Mortal Kombat Arcade Kollection
12 Achievements
6-8h
ARCADE KOMBATANT
Finish Mortal Kombat II
7.0%
How to unlock the ARCADE KOMBATANT achievement in Mortal Kombat Arcade Kollection - Definitive Guide
LORDxNEMESIS
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Next make sure you set the difficulty to "Very Easy". Allot of people have said that changing the difficulty setting's doesn't matter because these "MK Games" are straight arcade ports with non-modifying difficulty. However you might as well change them, just to be safe.
Okay on to the method:
1. You are going to be playing Liu Kang to get this achievement. Don't bother switching characters at all, just stick to Liu Kang.
2. Make sure you set the "B" (Low Kick) button on turbo. You can ether hold down the turbo manually or rubber band the controller.
3. Make sure your holding down the "B" button during the character selection screen on Liu Kang's picture. DO NOT LET GO!!! You will be holding down this button though the entire arcade mode playthough. The only time you will have to let go of the "B" button is if you die and see the continue screen, or the method messes up (which I will address at the bottom of this post).
How It Works:
Okay so Liu Kang has a bicycle kick move that can be used by "holding down the B button for 4 seconds". Normally you can execute this move by just simply holding down the "B" button for 4 seconds and releasing it to perform the bicycle kick. However with a turbo controller, the "B" button is constantly being held down and released at the same time, so you can do instant bicycle kicks till the end of time.
The bicycle kicks happen so fast and so constant, that the A.I. has no way of handling the situation and will ether: Block forever, Duck for a while, or just get pummeled by Liu Kang's deadly feet of doom.
*THIS WORKED AGAINST EVERY SINGLE CHARACTER IN ARCADE MODE*
Miscellaneous Stuff:
1. Make sure you do not touch any directions or any other button, you only need to hold down the "B" button and Liu Kang will do his thing.
2. This method or glitch (whatever you wanna call it), sometimes will randomly not work. You will know if it's not working when Liu Kang will just keep kicking the air like an idiot. If that is the case, Let the CPU beat you down and just continue. Keep trying till you get Liu Kang back into the bicycle Kick rhythm. Usually once you got the rhythm down, he won't stop bicycle kicking though out the entire arcade mode.
3. Like I said before, this method will work against all the other fighters (including Kintaro and Shao Kahn). However I did have a slight problem against Scorpion's spear move. So if at all possible you might want to fight him legit in the earlier stages.
4. PROFIT!!! THIS METHOD ONLY TOOK ME 15 MINS TO COMPLETE MKII ON NORMAL DIFFICULTY.
MaxForce357
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However, I cannot stress enough how essential she is to conquering MKII.
Without further ado, here's how to beat Mortal Kombat II:
1. Go to "Help & Options". Set difficulty to "Very Easy". Even Shang Tsung is easy.
2. Use whoever you want to work your way up to Kintaro.
3. Once at Kintaro, if not using Kitana, die (you should have NO problem doing that!) and kontinue to select Kitana as your fighter.
4. When fighting Kintaro, JUMP KICK him in the face and jump back away from him. This will attract him to walk toward you.
5. With Kintaro walking toward you, use FAN LIFT to levitate him. Then use FAN THROW to slice him bloody.
6. Repeat steps 4 & 5 until Kintaro is defeated. If he jumps up high to do that stomp move on you, be sure to jump as far away from him as possible so that you do not get crushed.
For Shao Kahn, it is easier. He is much more aggressive, but that is his downfall. He will always come toward you except for a couple of times when he just stands there. To make sure this does not happen and to easily defeat him:
1. Jump toward Shao Kahn and quickly jump back away from him.
2. IMMEDIATELY use FAN LIFT. While he is levitating, use FAN THROW.
3. Rinse and repeat.
This method for defeating Shao Kahn works so well, I got a DOUBLE FLAWLESS VICTORY on him... and I've only beaten the Super NES version of MKII... once... while using a cheat code. I've never beaten MKII in the arcade, so you know if I can do it, you can do it. This method is much easier than anyone I've seen posted on TrueAchievements. Much easier than using low fireball with Liu Kang...
