 The character has received mostly very positive response by gaming publications . His relation with Kitana was ranked fourth in IGN 's list of best video game couples in 2006 . GameSpot featured him in their 2009 poll for the title of " All Time Greatest Game Hero " , in which he lost to <unk> . UGO Networks ranked him as 94th on the 2008 list of top heroes of all time , noting his role in the Mortal Kombat series as well as character depth . In 2012 , GamesRadar ranked him as 51st " most memorable , influential , and <unk> " protagonist in games , adding that while " Sub @-@ Zero and <unk> may get most of the fanfare " , Liu Kang " can shoot fireballs , <unk> and <unk> just like Bruce Lee , and pioneered the <unk> with his dragon @-@ transformation <unk> ’ s no wonder that Liu Kang ’ s the chosen champion of Earthrealm . " In 2014 , Jack <unk> of What Culture ranked him as the second greatest ever fighting game character . 
