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Mortal Kombat and Street Fighter are two world-renowned franchises of fighting video games. Both Mortal Kombat and Street Fighter are generally considered successful mainstream fighting game franchises, to the point of having influenced the video games industry and generations of players. While there are Mortal Kombat fans and Street Fighter fans, who admire and praise each of these franchises for their own unique characteristics, fighting game players often compare these different franchises. The first Mortal Kombat video game, Mortal Kombat (1992), was developed and published by Midway. The first Street Fighter video game, Street Fighter (1987), was developed and published by Capcom. Mortal Kombat vs Street Fighter: What are the Main Differences? While there are many differences and similarities between Mortal Kombat and Street Fighters, new players, unexperience with both of these franchises, will often want to know their main differences. In this case, I will highlight some of the ...

Street Fighter is a franchise of fighting video games. Street Fighter is one of the oldest fighting game franchises and is played worldwide by fighting game fans. Street Fighter II (1991) is often credited of having popularized the fighting video game genre and defining the standards of this genre in the video game industry. What Are Street Fighter Games Like? Street Fighter video games are fighting video games, and feature the classic fighting game gameplay popularized by Street Fighter II (1991). Street Fighter II (1991) is often considered to be the game that set the standards for the fighting video game genre, and inspired a generation of fighting games that featured a similar gameplay, such as Mortal Kombat (1992) and The King of Fighters (1994). Street Fighter video games typically feature a game characters roster featuring multiple characters, each with a unique fighting style, that can be selected by the player in the upcoming game fights. These game fights usually feature two ...

Mortal Kombat is a franchise of fighting video games. Mortal Kombat is one of the oldest franchises of fighting video games, and is often considered to have influenced the video games industry, particularly the fighting games genre, along with Street Fighter. Mortal Kombat games are known for their characteristical grim atmosphere, unique characters, theatrical presentations and supernatural storyline. Mortal Kombat games are often favorites among fighting game fans. What Are Mortal Kombat Games Like? In general, Mortal Kombat video games feature the classic fighting game gameplay of the 1990s, that was popularized by Street Fighter II (1991). Over time, gameplay in Mortal Kombat video games changed slightly, at times featuring the classic fighting game gameplay in 2D environments (even if characters, locations and graphics are displayed in 3D), which is sometimes called 2D fighter gameplay, and at times featuring gameplay in 3D environments, which is often called 3D fighter gameplay. ...

Guilty Gear is a franchise of fighting video games, known for their anime aesthetics, sci-fi environments, unique characters and fast-paced fighting gameplay. Due to its uniqueness and polished gameplay, Guilty Gear video games earned recognition and prestige among fighting game fans, and are played by players around the world. What Are Guilty Gear Games Like? In general, Guilty Gear video games are fighting games featuring multiple unique characters, special moves and combos, a deep fighting system and fast-paced fighting gameplay. Unlike more ground fighting games, such as Street Fighter, Mortal Kombat and The King of Fighters, which are generally called "footsies" fighting games, Guilty Gear games typically feature a fast-paced combat gameplay which includes different air attacks, as well as air dashes, allowing the game characters to quickly move in mid-air. For this reason, Guilty Gear games are usually called "air-dasher" fighting video games. While most Guilt...

Darkstalkers is a famous franchise of fighting video games. Darkstalkers games are known for their unique characters, characteristical gothic environments and air dashing mechanics. In fact, Darkstalkers is often credited for starting the air dashing mechanic feature in fighting video games, possibly having inspired the fighting gameplay of future fighting game franchises, such as Guilty Gear and BlazBlue. Darkstalkers characters typically are inspired after gothic elements and supernatural figures, including vampires, vampire hunters and other supernatural beings. Considering that at the time of release of the first game, most fighting games featured non-supernatural fighters, it should come as no surprise that Darkstalkers captivated fans with its refreshing elements. The first Darkstalkers game, Darkstalkers: The Night Warriors, was released in 1994. In the 1990s, fighting games were surging in popularity following the successful release of Street Fighter II in 1991. After the relea...

BlazBlue is a franchise of fighting video games. To be more precise, BlazBlue games generally are 2D fighter games with anime aesthetics, air dashing mechanics and fast-paced fighting gameplay. Due to their fast-paced gameplay and unique aesthethics, BlazBlue games have become a fan-favorite among fighting game fans, and can be a refreshing experience for fighting game players that have grown accostumed to other fighting games. What Are BlazBlue Games Like? BlazBlue video games are traditional 2D fighting games, such as Street Fighter, Mortal Kombat and The King of Fighters. However, unlike these franchises, BlazBlue features an air dashing mechanic, which makes the combat more fast-paced than in other fighting games. BlazBlue games have an anime aesthetic, and often feature a complete story mode. BlazBlue games are characterized by unique, stylish characters, bright colors, and a fast-paced fighting gameplay. The characters in BlazBlue are able to achieve special, colorful moves durin...

The King of Fighters is a world-renowned franchise of fighting video games. Over the years, The King of Fighters franchise expanded to eventually include dozens of characters in its roster.. Unlike most other fighting games from the 1990s, The King of Fighters video games featured overarching stories told across multiple games. This focus on an overall story and plot makes it quite important, for The King of Fighters fans and for fighting game fans that want to enjoy the story of the game, to know the story structure present in The King of Fighters video games. One important difference between The King of Fighters series and other classic fighting video games series such as Street Fighter and Mortal Kombat is that The King of Fighters games place special focus on fighting teams. In other words, while it is possible to play 1-on-1 fights in many The King of Fighters games, generally the story of the games is mostly told through playing with teams. In The King of Fighters, teams generall...