Mortal Kombat: Onslaught, an RPG series spinoff designed for mobile devices, was announced last year and begun testing in October, but Aussie fans have had to look in from the outside thanks to the early access release being region locked. That changes now, with the access to the game having started up locally this month for Android and iOS.
You can get playing the game, which promises to capture “the visually-stunning and over-the-top world of Mortal Kombat through a brand-new RPG experience, filled with action-packed group battles,” by heading over to the Google Play Store or Apple App Store.
As of the new 0.3.0/0.3.1 update for the game, Australian players can now get in on the action alongside a number of other additions and updates to the game itself including new Story chapters, Shokan fighters and quality-of-life improvements.
Here’s the full patch notes:
Mortal Kombat: Onslaught Update 0.3.0/0.3.1 Patch Notes
Story Chapter 3: Kitana
Chapter 3 featuring Kitana is now available! Dive into her story to find out more.
Chasm Mode
Introducing a brand-new single player mode! Descend into the Chasm and konquer an array of challenging and unique battles to earn more rewards. The first 50 Battles of Chasm mode are available now – play as far as you can!
3 New Shokan Fighters:
Shokan Royal Guard
Bio: A powerful front-line defender who has high resistance to Ranged Physical attacks and Kounterattacks after blocking attacks. He increases his damage output through the use of his multiple arms.
Starting Star-Level: 3
- Class: Defender
- Affinity: Mind
- Character Tags: Shokan, Male, Outworld, Physical, Melee, Minion
Ability Overview:
- Special Ability | “Armed and Dangerous”
- Single-Target Melee Attack. Performs 1 additional hit based on the amount of Critical Chance he has against the opponent. Max 5 additional strikes.
- Passive Ability 1 | “Upper Hands”
- Incoming Physical Ranged attacks deal reduced damage. On Block, percent chance to Kounter Attack dealing damage.
Shokan Lancer
Bio: A Sniper class fighter who targets the backline and sets up the Shokan Blademistress for additional damage. He controls the battlefield by pinning his targets to the ground and uses his multiple arms to throw additional projectiles at once.
Starting Star-Level: 3
- Class: Sniper
- Affinity: Mind
- Character Tags: Shokan, Male, Outworld, Physical, Minion, Ranged
Ability Overview:
- Special Abiltiy | “Felled Hope”
- Single-Target Ranged Attack that applies Pinned for a duration. If the roll from “Ambidextrous Advantage” is successful, he throws an additional spear that damages and applies Pinned for a duration.
- Passive Ability 1 | “Ambidextrous Advantage”
- Shokan Lancer’s abilities that throw spears are granted the chance to throw additional spears at unique targets.
Shokan Blademistress
Bio: Shokan Blademistress is an Assassin who excels in dealing consistent damage while draining her enemy’s special meter with burn.
- Starting Star-Level: 3
- Class: Assassin
- Affinity: Mind
- Character Tags: Shokan, Female, Outworld, Melee, Physical, Minion
Ability Overview:
- Special Ability | “Ceremonial Execution”
- Single-Target Attack which puts the victim in a Melee engagement where Initiative is automatically won. If the target of this ability is under a control effect, Blademistress applies Burn for a duration.
- Passive Ability 1 | “Quick to Kill”
- Each time Blademistress wins Initiative, she gains a percentage boost to Critical Damage. Up to a maximum percentage.
Quality of Life Improvements:
- New! Objective GO Feature: Visit the Objectives menu and press “GO” to quickly travel to any unfinished Quests or Achievements!
- New! Dragon Loading Screen: Check out the new the loading screen which has been revamped to feature the game’s official Dragon logo
- Updated Fighter Ability presentation: All Fighter abilities now appear on the right-hand side of the screen.
- Updated Stats pop-up in Fighter Kollection menu
- Increased Fighter icons in Kollection menu
