Turn the difficulty to "beginner" level, which sets the number of rounds to win a match to 3. Then play arcade mode until you get the Pit (night) to come up as the first stage. The goal is to unlock the hidden fight with Classic Reptile, so if there are no silhouettes flying in front of the moon, pause the game and select the option to pick another character (even if you will just use the same one). After selecting your character, the fight will again start in the Pit. When you eventually get a match where you see the silhouettes flying in front of the moon, get a double-flawless and perform a stage fatality. You will unlock the fight against Classic Reptile. Battle Classic Reptile until the end of the match. When the announcer says "Finish Him/Her!", pause the game and pick the option to select a new character. When you begin the new fight, it will introduce the original character you fought to get to Classic Reptile as if they are a secret battle that you've unlocked. Each round you win against them nets you 5,000 koins, while each round lost earns you a still sizeable 1,000. When the announcer says "Finish Him/Her!", pause the game and choose to select a new character. Rinse and repeat. This glitch allows you to continue to fight the same character, each time earning 1,000 or 5,000 koins per round as if you are fighting Classic Reptile. Assuming you set the rounds to win a match at 3, you could earn 12,000 koins each match (2 won and 2 lost rounds)! This will make it incredibly easy to collect the 299,880 koins needed to unlock everything in the Krypt! 25 matches with 2 won and lost rounds each will do the trick.
Cheat Codes:
Unlock the following cheat functions by entering the corresponding cheat codes at the versus screen. Note: Player one must enter the first three digits and player two must enter the last three digits:
CHEAT FUNCTION - CHEAT CODE
Armless Kombat - 911-911
Blocking Disabled - 020-020
Breakers Disabled - 090-090
Dark Kombat - 022-022
Double Dash - 391-193
Dream Kombat - 222-555
Enhance Moves Disabled - 051-150
Explosive Kombat - 227-227
Foreground Objects Disabled - 001-001
Headless Kombat - 808-808
Health Recovery - 012-012
Hyper Fighting - 091-091
Invisible Kombat - 770-770
Jumping Disabled - 831-831
Kombos Disabled - 931-931
No Blood - 900-900
Power Bars Disabled - 404-404
Psycho Kombat - 707-707
Quick Uppercut Recovery - 303-303
Rainbow Kombat - 234-234
Sans Power - 044-440
Silent Kombat - 300-300
Specials Disabled - 731-731
Super Recovery - 123-123
Throwing Disabled - 100-100
Throwing Encouraged - 010-010
Tournament Mode - 111-111
Unlimited Super Meter - 466-466
Vampire Kombat - 424-424
XRays Disabled - 242-242
Zombie Kombat - 666-666
Unlockable Secret Battles:
Unlock the following secret battles by performing the corresponding tasks in Arcade mode:
BATTLE - HOW TO UNLOCK
Secret "Jade" battle - Get a double flawless victory and perform a fatality on Shang Tsung when battling against him.
Secret "Noob Saibot" battle - When you see Noob in "The Temple" stage's background, win that battle without using [Block].
Secret "Reptile" battle - On "The Pit 2 (Night)" stage, wait until a shadowy figure flies across the moon, then get a double flawless victory and perform a stage fatality.
Secret "Smoke" battle - On "The Living Forest" stage, wait until Smoke appears behind one of the trees then immediately press Down + Away repeatedly.
Unlock Cyber SubZero:
Complete half of the chapters in Story mode.
Unlock Quan Chi:
Complete all of the chapters in Story mode.
Mileena's Fleshpit alternate costume:
Complete level 300 of the Challenge Tower.
