To be honest I always thought MK was one of the most stiffest, horribly made fighting games ever. I am not bashing it man but lets be serious, the engine is crap compared to most other fighting games. Every characters play style was very similar in many ways. Uppercut, spin kick(back + High kick), sweep, etc... Every character had a projectile too. Animation was crap too, like Liu Kangs frozen frozen flying kick. The fight engine it has is horrible and pales in comparison to most other fighting games. The only reason it became popular was because of the violence. The first 3D version of the game was garbage, and the rest of the installments were craptacular as well. As you can tell, I am not a fan of MK at all. Virtua Fighter Tekken Street Fighter Garou Mark of the Wolves KOF series Soul caliber Now those are good fighting games.