There's a pretty good and well-written FAQ on gamefaqs.com that was written by Valykon. This FAQ is strictly dedicated to show you how to beat the game on MAX difficulty with all the 23 characters. It is written with the PS2 commands, but if you have another system you can always take the time to convert the commands. It requires some practice but it's great patterns to follow and to improve your playing skills.

dodge and counter, learn to power up properly, figure out the most useful combos, and remember your opponents combo animations.

The AI isn't as smart as I once thought it was. I can beat the game one MAX without losing once with Cyrax!

The trick is to attack with many different moves and combo starters. Like past MKs, the AI tends to block repeated moves. So stance change often and use all the good moves and combo starters. It really screws with the AIs head. Remember those low attacks too.

And there are several cheap tactics the AI is a sucker for, the AI never learns, that's it's weakness. Find those weak spots and abuse them. I would tell you what they are, but that's no fun. You'll have way too much fun finding them on your own.

Also, the AI can be super defensive, never giving you a opening at times. This is when you need to do some 3D evades, then combo them. Also, they do leave themselves open to impales. The AI loves to keep doing combos after they have missed because you evaded or something. Impale them now. Watch for power-ups too, then impale.

the only way i know it possible to beat moloch is to be johny cage and just start swinging kicking swinging swinging its easy that way for me anyway

redsoul couldnt have said it better. Sidestep, reversals, and utilizing the most powerful combos r the best thing to do. Also, know low attacks for a good mix-up.

Fighting Molock. The best thing to do is sidestep toward the screen and use your most powerful combo. By sidesteping, you can avoid almost every hit he throughs and then he is open for a combo.

Scorpion's combo where he backhands his opponent twice then front kicks them in the stomach then high kicks them and sends them flying into the air, then juggling the opponent with 2 more high kicks is pretty effective... It's my best combo when I use Scorpion.

Man, Moloch is easy as hell to beat when fighting as Jax... Just continually do his piston punch, side-step, pistonpunch, side-step, piston punch... Sometime's he will block the piston punch, but as long as you side step quick enough, Moloch won't be able to get you with an attack he tries counter with. And when you side-step, make sure the side-step is going toward the screen too. Lol.
Oh... I forgot to add Blaze Rocks text to this post..

DO this combo starting in Hapkido:
U+4 <>1 22 CHANGE STYLE 2 CHANGE STYLE 33 4413

darksim Wrote: DO this combo starting in Hapkido: U+4 1 22 CHANGE STYLE 2 CHANGE STYLE 33 4413

I FORGOT IT'S WITH SCORPION