Mortal Kombat Arcade Kollection

Mortal Kombat Arcade Kollection

12 Achievements

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6-8h

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ARCADE KOMPETITOR

ARCADE KOMPETITOR

Finish Mortal Kombat

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How to unlock the ARCADE KOMPETITOR achievement in Mortal Kombat Arcade Kollection - Definitive Guide

To start my solution, I want to say that I know this can glitch on you and fail to reward you with the achievement after Shang Tsung.

This happened to a friend of mine, but it did not happen to me. I got my achievement the very first time after beating Shang Tsung.

The only thing I can tell that we did differently, is that when continuing after dying, I ended up trying all 7 characters throughout my ladder to Shang Tsung. My friend did not try every character. So as long as you have chosen to continue and selected each character at least once, then you should get the achievement. UPDATE: My friend used every character and even won a match with each character on the way to Shang Tsun and still did not unlock the achievement. I believe the only other way to try to unlock it if the standard first playthrough doesnt work is to beat MK1 with each character individually. Im not 100% sure.

On to actually beating the game, the AI can be brutal.

The best way to beat the AI is to use what I like to call 'exploitables'.

One way that may work on an opponent is to wait for them to come close to and then repeatedly tap both punch buttons (high punch and low punch) individually, not together. This series of punches is effective and will drain their health quickly.

Endurance matches can be a pain as you get no renumeration of health when you beat the first of two opponents, and you must win 2 rounds.

Another exploitable you can use is to repeatedly jump towards and air-kick them just as they get up from the ground. You can induce a rhythm where the AI will refuse to block your airkicks many times over giving you an easy victory.

When the AI gets close, and it will seeing as though they love to rush you and pin you to a corner, the best move to use the back+low kick slip move. You can also land an uppercut if you time it right to get out of a situation.

For Goro, the best technique to use is to try out different fighters and keep air kicking towards him, then air kick away from him. Its important you kick when jumping away from him as that will help prevent him from rushing you while you land back in preparation for your next air kick. I found it easier to use Liu Kang as he seems to jump higher than others, and his air kick lands in a higher position than others' kicks, giving you a better chance and jumping back if you hit him and he blocks.

Shang Tsung is incredibly difficult to beat.

The only way I managed to beat him was with Scorpion is to duck while he was in grandad form. Keep ducking to avoid his skulls, dont even try and block them as they deal heavy damage.

Then when he transforms into a fighter, lure him close to you and use the repeated punch combo exploitable on his fighter form and fingers crossed you will have dealt enough damage before the round is too late to salvage. Scorpions down+back+high punch move can also help as it is a quick teleport punch.

Dont even bother using any projectiles or fancy moves as it seems the AI was programmed to read your mind and counter almost everyone perfectly, especially in the later fights.

All these tips come from me beating it on Normal, so they may be more effective on Easy if you change the difficulty.
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31 Aug 2011 23:26

