However, blocking not only leaves you standing still, but it also drains your energy constantly.Īn easier method of avoiding damage is to evade. To block, you'll have to lock-on to an enemy with the Lock-On Button, and then continue holding it so that you can block. This is how champions are built, how victories are earned, and it's no different in Shaolin Monks. Like all good fighters, even if you have a strong offense, you're nothing without a great defense. You'll be able to become a world class gymnast in no time! This power is granted to you after your fight with Scorpion. There are many structures that can be gripped, and the Swing Ability will let you do just that. This power is granted to you shortly after your fight with Baraka. This will allow your fighter to run directly up walls or along them by holding the Modifier button. Handy for accessing hard to reach places and rewards. You'll gain this power after your battle with Reptile.Īllows you to jump a second time while in the air. These can be taken down with the Fist of Ruin ability. Throughout the game you'll encounter many evil looking statues in the game. You'll learn this after you defeat the Oni Warlord in the first level.Īllows you to destroy evil structures that impede your progress. It's also useful for avoiding attacks and creating distance between you and your enemies. This will allow you to cross many wide chasms that you'll encounter in the game. In total, there are five special abilities that you'll pick up in the game. Regular fatalities require one level, Multalities require two, and Brutalities require three.įinally, special abilities abound in the game. There are a total of three levels that you can fill, and each fatality type requires a different level. For all fatalities, you are required to fill up a blood gauge, which builds as you attack. Inputting a Brutality will cause you to gain super-human power and speed, allowing you to take care of enemies with high efficiency. Finally, there are Brutalities, which can be likened to "berserk mode". A Multality is a multi-enemy fatality that can take care of anyone within a given range. If you do not input it correctly, the action will resume, but you will still have your blood gauge filled. Press the Fatality button and you'll be asked to input five commands for the fatality. The normal Fatality allows you to off an enemy instantly at the cost of your blood gauge. Again, upgrades are available by defeating more enemies and getting more experience.įatalities are given to you early, and there are actually three different versions of them. For example, Kung Lao's Hat Toss at level 2 allows it to ricochet off walls, while at level 4 it becomes a temporary shield. By holding down this button and pressing either Quick, Launch or Power Attack, you'll perform a different special move that's magnitudes more powerful than your regular attacks.Īs with regular attacks, Special Attacks can also be upgraded to up to four levels. These moves are also available in Shaolin Monks, by use of the Modifier button.
The amount of experience you get from minor enemies depends on how you finish them, whereas experience from bosses is always the same, no matter how they're done in.Ī trademark of the Mortal Kombat series has been their over the top special moves, such as Kung Lao's Hat Toss or Liu Kang's Bicycle Kick.
You can also find experience globes around Earth and the Outworld. With each enemy that you defeat, you'll earn a little bit of experience that can be put towards new attacks. You'll have to learn some of them, while others are purchased through the menu screen. Not all of the moves in the game are available to you at the beginning. As you gain more skills and moves, you'll be able to develop more complex attacks. This combo would launch an opponent, and then land three attacks before you hit the ground.
Launch Attack, Jump, Quick Attack, Launch Attack, Power Attack So, a simple combo might have you do the following: The combat system in Shaolin Monks is designed so that you can actually cancel any attack with a jump, so that after you use a Launch Attack, you can immediately jump up and attack your enemies with an air combo. Launch Attacks allow you to send all enemies flying into the air, while Power Attacks will send enemies away from you. But the tough part is when you want to make some big, big combos. So in essence, attacking is fairly easy to do in the game. By pressing an attack button and a corresponding direction, your character will throw out a punch or kick in that direction. Shaolin Monks features a system called "multi-directional kombat", which allows you to attack enemies that are closing in from all sides.