Highlight a character and press Start. Then, press X for the original Arcade version color scheme. Press Start again for the alternate color scheme.
Alternate music
In Versus mode, press 'Start when selecting a stage. Shao Kahn laugh. That stage's music will be replaced with a song from a previous Mortal Kombat title. Note: The following stages do not have an alternate soundtrack: The Courtyard (Night), Desert, The Flesh Pits, Hell, Rooftop (Dusk), Shao Kahn's Throne Room, Shang Tsung's Gardens, Shang Tsung's Gardens (Night), and The Bell Tower.
Always fight Goro in Ladder mode
Choose a person at the character selection screen in Ladder mode, Then, hold Select while choosing a difficulty setting. The game will default to include Goro, instead of Kintaro in the boss Fight.
Boss character babalities
To execute a Babality on a boss character, do the following: Goro/Kintaro: Play at Medium difficulty or higher. Lose no matches (individual rounds are just fine, but no continuing). Perform a Babality on Shang Tsung. Do not use the block button at all in the last round of the fight with Goro/Kintaro. Babality will automatically activate upon your winning the match Shao Khan. Play at Medium difficulty or higher. Lose no matches (individual rounds are just fine, but no continuing). Perform a Babality on ALL characters along the ladder, including Shang Tsung and Goro/Kintaro. Do not use the block button at all in the last round of the fight with Shao Khan. Babality will automatically activate upon your winning the match.
Cheat Codes
Enter one of the following codes at the versus screen before a match begins, with player one entering the first three digits and player two entering the last three digits.
Effect
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
Costumes
Beat any characters arcade (ladder) Example: Beat Smoke's Arcade and you'll get his costume. Note: Tag Ladder Works too.
Hidden King of the Hill Avatar Moves
Hidden King of the Hill Avatar Moves During theater mode of any King of the Hill match (as a spectator), highlight your avatar and press the "X" button. To bring up the Avatar Move menu. Once the menu is up, preform the desired directional combo.
Effect
Code
#1 Point
Down, Up, Triangle.
"$%#&!"
Up, Up, Circle.
"FATALITY"
Up, Up, Right, Right, Square.
"FIGHT! Left,
Right, Square.
"Finish Him!"
Left, Right, Left, Right, Triangle.
"HA!"
Down, Up, Down, X.
"I'm Not Worthy"
Down, Down, Triangle.
Big Clap
Right, Up, Triangle.
Cheese
Left, Up, Down, Circle.
Cover Face
Left, Right, Circle.
Devil Horns
Down, Up, Square.
Diamond Up
Up, Down, Left, Triangle.
Double Devil Horns Towards Screen
Up, Down, Triangle.
Gather Ice
Right, Right, Right, Left, Triangle.
Hop
Up, Up, Square.
Lighter
Down, Down, Up, Up, Square.
Point
Right, Right, Square.
Raiden Pose
Left, Left, Right, Right, Square.
Shake Head
Left, Right, X
Skunk (Stench)
Up, Down, Down, Circle.
Sleep
Down, Down, Down, Circle.
Stink Wave
Right, Left, Circle.
Throw Tomato
Down, Down, Down, Up, X.
Koin Farming
Clearing story mode should give you a hefty amount of koins for purchasing 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 difficulty to ''Very Easy'' and three rounds. Attempt to achieve a Flawless Victory (earns 1000 koins) each round. Perform a fatality for an extra 250 koins. This is a slow, but reliable method to earn a potential 3250 koins for a few minutes of work.
Krypt unlock locations
The following bonuses can be obtained at the indicated location.
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
Successfully complete level 300 of the Challenge Tower.
Play as Cyber SubZero
Successfully complete half of the chapters in Story mode.
Play as Quan Chi
Successfully complete all of the chapters in Story mode.
Secret battles
Complete the indicated task in Arcade mode to unlock the corresponding battle.
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.
Secret Trophies
Complete the following tasks to unlock PlayStation 3 trophy rewards.
Trophy
How to unlock
Best...Alternate...Ever! (Bronze)
Unlock Mileena's 3rd Alternate Costume.
Brotherhood of Shadow (Bronze)
Discover and fight Hidden Kombatant 4 in Arcade Ladder.