Krypt bonus locations:
Obtain the following bonuses at the corresponding locations:
Deadlands
5. Jade Fatality
7. Reptile Alternate Costume
15. Johnny Cage Alternate Costume
21. Ermac Fatality
28. Sheeva Alternate Costume
37. Kabal Fatality
40. Baraka Alternate Costume
47. Sketor Alternate Costume
56. Stryker Alternate Costume
63. Quan Chi Alternate Costume
69. Kitana Alternate Costume
88. Kabal Alternate Costume
92. Jax Fatality
101. Shang Tsung Alternate Costume
110. Nightwolf Alternate Costume
119. Scopion Alternate Costume
120. Cyrax Fatality
Bloodmarsh
2. Mileena Fatality
5. Noob Saibot Alternate Costume
8. Noob Saibot Fatality
14. Raiden Fatality
19. Sindel Alternate Costume
23. Kitana Fatality
26. Smoke Fatality
35. Sonya Fatality
38. Kung Lao Alternate Costume
44. Sindel Fatality
50. Jade Alternate Costume
57. Stryker Fatality
63. Cyber Sub-Zero Fatality
68. Ermac Alternate Costume
72. Scorpion Fatality
82. Smoke Alternate Costume
Meadow of Despair
2. Nightwolf Fatality
6. Cyrax Alternate Costume
11. Sektor Fatality
14. Raiden Alternate Costume
21. Sheeva Fatality
25. Kano Alternate Costume
31. Kung Lao Fatality
36. Jax Alternate Costume
42. Reptile Fatality
51. Sub-Zero Fatality
54. Sub-Zero Alternate Costume
Hollow of Infestation
4. Baraka Fatality
8. Liu Kang Alternate Costume
12. Shang Tsung Fatality
18. Kano Fatality
22. Sonya Alternate costume
28. Liu Kang Fatality
33. Mileena Alternate Costume
39. Quan Chi Fatality
Fatalities:
Perform the following fatalities by executing the corresponding button sequences:
Baraka
Take A Spin: Press Forward(2), Down(2), X when in sweeping distance.
Up The Middle: Press Away, Forward, Down, Forward, Square when in sweeping distance.
Cyber Sub-Zero
Brain Freeze: Press Down(2), Away, Down, Square when in jumping distance.
Kold Fusion: Press Down, Away, Down, Forward, Triangle when in jumping distance.
Cyrax
Babality: Press Down, Forward, Away, Triangle when in jumping distance.
Buzz Kill: Press Forward, Down, Forward, Away, Triangle when touching.
Nothing But Net: Press Away, Down, Away, Forward, Square when in jumping distance.
Ermac
Mind Over Splatter: Press Down, Up, Down(2), R2 when in jumping distance.
Pest Control: Press Forward, Away, Forward, Down, Circle when in jumping distance.
Stage Fatality: Press Down, Up, Down(2), X.
Jade
Half Mast: Press Away, Down, Away, Down, Circle when in sweeping distance.
Head-A-Rang: Press Up(2), Down, Forward, Square when in fullscreen distance.
Stage Fatality: Press Away, Forward, Down, R2.
Jax
Smash And Grab: Press Away, Forward(2), Away, Triangle when touching.
Three Points!: Press Forward(2), Away, Down, X when in sweeping distance.
Stage Fatality: Press Down, Forward, Down, Square.
Johnny Cage
And The Winner Is!...: Press Down, Forward, Down, Forward, Circle when in sweeping distance.
Heads Up!: Press Forward(2), Away, Down, X when close.
Kabal
Hook Up: Press Away, Forward, Away, Forward, Square when in sweeping distance.
It Takes Guts: Press Down(2), Away, Forward, R2 when in sweeping distance.
Kano
Eat Your Heart Out: Press Down(2), Forward, Away, Circle when in sweeping distance.
Heartbreak: Press Away, Down, Away, Forward, Square when in sweeping distance.
Kitana
Fan Opener: Press Down(2), Away, Forward, Triangle when close.
Splitting Headache: Press Forward, Down, Forward, Away, X sweeping distance.
Kung Lao
Hat Trick: Press Away, Forward(2), Away, Triangle when in sweeping distance.
Razor's Edge: Press Down(2), Forward, Away, Square when in sweeping distance.
Liu Kang
Fist Of Flame: Press Forward, Away, Down(2), X when in sweeping distance.
The Beast Within: Press Down(2), Forward, Down, Circle when in jumping distance.
Mileena
Be Mine: Press Away, Forward, Away, Forward, Triangle when in jumping distance.
