head to head
vs
Mad MaxvsMortal Kombat: Special Forces
Mad Max leans Optimization (Practiced Mastery); Mortal Kombat: Special Forces leans Execution (Practiced Mastery).
Mad MaxMortal Kombat: Special Forces
Axis by axis
Execution4 vs 5
Mortal Kombat: Special Forces leans harder on execution: Clunky brawling still needs basic combo timing
Reads0 vs 0
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance1 vs 1
Even - both lean on variance about the same.
Optimization5 vs 4
Mad Max leans harder on optimization: Magnum Opus upgrades and stronghold routing
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.