Cold Fusion (Bronze)
Unlock Hidden Fighter 'Cyber Sub-Zero'.
Complet-ality (Bronze)
Perform 1 of each type of '-ality'.
Finish Him? (Bronze)
Perform any fighter's hidden finishing move.
Hide and Seek (Bronze)
Discover and fight Hidden Kombatant 2 in Arcade Ladder.
Pit Master (Bronze)
Discover and fight Hidden Kombatant 3 in Arcade Ladder.
Quan-Tease (Bronze)
Unlock Hidden Fighter 'Quan Chi'.
Ultimate Humiliation (Silver)
Perform every fighter's hidden finishing move.
You Found Me! (Bronze)
Discover and fight Hidden Kombatant 1 in Arcade Ladder.
Skip Krypt animation
When unlocking anything in the Krypt, press X to skip the animation. This makes browsing much faster.
Various Trophies
Complete the following tasks to unlock PlayStation 3 trophy rewards.
Trophy
How to unlock
A For Effort (Bronze)
Complete Tutorial Mode.
Arcade Champion (Silver)
Complete Arcade Ladder with All Fighters.
Back In Time... (Silver)
Complete Story Mode 100%.
Block This! (Bronze)
Perform a 10-hit combo with any fighter.
Cyber Challenger (Bronze)
Complete 100 Online Matches.
Dim Mak! (Bronze)
Complete all Test Your Strike mini-game challenges.
Don't Jump! (Bronze)
Win A Ranked Online Match without jumping.
E-X-cellent! (Bronze)
Successfully land every playable fighter's X-Ray.
Fatality! (Bronze)
Perform a Fatality!
Finish What You Start! (Silver)
Perform a Fatality with all playable fighters.
Halfway There! (Bronze)
Complete Story Mode 50%.
Humiliation (Bronze)
Get a Flawless Victory in an Online Match.
I 'Might' Be the Strongest (Bronze)
Complete all Test Your Might mini-game challenges.
I'm Not Dead Yet! (Silver)
Comeback with under 10% health in an Online Ranked Match.
Ladder Master (Bronze)
Complete Arcade Ladder on max difficulty without using a continue.
License to Kill (Bronze)
Complete Fatality Trainer.
Luck Be A Lady (Bronze)
Get all MK Dragons in Test Your Luck.
My Kung Fu Is Strong (Silver)
Gain Mastery of 1 Fighter.
My Kung Fu Is Stronger (Gold)
Gain Mastery of All Fighters.
Outstanding! (Silver)
Win 10 Ranked Online Matches in a row.
Platinum Trophy (Platinum)
You've unlocked all Trophies!
Robots Rule! (Bronze)
Win Arcade Tag Ladder with robot Sektor and Cyrax.
Tag, You're It! (Bronze)
Perform and land a Tag Combo.
The Competitor (Silver)
Complete 200 Versus matches (online OR offline).
The Grappler (Bronze)
Perform every fighter's forward and backwards throws.
The Krypt Keeper (Silver)
Unlock 100% of the Krypt.
There Can Be Only One! (Silver)
Win 10 king of the hill Matches in a row.
There Will Be Blood! (Silver)
Spill 10000 pints of blood.
These Aren't My Glasses! (Bronze)
Complete all Test Your Sight mini-game challenges.
Throws Are For Champs (Bronze)
Perform 8 throws in an Online Ranked Match.
Tough Guy! (Bronze)
Win an Online Match.
Tower Apprentice (Bronze)
Complete 25 Tower missions.
Tower Master (Silver)
Complete all Tower missions.
Turtle! (Silver)
Win both rounds with timer running out in an Online Ranked Match.
Ultimate Respect! (Bronze)
Earn 2500 Respect Points via king of the hill Matches.
Undertaker (Bronze)
Unlock 50% of the Krypt.
Wavenet... (Silver)
Win 100 total Online Matches.
What Does This Button Do?? (Bronze)
Complete Arcade Ladder without blocking (allowed to continue).
Where's The Arcade? (Bronze)
Complete Arcade Ladder with Any Fighter.
You Will Learn Respect! (Bronze)
Earn 1000 Respect Points via king of the hill Matches.
