head to head
vs
Mortal KombatvsStreet Fighter II' Turbo
Mortal Kombat leans Reads (Competitive PvP); Street Fighter II' Turbo leans Execution (Competitive PvP).
Mortal KombatStreet Fighter II' Turbo
Axis by axis
Execution7 vs 8
Street Fighter II' Turbo leans harder on execution: Charge timing and anti-air reactions at turbo speed
Reads8 vs 8
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance1 vs 0
Mortal Kombat leans harder on variance: Near-deterministic systems
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.