Rip Off: Press Away, Forward, Away, Down, X when in jumping distance.
Nightwolf
Ascension: Press Down(2), Forward, Away, Square when in sweeping distance.
Little Off The Top: Press Down, Forward, Down, Away, Circle when in jumping distance.
Noob
As One: Press Down(2), Away, Down, R2 when in sweeping distance.
Make A Wish: Press Away, Forward, Away, Down, Circle when in sweeping distance.
Quan Chi
'Beat Down': Press Forward(2), Down(2), Square when in sweeping distance.
On Your Knees: Press Down, Forward, Down, Forward, Circle when in sweeping distance.
Raiden
Just A Scratch: Press Down, Forward, Down, Forward, Square when in sweeping distance.
Transplant: Press Away, Forward(2), Down, Circle when in sweeping distance.
Reptile
Acid Yak: Press Forward(2), Down, Up, X when in sweeping distance.
Weight Loss: Press Down(2), Forward, Away, Square when in sweeping distance.
Scorpion
Nether Gates: Press Away, Forward, Away, X when touching.
Split Descision: Press Forward, Down, Forward, Triangle when touching.
Toasty! (Classic): Press Down, Up(2), Triangle when in jumping distance. Note: Requires Scorpion's alternate costume.
Sheeva
Lend A Hand: Press Forward, Away, Forward, Away, Circle when in sweeping distance.
Stripped Down: Press Forward, Down(2), Forward, Square when in sweeping distance.
Sindel
Migraine: Press Away, Forward, Down, Forward, Square when in sweeping distance.
Mouthful: Press Away, Forward, Up, Triangle when in sweeping distance.
Sektor
Robo-Sek: Press Forward, Down, Away, Forward, X when in fullscreen distance.
The Scarecrow: Press Down(2), Forward, Away, Square when in fullscreen distance.
Shang Tsung
Bang Bang!: Press Down, Away, Down, Forward, X when in jumping distance.
Identity Theft: Press Down(2), Away, Down, Triangle when in jumping distance.
Smoke
Smoked Out: Press Away, Forward, Away, Forward, Square when in sweeping distance.
Tremor: Press Away(2), Down, Forward, Triangle when in sweeping distance.
Sonya Blade
Kut-Throat: Press Down, Away, Forward, Away, Circle when in sweeping distance.
Scissor Split: Press Down(2), Away, Forward, Square when in jumping distance.
Stryker
Have A Blast: Press Down, Forward, Down, Forward, R2 when in sweeping distance.
Time Served: Press Forward, Down, Forward, X when in sweeping distance.
Sub-Zero
Have An Ice Day: Press Away, Forward, Down, Forward, Circle when in sweeping distance.
Spinal Smash: Press Down, Away, Down, Forward, Triangle when in sweeping distance.
Arcade color schemes:
Press Start while highlighting a character, then press A for the original Arcade version color scheme. Press Start again to switch to the alternate color scheme.
Guaranteed Goro in Ladder mode:
Select a character for Ladder mode, then hold BACK while choosing a difficulty setting. The game will set Goro as the boss fight, instead of Kintaro.
Alternate music:
Press 'Start while selecting a stage in Versus mode. Shao Kahn laugh, indicating that the stage's music will be replaced with a song from a previous Mortal Kombat title. Note: The following stages have no alternate soundtrack:
Desert, The Flesh Pits
Hell, Rooftop (Dusk)
Shao Kahn's Throne Room
Shang Tsung's Gardens
Shang Tsung's Gardens (Night)
The Bell Tower.
The Courtyard (Night)
Skip Krypt animation:
Press X when unlocking anything in the Krypt to skip the animation, allowing for faster browsing.
Secret chest in Hollow of Infestation:
About half way down the wall, next to the Hollow of Infestation, access the Krypt map by pressing TRIANGLE. Then, exit the map by holding CIRCLE. When you see "SEC2" appear at the bottom of your screen, press X to purchase it and receive 5,000 Koins.
