head to head
vs
Dead or Alive 5vsInjustice: Gods Among Us
Dead or Alive 5 leans Reads (Competitive PvP); Injustice: Gods Among Us leans Reads (Grand Arena).
Dead or Alive 5Injustice: Gods Among Us
Axis by axis
Execution7 vs 7
Even - both lean on execution about the same.
Reads8 vs 8
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance2 vs 1
Dead or Alive 5 leans harder on variance: Stage hazards add minor situational randomness
Optimization5 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.