33 Comments
NetherRealm Studios FAIL
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By wBRY on 01 Sep 2011 03:07
This achievement is glitches. I have beaten it a couple times w/o the chevo unlocking. LAME.
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By Ninja Scroll on 02 Sep 2011 13:30
Glitched for me today as well as well as a friend. Gonna delete and re download before moving on.
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By Das Kuhnen on 02 Sep 2011 23:29
Glitched for me too. Completed MK1 about 3 times now and still nothing. I use Sub-Zero, whether that makes a difference who knows.
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By on 03 Sep 2011 18:35
Dashboard, sign out, sign in, try again. The only way that might work, but still unconfirmed.
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By Yemeth on 03 Sep 2011 19:30
Just beat this bs on NORMAL and unlocked the chevo. This cannot be done on Easy or Very Easy. Period. That is why UMK3 says you can beat it on any difficulty, but MK1 & MKII don't say that all. I did it straight through w/ Sub-Zero only.
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By Ninja Scroll on 03 Sep 2011 22:02
@Ninja Scroll: I know people who unlocked it on very easy, so difficulty isnt the issue. The only reason UMK3 says any difficulty is because there are multiple arcade ladders when you choose to play, unlike the other 2 which only have 1 universal ladder.
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By Yemeth on 03 Sep 2011 22:59
I unlocked on Very Easy just a minute ago. I cycled through every character, but did not win with each one. Unlocked on my first time through.
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By Channel 8 News on 04 Sep 2011 12:04
@YEME7H, then dude, explain to me why I beat MK1 4-5 times on Very Easy and it didn't unlock until I did it on NORMAL? smh.
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By Ninja Scroll on 04 Sep 2011 14:05
@Ninja Scroll: random glitchiness. there is no explanation.
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By Yemeth on 04 Sep 2011 14:46
@Ninja. Just got it on very easy. first try.
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By Arron114 on 04 Sep 2011 14:55
I just got it on very easy and i restarted from character select screen probably 1000000 times on goro.
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By TB SportsFan16 on 05 Sep 2011 07:22
got it earlier just using kano on very easy. after my first attempt failed on very easy, but i used different characters. i think the key is to use one character only.
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By SeasOfCaladan on 06 Sep 2011 12:35
One Character only doesnt work. I used Sub Zero only and no achievement. Quited to dashboard, reloaded the game and tried to fight with every char availible. Knocked out Shang Tsung and still nothing -.-
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By o0ArA0o on 09 Sep 2011 10:22
Do not get a DRAW in any round while fighting GORU...this will cause the game to freeze...but your xbox will not be frozen...very shitty
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By wBRY on 12 Sep 2011 22:23
Well, on my case, I didn't change characters and played on Very Easy. I beat the game with Liu Kang, and managed to wind through it all in about an hour.

I previously beat it with Raiden, but didn't beat it with the character I started with (which also was Liu Kang). So I'm guessing you have to beat it with the character that you started with.
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By ThatKruegerKid on 22 Nov 2011 05:21
"Grandad form" lol
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By Travis2310 on 29 Nov 2011 16:22
When I first tried getting the achievement, it glitched (Playing on Normal). However, I continued after the first try making sure to use every character at least once (Intentionally dying at Shang Tsung to switch, but playing the rest as Kano), I also switched the difficultly to Very Easy and made sure to complete the "Test Your Mights".
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By Jaggexedge on 01 Dec 2011 20:45
Turned it on today and got a patch update. It unlocked after I beat it first time after several failed attempts before the patch.
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By NateEasy on 24 Dec 2011 06:08
got the patch today and beat it on very easy, using ony 3 different characters, and failing all the test your might mini-games.
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By on 19 Jan 2012 14:43
im playing on very easy and the AI f**ks my s**t up i get to goro and he is impossible
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By BATTLESTONED87 on 31 May 2012 11:27
Same here, played with patch today and got the achievement my first try. So i think everythings good now.
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By A Ninja Pro on 10 Sep 2012 06:20
got on first try (by that I mean get the achievement, not defeat each round), However, my 200 wins was/is glitched.
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By RRIKER on 12 Sep 2012 00:28
Finally got it... Had to fight shang tsung for a while.. Also did it on very easy.
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By MajesticPanda89 on 31 Dec 2012 15:57
Picked this up today for 400msp. Your tactics are impeccable and worked after a few tries of each fight, thanks very much
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By Cakerton on 19 Jul 2013 15:00
Thank you very much !!
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By Masta Skor 16 on 24 Dec 2013 22:16
deleting this shit off my HDD, beat everyone and nothing. Not worth the frustration
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By S4LUT3t0LUN4CY on 07 Mar 2014 21:36
This achievement should be flagged partially unobtainable. It's beyond glitched if you've played each game at least 10 times using every method, deleting cache, deleting and reinstalling game and still no goddamn achievement.
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By Falcon SVN on 18 Mar 2015 02:47
Just beat it for the first time and it popped.
Only used Scorpion, Cage and Liu Kang.
Played on Very Easy.

All I did was jump kick through the whole game, beat Shang easily.
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By NMANOZ on 14 Apr 2015 13:33
I've been doing the last fight for hours now. Nothing nor anyone can do this. I sucked at this game as a kid and I still suck now. Why try
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By Darkness727420 on 09 May 2020 00:42
Just wanted to note that using the ejb menus does not work for getting the achievements for beating the games when viewing character endings or credits.
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By Rock Is Sponge on 09 Aug 2022 20:41
Unlocked normally for me today upon first Shang Taking defeat. This took me multiple continues and randomly choosing characters.
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By AcaelusT on 25 Jan 2023 14:19
I'll throw in my few cents for people trying to get this.

