head to head
vs
Mortal Kombat: Shaolin MonksvsRune
Mortal Kombat: Shaolin Monks leans Execution (Practiced Mastery); Rune leans Execution (Practiced Mastery).
Mortal Kombat: Shaolin MonksRune
Axis by axis
Execution5 vs 6
Rune leans harder on execution: Melee swing timing and positioning in third person.
Reads1 vs 2
Rune leans harder on reads: Multiplayer duels carried a small reads layer; campaign scripted.
Variance1 vs 1
Even - both lean on variance about the same.
Optimization4 vs 4
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.