head to head
vs
Mortal Kombat TrilogyvsSamurai Shodown IV: Amakusa's Revenge
Mortal Kombat Trilogy leans Execution (Competitive PvP); Samurai Shodown IV: Amakusa's Revenge leans Execution (Competitive PvP).
Mortal Kombat TrilogySamurai Shodown IV: Amakusa's Revenge
Axis by axis
Execution7 vs 7
Even - both lean on execution about the same.
Reads6 vs 7
Samurai Shodown IV: Amakusa's Revenge leans harder on reads: High-damage neutral makes out-predicting the human everything
Variance1 vs 1
Even - both lean on variance about the same.
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.