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Back In Time... achievement in Mortal Kombat

Back In Time...

Complete Story Mode 100%

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  • IMPETUSIMPETUS
    26 Apr 2011 28 Apr 2011 29 Apr 2011
    FINAL BATTLE STRATEGY - Raiden vs. Shao Kahn

    For most players the story mode will have occasionally difficult battles, but not insurmountable with patience and maybe a bit of luck - until the final battle with Shao Kahn. You cannot luck or spam your way through this one without a strategy. Many players have suggested a distance strategy (reactive approach) but after playing and losing many times, I FOUND A PROACTIVE STRATEGY THAT WORKS BETTER.

    To defeat Shao Kahn, you MUST have fast proficiency with Raiden's teleport move (Down, Up) - regardless of whether you use a close or distant strategy. Teleporting will drop you on the other side of Shao Kahn. A teleport should generally only be followed by one of two things: an uppercut (if you have the advantage), or another teleport (if you must dodge).

    When scoring a knockdown, your natural instinct may be to fall back and get out of the way (i.e, the distance strategy). If you do this, he is still in control - you will have to try to anticipate and respond to his moves. His ranged behaviors will be random, possibly a dash, hammer, spear, or approach.

    When scoring a knockdown, ignore your instincts and APPROACH Shao Kahn as he gets up. By doing so, you are creating a PREDICTABLE RESPONSE and TAKING CONTROL of the fight. He will nearly always try to attack you immediately when getting up. He is is vulnerable from behind when attacking. When he attacks, immediately teleport to dodge and uppercut him from behind (easier to pull off than a combo and ends in a knockdown). Then immediately approach again to repeat the process. Once you get the timing down you can make quick work of him.

    A few other tips:
    - When the match starts, he will often try to land an early attack. An immediate teleport is usually the best strategy.
    - If you find yourself at ranged distance, wait for a projectile attack or taunt and immediately teleport and uppercut. At this point, he is knocked down so you can switch to the close approach strategy I detailed above.
    - Avoid jumping, this usually just opens you up for attack. Teleport instead.
    - When teleporting, if you sense that your timing is off, immediately teleport again to dodge the inevitable blow.

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    HaukkisWon't help, have died over 30 times... 5 times out of 10 when I teleport behind him and my Uppercut misses him... :( That boss is absolutely pain in the ass... and my left tumb is burning.
    Posted by Haukkis on 10 Sep 17 at 15:37
    GalatticoRGBI recommend teleporting to either side to avoid the boss, and when he taunts, run in for an uppercut. Crouch or teleport from the spears, and teleport from the hammers. I was able to time stall the boss two times in a row.
    Posted by GalatticoRGB on 05 Jul 21 at 03:25
    BownzinhoI upvoted this cos it’s a great guide and it helped me but I’ve got to do this:

    This is a GREAT GUIDE with USEFUL TIPS and it helped me BEAT HIM

    Lol
    Posted by Bownzinho on 17 Mar 23 at 07:14
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  • Evil FefeEvil Fefe
    20 Apr 2011 21 Apr 2011
    To get this acheivement you have to complete all story mode chapters which are
    1.Johnny Cage
    2.Sonya Blade
    3.Scorpion
    4.Cyrax
    5.Lui Kang
    6.Jax
    7.Smoke
    8.Sub Zero
    9.Kitana
    10.Jade
    11.Kung Lao
    12.Stryker
    13.Kabal
    14.Cyber Sub Zero
    15.Nightwolf
    16.Raiden
    Also if you really want to you can change story mode diffuculty in the main menu under options if you have any trouble with the end boss but isnt that hard if you teleport and uppercut just takes patience
  • Psycho Joe 1Psycho Joe 1
    27 Apr 2011 27 Apr 2011
    Along the storyline, there are a few types of battles that could cause you problems.

    Firstly, the two-against-one battles. These are the hardest ones in my opinion, as you're subject to not only attacks from yur current opponent, but 'Tag Attacks' too. The only thing I can recommend for these types of battle is to keep jumping around in the air, and hit the enemy with uppercuts, unleashing your X-ray attacks as often as you can.

    I did have trouble whenever facing Goro and Kintaro too. When you face Goro for the first time with Liu Kang, his bicycle kick move is the way to go (<--, -->, B). However, th jumping and uppercut method is also recommended when fighting the Shokans.

    Finally, Shao Kahn. This guy, when attacking with his hammer, is a complete bastard. Learn his moves and how to dodge them (jump over his hammer, duck the spears), and I'd still recommend plowing in to him, due to the final tip below.

    The last tip is, if you lose to someone a few times, they do become easier to fight. So don't stress too much, enjoy learning how he characters play, and you should have the story done with enough patience.
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    Haseo ATCI'm not sure that losing multiple times to the AI makes them easier to fight. Sometimes it's just luck. For example, after twenty minutes of losing to Shao Kahn, there was a fight where he spammed the hammer moves only, getting him a flawless victory as the low hammer swing attack wouldn't allow me to teleport behind him and he got me into a corner very quickly. The second round of that fight was almost as brutal.
    Posted by Haseo ATC on 19 Sep 11 at 03:11
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