there is no existing fighting game that plays like mk9 at all. there is no other fighting game that has that many different original special moves: a smoke bomb, teleports, an ice clone, kung laos dive kick and teleport, cage nutpunch.
the corner game isnt like any other fighting game.
anti air, hitconfirm, whiff punishing all work different. is there any real chip damage like in mk9 in other games? what about breaker?
all fighting games play different, but mk9 has implemented the most in this recent game and there is no arguing that.