History YMMV / MondayNightCombat

** The Assault's Level 3 Charge is called [[StreetFighter Shoryuken.]] Because, aside from the charge, [[{{Shoryuken}} that's]] what it is.

** Late game jungle encounters become steeped in ParanoiaFuel courtesy of the Bouncers. They're not too menacing in a straight fight, but they will grapple you they get close enough-- and they will, if you're focusing on, say, defending the Annihilator or fighting Chickey Cantor. Depending on when this happens, [[UpToEleven ONE single grapple from a Bouncer can change the tide of an entire match.]] Player spawned ones can also be a serious nuisance while on defense.

* TheyWastedAPerfectlyGoodPlot: The CrapsaccharineWorld MNC is set in is very interesting in a [[NightmareFuel horrifying, dystopian way]], and [[AllThereInTheManual character's bios]] allude to several events in in history and politics that would make for great stories, such as the Assassin wanting to escape the hyper-consumerist system. None of that is seen to any large degree in gameplay. It is [[JustifiedTrope justified]] since in-universe MNC is [[BreadAndCircuses meant to distract people from how bad things are]] [[FridgeBrilliance so they would try and speak of it as little as possible]], but it's still frustrating.

* SugarWiki/AwesomeMusic - [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fdVThYnVrpY The main theme.]]
* BrokenBase: Juice.
** Super Monday Night Combat brought up that good old rift between console and PC players when [=UberEnt=] announced it was PC exclusive.
** Even without the platform debate, there is still a rift between the format.
*** Monday Night Combat is a typical Xbox Live Arcade game. It doesn't have a whole lot of content and doesn't put much emphasis on unlocks. Outside unlocking at least one custom class, which takes very little time, everything else that gets unlocked is a BraggingRightsReward. The only real motivation for playing the game is fun rather than progression.
*** Super Monday Night Combat, on the other hand, has a lot more content compared to Monday Night Combat, but most of the content is locked and it is very tedious to unlock anything without spending real world money.
* DemonicSpiders: Gremlins: MechaMooks that are barely visible until they're almost close enough to attack, deal heavy damage against Pros(players), and receive minimal damage from turrets.

* EarWorm - [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8N6bkIk-mG4 Juice! (Yeah!) Jump! (Yeah!)...]]
** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aWht6cqDgtA CHICKEEEEEEY, CHICKEY CANTOOOOOR]]
* FanNickname: The Assault's Level 3 Charge is called [[StreetFighter Shoryuken.]] Because, aside from the charge, [[{{Shoryuken}} that's]] what it is.

* SugarWiki/FunnyMoments - the Assassin's grapples with her shuriken launcher, which all consist of slapping the target many times to make getting killed by it even more humiliating.

* SugarWiki/MomentOfAwesome - The Highlight protags, generally. Except for "Better Things To Do".

* TheScrappy - Some players view Mickey with annoyance due to his limited number of lines and enthusiasm.
* ScrappyMechanic - Juice's balance is widely debated between fans.

* SugarWiki/FunnyMoments - the Assasin's grapples with her shuriken launcher, which all consist of slapping the target many times to make getting killed by it even more humiliating.

** Super Monday Night Combat brought up that good old rift between console and PC players when [=UberEnt=] announced it was PC exclusive. FanDumb on both sides.

** The Assault realises the Assassin;s a chick sometimes after spawning, and then berates himself with "How did I miss that?"

* JustForFun/XMeetsY: ''VideoGame/TeamFortress2'''s balanced classes with personality meets [[DefenseOfTheAncients DOTA's]] hero-based gameplay against hordes of enemies with elements of [[ThirdPersonShooter Third Person Shooters]] and TowerDefense, all revolving around a professional sports theme.

* TheyWastedAPerfectlyGoodPlot: The CrapsaccharineWorld MNC is set in is very interesting in a [[{{NightmareFuel}} horrifying, dystopian way]], and [[{{AllThereInTheManual}} character's bios]] allude to several events in in history and politics that would make for great stories, such as the Assassin wanting to escape the hyper-consumerist system. None of that is seen to any large degree in gameplay. It is [[{{JustifiedTrope}} justified]] since in-universe MNC is [[{{BreadAndCircuses}} meant to distract people from how bad things are]] [[{{FridgeBrilliance}} so they would try and speak of it as little as possible]], but it's still frustrating.

* HellIsThatNoise: The Fuzz (an environmental hazard in Spunky Cola Arena that can be spawned by either team) comes with an ear-tearingly high pitched shriek. If you happen to be in its line of fire when the enemy team sets it off, it will also likely be the last thing you hear before getting tore apart. Jackbots also have a foreboding rumbling that can be heard from quite a distance, and if that Jackbot happens to be an enemy, your day is about to get a whole lot worse.

* BaseBreaker: Non-character example: juice.

* FanDumb: Seen any time the balance of juice is debated, there's really no middle ground and both sides are adamant about their opinion.

* HateDumb: Even before launch MNC was being accused of being nothing but a clone of VideoGame/TeamFortress2.
** The Steam version was accused of being ruined with the cross-promotion of [[VideoGame/TeamFortress2 "Hat Fortress 2"]].

*** Super Monday Night Combat, on the other hand, has a lot more content compared to Super Monday Night Combat, but most of the content is locked and it is very tedious to unlock anything without spending real world money.

*** Monday Night Combat is a typical Xbox Live Arcade game. It doesn't have a whole lot of content and doesn't put much emphasis on unlocks. Outside unlocking at least one custom class, which takes very little time, everything else that gets unlocked is a BraggingRightsReward.