head to head
vs
Marvel: Ultimate AlliancevsShenmue II
Marvel: Ultimate Alliance leans Optimization (Practiced Mastery); Shenmue II leans Optimization (Practiced Mastery).
Marvel: Ultimate AllianceShenmue II
Axis by axis
Execution4 vs 3
Marvel: Ultimate Alliance leans harder on execution: brawling and dodge timing are forgiving
Reads0 vs 0
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance2 vs 2
Even - both lean on variance about the same.
Optimization6 vs 5
Marvel: Ultimate Alliance leans harder on optimization: team bonuses, gear, and skill builds carry difficulty
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.