Building comparison
head to head
Marvel vs. Capcom 2: New Age of HeroesvsStreet Fighter 6
Neither is meaningfully harder - they pose close to the same test. The widest gap is reads, and it is a single point.
Marvel vs. Capcom 2: New Age of Heroes
Execution · Grand Arena
Chaotic tag fighter whose top tiers reward blistering execution and assist mastery.
Street Fighter 6
Execution · Grand Arena
A 2D fighting game where execution meets relentless yomi at neutral.
Marvel vs. Capcom 2: New Age of Heroes leans Execution (Grand Arena); Street Fighter 6 leans Execution (Grand Arena).
Marvel vs. Capcom 2: New Age of HeroesStreet Fighter 6
Axis by axis
Execution9 vs 9
Same score on execution - which means the number cannot separate them. The difference is in what each one asks of you.
Marvel vs. Capcom 2: New Age of Heroes
infinite combos and assist timing demand elite hands
Street Fighter 6
Frame-perfect inputs and combos are mandatory.
Reads8 vs 9
Street Fighter 6 leans a little harder on reads, though the gap is small.
Marvel vs. Capcom 2: New Age of Heroes
humans bait assists and mix high-low constantly
Street Fighter 6
Adaptive opponent baits Drive Impacts and throws.
Variance1 vs 1
Same score on variance - which means the number cannot separate them. The difference is in what each one asks of you.
Marvel vs. Capcom 2: New Age of Heroes
fully deterministic engine
Street Fighter 6
Essentially no randomness in match outcomes.
Optimization6 vs 6
Same score on optimization - which means the number cannot separate them. The difference is in what each one asks of you.
Marvel vs. Capcom 2: New Age of Heroes
team order, assist synergy, and matchup knowledge
Street Fighter 6
Matchup charts, frame data, and combo routes.
A matching score does not mean a matching test. Two games can both sit at 10 on execution and demand completely different things of you - which is why the reasoning above matters more than the number beside it.