head to head
vs
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2vsThe King of Fighters 2006
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 leans Execution (Competitive PvP); The King of Fighters 2006 leans Execution (Competitive PvP).
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2The King of Fighters 2006
Axis by axis
Execution8 vs 8
Even - both lean on execution about the same.
Reads6 vs 7
The King of Fighters 2006 leans harder on reads: Reading a human opponent's habits is the core mind-game
Variance3 vs 2
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 leans harder on variance: Spawn flips and killstreak randomness
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.