When Prince first sung his iconic "Purple Rain" in 1984, I don't think it would have inspired an elemental ninja that can throw lightning and sever heads with water. But, that's just what happened!
Making his first appearance in Ultimate Mortal Kombat 3, Rain was a true delight to play as. From his control orb to his roundhouse kick that can fling the opponent from one side of the screen to the other, Rain proved to be a unique power house. And now, the purple clad ninja has come back home in MK9.
This morning, Rain's premiere trailer hit the web, you can watch it right here.
They upgraded all of Rain's old moves to make them look pretty cool, as well as some new moves to boot. Rain is the third out of 4 DLC characters previously announced. The first two were Skarlet and Warrior Kenshi. The fourth character is still a mystery, and word is that this new character won't have anything to do with the MK universe, so expect to see a game character from a different franchise (im rooting for Ryu Hyabusa, Dante from "Dante's Inferno" or Ezio Auditore from Assassin's Creed II/Brotherhood).
Rain is scheduled to be released July 19th. Expect him to be in your respective game markets between early morning and early evening. Also, there will be a third compatibility pack free of charge to make Rain compatible with online multiplaying. The first compatibility pack came with MK3 outfits for Cyrax and Sektor, while the second pack came with MK2 outfits for Noob and Smoke. Word over Twitter and Facebook says that the third pack's costumes has something to do with "Blueberry Lime"....Some say its retro suits for Jax and Sonya, Some say Sonya and Kano. I guess we will all find out in a few days.
"UPDATE: Blueberry and Lime are Kitana and Jade. Their new costumes will be shown off in a trailer video tomorrow 7/16/11"
If you haven't gotten the season pass, be sure you pick it up (4 characters for the price of 3). If you have or did, Rain and the other characters will be available in MK's DLC menu that pops up after you are prompted to press start. DO NOT buy it from the xbox game marketplace if you have the season pass, you will be charged extra!
Happy Gaming
Pauie J
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