head to head
vs
Dead or Alive 4vsInjustice: Gods Among Us
Dead or Alive 4 leans Execution (Competitive PvP); Injustice: Gods Among Us leans Reads (Grand Arena).
Dead or Alive 4Injustice: Gods Among Us
Axis by axis
Execution8 vs 7
Dead or Alive 4 leans harder on execution: Tight counter windows and strings demand fast precise hands
Reads8 vs 8
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance1 vs 1
Even - both lean on variance about the same.
Optimization5 vs 6
Injustice: Gods Among Us leans harder on optimization: Character tier matchups and stage interaction abuse reward study
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.