head to head
vs
Dragon Ball Z: Budokai Tenkaichi 3vsMortal Kombat: Deception
Dragon Ball Z: Budokai Tenkaichi 3 leans Execution (Competitive PvP); Mortal Kombat: Deception leans Execution (Competitive PvP).
Dragon Ball Z: Budokai Tenkaichi 3Mortal Kombat: Deception
Axis by axis
Execution7 vs 7
Even - both lean on execution about the same.
Reads6 vs 7
Mortal Kombat: Deception leans harder on reads: Human opponents bait death traps and breakers
Variance1 vs 1
Even - both lean on variance about the same.
Optimization4 vs 5
Mortal Kombat: Deception leans harder on optimization: Combo routes and hazard positioning are lab work
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.