Building comparison
head to head
Marvel vs. Capcom 2: New Age of HeroesvsStreet Fighter IV
Neither is harder. They score identically on all four axes, so the difference between them is in kind, not degree.
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 IV
Execution · Grand Arena
A high-execution fighter where one-frame links and opponent modelling separate competitors.
Marvel vs. Capcom 2: New Age of Heroes leans Execution (Grand Arena); Street Fighter IV leans Execution (Grand Arena).
Marvel vs. Capcom 2: New Age of HeroesStreet Fighter IV
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 IV
One-frame links and FADC combos demand extreme motor precision
Reads8 vs 8
Same score on reads - 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
humans bait assists and mix high-low constantly
Street Fighter IV
Reading opponent habits, wake-up patterns, and adaptations is the meta
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 IV
Virtually no RNG; every outcome is skill-driven
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 IV
Frame data, punish windows, and matchup charts are deeply studied
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.