The character Mokap is based on the technical term "motion capture". Which was used on Carlos Pesina to choreograph his fighting moves as well as the face and physical attributes.
First mainline Mortal Kombat game not to be released in the arcades. Since this game, as coin-op arcades were becoming less profitable going into the 2000s, all Mortal Kombat games have become console exclusives.
in "The Krypt", a graveyard where the player can buy extras with koins earned in regular play and in Konquest mode, everytime you unlock something the Wilhelm scream can be heard.
First game in the franchise not to feature Kerri Hoskins as Sonya Blade. A new actress brought in to portray Sonya Blade, Sandra Hess, who actually previously played Sonya Blade in Mortal Kombat: Annihilation (1997) the second installment in the live-action MK film franchise.
Despite Liu Kang being killed off as the main character, the main character for Deadly Alliance is Kung Lao as he's the one who seeks to kill Shang Tsung for murdering Liu Kang in the intro