
Arena Art: In the NetherRealm, above the 2nd archway.
Secret Items Foundry: Arena Art
Arena Art: Before you go in the portal, do a fatality while in the middle of the dragon on the floor.
Secret Items Foundry: Concept Art
Concept art: In the main room, go up the stairs then double jump up there. Continue to jump back and forth off the wall to snatch it.
Secret Items Foundry: Fatality Input Image
Fatality Input Image: In the main room, go up the stairs on the left then keep going straight. You will be directly under it. Wall Run up the wall and jump onto that little balcony.
Secret Items Foundry: Scorpion VS. Mode
Scorpion Vs. mode: Go down the main hallway toward you and some enemies will burst out. Throw one to the left side and a wall will break. In there, throw an enemy into the lava, jump on him, and go up to the ledge.
Secret Items Foundry: Arena Art 2
Arena Art: In room 1, but you cannot do this until you get the weapon that this level makes. After you get it, climb up the left ladder and double jump into the hole where the pot comes out (above the door you came in). You should be able to stand up there. Use the weapon and break the pot to get it.
Secret Items Foundry: Concept Art 2
Concept Art: In room 2, to the left of the fire.
Secret Items Foundry: Movie
Movie: In room 3, climb up to the second story. When in the middle above the pot, use a strong move to break the wall, then shoot the dragon coin.
Secret Items Foundry: Concept Art 3
Concept Art: In room 4, throw an enemy into the smashing hammers just as they smash together.
Secret Items Foundry: Concept Art 4
Concept Art: In room 5, use the weapon and cut the pipes under the monster's head.
Secret Items Ko-Op Mode: Goro's Lair VS. Mode
Goro's Lair Vs. mode: In Goro's Lair, go to room 5 and stand on the co-op buttons. It will lead you to a room. You must throw an enemy into each bell, then you can cross and get the ying yang.
Secret Items Ko-Op Mode: Unknown
Unknown: In WuShi Academy, stand on the co-op buttons where Johnny Cage is located. Directly across is a building with weapons and a health upgrade. Johnny Cage will tell you to get the weapons to cut the ropes of the pots. It is there. The house north of the buttons will open. Go in and there is a ying yang behind the tree. You need Double Jump to get it.
Secret Items Ko-Op Mode: Wu-Shi Arena VS. Mode
Wu-Shi Arena Vs. mode: It is in the same area where Wu-Shi Academy 2 is found. Just go to the right and you should see it.
Secret Items Ko-Op Mode: Wastelands VS. Mode
Wastelands Vs. mode: In the Portal, go to the upper level. To the left there will be co-op buttons. Stand on those and a ledge will pull out. You can now jump on the high platform.
Secret Items Ko-Op Mode: The Tower VS. Mode
The Tower Vs. mode: In the Evil Monastery, go to Room 2 and you will see co-op buttons on the side. It opens a room you can enter. Then, go left and you will see a cell with a ying yang in it, to right of the man sitting in the chair. Break the Fist Of Ruin statue and the cell will open.
Secret Items Ko-Op Mode: Deadpool VS. Mode
Deadpool Vs. mode: In the Living Forest, go to area 5 and you will see co-op buttons on the north side of the circled room. Stand on those and it will open a room. You will see a ying yang after entering the room.
Secret Items Ko-Op Mode: Living Forest VS. Mode
Living Forest Vs. mode: In the same room as Living Forest 1, go near the golden ball and drop down to the right of it. You should get the second ying yang.
Mortal Kombat 2 arcade game
Finish all five Smoke missions.
Unlock Baraka
In the Soul Tomb Portal, go to the area where you must wall climb. You will find two paths, to the left and right. The right path has a statue. Use Fist Of Ruin to break it. Continue, and use the Long Jump ability to cross the gap.
Unlock Johnny Cage
Get to the area in the Wu-Shi Academy where everything is burning. Go to extreme right of the gate then jump onto the roof of the house. Run to the right and jump to reach a new platform with a boulder blocking your way.
Unlock Kitana
In the Mortal Kombat 2 arena level (just before the portal with the two statues in front of it) in the Evil Monastery, you will find a number of pillars. Jump on the half broken pillar then double jump on the roof.
Unlock Noob Saibot
To unlock Noob Saibot in versus mode, have a match against Sub-Zero vs. Sub-Zero. Player one will be Sub-Zero, and player two will be Sub-Zero's brother, Noob Saibot.
Unlock Reptile
Go to the section after the Brotherhood Of Shadow in Living Forest. Long Jump across the gap with the small waterfall, then go through the door. Get the clay statues to come to life then destroy their shield. Get one of them near the giant stone column on the other side of the stream, near where you entered. Throw the clay statue into it and it will fall. Return to where the little waterfall was located to find a Koin that unlocks Reptile.
Unlock Scorpion in story mode
Finish the game as Liu Kang.
Sub-Zero in single player mode and co-op mode
Finish the game as Kung Lao.
Fight against Ermac
In the Warriors arena during one of the Smoke missions, interact with the mysterious warrior on the left three times. You will then fight Ermac. You can do this at any time.
Fight against Kano
Just before you fight Shao Khan towards the end of the game, Kitana is in the right cell walking back and forth. Talk to her about four times until guards appear. Fight and defeat them, then go in the entrance that the guards came out of. You will find Jax and fight Kano.
Fight against Mileena
Go to the Living Forest area. You also need the Swing ability for this. At the first save point, there should be tree branches. Swing around this area somewhere until you get to a tree. Climb up it with the Wall Climb. After long bridges full with challenges, you will finally find Mileena and fight her.