Monday, November 10, 2008

Ludwig van Beethoven, Nizhalgal Ravi to be playable characters in next 'Mortal Kombat' game.



In a bid to appeal to wider audiences, the developers of the violent 'Mortal Kombat' series of videogames are including a whole new roster of characters as playable fighters in the next edition of the popular franchise. Among the new characters that have been announced are legendary composers Ludwig Van Beethoven and Johann Sebastian Bach, Tamil film actor Nizhalgal Ravi, and scientist M.S.Swaminathan. “We've never really appealed to classical music listeners, tamil film fans, or the scientific community. So we're hoping that the new additions will help these people enjoy the over-the-top violence and gore that the MK series has always been known for.”, said a man dressed up as Liu Kang. The new moves list also looks impressive. J.S.Bach will annihilate his opponents by starting with a simple combo of kicks and punches, and then applying the same pattern over and over again with increasing complexity and counterpoint. Nizhalgal Ravi's fatality will be a performance of his 'Tension Dance' from 'My Dear Marthandan', and he will use his uncanny resemblance to Atul Wassan to throw off opponents. M.S.Swaminathan's brutality move consists of a deadly mixture of fertilizers, manure and quadratic equations. Actor Prabhu will fight without even looking at his foes. The game, titled 'Mortal Kombat : Klassikal, Koromandel and Kalkulating” is slated for release next year.


In related news, Rockstar Games is trying to appeal to Indian audiences by including Vividh Bharathi and Madras B as radio stations in GTA V. “We hear that Madras B had western music. So it should work well in GTA”, said a spokesman for the company. Stay 'tuned' for more updates. Heh heh.

11 comments:

Anonymous said...

Hahaha.

Thalaivaasal Vijay, Malaysia Vasudevan, "Krodham" Prem, Kaathaadi Ramamurthy and other luminaries.

This is a fantastic idea.

Anand Ramachandran's Evil Twin said...

Hahahaha - Thalaivasal Vijay. Sincere guy. Along with "Fatality" and "Brutality", they will have to introcude "Sincerity", to accommodate guys like Thalaivasal Vijay, Chandrashekhar and Rajesh.

Anonymous said...

Lol!

Wondering what flawless victory might look like?

Jugal said...

Holy crap! Awesome! I want to play this game! What will be the fatality move for the musicians? I think Beethoven should be given the move called Little Alex, in which he pulls out a giant dick and slams the opponent till dead!

Anonymous said...

Your blog is hilarious!

Anonymous said...

Superb. This kind of humour takes far more effect in my opinion than simply twisting existing news and posting it as a spoof.

That's what makes SOB (i.e. Son of Bosey) so unique and appealing.

Anand Ramachandran's Evil Twin said...

Goundamani will call in Senthil for support - like those tag-team moves in King of Fighters!

The Mudd said...

J. S .Bach's finishing move ( after the "Finish him" ) will be accompanied by mr.terminator saying " I'll be Bach" .
Can we have Kovai Sarala for Sonya ... ?? she can pack quite a punch ( in ravi shastri's words)

Varun C said...

Don't you make fun of MK4 again!!!!
Of course maybe this might be funny But how do you create Fatality of coundamani????

Anonymous said...

Purnam Viswanathan should also be a character. His fatality move would be a beseeching look and a plaintive request.

Anand Ramachandran's Evil Twin said...

manish - the thought of Sarala in Sonya's costume is disconcerting, to put it mildly. Also - Sonya's full name was Sonya Blade!!

Ninja - haha Goundamani would say "Unselected", before bludgeoning opponents to death using his wig!

Arjun - Remember Poornam V taunting Rajni by repeatedly saying 'Toyoto Caaaar'? We could work that in somewhere!