head to head
vs
Mortal Kombat XvsX-Men: Children of the Atom
Mortal Kombat X leans Execution (Grand Arena); X-Men: Children of the Atom leans Execution (Grand Arena).
Mortal Kombat XX-Men: Children of the Atom
Axis by axis
Execution8 vs 9
X-Men: Children of the Atom leans harder on execution: Super jumps and tight combo links test the hands.
Reads8 vs 8
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance1 vs 1
Even - both lean on variance about the same.
Optimization6 vs 6
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.