head to head
vs
Dragon Ball Z: Budokai Tenkaichi 3vsThe King of Fighters '94
Dragon Ball Z: Budokai Tenkaichi 3 leans Execution (Competitive PvP); The King of Fighters '94 leans Execution (Competitive PvP).
Dragon Ball Z: Budokai Tenkaichi 3The King of Fighters '94
Axis by axis
Execution7 vs 8
The King of Fighters '94 leans harder on execution: Strict inputs and unforgiving combo timing define the era
Reads6 vs 7
The King of Fighters '94 leans harder on reads: Beating a human means outguessing pokes and jump-ins
Variance1 vs 1
Even - both lean on variance about the same.
Optimization4 vs 4
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.