NetherRealm Studios is unleashing Spawn into the Mortal Kombat 11 universe this month. The hellish superhero will debut early on March 17th for Kombat Pack owners, along with the “Hellspawn” Jacqui Briggs skin and Matinee Skin Pack. A wide release for these items (sold separately) will follow on March 24th.
The PlayStation Blog has confirmed that actor Keith David, who was the original voice of Spawn in Spawn: The Animated Series, will again reprise his role for the game. The original series, also known as Todd McFarlane’s Spawn, ran from 1997-1999 on HBO and won an Emmy for Outstanding Animation Program in 1999.
Here are more details of what’s to come, from PlayStation:
“From the outset, Spawn’s many passionate fans here at NetherRealm were obsessed with giving this devil his due. We knew that to portray Spawn properly, we first needed to nail the presentation of his trademark weapons — his iconic cape and chains.
To perfect these items, our studio leads formed a cross-discipline strike team. They met regularly for over six months to develop the tools necessary for our designers and artists to fully explore their imaginations. As a result, Spawn’s cape and chains are fully integrated into his core gameplay. Not only can the cape be used as both an offensive and defensive weapon, it can also be used to help Spawn take flight! In Spawn’s Fatality, “Rest in Pieces,” his cape and chains work together to orchestrate a symphony of blood. As Spawn’s cape grabs the beaten opponent, his chains tear him or her apart.
With these foundational elements in place, our game designers then set out to showcase Spawn’s many other abilities. They came up with numerous moves inspired by the original comics, including creating illusions, conjuring demons and blasting opponents with Necroplasm. This attention to detail extended to other disciplines as well. The story team dug deep into Spawn’s lore to build emotional connections between him and our Mortal Kombat characters so that we could explore them in his in-game dialogue. We were excited to discover just how much Spawn had to say.”
Check out the new gameplay trailer below, showing off his special moves.
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