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Mortal Kombat: Deception cover artvsSuper Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS cover art

Mortal Kombat: DeceptionvsSuper Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS

Mortal Kombat: Deception leans Execution (Competitive PvP); Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS leans Execution (Competitive PvP).

EXECUTION7 /10READS7 /10VARIANCE1 /10OPTIMIZATION5 /10
Mortal Kombat: DeceptionSuper Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS

Axis by axis

Execution7 vs 8

Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS leans harder on execution: precise inputs and combo execution required

Reads7 vs 7

Even - both lean on reads about the same.

Variance1 vs 2

Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS leans harder on variance: item spawns add randomness

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.

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