UPDATE:
Using my own technique, I managed to beat an original MKII arcade cabinet!
HitHardTactics
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For Kintaro use a combination of some back and forth jump kicks and his blade shredder move. When Kintaro jumps out of the screen and comes down, if you are already doing the blade shredder move, he will land in it every time. Once you watch his visual queues and get your timing correct, he's not hard at all.
For Shao Khan my original suggestion applies. Just keep doing the blade shredder move. Shao Khan will often walk into it or shoulder slide into it. Game over. You win. Achievement's your.
I also didn't get the achievement the first time I beat the game. The second time I did. Try restarting your Xbox, loading the game, and going straight into MK2, then beating it again. Not a guarantee, just a recommendation after what I did.
PeaceSquid
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I used Jax for every normal fighter (up to and including Shang Tsung). If you can get a bit of distance and then jump in with a kick (up/forwards + Y) and then instantly spam the block button, you have a chance of hitting them with the kick AND doing an air throw. Four of those and your enemy is toast.
Jax's only other useful attack in that grab. Forward, forward + A. Spam A after for up to five punches. Useful if the AI starts blocking out your jump kick.
I then switched to Sub-Zero for Kintaro. HERE'S THE THING: get into the edge of the screen and do what you can to freeze Kintaro. Jump over him and push him against the side of the screen and then spam low punches (A). He cannot deal with it. You'll take him down to zero.
Shao Kahn is the ultimate prick. However, if you can get distance on him. Liu Kang's low fireball F, F + A wrecks him. It puts you out of danger for his projectiles and it does chip damage if he blocks. You'll need a little luck, but this tactic WORKS.
Note:
I played on 'Very Easy'. I recommend starting your MK2 attempt from the dashboard. It might help with the glitchiness of this achievement.
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fakethief
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xx Hollywood
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Very easy worked for MK but not for MKII or UMK3. I had to do this on normal difficulty to get the cheevo... not that anything really changed about the way the AI cheaps out.
The first person you play will fall for your special moves (like the ice projectile of Sub-zero) - but after that, they seem to duck or jump it EVERY time, making most of the special moves nigh unto useless. The game reverted into a jump-kick and sweep scenario.
Raiden's torpedo push works sometimes and, yes, Baraka's blades were very useful as well. Sometimes Sub-zero's ground freeze works, too - but, like I said: jump-kick and sweep.
I found Mileena and Kintaro to be the most difficult until I found the sweet-spot for jump kicks. I found that, walking towards them and jump-kicking a little closer than the typical jump-kick worked really well.
You know you've got it right with Mileena when she tries to jump up and throw her sais at you and you get the kick in just before she can throw them every time.
With Kintaro, kick late. He will try to do an uppercut and miss while YOU connect.
These obviously aren't perfect solutions, but they work more frequently than not.
I spammed Shao Kahn with Raiden's lightning and torpedo pushes. I could usually blast two lightning shots before trying a torpedo push. Also not a perfect solution, but worked for me twice (considering I had to run it twice when "very-easy" didn't pop the cheev).
Good luck. MKII was the most frustrating and swear-inducing of the three for me. Just thought I'd throw out a few things that helped me.
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+ Kitana's fan move can be exploited. It's a must during the Kintaro fight some say.
+ Baraka's blade move can also be exploited. Timed right and enemies will walk right into it.
The only fights that should give you trouble are possibly Kitana and definitely Kintaro. Study the Fan method in various videos if you need help. Once you master that technique it can be used to flawless Shao Kahn afterwards.
el Frenox
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I tried for nearly 2 hours, then i noticed that if you jump forward to kintaro and wait a moment before pressing the kick button, he will try to punch you with un uppercut but he won't because your kick will hit him.
Instead if you jump at him and kick together he will probably block your attack and hit you.
