With all the Mortal Kombat news these days, I can't help but wonder if it will actually be a good fighting game. Every legit fighting game player I have asked has said that there is no chance in hell it will be a tournament playable fighting game. And, trust me, I've asked many. Now I don't think this response is just empty hating. Obviously, there is a reason why everyone I've talked to has low expectations for the new MK. Lets look at the facts.

Reasons it could be a shitty game.

There hasn't been a legit Mortal Kombat in over 15 years, and even UMK3 was never really accepted as a mainstream competitive fighting game.

It's developed in America which is always a bad thing when it comes to fighting games.

The game's mechanics are being described in a very vague way which makes many people skeptical.

Console specific characters will hurt MK's potential as a competitive game because they will need to be banned to maintain fairness in tournaments.

Reasons it could be a good game.

They have stated several times that they want the game to be played on a competitive level.

Apparently, the development team is in contact with someone from the EVO staff. I don't know who this person is, but I trust anyone from the EVO staff to have knowledge of what a good fighting game needs.

Apparently they are planning to patch the game multiple times by programming in the ability to make changes to moves and damage. It's not exactly clear what this means in terms of the need to actually release a patch through PSN and XBL, but it sounds promising.

Most importantly, they seem to be emulating SF4. This is absolutely what every fighting game should be doing because SF4 is obviously doing something right.

My theory is that the MK development team has contracted someone from the EVO staff to help with the development of the game. If this is the case, we may have some hope of a legit game here. If not, the new MK will simply sell millions of copies but never be respected as a tournament ready fighting game.

I am very excited about the new MK, but I can't say I'm anything more than hopeful. I would love to see the new Mortal Kombat on the big screen at EVO next year, but honestly, would you bet on it?