Secret chest in Meadow of Despair:
In the Krypt, return through the Meadow of Despair toward the Nekropolis until you cannot walk anymore. Go slightly to the right so that the stairs going up to the Nekropolis are about half on the screen. Then, go to the map that shows you all of the Krypt areas and your marker will show where you are standing. Hold CIRCLE to exit and return to the Krypt to see "SEC 4" on the screen. Purchase it and a chest will appear from the ground containing 5,000 Koins. Note: You might have to try a few times to get the positioning correct.
Shao Kahn in Story mode hint:
To easily defeat Shao Kahn in the final battle, retreat as you would normally. He will then do one of three actions; throw the spear, throw the hammer, or laugh/taunt. When he throws the hammer or taunts, teleport behind him and quickly uppercut him, then retreat again. When he throws the spear, teleport at the first possible instant and uppercut. If you are too slow, he will turn and attack. The best way to attack when he throws the spear is to teleport and jump over his head to dodge his attack, then deliver a drop kick followed immediately by the Electric Fly. Always retreat after each hit. Also, duck to dodge the spear instead of blocking, which will save you from losing health.
Shao Kahn in normal ladder hint:
When fighting Shao Kahn in the normal ladder, defeat him easily by simply backing up continually. When he taunts or throws his spear, he is open for projectile attacks. Teleports are also useful. Be sure to retreat after each hit you land.
Challenge Tower level 300 hint:
Select anyone and keep losing, just don't pause and retry. Instead, select "Retry" when you lose. The difficulty will drop and you will start regenerating health between fights. Once you lose ten to fifteen fights, the AI pretty much just stands still.
Krypt Screensaver:
Remain idle for about twenty minutes while visiting the Krypt until a scary demon-like creature appears and makes a loud noise. You can also hear it scurry around behind you.
"Hide And Seek" trophy hint:
On "The Living Forest" stage in Arcade mode, repeatedly press DOWN + SELECT when you see Smoke pop out from behind one of the trees to have classic Smoke challenge you. This will earn you the "Hide And Seek" achievement or trophy. Note: Win 2,000 coins for defeating him.
"Pit Master" trophy hint:
On "The Pit 2" (Night) stage in Arcade mode, get a double flawless victory and perform a stage fatality after a shadowy figure flies across the moon to have classic Reptile challenge you. This will also earn you the "Pit Master" achievement. Note: Win 5,000 coins for defeating him.
"You Found Me!" trophy hint:
When fighting Shang Tsung in Arcade mode, get a double flawless victory and perform a fatality to have classic Jade challenge you in Goro's Lair. This will earn you the "You Found Me!" achievement. Note: Win 5,000 coins for defeating her.
"Brotherhood Of Shadow" trophy hint:
When Noob Saibot is standing in the background during a fight in the "Temple" (Cathedral) stage in Arcade mode, win all rounds without blocking. Classic Noob Saibot will challenge you and you'll get 1,000 coins for defeating him. Note: To get classic Noob Saibot to appear, return to the player selection screen and begin the match again. Repeat until he appears.
Hidden avatar moves in King Of The Hill:
Watch a King Of The Hill match as a spectator in Theater mode, then highlight your avatar and press the X to display the "Avatar Move" menu. Afterward, activate the following moves by performing the corresponding combos:
MOVE - COMBO
#1 Point - Press DOWN, UP, TRIANGLE
"$%#&!" - Press UP(2), CIRCLE
"FATALITY!" - Press UP(2), RIGHT(2), SQUARE
"FIGHT!" - Press LEFT, RIGHT, SQUARE
"Finish Him!" - Press LEFT, RIGHT, LEFT, RIGHT, TRIANGLE
"HA!" - Press DOWN, UP, DOWN, X
"I'm Not Worthy" - Press DOWN(2), TRIANGLE
Big Clap - Press RIGHT, UP, TRIANGLE
Cheese - Press LEFT, UP, DOWN, CIRCLE
Cover Face - Press LEFT, RIGHT, CIRCLE
Devil Horns - Press DOWN, UP, SQUARE
Diamond - Press UP, DOWN, LEFT, TRIANGLE
Double Devil Horns Towards Screen. - Press UP, DOWN, TRIANGLE
Gather Ice - Press RIGHT(3), LEFT, TRIANGLE
Hop - Press UP(2), SQUARE
Lighter - Press DOWN, DOWN, UP(2), SQUARE
Point - Press RIGHT(2), SQUARE
Raiden Pose - Press LEFT(2), RIGHT(2), SQUARE
Shake Head - Press LEFT, RIGHT, X
Sleep - Press DOWN(3), CIRCLE
Stink Wave - Press RIGHT, LEFT, CIRCLE
Stretch - Press UP, DOWN(2), CIRCLE
Throw Tomato - Press DOWN(3), UP, X
Unlimited Kombat Koins in Challenge Tower II:
Reach Stage 61 where Cyrax has 30 seconds to drop bombs in a moving bucket. Then, pause and hit RETRY before the timer runs out. You get 50 Koins for each bucket and accumulates Koins until you let the timer expire. It's takes a while but works.
