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Mortal Kombat: Armageddon cover artvsUFC 2009 Undisputed cover art

Mortal Kombat: ArmageddonvsUFC 2009 Undisputed

Mortal Kombat: Armageddon leans Execution (Competitive PvP); UFC 2009 Undisputed leans Execution (Competitive PvP).

EXECUTION7 /10READS6 /10VARIANCE1 /10OPTIMIZATION5 /10
Mortal Kombat: ArmageddonUFC 2009 Undisputed

Axis by axis

Execution7 vs 7

Even - both lean on execution about the same.

Reads6 vs 6

Even - both lean on reads about the same.

Variance1 vs 2

UFC 2009 Undisputed leans harder on variance: Flash knockouts add a thin layer of chaos

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.

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UFC 2009 Undisputed