head to head
vs
Kick Off 2vsMario Tennis Aces
Kick Off 2 leans Execution (Pure Mechanics); Mario Tennis Aces leans Execution (Competitive PvP).
Kick Off 2Mario Tennis Aces
Axis by axis
Execution8 vs 7
Kick Off 2 leans harder on execution: The ball never sticks - constant trapping demands famously precise control
Reads5 vs 6
Mario Tennis Aces leans harder on reads: Online tennis demands reading opponent placement
Variance2 vs 2
Even - both lean on variance about the same.
Optimization3 vs 3
Even - both lean on optimization about the same.
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.