Unlimited Koins in Challenge Tower:
-In floor 37 of the Challenge Tower you must fight Kano as Kabal. Attack him to get as many koins as you want, but make sure you press start and hit retry before you die or lose too much life. You'll notice that your koins haven't reset.
-Alternatively, on floor 127 of the Challenge Tower, you will fight Director as Johny Cage and can pull off the same exploit here.
Babality on Goro, Kintaro and Shao Khan hint:
Usually you can't use a Babality on Goro or Kintaro. To do so, play on Normal or harder and perform a Babality on Shang Tsung and NEVER LOSE A ROUND. This will result in an automatic Babality on these bosses. If you use Bablities on both of these bosses, you'll use it on Shao Khan.
Koin farming hints:
-Clearing story mode earns you a decent amount of koins for buying unlockable fatalities, costumes, etc. in the Kombat Krypt. If you grow tired of this, you can use Arcade Mode to farm for koins.
-Set the game difficulty to ''Very Easy'' and three rounds. Try getting a Flawless Victory (earns 1000 koins) each round. Perform a fatality for an extra 250 koins. This is a tedious but reliable method to earn a potential 3250 koins for a couple minutes of work.
Skarlet's Fatalities and Babalities:
Note: You must purchase and download the Skarlet DLC. Perform the following Fatalities by pressing the corresponding buttons:
MOVE - HOW TO PERFORM
Blood Bath - (Touching) DOWN, LEFT, DOWN, DOWN, [Block]
Make It Rain - (Jump) RIGHT, LEFT, DOWN, DOWN(4)
Stage Fatality - (Varies) RIGHT, LEFT, RIGHT
Babality - (Jump) DOWN, LEFT, DOWN, RIGHT(2)
Toasty hint:
When you knock an opponent down and uppercut them at the right time, Dan Forden will appear in the bottom right hand corner and say "Toasty!" in a very high-pitched manner. Dan Forden is wearing a blue-gray shirt with a piece of toast super-imposed on it. This is an old Mortal Kombat joke that started during on Mortal Kombat 2.
Kenshi Fatalities and Babalities:
Note: You must purchase and download the Kenshi DLC. Perform the following Fatalities by pressing the corresponding buttons:
MOVE - HOW TO PERFORM
Standard (Sweep) - UP, DOWN, UP, DOWN, [BLOCK]
Secret (Jump) - LEFT, RIGHT, DOWN, RIGHT (2)
Stage (Varies) - DOWN, RIGHT, DOWN (3)
Babality (Jump) - DOWN, LEFT, DOWN (1)
Boss character babalities:
Perform a Babality on a boss character by executing the following tasks:
Goro/KintaroPlay at Medium difficulty or higher and win every match (individual rounds are just fine, but no continuing).
Shang Tsung
Do not use the block button at all in the final round of the fight with Goro/Kintaro. Babality will automatically activate as soon as you win the match.
