Standard Tournament Rules & Settings

Player Type

• One Player versus One Player (1v1)

Console/Platform

• PlayStation 3 (PS3)

Game Settings

• Versus Mode
• One versus One
• 90 Second Timer
• Two out of Three Rounds (3/5)

Match Settings

• Players must win two out of three Games to win the match (2/3)
• The winner of each game must keep his same character
• The loser of each game may change his characters

Final Match Settings (Winners Finals, Losers Finals, Finals/Grand Finals)

• Players must win three out of five Games to win the Match (3/5)
• All other Match Settings remain the same

Characters

• Kratos is banned and not allowed in tournament play
• Skarlet is banned and not allowed in tournament play
• Freddy Kruger is banned and not allowed in tournament play
• Cyrax MK3 Outfit/Skin is banned and not allowed in tournament play
• Smoke MK2 Outfit/Skin is banned and not allowed in tournament play

Stages

• Banned Stage: Chamber of the Flame
• Banned Stage: The Subway
• Banned Stage: The Street
• Banned Stage: The Desert
• Banned Stage: The Pit Bottom
• If the players cannot agree on a stage a tournament manager will choose one at random

Special Rules

• Player 1 must use Controller Preset 1 for button configurations
• Player 2 must use Controller Preset 2 for button configurations
• All Block infinites or gameplay-breaking glitches are banned