Easy Combo Points
Fight a Titan henchman along with a group of normal henchmen, stun the Titan and jump on his back and use him to hit the normal henchman increasing your combo total.
Laser Energy for Dark Seid Omega Eyes
Select Dark Seid and do his Omega Laser and pause gameplay for about one second. When you resume the game Dark Seid will have his Omega eyes full of laser energy.
Easy Wins
Select a character that can teleport (Captain Marvel, Shan Tsung or Raiden) and immediately teleport and attack the enemy when they start to attack (the enemy must finish the attack). Then teleport when they block and repeat. If the enemy doesn't go into Rage you can defeat most enemy attacks performing this strategy.
Random Character Selection
To activate this feature which randomly selects a character go to the 'Character' selection screen, hold Up and press 'Start'.
Unlockable Characters
Hold down RB on character select screen to bring up these characters after unlocking them.
| Unlockable | How to Unlock |
|---|---|
| Darkseid | Beat the DC side of story mode. |
| Shao Kahn | Beat the MK side of story mode. |
Achievements
| Unlockable | How to Unlock |
|---|---|
| Arcade Master (20) | Beat Arcade Max without using a continue |
| Bring It On! (5) | Complete Jax's Kombo Challenge |
| Cat Burglar (5) | Complete Catwoman's Kombo Challenge |
| Challenger! (10) | Play 10 Ranked Matches Online |
| Clown Prince of Crime (5) | Complete the Joker's Kombo Challenge |
| Combo Champion (20) | Perform a 10-hit combo in Arcade Mode |
| DC Arcade Champion (50) | Complete Arcade Mode with all DC characters |
| Deadly Alliance (20) | Complete Story Mode MK Chapter 5 |
| Emperor of Outworld (5) | Complete Shao Kahn's Expert Combos |
| Evil Genius (5) | Complete Lex Luthor's Kombo Challenge |
| Fastest Man Alive (5) | Complete the Flash's Kombo Challenge |
| Fatality! (10) | Do anyone’s Fatality |
| Free Fallin' (25) | Perform a Free-Fall Transition |
| Get Over Here! (5) | Complete Scorpion's Kombo Challenge |
| Grand Master (5) | Complete Sub-Zero's Kombo Challenge |
| Green Lantern's Light! (5) | Complete Green Lantern's Kombo Challenge |
| Heroic Brutality! (10) | Do anyone’s Heroic Brutality |
| Humiliation! (20) | Get a Flawless Victory Online |
| Infiltration (15) | Complete Story Mode MK Chapter 3 |
| Invasion (15) | Complete Story Mode DC Universe Chapter 3 |
| Less Talk, More Fight! (20) | Win a Chat Room Match Online |
| Master of Souls (5) | Complete Shang Tsung's Kombo Challenge |
| MK Arcade Champion (50) | Complete Arcade Mode with all MK characters |
| Mortal Kombat Champion (25) | Finish Arcade Mode with an MK character |
| Omega Effect (5) | Complete Darkseid's Expert Combos |
| Online Champion (50) | Win 25 Ranked Matches in a row |
| Outworld's Princess (5) | Complete Kitana's Kombo Challenge |
| Princess Diana (5) | Complete Wonder Woman's Kombo Challenge |
| Relentless! (50) | Play 100 Chat Lobby Matches Online |
| Shaolin Monk (5) | Complete Liu Kang's Kombo Challenge |
| SHAZAM! (5) | Complete Captain Marvel's Kombo Challenge |
| Special Forces (5) | Complete Sonya's Kombo Challenge |
| Special Move Master (100) | Perform All Special Moves |
| Strange Forces (10) | Complete Story Mode DC Universe Chapter 1 |
| Super Hero (25) | Finish Arcade Mode with a DC character |
| Supreme Champion (50) | Finish Kombo Challenge mode on MK and DC |
| Tarkatan Champion (5) | Complete Baraka's Kombo Challenge |
| The Assassin (5) | Complete Deathstroke's Kombo Challenge |
| The Caped Crusader (5) | Complete Batman's Kombo Challenge |
| The Competitor (20) | Play 200 Versus Matches |
| The Finisher (100) | Perform all finishing moves in the game |
| The Man of Steel (5) | Complete Superman's Kombo Challenge |
| The Mercenary (5) | Complete Kano's Kombo Challenge |
| The Pugilist (25) | Perform Klose Kombat |
| The Thunder God (5) | Complete Raiden's Kombo Challenge |
| The Ultimate Evil! (20) | Complete Both Mortal Kombat and DC Universe Stories |
| Universe Reborn (50) | Complete the DC Universe side of Story Mode |
| Unlikely Alliance (20) | Complete Story Mode DC Universe Chapter 5 |
| Worlds Collide (10) | Complete Story Mode MK Chapter 1 |
| Worlds Remade (50) | Complete the MK side of Story Mode |
