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Marvel vs. Capcom 2: New Age of Heroes cover artvsStreet Fighter 6 cover art

Marvel vs. Capcom 2: New Age of HeroesvsStreet Fighter 6

Marvel vs. Capcom 2: New Age of Heroes leans Execution (Grand Arena); Street Fighter 6 leans Execution (Grand Arena).

EXECUTION9 /10READS8 /10VARIANCE1 /10OPTIMIZATION6 /10
Marvel vs. Capcom 2: New Age of HeroesStreet Fighter 6

Axis by axis

Execution9 vs 9

Even - both lean on execution about the same.

Reads8 vs 9

Street Fighter 6 leans harder on reads: Adaptive opponent baits Drive Impacts and throws.

Variance1 vs 1

Even - both lean on variance about the same.

Optimization6 vs 6

Even - both lean on optimization about the same.

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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Marvel vs. Capcom 2: New Age of Heroes

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Street Fighter 6