head to head
vs
Mortal Kombat: ArmageddonvsThe King of Fighters '98: Ultimate Match
Mortal Kombat: Armageddon leans Execution (Competitive PvP); The King of Fighters '98: Ultimate Match leans Execution (Competitive PvP).
Mortal Kombat: ArmageddonThe King of Fighters '98: Ultimate Match
Axis by axis
Execution7 vs 8
The King of Fighters '98: Ultimate Match leans harder on execution: combo execution, frame-precise inputs
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.