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Dead or Alive 2 leans Reads (Competitive PvP); Tekken leans Execution (Competitive PvP).

EXECUTION6 /10READS8 /10VARIANCE1 /10OPTIMIZATION4 /10
Dead or Alive 2Tekken

Axis by axis

Execution6 vs 8

Tekken leans harder on execution: Frame-tight inputs, juggle combos, movement demand trained hands

Reads8 vs 8

Even - both lean on reads about the same.

Variance1 vs 1

Even - both lean on variance about the same.

Optimization4 vs 5

Tekken leans harder on optimization: Frame data, punishes, and combo routing are studyable systems

Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.

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