head to head
vs
Dragon Ball Z: Budokai Tenkaichi 3vsMario Tennis Aces
Dragon Ball Z: Budokai Tenkaichi 3 leans Execution (Competitive PvP); Mario Tennis Aces leans Execution (Competitive PvP).
Dragon Ball Z: Budokai Tenkaichi 3Mario Tennis Aces
Axis by axis
Execution7 vs 7
Even - both lean on execution about the same.
Reads6 vs 6
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance1 vs 2
Mario Tennis Aces leans harder on variance: Mostly deterministic ball physics
Optimization4 vs 3
Dragon Ball Z: Budokai Tenkaichi 3 leans harder on optimization: Character tiers and combo routes form a learnable layer
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.