head to head
vs
Marvel vs. Capcom: Clash of Super HeroesvsMortal Kombat
Marvel vs. Capcom: Clash of Super Heroes leans Execution (Competitive PvP); Mortal Kombat leans Reads (Competitive PvP).
Marvel vs. Capcom: Clash of Super HeroesMortal Kombat
Axis by axis
Execution8 vs 7
Marvel vs. Capcom: Clash of Super Heroes leans harder on execution: Chain combos, assists and infinites demand fast precise hands
Reads7 vs 8
Mortal Kombat leans harder on reads: Human opponents adapt; conditioning and counter-guessing rule
Variance1 vs 1
Even - both lean on variance about the same.
Optimization5 vs 5
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.