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Marvel vs. Capcom 2: New Age of Heroes leans Execution (Grand Arena); Skullgirls: 2nd Encore leans Execution (Competitive PvP).

EXECUTION9 /10READS8 /10VARIANCE1 /10OPTIMIZATION6 /10
Marvel vs. Capcom 2: New Age of HeroesSkullgirls: 2nd Encore

Axis by axis

Execution9 vs 9

Even - both lean on execution about the same.

Reads8 vs 7

Marvel vs. Capcom 2: New Age of Heroes leans harder on reads: humans bait assists and mix high-low constantly

Variance1 vs 1

Even - both lean on variance about the same.

Optimization6 vs 5

Marvel vs. Capcom 2: New Age of Heroes leans harder on optimization: team order, assist synergy, and matchup knowledge

Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.

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Skullgirls: 2nd Encore