Mortal Kombat: Deadly Alliance/Konquest Dialogue

The path of every warrior has a humble beginning, and the road to one's destiny is long traveled. Each of life's challenges brings you closer to enlightenment. Experience is the path to understanding. By completing these many journeys to come, you will have gained the strength, speed, agility, and wisdom to master a variety of fighting arts.

Every step is a victory. How you maneuver in kombat plays as much a part of your strategy as how you punch or kick. Tapping your +Control Pad toward or away from your opponent will guide your movements, as you will see. Step toward the ninja 3 times. Then, step away from him 3 times.

Try again. Always remember, the direction you press is the same direction you move.

Do not assume that offensiveness is always the correct path to victory. A hasty retreat can give you the space you need to plan for your next attack. By quickly tapping twice away from your opponent, you can perform a Backward Dash. Put distance between you and Scorpion by performing 3 Backward Dashes.

Do not be dismayed. Remember to tap back quickly on your +Control Pad. Also remember to tap AWAY from your opponent.

Learn and forget. Make the technique a part of yourself before you move on.

Becoming familiar with the fighting styles of the warrior you have chosen to emulate is very important. Know a fighting style like you would know yourself. Let no attribute escape you. Strike your opponent once with each of these 4 basic attacks to understand their characteristics.

Try again. Practice chips away the rough edges. It is important that you understand how each attack button executes its own attack.

Often you can perform different attacks with the same button by holding one of the +Control Pad directions at the same time. For example, pressing Y while holding Back will execute a different attack than pressing only Y. Strike Scorpion with each of Sub-Zero's high punch attacks.

Try again. Remember, my pupil, that you must press Back on the +Control Pad before you press Y.