head to head
Mortal Kombat: ArmageddonvsSamurai Shodown III
Mortal Kombat: Armageddon leans Execution (Competitive PvP); Samurai Shodown III leans Execution (Competitive PvP).
Mortal Kombat: ArmageddonSamurai Shodown III
Axis by axis
Execution7 vs 8
Samurai Shodown III leans harder on execution: precise weapon timing and spacing execution
Reads6 vs 6
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance1 vs 1
Even - both lean on variance about the same.
Optimization5 vs 4
Mortal Kombat: Armageddon leans harder on optimization: A 62-character roster of matchup knowledge to internalise
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.

