▁the ▁best ▁new ▁characters ▁from ▁F atal ▁F ury ▁ 3 , ▁not ing ▁her ▁to ▁be ▁a ▁good ▁replacement ▁for ▁the ▁characters ▁who ▁were ▁removed ▁from ▁the ▁game . ▁Major ▁Mike ▁of ▁Game Pro ▁de emed ▁it ▁a ▁major ▁improvement ▁over ▁F atal ▁F ury ▁ 3 : ▁Road ▁to ▁the ▁Final ▁Vict ory , ▁cit ing ▁the ▁greater ▁effect iveness ▁of ▁Mary ▁over ▁her ▁original ▁inc arn ation . ▁Game Zone ' s ▁Edu ardo ▁Z ac arias ▁noted ▁Mary ▁to ▁be ▁similar ▁to ▁other ▁female ▁assass ins ▁from ▁video ▁games ▁such ▁as ▁T ek ken ' s ▁N ina ▁Williams ▁or ▁Christ ie ▁from ▁Dead ▁or ▁A live . ▁Nick ▁Valent ino ▁from ▁the ▁same ▁website ▁pra ised ▁Mary ' s ▁development ▁in ▁the ▁Real ▁B out ▁F atal ▁F ury ▁games ▁as ▁her ▁techniques ▁became ▁more ▁straightforward , ▁re lying ▁now ▁more ▁on ▁strength . ▁Blue ▁Mary ' s ▁voice ▁actress ▁Har umi ▁I k oma ▁was ▁critic ized ▁for ▁her ▁role ▁with ▁Mary ▁in ▁the ▁first ▁game ▁she ▁appeared ▁by ▁Robert ▁Work man ▁from ▁Game D aily , ▁who ▁stated ▁that ▁" Blue ▁Mary ▁should ▁take ▁a ▁few ▁vocal ▁less ons ▁and ▁work ▁on ▁that ▁high - p itch ed ▁s que ak ▁of ▁hers ." ▁Den ▁of ▁Ge ek ▁listed ▁her ▁as ▁the ▁ 4 5 th ▁best ▁The ▁King ▁of ▁F igh ters ▁character ▁with ▁the ▁writing ▁favor ably ▁comparing ▁her ▁with ▁Mai ▁Sh ir an ui ▁based ▁on ▁her ▁relationship ▁with ▁Terry ▁but ▁critic izing