

Twenty-six characters are available to play in the game, with nine making their first appearance in the series. The surviving warriors from the previous titles join forces to confront Onaga.

Its story centers on the revival of the Dragon King Onaga, who attempts to conquer the realms featured in the series after defeating the sorcerers Quan Chi and Shang Tsung, the main antagonists in the previous game, and the Thunder God Raiden, defender of Earthrealm. Mortal Kombat: Deception follows the storyline from the fifth installment, Deadly Alliance. It was released for the PlayStation 2 and Xbox in October 2004, for the GameCube in March 2005 and later ported for the PlayStation Portable under the title Mortal Kombat: Unchained in November 2006.

It is the sixth main installment in the Mortal Kombat franchise and a sequel to 2002's Mortal Kombat: Deadly Alliance. Mortal Kombat: Deception is a 2004 fighting game developed and published by Midway.
