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Marvel vs. Capcom 2: New Age of HeroesvsSuper Street Fighter IV: 3D Edition

Marvel vs. Capcom 2: New Age of Heroes leans Execution (Grand Arena); Super Street Fighter IV: 3D Edition leans Execution (Competitive PvP).

EXECUTION9 /10READS8 /10VARIANCE1 /10OPTIMIZATION6 /10
Marvel vs. Capcom 2: New Age of HeroesSuper Street Fighter IV: 3D Edition

Axis by axis

Execution9 vs 8

Marvel vs. Capcom 2: New Age of Heroes leans harder on execution: infinite combos and assist timing demand elite hands

Reads8 vs 8

Even - both lean on reads about the same.

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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Super Street Fighter IV: 3D Edition