Building comparison
head to head
Marvel vs. Capcom 2: New Age of HeroesvsUltimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3
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.
Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3
Execution · Grand Arena
A hyper-fast tag fighting game defined by three-character teams and touch-of-death combos.
Marvel vs. Capcom 2: New Age of Heroes leans Execution (Grand Arena); Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3 leans Execution (Grand Arena).
Marvel vs. Capcom 2: New Age of HeroesUltimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3
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
Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3
Long touch-of-death combos demand elite hands
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
Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3
Mixups and assist baits versus adapting humans
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
Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3
Almost fully deterministic
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
Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3
Team composition and matchup knowledge run deep
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.
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