head to head
vs
Dead or Alive 2vsInjustice: Gods Among Us
Dead or Alive 2 leans Reads (Competitive PvP); Injustice: Gods Among Us leans Reads (Grand Arena).
Dead or Alive 2Injustice: Gods Among Us
Axis by axis
Execution6 vs 7
Injustice: Gods Among Us leans harder on execution: Wager and clash system adds readable but executable decision points
Reads8 vs 8
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance1 vs 1
Even - both lean on variance about the same.
Optimization4 vs 6
Injustice: Gods Among Us leans harder on optimization: Character tier matchups and stage interaction abuse reward study
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.