head to head
vs
Mortal Kombat TrilogyvsSamurai Shodown III
Mortal Kombat Trilogy leans Execution (Competitive PvP); Samurai Shodown III leans Execution (Competitive PvP).
Mortal Kombat TrilogySamurai 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 Trilogy leans harder on optimization: Knowing the bloated roster's broken tech is half the battle
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.