Mortal Kombat 4 (arcade version): The Official Strategy Guide

Mastering a fighting game requires excellent reaction time, eye-hand coordination, and--of course--a guide to the various moves available to each fighter. Prima's guide to Mortal Kombat 4 wastes little time on gameplay basics (just three pages). Instead, the meat of this book lies in its outstanding fighter profiles. Each profile starts out with a convenient skill chart, allowing you to quickly determine the fighter's strengths and weaknesses. The detailed summary of each fighter's style is also helpful for planning your gameplay strategies. Finally, each of the special moves, fatalities, and combos is illustrated with multiple screen shots. The back of the book quickly summarizes Mortal Kombat 4's cheat codes and gameplay secrets. To round things out, this book also includes a full-color reference card entitled "Portable Kombat Kodes." This handy card tears out of the book and provides a quick-and-dirty list of the special moves for each fighter. --Michael Ryan