Keep stay down till he gets closer and do my trick. It will take some tries but for me it worked in 2-3 tries for me.
I used shang tsung, but haven't used any of its special attacks.
Hope it helped!
*I found out xx Hollywood discovered this before me, but i noticed this only after i posted this guide
KamiAmaya
Complete Mortal Kombat II. There are 14 matches. The method for this game is the same as the first. Use a combination of jumping kicks, sweeps (
+
) and Raiden's Superman move (, , 
). The AI is extremely cheap in this game however. They will spam projectiles at you almost constantly. They will also throw you during a move if you're too close. Keep your distance and try to block projectiles. You shouldn't jump at all when fighting characters that can fire projectiles in the air (Lui Kang, Kitana, and Mileena).
Battling Kintaro: There is a way to not take a single hit during this entire battle. As the fight starts jump forward and kick him. As soon as you land take a step back, jump forward again and kick him again. You should hit him as soon as the animation for his uppercut starts. Keep doing this until the fight is over. The timing for this can be tricky. For whatever reason, I found that tapping the back button, jump button and kick button worked better than holding them.
Battling Shao Khan: This is the easiest battle there is. When you reach this point, lose on purpose and select Mileena. Simply continue to do her Teleport Kick move (, , ). He will either block it or he will taunt and get hit by it. Either way, keep doing it and the fight is yours.
Plym
Select Mortal Kombat II from the main menu and fight your way up the ladder until you've defeated all kombatants. Shao Khan is the final boss.
Mortal Kombat II is a BITCH. Let's get that out of the way first of all.
The other two games are hard, this will have you crying in a corner. It not only knows your moves but it knows your next THREE moves before you've even thought of them.
TIPS:
Most of the characters will quite happily walk into your sweep in the early matches if you shuffle around for a second while they're down, then sweeping them again while they attempt to get up.
I found that most of the cast were quite happy to walk into Baraka's Blade Shredder too when walking backwards. Baraka is also a great character to use as you can jump back against the wall and punch them in the face and then follow this up with his Blade Swipe move.
Shang Tsung: I found the best way to kill Shang Tsung was to jump around the screen and kick him while he's vulnerable. Jump kick him while he's jumping towards you or sending a fireball your way. Just keep moving constantly over him. Confuse him.
Kintaro: Kitana's Air Wave is great use here if you jump in to Kintaro and input the move as he's blocking, you'll land and lift him straight away. As he's floating, jump towards, land, then uppercut. You'll catch him on the way down. You must have good timing for this but practice makes perfect and it's a surefire way to win.
Shao Khan: I got a double flawless on Shao Khan by doing Baraka's Blade Shredder constantly. He just walked into it every time.
Plym
Select Mortal Kombat II from the main menu and fight your way up the ladder until you've defeated all kombatants. Shao Khan is the final boss.
Mortal Kombat II is a BITCH. Let's get that out of the way first of all.
The other two games are hard, this will have you crying in a corner. It not only knows your moves but it knows your next THREE moves before you've even thought of them.
TIPS:
Most of the characters will quite happily walk into your sweep in the early matches if you shuffle around for a second while they're down, then sweeping them again while they attempt to get up.
I found that most of the cast were quite happy to walk into Baraka's Blade Shredder too when walking backwards. Baraka is also a great character to use as you can jump back against the wall and punch them in the face and then follow this up with his Blade Swipe move.
Shang Tsung: I found the best way to kill Shang Tsung was to jump around the screen and kick him while he's vulnerable. Jump kick him while he's jumping towards you or sending a fireball your way. Just keep moving constantly over him. Confuse him.
Kintaro: Kitana's Air Wave is great use here if you jump in to Kintaro and input the move as he's blocking, you'll land and lift him straight away. As he's floating, jump towards, land, then uppercut. You'll catch him on the way down. You must have good timing for this but practice makes perfect and it's a surefire way to win.
Shao Khan: I got a double flawless on Shao Khan by doing Baraka's Blade Shredder constantly. He just walked into it every time.