It's kind of nuts to think about how far Netherrealm have come. How they bounced back from a string of questionable titles (including Mortal Kombat vs. DC Universe) to create some of the best fighting games in the business.

Since bringing back Mortal Kombat in 2011, NetherRealm Studios has been on a tear with their fighting games. While they've had stiff competition from the

There's plenty of content here for single-player brawlers, and the online is robust and, although I didn't touch on it much here, free of a lot of the lag and frustration that accompanies many AAA launches.