head to head
vs
Fatal Fury SpecialvsMortal Kombat Trilogy
Fatal Fury Special leans Execution (Competitive PvP); Mortal Kombat Trilogy leans Execution (Competitive PvP).
Fatal Fury SpecialMortal Kombat Trilogy
Axis by axis
Execution7 vs 7
Even - both lean on execution about the same.
Reads7 vs 6
Fatal Fury Special leans harder on reads: Two-plane dodging adds a guessing layer to human footsies.
Variance1 vs 1
Even - both lean on variance about the same.
Optimization4 vs 5
Mortal Kombat Trilogy leans harder on optimization: Knowing the bloated roster's broken tech is half the battle
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.