Editor’s Note: We recently asked you, our community to vote for your Games of the Year across a variety of categories. We received a fantastic number of votes, well surpassing last year’s entries, and well, this is just one of many results. Enjoy.

Fighting games have a loyal fan base. They want massive, attractive combos that render your opponent speechless as their on-screen character takes more punches than a speed ball, but not everyone can grasp these endless combos and just want a simplistic fighter. Following Street Fighter’s 2009 revival in the form of Street Fighter IV, fighting games have seen a resurgence with games such as UFC Undisputed, Naruto Shippuden and last year’s MediaKick winner Super Street Fighter IV dominating the genre in the last two years.

2011 hasn’t been bad either with Fight Night Champion, The King of Fighters XIII and Arcana Heart 3 all being worthy winners, however, it’s a reboot that has delighted fans and newcomers to the franchise that has won our prestigious accolade as Best Fighting Game. The series’ first outing in the console market was way back in 1993 and it spawned two of the worst films known to man.

So I present MediaKick’s Community Best Fighting Game: Mortal Kombat.

Mortal Kombat released in the UK on April 21 and two days later, it reached second place in the UK Charts, narrowly beaten by Portal 2. The fighter held the same position a week later before being moved down a spot by Zumba Fitness.

In May, the NPD announced that Mortal Kombat had sold over 900,000 units in the US for the month of April (about a week and a half of sales) and just four months later, Warner Bros. announced that the game had reached 3 million copies sold with the publisher claiming it as the “highest-selling fighting game this year.”

But even we didn’t expect the fighter to garner other 50.7% of your votes, beating second placed Marvel vs. Capcom 3: Fate of Two Worlds by a whopping thirty-five percent.

“Mortal Kombat is a fantastic package for fighting fans, a staggering amount of content complemented with fantastic gameplay, smooth visuals and all-round entertainment,” said Phil in his review earlier this year.

“Although the online situation is a worry, it is something that can be fixed in time, which unfortunately cannot be said for the cheap bosses that can make the game infuriating at times. However, these problems are wholeheartedly outweighed by the positives, of which there are plenty in Mortal Kombat. A fighting game that all can enjoy, whether you are new to the genre or a fighting king, everyone can pick up Mortal Kombat and enjoy it immensely,” he added.

I bought my own copy of the game in a special half price promotion when FIFA 12 launched not knowing what to expect due to my limited fighter experience; and was pleasantly surprised at how accessible it is for players such as myself. Move lists were short and easily remembered allowing me chain them together and look competent rather than madly smashing button. This ease of use allowed me to experience the game for what it was, a terrific fighter, instead of quitting out of frustration and never playing the game again – something that our silver medal winner, MvC3, didn’t possess.

Despite being beaten by such a huge margin, Marvel vs Capcom 3 received an updated retail release which has released for PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 with a Vita release ready for launch. Meanwhile, NetherRealm Studios has revealed that they are still working on the Mortal Kombat franchise with other projects in development.