head to head
vs
Mortal Kombat XvsThe King of Fighters XIII
Mortal Kombat X leans Execution (Grand Arena); The King of Fighters XIII leans Execution (Grand Arena).
Mortal Kombat XThe King of Fighters XIII
Axis by axis
Execution8 vs 10
The King of Fighters XIII leans harder on execution: HD Cancel loops and tight EX move timings set a brutally high execution ceiling
Reads8 vs 8
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance1 vs 1
Even - both lean on variance about the same.
Optimization6 vs 7
The King of Fighters XIII leans harder on optimization: HD Combo routes and team order strategy are extensively mapped
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.