head to head
vs
Knockout CityvsMortal Kombat Trilogy
Knockout City leans Execution (Competitive PvP); Mortal Kombat Trilogy leans Execution (Competitive PvP).
Knockout CityMortal Kombat Trilogy
Axis by axis
Execution7 vs 7
Even - both lean on execution about the same.
Reads7 vs 6
Knockout City leans harder on reads: Fakes and throw mind-games against humans
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.