I played on Very Easy, starting with Raiden. I switched to Johnny Cage for 2 matches before the mirror match, then switched back and stuck with Raiden the rest of the way (which included the mirror match), and got the achievement. I did not use any other characters.

I think the character you use for the mirror match must be the same as the one you finish the game with to unlock it, but that's just my theory (Let's say I use Scorpion to beat the mirror match, but then switch to Raiden for Shang Tsung. Even though I can't see it because it's far back, the mirror match has changed from Scorpion -who I beat it with- to Raiden, but because I beat it as Scorpion, it might not register). That's all I can guess, and I didn't bother to test it any further, but this method worked for me, so hopefully it can work for you.
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By KobiMinam on 15 Oct 2011 18:51
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Complete Mortal Kombat. There are 12 matches. The easiest way I found was to keep doing a combination of jumping kicks, sweeps (+) and Raiden's Superman move (, , ). The AI learns your moves if you keep repeating them so be sure to switch it up a bit. Remember to keep your distance and try to block projectiles as best as possible.

Battling Goro: This fight is easier than you think. Once you get to this point, lose on purpose and select Sub-Zero. When the battle starts immediately freeze him (, , ). If it misses, jump back and try again. Once he's frozen, walk up as close as possible, jump, and when you're coming back down to the ground press . Immediately freeze him again as soon as you land. If you did it correctly, he should be frozen again. Rinse and repeat until he's dead. This should be an easy place for the FLAWLESS 2X trophy.

Battling Shang Tsung: This fight was a lot harder than Goro. As the battle starts off keep jumping forward until one of your kicks hits him. Do NOT use projectiles when he is in his own form. He will either counter with his own projectiles or immediately switch forms, jump and kick you. He then should transform into another character. Try to keep your distance and get as many cheap shots as you can. Use jumping kicks and sweeps. If he transforms into Goro, use the method above for an easy win.

Youtube video showing Sub-Zero method. Skip to about 2:16.

Credit goes to arcadegamesfreak
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Select Mortal Kombat from the main menu and fight your way up the ladder until you've defeated all kombatants. Shang Tsung is the final boss.

TIPS:
One of the easiest ways to win is to keep jumping back and kicking in the air. Even against the wall, continue to jump back and kick. The computer will walk into your foot every time.

Goro: He's a big, four-armed pain in the ass but is fairly simple if you pick Sub-Zero and keep freezing Goro in place ( ) just as he gets up from a knock down. Uppercut while frozen for maximum damage.

Shang Tsung: You'll want to duck under his 5 fireballs as they take off half your health. Go Liu Kang and when Shang is more than half screen away from you, do his flying kick then jump back and try to repeat. Timing is important and watch who he morphs into. They will use their special moves to the fullest so learn to avoid and try to only attack when Shang is on screen!

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Select Mortal Kombat from the main menu and fight your way up the ladder until you've defeated all kombatants. Shang Tsung is the final boss.

TIPS:
One of the easiest ways to win is to keep jumping back and kicking in the air. Even against the wall, continue to jump back and kick. The computer will walk into your foot every time.

Goro: He's a big, four-armed pain in the ass but is fairly simple if you pick Sub-Zero and keep freezing Goro in place ( ) just as he gets up from a knock down. Uppercut while frozen for maximum damage.

Shang Tsung: You'll want to duck under his 5 fireballs as they take off half your health. Go Liu Kang and when Shang is more than half screen away from you, do his flying kick then jump back and try to repeat. Timing is important and watch who he morphs into. They will use their special moves to the fullest so learn to avoid and try to only attack when Shang is on screen!

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The easiest way to pass as Raiden is to use the “back back forward” technique, because even if the enemy blocks, Raiden jumps a decent distance, and then it depends on the situation.

For Goro and Shang Tsung, I advise you to take Sub-Zero. + video guide https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pbG1...eature=related
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06 Sep 2012 12:51