head to head
vs
Art of Fighting 2vsMortal Kombat Trilogy
Art of Fighting 2 leans Execution (Competitive PvP); Mortal Kombat Trilogy leans Execution (Competitive PvP).
Art of Fighting 2Mortal Kombat Trilogy
Axis by axis
Execution8 vs 7
Art of Fighting 2 leans harder on execution: Spirit-gauge specials and spacing demand drilled precision
Reads6 vs 6
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance1 vs 1
Even - both lean on variance about the same.
Optimization5 vs 5
Even - both lean on optimization about the same.
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.