Shao Khan
Play at Medium difficulty or higher and do not lose a match. (individual rounds are just fine, but no continuing). Perform a Babality on EVERY character along the ladder, including Shang Tsung and Goro/Kintaro. Do not use the block button at all during the final round of the fight with Shao Khan. Babality will automatically activate upon winning the match.
Drowning Cyrax easter egg:
Note: Two DLC characters are required. Go to multiplayer mode, choose the DLC characters along with the Desert stage, and go far to the left. You will see classic Cyrax drowning in quicksand.
Noob-Smoke duo easter egg:
Note: Classic Noob and Smoke DLC are required. Press START on Noob to open the costume select menu. Then go to MK2 and press START. Use Noob's moves where he uses his clone; you will see Smoke instead of the clone.
Trophies:
Bronze trophies
A For Effort - Complete Tutorial Mode
Balancing Act - Complete all Test Your Balance mini-game challenges
Best...Alternate...Ever! - Unlock Mileena's 3rd Alternate Costume
Block This! - Perform a 10-hit combo with any fighter
Brotherhood of Shadow - Discover and fight Hidden Kombatant 4 in Arcade Ladder
Complet-ality - Perform 1 of each type of "-ality"
Cyber Challenger - Complete 100 Versus Matches
Dim Mak! - Complete all Test Your Strike mini-game challenges
Don't Jump! - Win A Ranked Online Match without jumping
e-X-cellent! - Successfully land every playable fighter's X-Ray
Fatality! - Perform a Fatality!
Finish Him? - Perform any fighter's hidden finishing move
Finish What You Start! - Perform a Fatality with all playable fighters
Halfway There! - Complete Story Mode 50%
Hide and Seek - Discover and fight Hidden Kombatant 2 in Arcade Ladder
Humiliation - Get a Flawless Victory in a Versus Match
I "Might" Be the Strongest - Complete all Test Your Might mini-game challenges
Ladder Master - Complete Arcade Ladder on max difficulty without using a continue
License to Kill - Complete Fatality Trainer
Luck Be A Lady - Get all MK Dragons in Test Your Luck
Pit Master - Discover and fight Hidden Kombatant 3 in Arcade Ladder
Robots Rule! - Win Arcade Tag Ladder with robot Sektor and Cyrax
Slice of Life - Swipe your way through a set of all-new mini-game challenges
Tag, You're It! - Perform and land a Tag Combo
The Fall Guy! - Discover all the deathtraps in Test Your Balance
The Grappler - Perform every fighter's forward and backwards throws
There Will Be Blood! - Spill 10000 pints of blood
These Aren't My Glasses! - Complete all Test Your Sight mini-game challenges
Throws Are For Champs - Perform 8 throws in an Online Ranked Match
Touch and Go - Perform 1 "-ality" using the PlayStation®Vita system touchscree
Tough Guy! - Win a Versus Match
Tower Apprentice - Complete 25 Tower missions
Tower Recruit - Complete 50 bonus tower missions
Undertaker - Unlock 50% of the Krypt
What Does This Button Do?? - Complete Arcade Ladder without blocking (allowed to continue)
Where's The Arcade? - Complete Arcade Ladder with Any Fighter
You Found Me! - Discover and fight Hidden Kombatant 1 in Arcade Ladder
You've Got Style! - Unlock all Alternate Costumes
Silver trophies
Arcade Champion - Complete Arcade Ladder with All Fighters
Back In Time... - Complete Story Mode 100%
My Kung Fu Is Strong - Gain Mastery of 1 Fighter
Outstanding! - Win 10 Ranked Online Matches in a row
The Krypt Keeper - Unlock 100% of the Krypt
Three's Company - Unlock Kenshi, Skarlet, and Rain Alternate Costumes
Tower Champion - Complete 100 bonus tower missions
Tower Master - Complete all Tower missions
Ultimate Humiliation - Perform every fighter's hidden finishing move
Wavenet... - Win 100 total Versus Matches
Gold trophies
My Kung Fu Is Stronger - Gain Mastery of All Fighters
Tower God - Complete all 150 bonus tower missions
Platinum trophy
Platinum Trophy - Earn all Bronze, Silver, and Gold trophies.
